The governor of Anambra, Willie Obiano says he is confident of winning the ongoing governorship election by a landslide. Obiano, the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the election, said this on Saturday after casting his vote. “I am very confident that at the end of the day, I will carry the...
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When four staff of the university of Maiduguri were abducted by the Boko-Haram sect in July 2017, the statement credited to the Minister of state for Petroleum Dr Ibe Kachikwu was that the abduction was unfortunate but it won’t stop the search for oil in the Chad Basin which was the activity going on as...
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115 days after they were kidnapped by the Boko-Haram sect in an ambush that claimed the lives of many, the freedom of four kidnapped staffs of the University of Maiduguri (UniMaid) is still a question begging for answers and is yet to get any reply from those that sent them on the assignment. Just like...
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Nigeria is rife with misinformation. It is the very lifeblood of our political class, the primary way with which they have been able to navigate our nationhood especially since the advent of democracy in the year 1999. The Nigerian political understands that knowledge in the hands of the proletariat is a dangerous tool and have...
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These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana has shown concern for the calibre of “older Nigerians” who would be the main candidates for the presidency in 2019 – Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar. Seven days does not pass by without a social media celebrity fight that causes...
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Nigeria’s National Assembly has been on the receiving end of accusations of incompetence over the years thanks to the many internal and external scandals that members of the assembly have either been embroiled in or implicated in. While many Nigerians have called for the scrapping of one of the chambers especially the house of Representatives...
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The constant internet shutdown in Cameroon that has been on for the better part of the year 2017 has once again being addressed by Digital rights group Paradigm Initiative. The latest is the newest in a wave of internet disruptions experienced by MTN subscribers in the country. These disruptions which has been on for few...
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As global attention spans reduce, many studies have recorded a significant decline in the reading habits of students. Some of these studies have attributed the slump to our increasing dependence on social media and other online communication platforms, proper spelling has been replaced with abbreviations and this has resulted in the wrong pronunciation of words....
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The Bring Back Our Girls Group on Tuesday 14th November 2017 resumed its earlier suspended march to the State House to demand for the release of the girls abducted during 2014’s Chibok attacks.. 82 of them were released in a prisoner for captive deal between the federal government and the terrorist group in early 2017....
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The governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose has said President Muhammadu Buhari criticism by him or any other person, are acts to strengthen democracy and, as such, critics should not be seen as enemies. “I am not Buhari’s enemy, the opposition is the strength of democracy; it ensures that the electorates get value for their votes,” he said. “Those who...
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Four suspects were, on Friday, arraigned before an Anambra Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area, over their alleged involvement in the killings of 13 persons at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu, on August 6. Those arraigned are Vincent Ike, 57, Onyebuchi Mbanefo (46), Great Chinedu Akpunonu (44) and Chukwudi Ugwu (30). Three...
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Ahead of the 2019 general elections, over 14,000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger are set to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – at least, according to the PDP. About 1,500 members of the APC had earlier defected to the PDP in Kontagora Local Government Area and were received by the Zone C...
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Ondo has seen some militants, who trooped out in their numbers to embrace the amnesty programme of the Federal Government – surrendering their arms and ammunition. Highlights: The exercise which started on Thursday has recorded massive turn out of militants in the five collation centres including Igbekebo, Arogbo, Igbonla, Ajapa, and Igbokoda, all in the...
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Nigeria will meet 2014 champions Libya, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea in the group stage at the 5th African Nations Championship taking place in Morocco, January 13 – February 4, 2018. The matches of Group C will be played in Tangier. The Draw Ceremony held at the Hotel Sofitel Rabat on Friday evening also housed hosts...
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The Federal Government has set up a cabinet committee to investigate the circumstances of the death of 26 teenage Nigerian migrant girls found dead in the Mediterranean in early November. Background: 26 girls had died en-route Europe in the Mediterranean, sparking diverse reactions from all over the world. Back to the matter: A Presidency source...
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Less than 24 hours after his arrest, detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday cross-examined a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim. Highlights: He was asked to account for… The diversion of over N13 billion out of N58, 146,983,677.85 in the Ecological Fund account. How the...
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It’s about 2 hours into the Night of Worship by Joshua Ville currently holding at Grenadines Open Ground, Landmark Road, Off Ligali Ayorinde, Victoria Island and we have been blessed by ministrations from Segun Funmi, Steve Crown, Voices in Zion and The sounds of heaven Psalmists. And because we know that not everyone would be able...
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Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:...
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Here are the stories that drove conversation today. Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe appeared publicly for the first time since the military takeover and he is not looking disturbed one bit. Mugabe had refused to resign after a meeting with South African envoy and the military. It seems wanted former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed his arrest on Friday. He said Anyim was being held over an “ongoing investigation” but refused to give details. However, Anyim had been linked to alleged involvement in fraud in...
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Their crime was leaving for greener pastures, all 26 of them. Two of them were pregnant yet braved the risky trip to Europe to make a better life for themselves- what they thought will be a better life. However, even before reaching their destination, they were violently assaulted and thrown overboard. The Federal Government did...
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After several months of sold out, award winning screenings in some of the biggest film festivals across the globe, West African romantic comedy ‘Potato Potahto’ on the 16th of November held a star studded premiere at the IMAX cinema in Lekki. In attendance were industry icons and a roll call of stars including Olu Jacobs,...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commiserated with President Hassan Rouhani and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the devastating earthquake which struck recently. Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said Buhari described the disaster and its fallout as “very unfortunate, sad and massive.” “Thoughts and hearts of Nigerians are with the...
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has deployed 14, 000 personnel for Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra. Abdullahi Muhammadu, the commandant-general of the corps, gave the explanation at a news briefing at the NSCDC command headquarters on Friday in Awka. The corps said the measure was also to guarantee confidence of...
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The Rooftop party with the best vibes in the City of Lagos, The Grill at the Pent hosted its Lost in Lagos edition with a lot of fireworks and guest celebrity in attendance. Filled to capacity with beautiful guests and awesome crowd has music from the best DJs you can think of in any Lagos...
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FitFam™Fest, Africa’s largest fitness festival, gets bigger this year in conjunction with AXA Mansard as AXA Mansard FitFam™Fest just as it prepares to attract thousands of fitness lovers in Lagos. This year’s edition comes with a promise of more fun, excitement and of course, many health benefits. It is scheduled to take place on 25th...
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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos state and godfather to our Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, had stinging words for Goodluck Jonathan at a book launch in Aso Rock recently. He said: “One minister and her rogues’ gallery picked the pocket of this nation for billions of dollars. While poor at governance, these people could...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Anambra State governorship election will determine if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can conduct a free and fair election. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Dayo Adeyeye said this in a statement on Friday. It also said it is a chance for the ruling All Progressives Congress...
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According to the Ministry of Health, one in every 11 adults has diabetes and up to half of these are not diagnosed. “Yearly, there are five million diabetes and diabetes-related deaths and every 10 seconds a limb is amputated due to diabetes,” the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole says. “In fact, diabetes is now the...
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