The senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Stella Oduah, on Friday lost her son, after a brief illness, The Punch reports. The son whose name is yet to be disclosed was aged 28 before he passed on at a private hospital in Abuja in the early hours of Friday. In a phone conversation on Friday afternoon the former...
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The International Centre for Investigative Reporting and other partner organizations has revealed its findings that show that children in IDP camps are sold for as little as N10,000. The organization alleged that those involved in the trafficking ring include government officials and some ‘Lords’ in the camps. Available data shows that the children trafficked are aged...
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The Police has arrested a 22-year-old student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), Ondo State, Chukwudi Oweniwe, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Nifemi Adeyeye. The accused allegedly killed the deceased by luring her to a bush at Ilu-Abo in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, and hitting her on the head with a stone. He...
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These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. FG has spent more than $40 billion in the Niger Delta – Kachikwu Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Federal Government has spent more than $40 billion in the Niger Delta region in the last four years. 2....
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As the story goes, a lavish society wedding had just taken place and after all the legal and social rites, the couple retired to their house. At night time, as the man joined his wife on bed and attempted to consummate the relationship, the wife withdrew from under the pillow, a court paper, an injunction...
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by Tolu Omoyeni Speaking at a lecture in Kaduna, former CBN governor, Prof. Charles Soludo condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s approach in tackling the economic crisis facing the country. In his speech, he recommended that the economy should restructured from consumption-driven to a production-based. He also said President Buhari was dealing with the “symptoms” of corruption...
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Adesua Etomi has revealed that as a trained actress there is no big deal in the passionate kiss she had with OC Ukeje in the love scene of the movie, ‘The Arbitration,’. Speaking with The Punch Adesua what matters is keeping the story in mind. She said, “I am a blank canvass and at the end of...
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by Tolu Omoyeni The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is unhappy with the way Christians in the Nigeria are maltreated and sidestepped in the larger scheme of things. The recent provocation comes after the much talked about visit of US Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry to Nigeria. CAN believes the visit and all its...
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Tolu Omoyeni The Niger-Delta Avengers (NDA) announced two days ago that they will cease to attack the oil-producing region in Nigeria and proceed negotiations with the federal government. The decision comes under the condition that the government also will cease to “harass, intimidate, invade and arrest” suspected members of the group. This news brings a...
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The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 28-year-old Ikechukwu Daniel, the alleged mastermind of the abduction of a former Minister of Education, 70-year-old Senator Iyabo Anisulowo. Daniel, who confessed that he planned to abduct oil magnate, Femi Otedola was arrested by the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team. Anisulowo, who represented the Ogun West Senatorial District between 2003...
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Fellow Africans, to say I love Africa is an understatement. It baffles me how most Africans hardly know Africa outside their individual domain. The owners of Africa hardly appreciate the beauty of their own continent. The knowledge of Africa is usually from other people’s narrative and perspectives. The best library collections about Africa belong elsewhere...
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Senator Shehu Sani has accused former CBN governor Chukwuma Soludo of having a hand in the nation’s current economic woes. Sani’s remark is coming barely a day after Soludo urged the Buhari-led administration to stop the blame game and fix the economy. Soludo, who was a guest speaker on Thursday at the 4th lecture series...
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Federal Government has expended more than $40 billio in the Niger Delta region alone in the last four years. Kachikwu, who made the disclosure on Friday during a visit to Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark in Warri, said in spite of the resources...
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A teenager who stabbed a Nigerian to death in the United Kingdom was on Friday, August 26, sentenced to 22 years in prison for murder. On January 29, the convict, 18-year-old Kaleb Amponsah stabbed a 27-year-old Nigerian man, to death in broad daylight in an East London park. On July 28 Amponsah, of Robertson Road,...
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The Nigerian Army on Friday warned the public, particularly Borno state residents, from boarding commercial vehicles at undesignated garages. The warning was contained in a statement signed by Army spokesperson, Col. Sani Usman. He said some remnants of the Boko Haram terrorist group may disguise as passengers and board vehicles at undesignated locations to avoid...
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A middle aged man, Samodi Olorodo has been remanded in prison by an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, Ogun State, for allegedly stealing 18 tubers of yam and a bunch of vegetables from a shop in the community. Pulse reports that Olorodo, 30, committed the offense on August 1, 2016, at about 10 am in the Oke-Odo...
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This is the very latest issue of Forbes Africa Woman (August/September 2016). To commemorate Women’s Month in South Africa. The latest issue. Not a 1985 edition. Forbes. Africa. That is: the African version. And on its cover it features three successful African women… who all happen to be white. In 2016. The global year of...
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Whatsapp has released an updated terms and privacy policy and users have until 25 September, 2016 to agree in order to continue using the popular messaging application. We understand that a lot of people will click the agree button first before trying to figure out what the updated terms are because frankly, we cannot afford...
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Former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, on Friday denied claims made by his ex-aide, Nasiru Ingawa that he diverted billions of naira of SURE-P funds, meant for projects, to electoral campaign. In a statement signed and issued by his spokesman, Oluwabusola Olawale, Shema asked Ingawa to provide documents to back his claims, while telling...
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The Islamic State’s most recent propaganda video features five children executing prisoners. The children are believed to be of British, Egyptian, Kurdish, Tunisian and Uzbekistan parentage. The video according to SITE intelligence group is believed to have been recorded in the de facto ISIS capital of Raqqa, a city in Syria. The children are seen wearing a...
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Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has reacted to an attack on him on Friday at a mosque in Lokoja. Bello said those behind the attacks were aggrieved that his reforms were threatening their selfish interest. Bello was pelted with rotten fruits and vegetables by a group of people earlier today after observing Juma’at in Lokoja....
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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Kenya to attend 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi. Buhari was received by Kenyan Minister of Interior Joseph Knissery. The President left the shores of Nigeria this afternoon for Kenya. Pictures of the President’s arrival was shared by his personal photographer, Mr Bayo Omoboriowo, and the...
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Ethiopian marathoner, Feyisa Lilesa has refused to return home after flashing an anti-government gesture as he crossed the finish line in second place at the Rio 2016 Olympics. His agent has revealed that the 26-year-old will not fly to Ethiopia with the team but will stay back in Brazil to decide which country to go....
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A former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation Abdulmumin Jibrin on Friday released staggering figures collected by the ten principal officers of the House as “running cost” from the time they joined the House. In a series of tweets via his official Twitter account @AbdulAbmJ the lawmaker said the ten leaders of...
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The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 29 members of a car snatching gang. The Police also recovered 12 exotic vehicles from the gang. See full press release below: The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni concerned about reports of car hijacking and removal of vehicles from where packed by unknown person(s)...
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by Izuchukwu Aniagu Aguani Names are used for identification and during introductions. It can also be used for canonization and reverence. And specifically for our dogs, names can be used to color what others think of them. For example, dog named Satan will invite a very different type of reaction than a dog named Angel....
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These are the top five news that drove the conversation today 1. FG, States, LGAs share N493.8 billion in Federal Allocation The monthly revenue shared by the Federal, state and Local Governments dropped to N493.8 billion in July 2. President Buhari departs Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Nigeria for Kenya to attend the African Development...
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The suspected mastermind of the recent attack by herdsmen on Ndiagu Attakwu Akegbe Ugwu community in Nkanu West Local Government Area in Enugu state has been arrested by the state’s police command, the Vanguard reports. In a statement issued on Friday in Enugu by the command’s spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, the suspect is 20-year-old Umaru Isah from...
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President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the composition of the governing boards of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Director (Press), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi. Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye is the Chairman...
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An Al-Qaeda terrorist in Aleppo, Al-Ansari has called the mother of one of the fallen soldiers telling her he beheaded her son. According to DailyMail, the terrorist tried to ascertain who he was speaking with at the beginning of the call. He claimed he had picked up the handset and wanted to find its owner. Al-Ansari...
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