Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari has left New York, where he attended the United Nations General Assembly, and is heading to London. Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, had tweeted on Sunday, when Buhari left Nigeria, that the President would be making a stop in London on his...
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Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said Zamfara State has only 23 doctors managing 24 hospitals. Adewole said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Sokoto State Government and the Federal Government-owned Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital. He said state governments need to enter into agreements...
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You may not have witnessed it but history books and the tales of the elders record that France was one of the nations who had sympathies with Colonel Odimegwu Ojukwu’s Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War. De-classified cables and diplomatic correspondence now available in the public domain show the particular interest of the then French...
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said the National Assembly refused to pass a bill for the creation of special courts to try corruption cases sent by the executive. Falana made this statement on the backdrop of the chief justice of Nigeria’s directive to all heads of courts to create special courts to handle corruption...
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On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the US President Donald Trump has met with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan for bilateral discussions. The focus of the discussion is the collaborative efforts of the two countries to fight the evil of terrorism that has bedeviled Afghanistan for almost 40 years. Trump wrote in...
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The Lagos State Police Command has discovered and destroyed shrines used by kidnappers and ritualists in the Ikorodu area of the state. Lagos Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal led a team of policemen to demolish five shrines and rescue captives. Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer [PPRO], ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole said a native doctor...
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Fresh reports have it that ousted PDP leader, Ali Modu Sheriff landed Aso Rock at about 3.30 pm to meet with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. About an hour later, APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun also joined in the meeting. You know how it is with closed door meetings. We currently have zero knowledge of what...
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After warning in his first UNGA address that the US might destroy North Korea if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, US President Donald Trump in the latest step to deter the regime from further developing its nuclear and missile programs, has said he will announce new sanctions against North Korea later...
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by Alexander O. Injury’s France and the United Kingdom have been accused of having links with IPOB, according to news reports. Various media quote the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as stating that “the financial headquarters” of the separatist group “is in France”. The Minister says this is a “fact”, while faulting the UK...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has left New York, where he spoke at the United Nations General Assembly for London. Buhari left New York on Thursday after attending the 72nd United Nations General Assembly meeting. The President addressed the gathering of world leaders at the Assembly. He also had lunch with United States President Donald Trump. Buhari...
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France has dismissed claims by the Federal Government that it is sponsoring the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Background: Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had told reporters that the funding of the secessionist group was from France. “Let me tell you, the financial headquarters is in France, we know…You have to block the sources of...
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President Donald Trump has declared another emergency in US Virgin Islands after declaring same on Tuesday in Puerto Rico. The latest emergency declaration became imperative following Hurricane Maria which made landfall in Puerto Rico early Wednesday morning and is on a progression to the island as a Category 3 storm. America’s National Hurricane Centre has...
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The Tin-Can Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 2,671 pump action rifles imported from Turkey. Comptroller-General of NCS, Retired Col. Hameed Ali disclosed in Lagos on Thursday. Background: The Customs had earlier intercepted pump action rifles imported into the country twice in Lagos. He said, “Following increased arms seizures in recent times,...
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The Peoples Democratic Party said it has suspended Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Ltd, Ifeanyi Ubah. PDP National Caretaker Committee in a statement on Thursday said a query has also been issued to Buruji Kashamu, a senator from Ogun state. The committee said Ubah was suspended for making allegations against the party over the Anambra governorship...
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Although we have concerns about the use of the word “replace” as communicated in the statement released by the state government earlier today, we still need to applaud them for rising to the occasion. After years of calls and cries to the Lagos state government for a new pedestrian bridge in the ever-busy Fadeyi bus...
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Chelsea have agreed terms with Spanish side, Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Diego Costa. The move will be completed in January after a medical examination. However, Costa will have to wait till January when Atletico’s transfer ban comes to an end, to be registered as a player. Brazil-born Costa joined Chelsea from Atletico for...
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In recent times, there have been reports of a rift between Peter and Paul Okoye of Psquare. Background: The Okoye brothers had gone their separate ways in 2016, after reportedly engaging in a physical fight. They had disagreed on a number of issues, including if their elder brother, Jude Okoye should remain their manager. They...
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by Femi Fani-Kayode Given the unfolding events in our country, I believe that this is the time for deep introspection and sober reflection. I am not a member of IPOB, I have never attended any IPOB meeting, neither am I Igbo. I am however deeply concerned about what is going on in our country, what...
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Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer who made a cameo appearance in Sunday’s Emmy Awards admitted he made mistakes in his communications post while in the White House, but does not believe he ever lied on behalf of President Trump to the public, thus insisting people shouldn’t be expecting an apology. Speaking with ABC...
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After the Minister of Information Lai Muhammed revealed on Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari has begun the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) secessionist group, Google search engine saw a spike in searches for the meaning of ‘proscription.’ Quite understandably, the word ‘proscription’ is more or less a legal jargon and may be...
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Garba Shehu, Special Adviser to the President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has already printed passports and currencies for Biafra. Shehu said this on Thursday, when he featured on a programme on Channels TV. What happened: A Federal High Court declared IPOB a terrorist group after clashing with soldiers in...
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Following a plummeting popularity since assuming office which has seen Trump sustain an all-time low approval rating by some earlier conducted polls, President Trump’s recent displays have earned him a surprising shift in his approval ratings According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Thursday, President Trump’s approval rating has rose surprisingly in...
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by Omoya Yinka Simult Sometime in early June, I woke up to see an alarming number of notifications on my smartphone. It seemed as though all social networks to which I belonged had been seized with a sudden fever. It would take me 45 minutes of painstakingly following threads on Twitter and checking news websites...
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Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu has said no one would be regarded as a sacred cow anymore. According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren on Thursday, Magu said this at the 20th anniversary public lecture and award ceremony of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) in Abuja....
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A Customary court in Ibadan, Oyo State has dissolved the 30-year old marriage of ex-Super Eagles coach, Adegboye Onigbinde. Onigbinde’s claim: The coach had described his wife as a wasteful spender and an unrepentant troublemaker. He had said: “My lord, with my 79 years of age, I cannot continue to die in the silence of Anne’s...
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by Tony Ogunlowo A few days ago a rather chilling and disturbing video emerged, online, of a young teenage girl cradling a recently decapitated human head. On her own admission, she was going into the bush to bury it and she had already killed two people herself. Considering her young age it would be otherwise...
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The Federal Government has reached an agreement with Non-Academic university unions to suspend their ongoing strike. This was disclosed by SSANU president, Samson Ugwoke on Thursday. The unions are the Joint Action Committee of Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and National Association of Academic Technologist. “The three-page agreement was signed and...
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Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has said killer Fulani herdsmen are criminals but not terrorists. He said this on Channels TV on Thursday while responding to a question on why the Federal Government did not declare the herdsmen terrorists. Background: Following the numerous killing of innocent Nigerians, especially farmers...
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The gridlock in Apapa has taken a negative toll on the lives of people in that axis and one had thought it would subside as the government would intervene – But what do we see? The ‘stand-still’ traffic has spilled over to Ojuelegba and now people living on Ikorodu road are witnessing hard times going...
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Hillary Clinton’s “What Happened” – a book revealing the back scenes of everything that ensued in her 2016 presidential election loss has sold more than 300,000 copies in the combined formats of hardcover, e-book and audio. According to NPD BookScan which tracks around 85 percent of retail print sales, the book’s hardcover sales of 168,000...
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