President Goodluck Jonathan has mourned the death of Vice Chairman of the Sun Newspapers, Mr Dimgba Igwe. In a condolence message issued by his Media Adviser, Dr Reuben Abati, the President said Igwe will always be remembered as ” a hardworking and dependable professional, who, through his various writings as columnist, author and public speaker, […]
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I am not a thief – Don Jazzy cries out
Don Jazzy, who is also famous for the relational and humorous ways he connects with his fans on the social media, especially on Twitter… But what he did few days back was to vent his anger over reports by some bloggers saying that he recently bought a N150 million car. ”The way we dey write news […]
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Health Zone : Good night’s sleep may reduce sickness absence – Researchers
A new study finds that people who regularly get 7 to 8 hours a night of uninterrupted sleep, are the least likely to be absent from work due to sickness. A report on the study, led by Dr. Tea Lallukka, a specialized researcher at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinki, is published in […]
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FG fixes new date for school resumption
The Federal Government has fixed Monday, September 22, 2014 as new school resumption date. The government had, after the council meeting on August 26, postponed resumption of private and public primary as well as secondary schools to October 13, 2014, as a precautionary step against the spread of the Ebola virus…
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My redeployment intended to humiliate me — Ex-Enugu Dep Gov
The impeached Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi, reacted to his redeployment to the State Civil Service by Governor Sullivan Chime, saying it was intended to either insult or humiliate him. He confirmed that a letter of redeployment was delivered to his residence on Tuesday posting him to the office of the Secretary to […]
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I’ve given Igbos positions they’ve never had – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has applauded the attention his administration is giving the Igbos, whom he said, are well represented in his government and are being appointed to positions which no previous administrations ever gave them. The President also said the Igbos had also benefited from many projects completed by his government in the South-East. He […]
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Missing planes may be used for 9/11 attack, US warns
United States officials fear Islamic militants have stolen nearly a dozen commercial planes in Libya which could be used to carry out 9/11-style terrorist attacks in the region. Eleven commercial jets operated by two state-owned airlines went missing last month, after militant group Libyan Dawn overtook the international airport in the capital city of Tripoli. […]
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Ebola: Nigeria records death of seventh victim
The Nigerian Ministry of Health has announced that a seventh person had died from Ebola and another person was confirmed as having the virus. The latest death was a patient at the isolation ward in the oil city of Port Harcourt, where a doctor died on August 22 after treating a Liberian man who […]
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6 brothers docked for shooting police officer
Six brothers were, yesterday, charged before an Ebute-Metta Chief magistrate’s court, sitting in Oyingbo for allegedly shooting a police officer. The defendants are Saheed Onilewaji, 38; Lawal Onilewaji, 34; Ramon Onilewaji, 35; Azeez Sanni Onilewaji, 30; Sulaimon Abbas Onilewaji, 31 and Lateef Abbas Onilewaji, 24. They were said to have on July 26 at about […]
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US Wedding Ends in Bloodshed After Groom Flirts with Pregnant Woman
A wedding reception in Pittsburgh turned bloody on Monday night when the groom got into a fight after allegedly flirting with one of the reception workers, who was pregnant, CBS Pittsburgh reports. The saga began when the groom, 33-year-old Mark Williams started getting “touch feely” with the reception worker, flirting with her and trying to […]
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Big Brother Africa postponed after fire guts house
The ninth edition of popular Reality TV show, Big Brother Africa has been postponed after a fire gutted the house reserved for the housemates, the show’s producers said on Tuesday. According to a statement by M-Net and Endemol, as well as tweets on the Big Brother Africa Twitter handle, the “devastating fire” has necessitated a […]
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DC Exclusive: Nollywood Actor Jnr Pope and Awele Jennifer expecting their first child (Photo)
The newly married couple, Jnr Pope and his lovely wife are one happy family at the moment as God is about to bless them with a baby. The handsome actor confirmed to Diamond Celebrities that his wife is pregnant… Big congrats to them!
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British diplomat slumps and dies at Lagos airport
Mr Peter Leslie Carter, a top British diplomat on Tuesday slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The envoy, who was said to have arrived aboard a United Airlines flight, died at the arrival hall shortly after disembarking from the plane around 3pm. A top security operative at the airport said the diplomat […]
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Actress Mercy Aigbe Still On Vacation, Shares More Photos Of Herself & Kids
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe is currently on vacation in the UK with her two children…
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Fight Boko Haram like Ebola, NLC tells FG
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdul- Waheed Omar, has asked the Federal Government to fight the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents with the same zeal it has been fighting the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country. Umar spoke at a one-day sensitisation on prevention of the EVD in the workplace, organised by […]
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Confinement Saga: Gov Chime’s wife apologises
Wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Clara Chime, who, last year, quit the Governor’s Lodge, where she lived with Governor Sullivan Chime after she alleged she was forcefully confined in the Government House, has apologised for her actions. Chime, at the heat of his rift with his wife, had disclosed that she had health challenges […]
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Actress Uche Ogbodo and her newborn daughter, back in Nigeria (Photos)
Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo is back in Nigeria after giving birth to her daughter, Chinagorom in US…
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