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Buhari to split NNPC into two…Plans fresh bid round for oil blocks

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally revealed what will be the fate of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, saying the national oil company will be divided into two successor entities under his administration. The President, who stated this in an interview with journalists in Washington DC during a four-day visit to the United States, an extract […]

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Girl hit by FOUR cars and a bus after driver thought her body was a dead animal (Photos)

A 16-year-old girl died after being struck by four cars and a double-decker bus when the drivers mistook her body for a dead animal, an inquest heard. Jessica Dunning was crossing a dimly-lit road to get to her bus stop when she was mown down by a Mazda MX5 on her way to college at […]

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London: Nigerian Top Player Chiebuka Ezeagu Celebrates Birthday, Joins Defoe At Event (Photos)

Nigerian Newham Prostar football club top player, Chiebuka Justin Ezeagu turned 11 on Friday, 17th July, 2015. Chiebuka and four of his club top players were specially invited to the Jermain Defoe Charity football Tournament last month, 28th June, 2015, at the Power League Fairlop Centre, Forest Road Ilford, IG6 3 HJ . The tournament is in aid of […]

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Governors express worry over high Naira exchange rate

Nigerian governors have expressed worry over the high exchange rate of Naira to other foreign currencies. They have therefore said this and other issues would be discussed with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday. This was one of the resolutions arrived at by the governors after their meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night. The […]

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Ambode declares war on rapists in Lagos

With about 760 cases of sexual assault recorded in two years and only two convictions in Lagos, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday, declared war against perpetrators of rape in the state, saying ‘desist from such act or face the music.’ Making the declaration at the second anniversary of the Mirabel Sexual Assault Referral Centre, the governor, […]

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Confusion as NBC and ‘Radio Biafra’ operators engage in hide and seek game

There is confusion in Enugu State following the claim by the National Broadcasting Commission [NBC] that it had successfully blocked the illegal Radio Biafra from operating and consequent seizure of its transmission equipment in some parts of South-East zone as well as some arrests made. Although police authorities in Enugu State claimed ignorance of any […]

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Woman Charged for Alleged Sexual Obsession Over 11-Year-Old (Photo)

A Michigan woman has been charged with more than a dozen criminal counts after allegedly having a sexual obsession with an 11-year-old boy in New Jersey. The alleged relationship took place over two years and spanned the country. Jessica Carlton, 44, is charged with two counts of second-degree attempting to lure or entice a child […]

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99-year-old great-grandmother told she is pregnant by an NHS hospital (Photos)

A great-grandmother was astonished to be told she is pregnant by an NHS hospital even through she is nearing her 100th birthday. Doris Ayling, who has seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, received a letter telling her to attend an antenatal appointment. After she complained, the health service was forced to admit that it was all […]

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Buhari’s tenure could end in crisis, Yakasai warns

President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure could end in crisis if the All Progressives Congress (APC) fails to respect the opinions of its members in the National Assembly. Alhaji Salihu Tanko Yakasai, a political adviser to former president, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, told newsmen in Kano yesterday that if the party’s crisis is not carefully handled it would […]

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DC Exclusive: Veteran Nollywood Actor Honored Again In US (Photos)

Popular Nollywood Actor Kenneth Okonkwo was honored again in US. He had received in time past the Nollywood Legend Award in Minnesota. The best Nollywood Actor award in Ohio. This time, Kenneth Okonkwo was honoured by his own people in USA. He was made the Goodwill Ambassador for the whole of NsukkaUSA. An organization of […]

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NNPC Raises the Alarm on Diversion of Petrol by Marketers to unknown destinations

Concerned that the nationwide scarcity of petrol has refused to ease despite its efforts to flood the market with the product, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised the alarm over the alleged diversion of trucks of petrol meant for Abuja and other major cities to unknown destinations, where they are sold at high […]

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Police shut Enugu church as pastors, supporters engage in physical combat

It was a show of shame, yesterday, in Enugu as two pastors and their loyalists engaged in physical combat at Mount Street Parish of Assemblies of God Church, Nigeria. Consequently, police was compelled to lock up the church premises. Vanguard gathered that the church was turned into a battle field, yesterday morning, as two pastors and their supporters […]

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5 bullet proof cars, destructive weapons found in Dasuki’s home – DSS

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has stated that it found five bullet proof cars and destructive weapons in the houses of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, in Abuja and Sokoto following a simultaneous search. Dasuki who has been accused of having plans to commit treasonable felony against the Nigerian state prevented DSS […]

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Senate, Reps postpone resumption date as leadership crises persist

  The Senate and the House of Representatives have extended the date for resumption plenary sessions, which was earlier scheduled for Tuesday, July 21. Members are now expected to resume July 28. This was made known by the the Clerk of the House of Representatives, M. A. Sani-Omolori, who released an official notice of the postponement. […]

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My marriage is intact, If I am a wife beater, she wouldn’t have lived with me for this long – Emeka Ike

Contrary to rumour making the rounds that Emeka Ike’s wife, Suzanne has filed for divorce after 13 years of living with the actor, the former has refuted the claims, insisting that his marriage is intact. The actor also denied being a wife beater. The buzz last week was that Emeka Ike’s wife had filed for […]

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Damaturu bombings: Nigerian Army says 50 killed, many injured

Fifty persons died in the two separate bomb explosions in Damaturu, Yobe, on Friday morning, a spokesman of the Nigerian army has confirmed. A statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the Acting-Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said that the explosions occurred at screening areas of the Eid prayer ground. According him, […]

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Buhari Allegedly Orders SSS Invasion of Dasuki’s Abuja Home

  President Muhammadu Buhari has allegedly ordered truck loads of men of the State Security Service (SSS) to invade the home of the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Even though the details are sketchy, Thisday was informed by a security source that the men from the Department of Security Service […]

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German Based Nigerian Proficient Artist Vivian Timothy’s Two Weeks Art Exhibition in Photos

German based Nigerian artist Vivian Timothy gets bigger and better as she takes her painting to another dimension. Her second art exhibition becomes the biggest so far in Bavaria – Germany as she pulled out young and old to her event to talk about what kept her sleepless nights since the disappearance of the Chibok girls. Her two […]

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