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Speak up against Buhari govt’s illegal actions, Wike tells Church

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday called on the Church to speak up against the federal government’s “illegal and corrupt” actions. He said this was necessary to stem the drift of the Nigeria into “unprecedented crisis”. Mr. Wike made the call in a keynote address at the 12th General Synod of the Church of […]

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Nurses, midvives, other health workers across Nigeria commence strike today

The major unions of health workers have announced the commencement of their nationwide strike on Wednesday. The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, JOHESU, and the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, announced the strike on Tuesday. According to a statement signed by the National President of NANNM, Abdrafiu […]

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Help us recover looted funds, Buhari tells UN Assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari has told a gathering of over 150 world leaders that recovery of stolen wealth from Nigeria will only be possible through their cooperation. Buhari said this while delivering his speech at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. The President further stated that ISIS fighters who were under […]

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‘Nigeria is no longer under military rule’, Jonathan condemns deployment of soldiers, slams Lai Mohammed

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has criticised his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari, for planning to extend the military show of force to the South-South and the South-West. Jonathan said this in a Facebook post on Tuesday which was signed on his behalf by his aide, Reno Omokri. The former President was emboldened by the statement by Senate President […]

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Mexico City shaken by strong quake, death toll rises to 140

Nearly 140 people were killed when a powerful, 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday, toppling buildings in the capital and sowing panic on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The quake sowed panic in the sprawling city of 20 million people, many of whom have memories of the quake 32 years ago that killed some […]

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90% deaths in Nigerian hospitals caused by health workers’ attitude — Teaching Hospital Chief

Over 90 per cent of deaths recorded in Nigerian hospitals are due to poor attitude of health workers. Thomas Agan, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), said this during an interaction with journalists on Tuesday in Calabar. He said some health workers were not taking the lives of patients seriously, […]

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Spain expels North Korea ambassador over nuclear tests

Spain on Monday ordered North Korea’s ambassador to leave the country by September 30 in protest over Pyongyang’s nuclear tests, which it has criticised as “a serious threat to peace”. “Today, the ambassador of North Korea DPRK in Spain has been declared persona non grata,” the foreign ministry said on its English twitter account. The […]

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I’ll continuously fight corruption until it dies – Buhari

I will continue to fight corruption in Nigeria until it is completely exterminated from our body polity, President Muhammadu Buhari, said on Monday. According to the President, his administration will fulfill its vow of eliminating all forms of corrupt practices in Nigeria so as to put the country on the path of greatness and prosperity. Buhari disclosed this […]

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Nollywood Practitioners and Nigerian youths march for peace in Abuja

Nigerian youths and Nollywood entertainers are determined that Nigerians will live in peace with one another. This will be demonstrated on the 23rd of September, 2017, as they march through the streets of Abuja, from the Women Development Centre to the Unity Fountain for peace. Starting from 10am, and will be led by the foremost […]

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Two suspects flush $120,000 down the toilets

Prosecutors have opened an investigation into why two people literally tried to cram about 100,000 euros ($120,000) in 500 euro notes down the toilets. The incident happened in Switzerland, precisely in three Geneva restaurants and an office of banking giant, UBS. The notes “had probably been cut with scissors,” Geneva prosecution spokesman Vincent Derouand told […]

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Breaking: Nigerian army denies declaring IPOB terrorist organisation

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai Monday evening stated that the Defence Headquarters did not declare the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB an terrorist organization in the country. Speaking during the official launch of Operation Python Dance II in Abakaliki, the Army Chief who argued that what the Defence Headquarters did was […]

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Overdose on paracetamol causes liver failure – Expert

Dr Arikawe Adeolu, a medical practitioner at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, has warned that an overdose of paracetamol drug could cause liver failure within 24 hours. Adeolu gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. He said that medications generally had side effects and that some drugs, […]

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Governors, Military Lack Power To Proscribe, Declare IPOB Terrorist Organisation – Saraki

The proscription and declaration of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organisation is illegal, President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said, opposing the South-eastern governors and the country’s Armed Forces. Mr. Saraki spoke on Monday in a statement he shared on Facebook and Twitter. Last Friday, the governors of the five […]

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EFCC inspects Diezani’s N7bn Dubai properties, moves for forfeiture

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have visited two mansions in Dubai allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The properties, located at E146 Emirates Hill and J5 Emirates Hill, are said to be worth 74,000,000 dirham (N7.1bn). Emirates Hill, which has been described as the Beverly Hills of […]

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Nigerian Government Reveals The People Sponsoring IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu

The federal government says Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is not set up to fight for right of anyone or group but a tool by opposition to destabilise the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this at a news conference in Lagos on Sunday. He alleged that IPOB was being sponsored […]

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Minister of Health disguised herself for a visit to a general hospital where she discovered patients have to bribe to get treatment (Photos)

Uganda’s Health State Minister, Sarah Opendi, disguised herself and visited the China-Naguru hospital, where she discovered patients have to bribe hospital staff to get treatment. Two of the nurses who were to attend to her, asked her for a bribe before she could see a doctor. According to reports from Ugandan dailies, the doctor and […]

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Big men are using our children as sacrifice, political and spiritual leaders should lead Biafra struggle, says Fr. Mbaka (Video)

Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu ( AMEN), says Igbo leaders should be in the forefront for the struggle for a sovereign state of Biafra. Addressing the congregation at one of his programmes in Enugu during the week, Mbaka said both political and spiritual leaders should lead the Biafra struggle […]

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Again Sagay tackles Nigerian lawmakers, calls them ”blood sucking locusts”

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Itse Sagay, has described the Nigerian Senate as “a merciless and ruthless organisation” with no value. Mr. Sagay who also added that the lawmakers behaved ”like locusts” said this on the sidelines of the Hallmarks of Labncour Foundation Reunion Symposium held at the Nigerian Institute of […]

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