by Jennifer Nagu Traveling by Air with children can be pretty daunting experience especially in cases where delays and further delays are encountered. When you consider the hassles of checking in, passing through airport security, navigating your way to your gate and finally getting on your flight; you realize you require much preparation to avoid...
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When Nigerians heard President Buhari would be speaking at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, many raised eyebrows. Curiosity deepened when people heard the President would speak on the theme ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’. You see, on the orders of the C-in-C, soldiers had...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said combating corruption and asset recovery can only be possible with the support of the international community. Buhari said while addressing the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. He said, “Through our individual national efforts, state institutions are being strengthened to promote accountability, and to combat corruption and...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday addressed the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Read his full speech below: Mr. President, Fellow Heads of State and Government, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of my country, Nigeria, I congratulate you Mr. President on your election and Mr. Gutteres on...
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White House officials have reportedly rejected a study carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services about the positive economic impacts of refugees in the U.S., New York Times reports. • The study’s assertion The study said refugees brought in $63 billion more in government revenue over the past decade than they cost...
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Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa has said Senate President, Bukola Saraki‘s comment on the declaration of the IPOB as a terrorist group was not in the interest of Nigeria. What happened: Saraki had described the declaration as unconstitutional and illegal. He also criticised the deployment of soldiers to the South-East. Al-Hassan’s...
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“33” Export Lager Beer took its Friendship Experience Party to Sweet Garden Hotel, GRA, Onitsha as consumers were treated to the most amazing music, fun, and games. This follows similar parties organized by the brand in Lagos, Ibadan, and Uyo where consumers trooped-in in their numbers to enjoy “33” Export while being entertained by top music...
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The Federal Government has said the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are similar to those of a terrorist group. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed said this on Tuesday on a live TV programme “Good Morning Nigeria” on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). Mohammed’s submission: IPOB formed the Biafra Secret Secret Service and Biafra...
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Racism is always a hot button topic across the Atlantic and TwitterNG is full of itchy fingers and ITKs, kinda like that of President Orange so sometimes someone has to call the children of anger to order. This time around, that assignment fell to Elnathan John, Lawyer, writer, author. Pay attention: https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/909833943645659137 Reactions: Doesn't global...
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President Donald Trump has said the United States will be forced to destroy North Korea, if it is prompted to defend itself or allies. In his first United Nations speech, Trump lashed out at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “Rocket Man”. According to him, major portions of the world are “going to hell.” The...
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ASUU has just called off a month-long strike (well, 36 days but you get the idea). Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU President made the announcement last night after a meeting during which ASUU agreed to hold off the strike until the end of October while the federal government makes good on its promises. University lecturers...
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Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer will be out until January after undergoing another operation on Tuesday on his fractured left foot. The German captain just returned at the end of August after fracturing the same foot in April. He suffered the fresh injury in training on Monday as Bayern prepared for Tuesday’s German league match at Schalke. “The...
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Federal Government to fulfill its pledges to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). NANS President, Chinonso Obasi said this in a statement released to newsmen,Tuesday, in Abuja. What happened: ASUU had embarked on a nationwide strike, claiming that the Federal Government has refused to...
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by Bura-Bari Nwilo In 2017, children given birth to in 1970 would be 47 years old. These are people who were born at the end of the 1967 – 1970 civil war that rocked the foundation of Nigeria, and grossly, the Igbo nation. To know the impact of the war, you’d have to look...
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Following his promise of a renewed and transformed French economy during the campaigns, President Emmanuel Macron’s administration has planned to cut French public spending to its lowest level since the start of the financial crisis next year and squeeze the tax take to its lowest since 2010, Bloomberg reports. France Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire...
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The Exquisite Magazine Against Cancer (EMAC) Walk held on Saturday, 16 September at the Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos. The EMAC Walk which has held quarterly since 2006 aims to “increase the awareness for cervical, breast and prostate cancer and in the process promoting its partners and sponsors.” Attendees participated in a fitness training which...
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Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), Itsa Sagay has said the military’s declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation was the right thing to do. Sagay, however, said he was not aware of what the law says in such situation. Background: The military had declared IPOB a...
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied burning a mosque at Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The group made the denial in a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful in Enugu, Tuesday. What happened: The secessionist group has been accused of burning a mosque in Abia State, after...
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After all the back and forth, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its “indefinite” strike action. Somebody shout hallelujah! TwitterNG undergrads: *crickets* Yup, from the hilarious responses on Twitter, awa people are not ready to resume school. Maybe it was the use of the word “indefinite” that lulled students into thinking they will...
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The Federal Government has said it is aware of the sources of funding of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Tuesday on a live TV programme “Good Morning Nigeria” on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). Why it matters: The All Progressives Congress (APC) had accused...
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As Governor Ambode’s administration daily churns out details of every of its latest achievements via social media, a number of people smartly use the opportunity of the comment section to accentuate their requests to the government. While we wandered through Lagos state government’s Facebook page in search of what has now become inconsequential, we found...
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Peridot and Cinema Kpatakpata had the Norwegian screening of their uplifting film, The Lost Café, in Drammen, Norway on the 1st of September, 2017. The film producers had in attendance the Ambassador of Norway to Nigeria, Jens-Petter Kjemprud, the Mayor of the port and river city of Drammen, Mr Tore Opdal Hansen and the Director...
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort who is at the centre of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe has been reported to have been wiretapped by U.S. government investigators both before and after the 2016 presidential election, Fox News reports. According to a source, the said wiretapping was authorised by a secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly signed a presidential proclamation, which officially proscribes the pro-Biafra group – Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Highlights (Report by Thisday Newspaper): Sources in the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) said the president signed the declaration on Sunday before his departure for the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue The good news of the day is that ASUU has called its strike off, but they were not the only University staff union that had downed tools. Both the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities embarked on...
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Apple’s newest operating system iOS 11 is out today – exactly one week after the launch of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X – and is available for iPhone and iPad customers around the world. Apple had initially teased the launch at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The new update which Apple describes as...
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Just days after launching its new flagship smartphones, iPhone 8 and iPhone X (pronounced iPhone 10), Apple has released a new update for its operating system – iOS 11. The new update in now available for iPhone and iPad users around the world, and promises a lot of new features like Augmented reality, a more...
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Kemi Adetiba, Adebola Williams, Eyo Boyo and Mildred Okwo were among the personalities that graced the cocktail event to officially launch ‘RESET’, the new theme for the seventh edition of the Lights Camera Africa!!! in 2017. The event was held at Ugoma Adegoke’s Bloom Art Gallery in Victoria Island, Lagos. Speaking with guests at the...
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Donald Trump Jr., his wife Vanessa Trump, and White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway are dropping Secret Service protection. According to Fox news, Trump Jr’s decision borders on his wish to have more privacy while Conway sees no reason to be under the round-the-clock protection since the threat she experienced during the early days of the administration that...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue After 36 days of strike action, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked her members to resume duty. Academic activities in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been on a halt since the 13th of August when the union proceeded on an indefinite strike. The famed 2009 agreement was once...
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