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September 27, 2017

Udoma says 2018 budget will be submitted in January

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma says the ministry is working hard to ensure that the 2018 budget proposal will be sent to the National Assembly in January. Reference: September 17, FG said it would submit the 2018 budget to NASS by October. Happening now: Represented by the Deputy Director, Economic... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Customs, DSS bosses to face Reps over illegal inflow of firearms

The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Ali Hameed is to appear before the House of Representatives over the spate of illegal inflow of firearms into the country. The Director-General (DG) of the Department of State Security (DSS), Mamman Daura is also expected to appear before the lawmakers to explain how he intends... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Trump predicts players will stand for national anthem after speaking with Dallas Cowboys owner

Continuing with the weekend’s war of words between President Donald Trump and many quarterback players over the latter’s kneeling act during the national anthem – an incident that has painted the media with noises and generated so many imbroglios, President Trump said he spoke Tuesday to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Trump seems to have... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Kogi workers beg Buhari, others for food, medications as govt continues to owe salaries

Civil servants in Kogi have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the current hardship the state government is subjecting them to as a result of non-payment of salaries. Reference: August 8, ASUU blasts Yahaya Bello over non-payment of salaries. August 17, Yahaya Bello owes civil servants yet builds a mansion in Okene. September... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Google turns 19 today: Here’s how the search giant started and how far it has come

If you’ve been on Google search today, you most definitely would have seen the birthday spinner doodle/game featured on the homepage or beside the search box if you’re on mobile. While Google is known to feature new doodles regularly to celebrate notable people and events, this one is, however, special. Google is celebrating its 19th... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Nigeria at 57: FG declares Monday public holiday

The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) on behalf of the Federal government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Abubakar Magaji, has declared Monday, October 2, 2017, as a public holiday to celebrate Nigeria at 57. Highlights: The Minister congratulated Nigerians on the anniversary. He urged Nigerians to sustain the collective efforts... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Putin announces the destruction of Russia’s last supplies of chemical weapons

In a welcome development, Russian President Vladimir Putin says the  Kremlin is destroying its last supplies of chemical weapons three years ahead of schedule, hailing the development as ‘an historic event’. Putin however in a televised remark broadcast by the Rossiya 24 TV channel, complained that the United States had not fulfilled its own obligations to... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Printer claims Jonathan’s campaign organisation owes him N24m

The Managing Director of Paste Poster Company Limited, Olusegun Idowu Wednesday, at the Federal High Court in Lagos, says his company is still being owed N24 million for the printing of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign posters for the 2015 presidential election, Punch reports. Highlights: The debt, Idowu said, was part of a total of N54... Read More
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September 27, 2017

9 super fun games from doodles past to celebrate Google’s 19th birthday

To celebrate its 19th birthday today, Google released a new Doodle. However, this is no ordinary doodle. Think about the Celebrations pack of chocolates – It’s one doodle that gives you access to 19 games mostly based off doodles from previous years. Google’s special doodle today called Birthday Surprise Spinner comes packed with 19 games... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Why my father organised deliverance for me after BBNaija – Debie Rise (WATCH)

Big Brother Naija 2017 contestant Debie Rise in an interview with Channels Television has revealed that her parents – her father, a pastor – tried to “deliver” her when she returned home after the show. In the interview, she said her father was not fully in support of her participation in the show, but she promised him she... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Forget it. PDP won’t break its rule for Fayose

by Alexander O. Onukwue Governor Ayo Fayose’s ambition to take Buhari’s seat has taken a big hit because the PDP has apparently zoned the 2019 Presidency to the North. According to the publicity secretary of the Party, Dayo Adeyeye, the decision is not a new one but was reached at the party’s national convention of... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Democracy only guarantees an opportunity to succeed – Dogara

The speaker of the house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara, in Abuja while speaking at a regional conference for young parliamentarians says democracy guarantees only the “opportunity to succeed and the risk of failure”. Highlights: He said the young parliamentarians forum has been a “huge success in Nigeria, as it has it has served as a driving... Read More
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September 27, 2017

The Thread: Here’s what Twitter did to the first 280 character tweet

Yesterday night, Twitter announced an update: its 140 character limit had been reviewed. Henceforth, Twitter users can type up to 280 characters. https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/912783930431905797 Twitter was quite ecstatic about this new update, but the best users of the app could summon was “oh, joy”. Initial reactions were negative all the way. https://twitter.com/poniewozik/status/912787813069934592 Someone even said…. Nobody... Read More
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September 27, 2017

[The Church Blog] Shhhh!!! Nathaniel Bassey might just be preparing for another challenge

Remember that time Nathaniel Bassey started an Instagram live praise and worship session that took the world by storm? #HallelluyahChallenge. It’s hard to forget those moments because beyond all the media buzz, attacks and frenzy that it came with, it did not leave without practically changing the lives of people – The testimonies from the... Read More
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Nnamdi Kanu
September 27, 2017

Just In: Order Buratai to produce Nnamdi Kanu | Lawyers urge court

Lawyers of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have declared him missing. What happened: Nnamdi Kanu had disappeared after soldiers allegedly attacked his residence in Abia State. His younger had lamented that Kanu and his father had not been seen since the attack. His legal team led by Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Nigeria pulls out of 90 international bodies – Adeosun

The Federal Government has exited 90 international bodies. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting. Adeosun said the decision which was reached at the meeting was to reduce cost. She added that Nigeria spends $70 million every year as a member of 310 international organisations.... Read More
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September 27, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Brazil just passed a law that makes gay conversion legal

In an unprecedented move, Brazilian High court, Judge Waldemar Claudio de Carvalho overruled the law passed in 1999 that prohibited psychologists and psychiatrists from trying to force LGBT persons to turn straight through therapy. Carvalho undid 18 years of progressive cultural advancement and legal protection for LGBT persons with his ruling which was given in... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Mercy Abang: Jail Time or Death— Pregnant women in Nigeria face unlikely sentence in hospitals

by Mercy Abang Mrs Audu, 33, had just given birth to her first child at the Asokoro General Hospital. She was ecstatic and could not wait to take her newborn home but her joy was short-lived. “We’ve been asked to stay here until we can pay”, looking at her newborn, she said, feigning indifference. “I... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Senate’s decision to punish Warren for criticising me was wrong – Sessions

Following his nomination in February as the US Attorney General during which Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) was shut down by the Republican dominated Senate for trying to criticise his nomination, Jeff Sessions has indicated on Tuesday that his colleagues were wrong to punish Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for seeking to read a historical letter sharply... Read More
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September 27, 2017

Trump defends NFL criticism during dinner with Republican donors

Addressing about 150 of the Republican Party’s wealthiest donors at the Manhattan restaurant Le Cirque for a fundraiser for his reelection on Tuesday, President Donald Trump defended his insistence that the National Football League should require athletes to stand for the national anthem. During the course of the 40 minutes speech, Trump lambasted NFL commissioner... Read More
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