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  • Nigerians Petition Yale University to Withdraw Honorary Degree from Okonjo-Iweala

    . Nigerians Petition Yale University to Withdraw Honorary Degree from Okonjo-Iweala

     A Nigerian, Sunday Iwalaiye has started a petition on change.org calling on authorities of Yale University to withdraw the Honorary Degree it bestowed on Minister of Finance and Coordinator of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on May 15th.Sunday, in his petition stated that Dr Okonjo-Iweala is not deserving of the honorary degree as the Nigerian
  • Presidential Inauguration: Buhari Inauguration Activities To Commence Today

    . Presidential Inauguration: Buhari Inauguration Activities To Commence Today

     The Inauguration of President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari and his team is set to begin today, with a week-long programme. The first of the activities is a Jumat prayer which is to take place at the National Mosque in Abuja today.The office of the Secretary to the Federal Government SGF has released the following as the activities of the Inauguration c
  • New IG Bars Policemen From Carrying Bags For Politicians, Their Wives, Others

    . New IG Bars Policemen From Carrying Bags For Politicians, Their Wives, Others

     THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, on Thursday barred policemen from detaining suspects more than 24 hours, stressing that appropriate due diligence should be conducted before arrest warrant was issued.This was as he stated that over 36,599 lower rank policemen would be promoted in the near future from the rank of Constable to I
  • Tottenham Hotspur FC Sends Adebayor On Compassionate Leave Following Disturbing Family Revelations

    . Tottenham Hotspur FC Sends Adebayor On Compassionate Leave Following Disturbing Family Revelations

     A day after Emmanuel Adebayor posted the third in the series of revelations against his family member in which he accused his elder brother of once putting a knife to his throat, Tottenham Hotspur FC has reportedly sent the striker on a compulsory and compassionate leave for the second time this season. According to reports, Spurs head coach, Maur
  • 12 Narrowly Escaped Death As 4-Storey Building Collapses In Imo State

    . 12 Narrowly Escaped Death As 4-Storey Building Collapses In Imo State

     About 12 people narrowly cheated death, yesterday, as a four-storey building under construction, crumbled at Umukehi, Orji, in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State.Some of the residents around the vicinity, complained that they were not very comfortable with the way the structure  was erected, and blamed the collapse on structural
  • Tragedy Struck LGA In Imo State As 20-Year-Old Girl Stabs Lover To Death

    . Tragedy Struck LGA In Imo State As 20-Year-Old Girl Stabs Lover To Death

     Tragedy struck yesterday in Ubomiri community of Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State as a 20-year-old secondary school girl allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death with a kitchen knife.It was gathered that the girl identified as Chisom Anyanwu, who hails from Umuawumi Ubomiri, murdered her 28-year-old lover simply identified as Abio, an u
  • HMMM! Our Economy Is Currently In Perhaps Its Worst Moment In History - Osinbajo

    . HMMM! Our Economy Is Currently In Perhaps Its Worst Moment In History - Osinbajo

     The Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo today said Nigeria’s economy is in its worst shape in history.Osinbajo made this statement at the opening of a 2-day Policy Dialogue on the Implementation of the Agenda for Change, which began in Abuja today.“We are concerned that our economy is currently in, perhaps, its worst moment in history. L
  • Certificate Forgery: Court Nullifies Benue Rep-Elects Election, Orders Police Prosecution

    . Certificate Forgery: Court Nullifies Benue Rep-Elects Election, Orders Police Prosecution

     A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the certificate of return it issued to Christian Abah for the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal ‎Constituency seat in the House of Representatives of the forthcoming 8th National Assembly.Justice Adeniyi Ademola, delivering judgment in the suit challen
  • Boko Haram Member Dressed As A Woman Arrested In Yola

    . Boko Haram Member Dressed As A Woman Arrested In Yola

     Eagle-eyed security operatives on patrol in Yola this morning arrested a suspected member of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group who disguised as a woman. He was reported to have revealed during interrogation that about 30 members of his cell are already in Yola and he was on the way to reunite with them. Nigerians, please be more vigilant and
  • Law Breaker: ASP Arrested For molesting Ogun FCE Student In Police Custody

    . Law Breaker: ASP Arrested For molesting Ogun FCE Student In Police Custody

     An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), serving with the Ogun State Police Command, John Mafoya, has been arrested on the orders of the state Commissioner of Police, Valentine Ntomchukwu, for allegedly raping a female undergraduate of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Osiele, in the state while she was in police custody at the Osiele Po
  • Breaking : PDP Battered As Adamu Mu’azu Resigns As National Chairman

    . Breaking : PDP Battered As Adamu Mu’azu Resigns As National Chairman

     PDP's Adamu Mu’azu has resigned as the national chairman and his resignation took effect immediately. Read report from ThisDay below: The crisis rocking the PDP took a turn for the worst as the national chairman of the party, Adamu Mu’azu has resigned as the national chairman.His resignation took effect immediately. Also , it was reliabl
  • President-Elect, Mohammadu Buhari Makes First Political Appointment. Check Out Who He Is!

    . President-Elect, Mohammadu Buhari Makes First Political Appointment. Check Out Who He Is!

     Less than 10 days to the inauguration of his administration, the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, may have made his first official appointment by naming the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Sun newspapers, Mr. Femi Adesina, as his Special Adviser (SA) on Media and Publicity.Adesina's appointment, though yet to be formally announ
  • See The Only Street Named After a Nigerian in New York (Photo)

    . See The Only Street Named After a Nigerian in New York (Photo)

     intersection of 44th Street and 2nd Avenue in New York City is named after Late Kudirat Abiola.
  • Jonathan Not Dissolving His Cabinet Tomorrow – Information Minister

    . Jonathan Not Dissolving His Cabinet Tomorrow – Information Minister

     Minister of Information, Mrs Patricia Akwashiki, has refuted the claim that President Goodluck Jonathan would dissolve his cabinet tomorrow.She affirmed that the president was yet to make his position known on the matter.The minister made the clarification during a familiarisation visit to the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) i
  • ECOWAS Leaders Visit Jonathan, Bids Him Farewell & Laud Nigeria’s Peaceful Transition

    . ECOWAS Leaders Visit Jonathan, Bids Him Farewell & Laud Nigeria’s Peaceful Transition

     ECOWAS leaders on Tuesday in Accra paid glowing tribute to President Goodluck Jonathan for his contributions to regional peace, security and overseeing the conduct of successful elections in Nigeria.Speakers at the opening of the 47th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government hailed President Jonathan for conceding defe
  • Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association Embark On Strike Action

    . Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association Embark On Strike Action

     It appears the lingering fuel crisis will not disappear anytime soon as the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association have decided to stop the lifting of fuel from petroleum depots across the country.The body leadership sent out a stern warning to its members to stop lifting petrol from all depot. "Comrades/unit chairmen/executives, you are direct
  • Vice-President, Sambo & Wife Also Beg Forgiveness At Valedictory Meeting

    . Vice-President, Sambo & Wife Also Beg Forgiveness At Valedictory Meeting

     Vice-President Namadi Sambo, and wife, Amina Sambo, on Monday urged those they offended to forgive them.The vice-president, who spoke to newsmen shortly after a valedictory meeting with his supporting members of staff, at Aguda House, Abuja, said he had forgiven all those he had interracted with in the last five years.Vice President Namadi Sambo a
  • South Africa Deports 5,645 Immigrants As Aftermath of Xenophobic Violence

    . South Africa Deports 5,645 Immigrants As Aftermath of Xenophobic Violence

     South Africa has repatriated 5,645 foreigners since the end of xenophobic attacks in late April, the government said on Sunday. A Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, who said this in a statement, added that the foreigners chose to leave South Africa voluntarily. Malawians made up the bulk of the foreigners, numbering 3,506, followed by Zimbab
  • PDP Plots Change Of Name, Merger With Smaller Parties

    . PDP Plots Change Of Name, Merger With Smaller Parties

     Top shots of the Peoples Democratic Party have set plans in motion to dissolve the party and merge with other parties with “similar ideology” to form a stronger and fresher coalition after the handover of power on May 29.The PDP, which has ruled Nigeria since 1999, lost the March 28 presidential election to the opposition All Progressives Cong
  • Saraki, Orji, 5 Other Ex-Governors Turned Senators Allegedly Accused Of 172bn Fraud Scandal

    . Saraki, Orji, 5 Other Ex-Governors Turned Senators Allegedly Accused Of 172bn Fraud Scandal

     Investigation by Saturday PUNCH has shown that over N172bn fraud cases are against some senators-elect who were formerly governors.Over 15 ex-governors won senate seats in the March 28 election with many of them having cases of corruption ranging from misappropriation of public funds to money laundering hanging over their necks.Some ex-governors h
  • Boston Marathon Bomber, Dzhokar Tsarnaev Sentenced To Death

    . Boston Marathon Bomber, Dzhokar Tsarnaev Sentenced To Death

     A US jury on Friday unanimously sentenced Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for perpetrating one of the bloodiest assaults in America since the September 11, 2001 attacks.It took the jury more than 14 hours to choose death on six of the 17 capital counts over life imprisonment for the 21-year-old Muslim former university student of Chechen
  • NO LONG THING! Patience Jonathan Hands Over African First Ladies Peace Mission Presidency To Her Successor

    . NO LONG THING! Patience Jonathan Hands Over African First Ladies Peace Mission Presidency To Her Successor

     Nigeria's First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, today Friday May 15th handed over her role as the President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), to her successor, the First Lady of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Abuja, Jadiya Hamdi Mohamed.The hand over ceremony took place at the Office of the First Lady Federal Republic of N
  • BREAKING! Coup Failed In Burundi,Coup Plotters Arrested, President Pierre Back In Charge

    . BREAKING! Coup Failed In Burundi,Coup Plotters Arrested, President Pierre Back In Charge

     Leaders of the attempted coup in Burundi have been arrested after armed forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza overpowered an attempt by generals to seize power while he was out of the country according to reports in the UK Guardian.The rival groups had battled for control of the Burundi capital after a former intelligence chief launched a vi
  • BREAKING: Fire Outbreak Engulfs Federal Government Secretariat In Abuja

    . BREAKING: Fire Outbreak Engulfs Federal Government Secretariat In Abuja

     The Nigerian Federal government Secretariat in Abuja is currently on fire. The complex which houses major government offices in the FCT has been engulfed by thick smokes which covered the building and surrounding ones. Workers in the building have scampered for safety while some staff and visitors are reportedly trapped in the complex. More detail
  • Check Out the Invitation Card for Adams Oshiomhole and Lara Fortez Wedding (Photos)

    . Check Out the Invitation Card for Adams Oshiomhole and Lara Fortez Wedding (Photos)

     Only 20 exclusive wedding invitations was distributed to a few ‘very important’ personalities in Nigeria.
  • BREAKING NEWS! Kim Kardashian Is Pregnant Again! Reality Star Is Carrying Kanye West's Second Child

    .. BREAKING NEWS! Kim Kardashian Is Pregnant Again! Reality Star Is Carrying Kanye West's Second Child

     New reports suggest that Kim and her husband Kanye West are expecting their second child together after a year of trying to conceive. Apparently, Kim Kardashian is not only pregnant again, but is allegedly already about 12 weeks along in the pregnancy.During the current season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim revealed that she and Kanye have
  • Abuja Bomb Blast Victims Protest Against FG Urging Them to Fulfil Their Promises

    . Abuja Bomb Blast Victims Protest Against FG Urging Them to Fulfil Their Promises

     Abuja bomb blast victims on Wednesday carried out a peaceful protest at the National Assembly to urge the Federal Government to fulfill its promises to them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that government had promised to foot the medical bills of the blasts which killed more than 100 people in Abuja. The victims, who converged on the pre
  • My Son Is Not Involved In Money Laundering - Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola

    . My Son Is Not Involved In Money Laundering - Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola

     Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola has denied reports that one of his sons has been arrested for money laundering.The Director, Bureau of Communication & Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr Semiu Okanlawon in a statement on Wednesday said the allegation that Governor Aregbesola’s son was arrested at Muritala Mohammed Airport by security a
  • NEWS: EFCC Arraigns Kwara Commissioner, Saraki’s Cousin Over N371m Alleged Fraud

    . NEWS: EFCC Arraigns Kwara Commissioner, Saraki’s Cousin Over N371m Alleged Fraud

     ope saraki olatunji moronfoye The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 arraigned the Kwara State Commissioner for Information, Prince Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye, and Ope Saraki, cousin to Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara State and Senior Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals to Governor Abd
  • Breaking News!!! Fire Outbreak At Opebi Salvation Side, In Lagos

    . Breaking News!!! Fire Outbreak At Opebi Salvation Side, In Lagos

     An inferno is raging at opebi salvation side of lagos right now, detail later!

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