The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi, has lamented the constant harassment of the Senate by Nigerians, adding that the upper legislative chamber cannot disclose its salaries and allowances. Abdullahi said this during a live programme on Channels Television titled, ‘Politics Today.’ The Senate spokesman also refused to state how much the […]
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Trouble looms for Nigeria as China seeks to ban petrol and diesel vehicles
China, the world’s biggest car market, plans to ban the production and sale of diesel and petrol vehicles, further threatening the future profitability of oil — Nigeria’s major revenue source. The development is coming two months after the UK, like Germany, France, India, Norway and Netherlands, revealed plans to ban fuel-run cars, as part of efforts to reduce […]
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World’s youngest mum had a baby at age five (Photos & Video)
(Lina Medina lying down on the bed, while the nurse held her baby) The hardest thing you had to do when you were five years old was probably decide which toy to play with first. Otherwise, life was pretty and simple back then. Not so for five-year-old Lina Medina, a little Peruvian girl who, in […]
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This too shall pass…
Life comes and goes, happiness comes and goes, sorrows comes and goes. They all come and pass away….There is nothing permanent in this world. Everything changes except the law of change. You have survived all the setbacks, all defeats and all sorrows. All have passed away. Hence, the problems in the present, they too will […]
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Health Zone: Three reasons you should never drink out of plastic water bottles
Though water is the healthiest thing anyone can drink, science suggests that drinking from plastic water bottles might not be the best thing for you or the environment. Here are reasons you should avoid drinking from plastic water bottles as much as you can: • They can release potentially harmful chemicals into your water. When […]
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Music Legend, Don Williams dies at 78
US country music singer Don Williams, who enjoyed great success with his easy-going singing style, has died at home in Alabama aged 78. On Friday his publicist confirmed Williams, who was known as “the Gentle Giant” because of his easygoing temperament, died after a short illness. Williams had 17 number ones in the US and was […]
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…Prove me wrong, tell the world your salary, says Sagay, who alleged that a Nigerian Senator earns about N29 million a month
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has refused to back down from allegations that Senators and members of the House of Representatives collect jumbo salary. Sagay had, at a lecture he delivered at the Nigerian Society of International Law public lecture on Tuesday, in Lagos, entitled The many afflictions of […]
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Fearless Jim Iyke plays with Lions & Cheetahs (Photos)
‘Nothing serious goin on. Just another day in the wilds of living stone petting Lions and Cheetahs. Deep down its an animal thing. They smell fear. They know when you’re not in your element. We understand each other.’ He captioned the photos…
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We’ve only recovered 15% of Diezani loot, It is more notorious than Abacha loot, says Magu
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Thursday, said only about 15 per cent of funds allegedly misappropriated by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, had been recovered. Magu, who said the commission was working with the United Kingdom on her case, noted that efforts were […]
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Police arrest 3 over assassination of Hector, Guilder Ultimate search winner (Full Details)
Three suspects have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command over last Sunday’s assassination of Hector Oluwaseun Jobarteh, winner of the 2006 Gulder Ultimate Search, GUS, reality TV, Season 3. Jobarteh was shot dead by unknown gunmen at his residence in New Oko-Oba, area of Lagos State. The new Lagos State Commissioner of Police, […]
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I don’t care if I’m sacked, I swear, Even if Buhari runs in 2019, I will support Atiku, says Minister of Women Affairs
The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has restated her position that she will support a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, for the 2019 presidential election. Mrs. Alhassan, in an interview with BBC Hausa, added that even if President Muhammadu Buhari decides to contest in 2019, she would still support Mr. Abubakar. “Atiku is my […]
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Woman donates frozen breast milk to Harvey flood victims
A nursing mother, Danielle Palmer, in Missouri has donated 65 pints of frozen breast milk (equivalent to eight gallons) to Texas mothers affected by the Harvey flood. According to The Mail, she had saved the milk for her son, Truett, but on seeing how distressed people were as a result of the flood, she decided to donate them as relief […]
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Why you should avoid oral sex – Gynaecologist
A professor, Adegboyega Fawole of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, has warned that Human Papiloma Virus (HPV) has been found in the throat of people engaging in oral sex. Mr. Fawole, who is of the Department of Gynaecology, UITH, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin on Tuesday that HPV was mostly […]
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Nigerian govt must take over, sell empty Abuja houses – Buhari’s adviser
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property on Tuesday said that the federal government may soon take over empty houses in Abuja and sell them. The chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla, who is also the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, made this known when the Say no […]
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After Hurricane Harvey, Irma hits U.S.
With the destructive Hurricane Harvey still raging, some U.S. States and territory are again bracing for another unpleasant experience with Hurricane Irma, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Hurricane Irma strengthened into a powerful ‘Category 4’ storm on Monday, prompting both Florida and Puerto Rico to declare states of emergencies as they brace […]
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We are ready for ‘more gift packages’ for U.S. — North Korea
Amid international uproar over North Korea’s latest and biggest nuclear weapons test, one of its top diplomats said on Tuesday his country was ready to send “more gift packages’’ to the U.S. Han Song, North Korea ambassador to the UN, made the announcement in Geneva in his address at the UN-sponsored conference on Disarmament two […]
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Nigeria officially out of recession, Presidency reacts
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria has exited its worst economic recession in more than two decades, notching up growth of 0.55 per cent in the second quarter of 2017. In its report released on Tuesday, the data showed that the economic recovery was driven by improved performance of oil, agriculture, manufacturing and […]
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September 11, 2017 




