President Muhammadu Buhari has formally announced he will seek re-election in 2019. Mr. Buhari made the announcement on Monday at a meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress leadership. The National Executive Committee(NEC) meeting of the party is holding in Abuja. Mr. Buhari made the declaration after the media had left the NEC hall of […]
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President Buhari off to London
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday for an official visit to Britain, the presidency said in a statement Sunday evening by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu. Mr Shehu said the president is due to “hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Theresa May, prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings […]
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Homosexuals fight in Lagos after contracting HIV
There was chaos in Egbe, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, when some homosexuals allegedly fought one another after contracting the Human Immunodefeciency Virus. Punch Metro gathered that one of the men, identified as Ezeugo, infected his first lover with the virus. Ezeugo had reportedly brought in another boyfriend to the house and was about […]
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Wind blew cocaine into my handbag, woman tells police
An American woman has blamed a powerful wind for the illicit drugs found in her possession. Police arrested Kennecia Posey following a stop in Fort Pierce, Florida, on March 21, according to a news report by ABC local affiliate. The report cited police extract of the case as stating that an officer approached Ms Posey’s […]
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My mother checked if my virginity was intact till I married – Singer, Tope Alabi
In a recent interview with Punch, the popular singer talks about her mum supporting her music career, she said: “Yes, she did because she was also a singer. She always sang around the house. She believed that one didn’t have to be immoral simply because she is a singer. Every other member of my family […]
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The Power of Endurance…
Endurance; The act or power of withstanding hardship or stress without complaining…. To survive in this world, most especially in Nigeria; one needs endurance. And the key to invite the culture of endurance is believing in this axiom “And this too shall pass away” no matter how bad it is. If it doesn’t pass away, the […]
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I didn’t know my lawyer paid prostitute $130,000, says President Trump
Stormy Daniels’s attorney said on Thursday that President Trump claims he was unaware of the $130,000 payment his attorney made to the porn star days before the 2016 election. “He’s effectively thrown, Michael Cohen now under the bus,” Michael Avenatti said. “This is an undisciplined guy, who you know, he finally cracked. We knew he […]
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Female lawmaker urges men to marry more wives to boost population
A female Kenyan lawmaker, Gathoni Wa Muchomba, has encouraged rich men to marry more than one wife in order to help boost the country’s population. The lawmaker, a former journalist, said this while addressing the issue of fatherless children in the society during the opening of a rehabilitation centre. Wa Muchomba said some of the […]
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Nigerian singer and her daughter murdered by husband at their Banana Island home in Lagos (Photos)
Fast rising Nigerian singer, Ali Zainab Nielsen aka Alizee, has reportedly been shot dead alongside her 4-year-old daughter, Petra Nielsen. She was murdered yesterday morning by her Italian husband, Peter Nielsen, at their home in Banana Island, Lagos. The circumstances leading to her death still remain unknown but their bodies have been deposited at a […]
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Don’t listen to voices of critics with selfish, ulterior motives, Presidency advises Nigerians
The Presidency has urged Nigerians to count the blessings that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had brought to the country’s economy rather than listening to voices of critics with selfish ambitions. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on […]
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Bio Baada wins Sierra Leone presidential election
Sierra Leone’s opposition challenger Julius Maada Bio secured his first term in office as a civilian Wednesday when he was declared the winner of a controversial presidential run-off. Bio, a former soldier who briefly led a military junta more than two decades ago, won 51.81 percent of ballots in last month’s election, according to official […]
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Kardashian Family “Not Surprised” by Blac Chyna’s Six Flags Fight
The Kardashian family is reacting to Blac Chyna’s Easter fight at Six Flags… On Sunday, Rob Kardashian’s ex was filmed getting involved in an altercation with an unidentified woman at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif. She was at the amusement park with son King Cairo and daughter Dream Kardashian. “Nobody is surprised to see what happened,” a source tells […]
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Spying on spouse’s phone in Saudi Arabia now carries $133, 000 fine and up to a year in prison
Spying on your spouse’s phone in Saudi Arabia now carries a 133, 000 dollars fine and up to a year in prison, under a new law that aims to “protect morals of individuals and society and protect privacy’’. The punishment would apply to both men and women in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, according to a […]
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“It’s true – I’m back!” Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to social media after emergency heart surgery
Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to social media after undergoing emergency heart surgery, telling fans: “It’s true: I’m back.” On Thursday, the 70-year-old Terminator actor and former California governor underwent a scheduled procedure to replace a valve – but developed complications while he was there. As a result, doctors took the decision to give him emergency open-heart […]
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APC, Buhari failed Nigerians, don’t vote them in 2019 – Obasanjo
Three months after criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance in office, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Nigerians not to vote for a ‘failed government’ in 2019. Mr Obasanjo on Monday called on Nigerians to be cautious not to re-elect a ‘failed government’ which may end up with excuses for its failure to meet Nigerians’ expectations. The […]
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We must encourage new generation to take over – IBB
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda on Sunday said that the old generation has overstayed in the corridor of power and should pave way for the younger ones to steer the ship of the state aright. The former leader made the observation when a new political movement , the New Nigeria led by its […]
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Nigerian govt releases more names of alleged looters
The Nigerian government has released more names of alleged looters of the treasury during the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, in a statement sent to Premium Times also criticised the opposition PDP for its reaction to the first names of alleged looters he released. The new list by Mr Mohammed contained […]
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Controversial Journalist, Kemi Olunloyo dishes marital advice to Linda Ikeji
Ever since the news made rounds that popular blogger, Linda Ikeji got engaged, congratulatory messages have poured in for her from all nooks and crannies. In an Instagram message sent to Saturday Beats by Kemi Olunloyo, she admitted that although she has never been married and never would be, she still had some words of advice for […]
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