The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed a recent report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, where it graded judiciary workers as the second highest receiver of bribe in the country. Why it matters: The NBS in its report had said Police officers, judicial workers, especially judges received the highest amount of bribe from N400bn paid...
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A boat accident in the Ilashe area of Lagos State has led to the death of no fewer than 12 persons on Sunday. The Lagos State Government confirmed the death of the 12 passengers, adding that four others were rescued and were being treated in a hospital. The state government said the accident was caused by...
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The Kogi State government has said the strange disease which has led to the death of 62 people in the state has been discovered to be gastroenteritis. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Audu disclosed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday. The disease: Initially killed 50 people in the state. Death toll rose to 62 persons....
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by Pius Adesanmi The scenarios 1) A public health disaster in Kogi state this past week claimed scores of lives. My own Yagba land was seriously affected. The illness even seemed to zoom in on Hausa-Fulani settlers and I thanked God quietly that such a strange outbreak happened in Yagba land where, as I have...
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Tonight saw the final round of battle in the competition and one of the toughest so far for the coaches. There were four pairs of talents going head to head as usual and a final trio of the sister duo, Tara and Bella; classical singer, Sandra Osamor and amazing talent, Victor. Watch how each group...
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Okay that question is a bit of a misnomer. What that headline should say instead is why won’t we ever forgive M.I for going pop? I just finished my album… 🙂 — MI Abaga (@MI_Abaga) August 18, 2017 Over the weekend, the former Chocolate City president, Jude M.I Abaga, announced via his twitter account that...
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Abuja have also welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari back to the country. The spokeperson of the Association, Reverend John J. Hayab in a statement described the Buhari’s healing as a divine touch of God; urging him and members of his team to work and...
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A private hospital in Kaduna named Sultan hospital has reportedly said it will offer free medical surgery to patients starting from Sunday August 20 through to 26, 2017, to celebrate the successful medical treatment and safe return of President Muhammadu Buhari from London. The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Tasiu Ibrahim confirmed this, noting that 15...
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In celebration of World Photo Day which is celebrated on the August 19 annually, Facebook and Messenger released some insights into how photos are shared by its users around the world. Photographs have always been an important part of the interactions of users on Facebook-since inception-with millions of people posting, sharing and celebrating pictures on a...
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The 2017 edition of the Glitz Style Awards held in Accra, Ghana last night. The award event organised by Glitz Africa li…
About 100 Yoruba groups have chosen September 7 to make their position known on Nigeria’s restructuring, Daily Trust reports. The gathering which would hold in Ibadan, Oyo, would also address the issues bothering on the current secession agitation across the country. Chairman, Organizing Committee for the Grand Rally of the Yoruba Congress, Dr. Kunle Olajide...
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The Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello through his Director General on Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, has declared Monday, August 21 as public holiday and Thanksgiving day to commemorate the safe return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation in the UK, Daily Trust reports. He said the gesture was in line with the...
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in a statement by its President, Chinonso Obasi, on Sunday in Abuja, said students stood with President Buhari even in prayers. Mr Obasi said would God grant Buhari more wisdom, understanding and energy to enable him provide the necessary leadership needed to move the nation forward. “As Mr...
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Using the current economic situation as yardstick, a former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, in an interview with NAN in Ibadan, says the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are unrealistic. On August 14, embarked on an indefinite strike to press home its demands for the implementation of an agreement signed between...
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Facebook has reported that more than 45 million people give birthday wishes to their friends and family on its platform on a daily basis. Facebook has played a huge part in the way people celebrate their birthdays since its inception, and to ensure that the over 2 billion strong community are really able to celebrate...
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A former Minister of Petroleum, Tam David West has explained why he refused to comment on President Muhammadu Buhari’s ill-health. Mr David West, in an interview with The Sun said that he refused commenting on Buhari’s health because he is a die hard supporter of the President. According to David West, Buhari loves Nigeria, the...
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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, through his media aide, Darlington Chukwubuikem Okolie has denied reports that the group withdrawn its threats to boycott the Anambra governorship election scheduled to hold in November. As reported, Mr Kanu, IPOB and a non-governmental organisation (Ala-Igbo International) had met and it was resolved...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through the national publicity secretary, Dayo Adeyeye has asked Nigerians not to digest anything the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says anymore. According to TheCable, Adeyeye said the APC had nothing more to offer Nigerians, and that the party only “relies on unbridled propaganda as a ploy to deceive Nigerians”....
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ASUU has embarked on another strike and both sides have already begun trading blames. Is anyone thinking about the future? At least Ashton Dagana is. In this article written for African Liberty, Ashton puts forward solutions to this yearly ASUU/FG standoff. These are the 7 things we learned: 1 Locked in a death cycle Since...
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Traditional rulers bantering, harsh words for the Nigerian government on its attitude towards the education of Nigerians, ecstasy about Buhari’s return and “why is Anthony Scaramucci even still talking”? But first, let’s open the floor to the top 10 quotes from the past week with something to motivate you as uttered by Aliko Dangote: “Once...
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The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi in an interview with Punch Sunday, refuted claims that Raymond Dokpesi and his cohorts were used by the party to break-up the newly registered party, Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA). He said, “I don’t even know who the chairman of APDA...
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The Holy Ghost Convention is an International Christian Conference convened yearly by Bishop Wale Oke since 1982, in Ibadan Nigeria under the leadership of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries. This year’s edition – the 35th edition in the history of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries headlines various anointed music minstrels like Don Moen,...
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Nigerian Singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, in an interview with Punch Sunday, said the reason he does not have too many friends in the music industry is because the truth sounds odd to so many in the industry. It is in that light that he said he likes to say things like they are, and...
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Dammy Krane‘s troubles with private American airline, TapJets seem to have come to an end momentarily, but the horizon is far from clear. Earlier last week, Davido, a friend to the accused singer announced that Krane was now a free man via his SnapChat, and to confirm, Krane himself took to social media to thank...
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The big news from last week is undoubtedly the return of President Buhari after over a hundred days in UK. He was received by Professor Yemi Osinbajo who has been acting in his stead the whole time as well as a throng of pro-Buhari supporters who lined the streets o Abuja by their hundreds. Look...
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A former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Mohammed Adoke says Nigerian authorities are planning to use the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to “illegally abduct and forcibly drag him to Nigeria.” Adoke in a statement, published by TheCable, on Sunday said the EFCC was working on the order of the presidency...
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Earlier this week, South African MC, Cassper Nyovest made an appearance on Power 105’s The Breakfast Club show in New York, USA where he talked his career and hip-hop in Africa amongst other things. Cassper, who has been in the news in recent times for a second attempt to fill up the infamous Johannesburg Dome...
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Not too long after the conclusion of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye and his wife of 50 years, Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye were in the news. And this time, not for anything necessarily spiritual. The event which hosted some of the major faces in the country like Bishop David Oyedepo –...
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by Afeso Albert Akanbi “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to…set at liberty them that are bruised…’ Luke 4:18 A little over two weeks ago I wrote a piece about my fascination with Jesus Christ, and immediately a barrage of feedback poured in from a number of readers,...
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103 days after the Nigerian President took off abruptly on his second medical trip of year 2017, he returned – with perhaps, a little too much pomp and flare for a convalescing 70-something year old who is yet to figure out how to deliver on the promise he made to change things for the better...
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