Couple of months ago, Dammy Krane was arrested in Miami on allegations of credit card fraud, identity theft and other charges. The news trended for days, as Twitter NG lacerated him without apology. Yesterday, he informed us via his Twitter account that the case has been closed. This time around, Twitter NG lost its tongue....
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by Alexander O. Onukwue In the meeting between Senate President, Bukola Saraki, House Speaker, Dogara, and President Buhari in London, there were discussions about the 2017 budget and that of 2018 as well. This was revealed by Saraki himself via Twitter, “It was a meeting of substance where we discussed important matters of state. We...
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Following the spate of hate speeches that have overrun the country and its tendency to cause tension among groups, Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday said the Hate Speech bill will be given priority when the Senate resumes its annual leave. While Saraki made it known that the bill will, among other things, propose punitive...
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Ahmed Alimi has been unveiled as the latest winner of the 7UP Harvard Business Scholarship, an Initiative of 7Up Bottling Company Plc which was started in the year 2010. A UNILAG Alumnus, Alimi will be adding a Harvard education to a list of achievements which include founding an NGO focused on mentoring young people at...
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The Police in Finland says they have shot a man in the leg after he was suspected of stabbing several people in the western city of Turku. Finnish broadcaster YLE says several people were seen lying on the ground in the central part of the city. Tabloid Ilta-Sanomat says six people were injured, one man...
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The body of former Taraba state governor, Danbaba Suntai, who died in a U.S. hospital on June 28, arrived today at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. His body was received by his wife Hauwa then taken to Taraba state where it was received by the Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku and other government officials. Photos...
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“Let the citizens of Africa march together to defeat all those forces that bring harm and suffering. Let the citizens of the continent march together towards a brighter future, a future filled with prosperity and happiness. South Africa and Nigeria, acting together in unity, must play a key role towards the achievement of these goals”....
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Nigeria’s Federal Government Friday, announced that the 106 released girls of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, are set to be reintegrated into the society. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Jummai Alhassan, said this while briefing the Press on the update of the released Chibok girls in Abuja. Alhassan said the...
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A Lagos Magistrate has Friday, ordered the remand of twelve suspected kidnappers, including a woman, arrested by the police in connection with a suspected kidnappers’ den at Ile-Zik bus stop in Ikeja, at Ikoyi Prisons. The order also states that the accused remain in custody pending a legal advice from the state director of public...
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This thread screams Benjamin Jones, the con artist in ABC’s now-cancelled show, The Catch. Benjamin Jones hooks up with private investigator Alice Vaughan as Christopher Hall, and she falls in love with him. There’s even a wedding on the horizon. He then takes her and her company for all they are worth and disappears. However,...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from London has now moved from happening “soon” to being imminent. Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, visited Buhari on August 17 at Abuja House in London. The President has been away from the country for over a 100 days since...
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The Royal Family has sent their condolences to the victims of the Barcelona attack that has left 14 dead and several others injured. The sequence of events: Van crashes into crowd in Barcelona Melania Trump reacts to Barcelona terror attack Trump, Macron, others condemn terror attack Authorities say 34 nationalities among victims in the attack...
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Adedamola David Adejobi The 8th Senate under the distinguished leadership of Senate President Bukola Saraki deserves to be commended for the amendments so far made to certain sections of our Constitution, an idea which was conceived by the 7th Senate. There is no denying the fact that the long-standing process was almost turning into another...
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to “direct the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Kpotun Idris to lead the investigation of Wednesday’s attack by gunmen on the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja and threat to the lives of its officials, and bring anyone suspected...
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“Radical changes” was the language of Senate Republican to Donald Trump’s presidency, after the President received much criticism for his response to the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville. “We’re at a point where there need to be radical changes take place at the White House itself. It has to happen,” Senator Bob Corker told reporters...
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President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for using the courts to tamper with the security of the United States. Trump, who stated this on Friday via his Twitter account labelled the Democrats as “obstructionists”. “The Obstructionist Democrats make Security for our country very difficult. They use the courts and associated delay at all times. Must stop!” he...
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Susan Bro, the mother of Heather Heyer, the woman killed last Saturday at a protest against the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has said she won’t speak with President Donald Trump. When asked if she had spoken with President Donald Trump, she said, “I have not, and now I will not”, she added, “You can’t wash this...
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The plight of Ahmed Abba, a Cameroonian journalist with Radio France Internationale sentenced to ten year imprisonment by the Cameroonian government has elicited reactions from Amnesty International, Reporters without Borders and other Civil society organizations. Abba was arrested on June 30, 2015, as he left a press briefing at the office of a local governor...
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U.S. President Donald Trump says Homeland Security and law enforcement officers are ready to spot any form of trouble in the country. In a tweet Friday, Trump said, “Homeland Security and law enforcement are on alert & closely watching for any sign of trouble. Our borders are far tougher than ever before!” Homeland Security and...
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Sadly, it isn’t the so called “marginalisation” that may lead to another civil war in Nigeria. It is IGNORANCE. The weapon of FEAR is being deployed across the Nigerian space. Imaginary enemies are being created from North, South, East and West. The creators of the imaginary enemies are protected from the implosion that will emerge...
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by Opeolu Akinola Does disability necessarily turn folks to beggars? I am wondering about this as I recall the treatment meted out to the persons with disabilities who expectantly assembled to honour His Excellency Mr Akinwunmi Ambode’s invitation to an empowerment programme on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Defying difficulties of commuting on the Lagos state public...
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and selfie enthusiasts, the much anticipated and affordable Gionee A1 Lite is now available for grabs. With the latest in line dual rear camera that delivers professional quality images and videos, and a trendy design, the A1 Lite is definitely the next game changer or should we say “fame“...
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by Timi Olagunju The saying goes that ‘silence is consent’, so I choose to write, rather than remain silent on the issues all over the news about Charlottesville. Sometime in June 2015, I arrived Charlottesville, Virginia for a program at the Presidential Precinct during which I took courses both at the University of Virginia’s...
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Senate President Bukola Saraki has said his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in London was a “meeting of substance.” Saraki and Dogara on Thursday visited the president in the UK where he is receiving medical attention. Saraki said they discussed the virement request made by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. He said they also discussed preparations...
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Former minister of Education and Co-covener BBOG, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has condemned the unprofessional handling of the #ourmumudondo protesters in Abuja by the federal government. And we give her thumbs up. The FG’s handling of the situation is absolutely disgraceful. According to her, the presidency wasted a very big opportunity to engage the citizens through...
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Media personality and author, Toke Makinwa has launched a campaign, On Becoming Empowered that seeks to empower young people with grants to help them actualize their dreams. In an announcement via Instagram on Thursday, the author of bestselling book, On Becoming said she will giving out N3 million to 4 young people with bright business...
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Former U.S Treasury Department official, Jim Millstein has said President Donald Trump’s clashes with corporate leaders and lawmakers could hinder progress on issues such as a tax overhaul. In an interview with Bloomberg Television on Thursday, Millstein said “The president’s got a long hill to climb.” “The presidency is important to getting major legislation passed,...
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by Usman Alabi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said recently that the only language the federal government understands is strike. Yet if this is true, even the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has a case to answer. Could it be that the real problem with ASUU is that it has not gone on strike...
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More pressure has been mounted on UK prime minister, Theresa May to cancel Donald Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom after his statement on the Charlottesville violence. This came after Trump again cast blame for the violence in Charlottesville on “both sides.” May criticized Trump’s remarks, telling reporters, “I see no equivalence between those who...
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The Federal Government has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to return leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu back to prison. Kanu was granted bail on health grounds on April 25. However, in a motion dated August 1, Magaji Labaran of the federal ministry of justice said Kanu had threatened...
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