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September 28, 2016

Former Israeli leader Shimon Peres dies aged 93

Israeli Statesman Shimon Peres passed on early Wednesday aged 93. Peres is well known for his tireless efforts in ensuring peace between Isarel and Palestine. He won the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize alongside Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and Yitzhak Rabin, a rival labour leader. He achieved this feat when he negotiated the Israeli-Palestinian peace deal,... Read More

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Opinion: The government’s needless forex policy for pilgrims

With regard to federal government’s decision of August 4, 2016, instructing Nigerian banks to provide forex to the country’s intending Hajj pilgrims at N197 per This follow after the government ordered similar forex reduction for Christian pilgrims going to Jerusalem at N160 per Dollar earlier this year. It’s disgusting and bitter to comprehend that the... Read More

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January 16, 2015

Must Reads: The movie ‘Selma’ has a glaring flaw, This interview with woman dating her dad will haunt you + more

The movie ‘Selma’ has a glaring flaw. Washington Post This Interview With a Woman Dating Her Father Will Haunt You Forever. Jezebel No One Wants the Bodies of the Dead French Terrorists. Gawker The one sentence you need to read to understand France’s anti-Semitism crisis. Vox In Israel, debate over whether French Jews should come —... Read More

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November 9, 2014

Femi Aribisala: You cannot love your wife and love Jesus

by Femi Aribisala The love we are expected to have for God does not permit any other love. As a matter of fact, if we love God, we must hate everyone else. We must love our neighbour but not because we love him. We must love our neighbour because we love God. God’s love tolerates no... Read More

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October 27, 2014

GEJ is back! President and Bishop Oyedepo returns from Israel pilgrimage

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in the country in the wee hours of Monday, 27 October, after visiting Israel for a brief pilgrimage. The President, who departed for Israel on Friday, 24 October, alighted the presidential jet alongside Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living faith Assembly. The photos of his arrival were shared... Read More

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October 26, 2014

Today’s Daily Brief: Presidency says Amaechi has lost all sense of decorum, PDP sweeps Delta council polls, APC holds extraordinary national convention in October, and more

We deliver your news brief for Sunday, October 26, 2014. The All Progressives Congress, APC, said on Sunday that it would hold an extraordinary national convention on October 29 in Abuja, to approve amendments to the constitution of the party. The convention, according to the party, would also adopt its manifesto for the 2015 general... Read More

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October 26, 2014

Pres. Jonathan meets with Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu during Christian Pilgrimage to Israel (See Photos)

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan, earlier today, met with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netayahu in his office in Jerusalem, Israel. The president had earlier on his trip visited the Wailing Wall, Mount Tabor and other historical sites in the company of the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor;... Read More

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September 18, 2014

Since America has closed the door on arms purchases, we had to go through the window – FG explains

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the brouhaha generated by the Federal government’s failed attempt to discreetly purchase arms with $9.3 million cash smuggled into South Africa aboard a private jet, government and military sources say the United States’ repeated sabotage of legitimate arms deal forced the government to go the clandestine route. After the interception and... Read More

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September 8, 2014

Nigerian hospitalised in Israel not sick with Ebola

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... Read More

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August 25, 2014

David Leffler: Dear PM Netanyahu, is bombing going to create lasting peace?

by David Leffler Remember “Show me the money,” from the film Jerry Maguire? We ask Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Show me the Science!” He asserts that bombardment of Gaza will continue… . “We are determined to continue the campaign with all means and as is needed. We will not stop until we guarantee full security... Read More

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Muhammed Mahmud fires at Gimba Kakanda: You are confused, inhumane and disturbed

by Muhammed Mahmud Second, this very piece exposed your inhumanity as you seek to distort the real and actual bone of contention between the oppressor (Jewish Occupiers) and the oppressed (The Palestinians). You also, subtly, justify the aggression on humans under attack (Palestinians) under the guise of worn out caution on the so called anti-Semitism. ... Read More

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Gimba Kakanda writes | Why I will never stand for Gaza simply because I am a Muslim

by Gimba Kakanda You even said that no atrocity is more than that going on in Gaza, and I ask: is there an experience worse than having minors abducted, savagely raped and impregnated by terrorists? Dear Friend, Before you accuse me of finding nothing worth praising about you and yours, let me quickly empathise with... Read More

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December 1, 2013

Opinion: Was Jonathan’s Israel trip a ‘holy trip’ or a state visit?

by Adeolu Ademoyo President Jonathan traveled to Israel recently. But we did not know whether it was a “holy trip” or state visit or a combination of the two. Mr. President took along on the Israel trip Mr. Oritsejafor the controversial president of Christian Association of Nigeria whose moral and faith credentials are questionable. “…I... Read More

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November 4, 2013

Collins Uma: Blaming it all on Jonathan won’t help our cause (Y! FrontPage)

by Collins Uma President Yar’Adua often went to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj and nobody saw any problem with that. Why now? We have pilgrims’ welfare boards saddled with the responsibility of subsidising pilgrimages in most if not all the states of the federation and nobody raised an eyebrow until Citizen Jonathan decided to go... Read More

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November 2, 2013

Opinion: 18 questions Stella Oduah MUST answer

by Musa Achimugu Why is there so much emphasis on the cost of the cars? N255 million is not even enough to feed our president for just 15 days; N255 million is not enough for our Vice President to read his newspapers; N255 million cannot maintain our presidential jets for 10 days; N255 million is... Read More

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November 2, 2013

Dele Momodu: Welcome back from Jerusalem Mr. President

by Dele Momodu You promised last year to reduce how you used to travel before the fuel subsidy crisis but your trips have actually increased as if with a vengeance. No leader is ever respected when he hardly sits at home to mind the business for which he was elected. It is a sign of... Read More

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October 31, 2013

Hannatu Musawa: The corruption of silence

by Hannatu Musawa One hopes that President Jonathan can find his voice in order to expunge some of the more voracious cretins from his cabinet; because when he remains silent to their corruption, he effectively and automatically creates the corruption of that silence. The most inequitable conduct any leader can exhibit in a country... Read More

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October 28, 2013

Stay away: Stella Oduah to be excluded from BASA deal signing in Israel on President Jonathan’s orders

by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, has been barred by President Goodluck Jonathan from participating in the proposed signing of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA, with Israel today. Oduah’s exclusion is being attributed to the recent controversy surrounding the purchase of two bullet-proof cars worth N255M for the... Read More

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October 27, 2013

House of Representatives may order arrest of Stella Oduah – Spokesperson

Hon Zakari Lafia Mohammed is the spokesman of the House of Representatives and a member of the House Committee on Aviation. In this chat, he speaks on how the committee will ensure that all necessary avenues are explored to deliver justice to Nigerians on reckless spending in government. The Minister of Aviation is... Read More

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October 26, 2013

Sad news: Intending pilgrim dies hours before arrival in Israel

by Adeola Balogun An intention to go on pilgrimage has ended in sorrow for one unfortunate pilgrim and his family after it was reported that he died in transit. Despite medical reports purportedly certifying him fit for the trip, Mr. Amos Peter, a pilgrim from Niger State reportedly died a few hours before arrival in... Read More

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October 26, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Jonathan kneels as CAN President leads special prayers for him in Israel

by Oge Okonkwo President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan who has been away from the country to Israel on a pilgrimage and official state visit has been criticized because his entourage included the aviation minister, Stella Oduah and the state resources spent on Christian pilgrimage may have been a unnecessary expense. Despite the criticisms, the president’s... Read More

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October 24, 2013

Going spiritual: Stella Oduah leaves country, goes to Israel for pilgrimage

Embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has left Nigeria for Israel despite the furore generated by the controversial purchase of N225 million bullet-proof vehicles for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. Competent sources told Vanguard that the beleaguered minister is reported to have summoned courage and flew to Israel of... Read More

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October 21, 2013

Nigeria signs Bilateral Air Service Agreement with Israel

Another milestone is about to be recorded in the aviation sector as President Goodluck Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda paves way for the signing of a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the State of Israel. Previous attempts to sign the BASA between the two countries in 2005 and 2012... Read More

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September 7, 2013

Justice delayed…: Kenyan lawyer sues Israel over Jesus’ death

A former Kenyan Judiciary spokesman has petitioned the International Court of Justice in The Hague to annul the trial and death sentence against Jesus Christ, nearly 2000 years ago. Dola Indidis is also suing Israel, Italy, King Herod, Pontius Pilate, various Jewish “wise men” and the Roman Emperor Tiberius for what he considers an illegal... Read More

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Wow! Is this a Mermaid caught on camera? (WATCH)

by Rachel Ogbu The video has already received over 1million views on YouTube, it was first shown on Animal Planet channel. The tourists claim a real mermaid was caught on camera in Kiryat Yam, Israel and since then, locals and tourists in the Israeli town have been flocking to the coast in hopes of glimpsing a... Read More

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Dirty, dirty: Israeli Education minister erupt into laughter after saying the word ‘penetration’ in speech about prisons (WATCH)

99KNESSET/VIA YOUTUBE Israeli Education Minister Shai Piron was reduced to fits of giggles after being given a speech to read that contained the word “penetration” in reference to a new law against smuggling cell phones into prisons. Talk of sex got a top Israeli politician giggling like a schoolboy during a serious parliamentary debate. Education... Read More

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No, they didn’t! Female Israeli soldiers pose for pictures in underwear and combat fatigues (PHOTOS)

Four Israeli female soldiers have been disciplined after pictures of themselves dressed only in their underwear and combat gear were posted on Facebook. The Israeli military said yesterday the group of women were punished for their ‘unbecoming behaviour’ after the pictures emerged on local news sites. The images, published on Israeli news site Walla, showed the... Read More

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Why did Israel bomb Syria? The AP breaks it down – 7 takeaways

by Rachel Ogbu Many have referred to Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war as unprecedented after she launched two airstrikes in Syria on Sunday. This is because the last time Israel aircraft had struck Syria was once, in January. According to reports, President Barack Obama said the U.S. coordinates closely with Israel, implying that... Read More

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Rochas Okorocha leaves UK, flown to Israel for medical treatment following car accident

by Isi Esene Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha may not be back in the country soon as reports say he has left the United Kingdom, where he was flown for medical treatment, to Israel. Okorocha was flown out of Nigeria on April 20, 2013 after getting involved in a car accident where he sustained a head... Read More

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President Obama invites first black Miss Israel to dinner (PICTURED)

President Obama’s team made sure that when the president arrives at a gala dinner hosted by Israel’s President Shimon Peres, the first black Ms. Israel, Yityish Aynaw, would be in attendance. Aynaw, who is of Ethiopian origin, is the first black woman to win the Israeli pageant. Aynaw, who won the pageant last month, and emigrated to... Read More

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