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Biafra: IPOB relocates to Germany

The Indigenous People of Biafra has relocated its world administrative headquarters from London to Langenfeld, Germany. According to IPOB Media And Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, the office will be officially by the organisation’s, Deputy Leader, Uche Mefor and members of the ruling Directorate of State (DOS) nest Friday and Saturday. Powerful said the “ceremony will […]

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My achievements yet to be matched – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has hit out at critics of his administration, saying his achievements in government are yet to be matched by his successor. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze, on Friday, Mr. Jonathan said Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State’s claims that his administration was dogged by poor choices and […]

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American producer, Timbaland opens up about his battle with drug addiction and depression

Timbaland opens up about his battle with drug addiction and depression. The super producer admits he battled a heavy drug addiction over the years, but a near-fatal overdose put him back into perspective to get clean. During an interview with Rolling Stone, he shares the story of what happened when he became addicted to OxyContin, and how it […]

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Over 40% of Nnamdi Azikiwe University staff watch pornography at work – Vice Chancellor

The vice chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, on Thursday said more than 40 percent of the staff of the university spend more time watching pornographic videos and other illicit films at work than doing the work for which they are employed. The VC said he was able to monitor […]

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Buhari finally speaks on shocking video of Nigerians being sold as slaves in Libya

Weeks after CNN started airing videos of many Africans including Nigerians being sold as slaves in Libya, President Muhammadu Buhari finally spoke on the incident. According to a statement by the presidency, Mr. Buhari condemned the act in Cote d’ Ivoire on Tuesday night at an interactive session with members of the Nigerian Community. Mr. […]

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President Buhari hints at seeking re-election in 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has given the clearest hint so far that he will seek re election in 2019. He gave the hint in far away Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire where he is attending the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit. He was accompanied on the trip by a leader of the governing APC, Bola Tinubu, and […]

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Nigerians are divided, country not working – Ekweremadu

The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday lamented that Nigeria is daily splitting along ethnic and religious lines and that the country, as currently constituted, is not working. He said this at the 2017 Annual Conference and Induction Ceremony of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC) tagged, “Myth and Reality of Agitations: […]

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Manhattan babysitter convicted of raping two children

A Manhattan babysitter was convicted of raping two children and recording the depravity, prosecutors said Tuesday. Milton Narvaez, 35, was found guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday. Narvaez molested a 6-year-old boy over a period of six years, beginning in February 2008, prosecutors said. His other victim, a little girl who was seen on […]

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Zimbabwean military returns power to police

Zimbabwe’s military, which staged a peaceful coup on November 15, ousting former President Robert Mugabe, returned power to the national police on Monday. According to a joint statement by the army and police, because “normalcy” had returned to the country following Friday’s swearing-in of President Emmerson Mnanagagwa, who replaced Mugabe after 37 years in power, […]

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Society for Family Health asks Nigerian rich pastors to fund HIV treatment

The Society for Family Health has called on wealthy pastors who own private jets to assist in funding HIV/AIDS treatment as donations from foreign countries and organisations have dropped. The Managing Director of the SFH, Bright Ekweremadu, said this at the 2017 World AIDS Day organised by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS […]

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Maina Speaks From Hiding, implicates President Buhari

The embattled former chairman of the Presidential Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, on Tuesday said his reinstatement started with a meeting with the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, as ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a video aired by Channels TV on Monday, Mr. Maina, wanted for alleged corruption, explained […]

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Why Nigerians must pay higher electricity tariff – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said payment of high electricity tariffs is inevitable for Nigerian electricity users. Mr. Osinbajo said this while speaking at the Sixth Presidential Business Forum held at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A statement signed by Laolu Akande, the vice president’s media aide, quoted Mr. Osinbajo […]

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Nine-year-old girl pregnant as stepdad rapes her 10 times daily

A nine-year-old girl is pregnant by her alleged rapist stepfather, who is said to have assaulted her up to 10 times a day. The abused girl’s pregnancy was only discovered by her mother after five months, meaning she was too late to have an abortion in Peru. Local news reported that the girl’s stepfather, 30, […]

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Court jails man two years for social media post

A court in Russia’s second city Saint Petersburg sentenced a man to two years in a penal colony Monday for insulting high-ranking state officials on social media. Vladimir Timoshenko, 43, was found guilty of writing a post on popular Russian social network Vkontakte that “contained text of humiliating and insulting nature towards high placed officials,” […]

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Zimbabwe declares Mugabe’s birthday public holiday

Zimbabwe has made former president Robert Mugabe’s birthday a public holiday, a state daily reported Monday, nearly a week after the long-time ruler stepped down. “It is hereby declared that February 21 of every year henceforth shall be a public holiday to be known as the Robert Mugabe National Youth Day,” The Herald newspaper reported, […]

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Man gets his eyeball SHAVED by barber with razor blade in bid to improve his vision (Photos)

A veteran barber has revealed how he cleans eyeballs with a razor-sharp blade for more than 40 years without a problem. Xiong Gaowu, 62, has a distinctive skill beyond the normal suite of offers of a normal hairdresser. He is said to be an expert eyeball shaver – which means washing your eyes with a knife. […]

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We’ll ‘Force’ Buhari To Recontest In 2019 – Orji Kalu

Former Abia State governor, Orji Kalu, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will force President Muhammadu Buhari recontest election in 2019. The former governor, who said this during his appearance on Channels Television’sSunday Politics, was of the opinion that it was the President’s entitlement to run for a second term. “President Buhari will run for re-election, […]

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2019: Igbo in Abuja begin campaigns for Buhari

The Igbo community in Abuja has begun a campaign for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, urging a former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu to desist from speaking in a manner that suggests that the president is not interested in the 2019 project. Speaking on Sunday at the inauguration of the Abuja chapter […]

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