by Damilola Jagun The #BringBackOurGirls campaign seems to have been trivialized by a Pro-Jonathan group. From #BringBackOurGirls, a hashtag developed to create awareness for the abducted Chibok girls, we now have #BringBackGoodluck2015, a hashtag that has recently surfaced on campaign banners on the streets of Abuja, FCT. Apparently, a Pro-GEJ group called ‘Goodluck Initiative For...
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by Isi Esene A Nigerian woman previously suspected to be infected with the deadly Ebola virus has been certified free from the disease. A statement by an Israeli hospital spokesman said the woman who was admitted after being diagnosed of high fever tested negative for the EVD. The unnamed woman, a health worker here, was hospitalized...
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by Olorunwa Lawal Troubled Arsenal striker, Yaya Sanogo, has said he will silence his critics and prove he can score goals for the club. The French man who moved to the North London side last season from Auxerre, is yet to score in 17 competitive appearances. Speaking on his experience at Arsenal, Sanogo said that...
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by Olorunwa Lawal Controversial Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Chris Giwa, has stepped aside as Chief executive of the football federation, in conformity the deadline given by FIFA. Giwa, who had been asked by FIFA to step down or risk a ban for Nigeria, gave up claims as an eligible elected president this morning. World...
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by Amir Abdulazeez Last week, Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso said President Goodluck Jonathan appears to be more of the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) than of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, because of the promotional television jingles that according to him wrongly compare the President with other successful world leaders. Here...
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by Olorunwa Lawal FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, has said that he will be vying for his fifth term in office. The 78-year-old made this known via a video interview broadcast at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester, UK. Blatter revealed that the backing of the majority of the national associations at the FIFA Congress in...
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by Kolapo Olapoju According to the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, a new case of the Ebola virus disease has been recorded in Nigeria. On Monday, 8 September, Chukwu disclosed that the new case of the virus is the fiancé of one of the primary contacts of the index case, Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who...
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by Emma Chidiogo The US National Institute of Health has said that a new vaccine for the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been developed that can keep humans protected from the virus for as long as 10 months. The vaccine which had already been tested on Monkeys for a couple of months, uses a genetically...
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by Damilola Jagun Miley Cyrus was obviously unimpressed with the clothes at New York Fashion week, so she opted to go topless while attending the event. The “Wrecking ball” singer came into Alexander Wang’s Brooklyn-based fashion week after-party on Saturday, 6 September, sporting nothing but a pair of black pants. The 21-year-old managed to cover...
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by Mayowa Aboah Contrary to reports that the deadly Ebola Virus Disease had spread to Delta State, the State’s Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah, has stated that it’s all false claims. The Commissioner, while speaking on Monday in a television interview, said that although several ill patients had been brought into the state’s Federal Medical...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe A 31-year-old man, Nojeem Adeyemo, after being accused of infidelity by his wife, chopped off her right hand with a cutlass, which led to her death. The incident occured on Sunday, 31 August at Orita area of Saki, Oyo State, after the couple got into an argument over the issue of his...
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by Laila Ibrahim Senator Mohammed Jibrilla has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial sole ticket in Adamawa State ahead of the state’s October 11 by-election. Jibrilla, who is a serving senator representing Adamawa north senatorial district, emerged the winner with 2,718 votes to beat his closest challenger, Ibrahim Mijinyawa, who polled 2,268 votes. Other...
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by Jewel Stephen The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is expecting her second child with Prince William, heir to the royal throne, barely a year after giving birth to her first child, on 22 July 2013. The royal household announced this on Monday, 8 September; “Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very...
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by Ronald Nzimora The year was 2003 and we were in Year Three in University. We were sitting in the newspaper section of the library. I was reading the dailies and my friend Ugo was trying to write an essay and submit it for a writing competition. Something to do with the role of “Financial...
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by Akan Ido TMZ is reporting that singer, Britney Spears may have dumped her boyfriend, David Lucado for having inappropriate relationships with a porn star. According to the website, Spears called it quits after discovering her boyfriend was ‘chilling’ with adult filmstar, Cali Lee – a 5 foot, 96 pound Latina who’s been in the...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe John Ogunji, a 45-year-old farmer reportedly murdered his wife, Christiana, following an argument on the sharing of a bag of cassava flour, popularly known as ‘Garri’. The murder happened at Obatedo village in Omotosho area of Okitipupa Local Government area of the State. Ogunji and his wife reportedly quarelled over the...
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by Akan Ido Former beauty queen, Adaeze Yobo can’t stop talking about her relationship with Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo. In an interview with the Sun Newspapers, the beautiful lady spoke about her love for the Fenerbache FC defender, her love for fashion, what it’s like being a mother and much more. Read excerpts from the interview...
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by Olorunwa Lawal Ahead of the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying match between Uganda and Guinea on Wednesday, September 10, the Ugandan government has said that it will not allow fans from the West African country as only a 25-man squad is expected. While addressing journalist in Kampala, Ugandan minister of health, Ruhakana Rugunda,...
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by Jewel Stephen A 19-year-old man, Shafiu Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for raping a three-year-old girl. According to the state’s Police spokesperson, DSP Haruna Mohammed, the suspect lured the little girl to an uncompleted building, where he had carnal knowledge of her. Mohammed disclosed that after discovery, the victim was rushed to Tashan Babiye...
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by Tunde Leye In Nigeria, the citizen is required to be law abiding and play his part in the way the nation runs. The laws of the land and the regulations for using the infrastructure available place a burden of obedience on the citizen. And to ensure that the citizen complies, various agencies have been...
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by Abubakar Gambo It’s not really easy for a Maiduguri resident to fully discuss the Boko Haram crisis in a single article. But I’ll try to discuss the most recent incidents based on my own experience as a resident. Since the expulsion of Boko Haram from Maiduguri through communal efforts spearheaded by the youth, Boko...
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by S’ola Filani Next to Genevieve Nnaji, fast rising singer Chidinma is always on every male celebs crush list. She had everyone talking after a photo of acting all loved up with rapper Vector, on a plane surfaced online a while ago. In a new interview, she denied rumours of a proposal saying it was...
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by Jewel Stephen The fear of insurgents has led to the closure of Adamawa State University at Mubi. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Institution’s Acting Registrar, Malam Hassan Tanko, students were directed to return home, as the university was closed indefinitely for security reasons. Students were left stranded, as they couldn’t find...
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by Emma Chidiogo The All Progressives Congress has described Saturday’s local government elections in Katsina State as “drama and waste of resources”. The state APC Chairman, Alhaji Mutapha Inuwa, while speaking in Katsina on Sunday, said that the elections were not conducted in conformity with the provisions of Electoral Act, adding that “no local government...
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by Theophilus Ilevbare In recent weeks the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been rocked with a tidal wave of defection of a founding member in Chief Tom Ikimi and the party’s 2011 presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the party Nigerians loathe but can’t vote out of power at the centre, the Peoples Democratic Party...
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by Tunji Andrews Nigeria posted a 6.54% GDP growth for the second quarter of 2014, a 0.33 percentage point increase from the first quarter according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This increase was largely due to stronger showings by the industries sub category which almost doubled its first quarter postings, coming in at 8.97%,...
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by S’ola Filani An unknown number of gunmen at the weekend stormed the Federal Radio Cooperation of Nigeria (FRCN) Training School, Shogunle branch, Lagos State, raping and robbing many of the female trainee journalists. According to reports, this would be the third time the armed men would be attacking the school, raping female students in...
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by Deji Adeyanju In 2011 Presidential elections, Jonathan won four more years but in particular he swept the South-West that was an Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) stronghold which was referred to as Bola Tinubu’s backyard. It’s Presidential candidate was Nuhu Ribadu, and he lost by wide margin in all the ACN controlled States except...
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by Buki Otuyemi Hopefully my parents and in-laws do not read this post. Fat chance, right? Hehehe. Okkkkkkk So this topic came up at work the other day my colleagues are too wonderful and I immediately knew it would turn out into a post. These things need to be talked about more so that people...
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by S’ola Filani Two different Kenyan aeroplanes with about 100 Nigerians on board, suffered what pilots and airline officials described as “engine failure” on Sunday. One of the stranded Nigerian passengers – which includes 30 members of the famous Dantata family, women and children – spoke with our friends at TheCable early on Monday morning,...
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