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North Korea warns US of ‘greatest pain’ over fresh sanctions

North Korea warned on Monday it would inflict “the greatest pain and suffering” on the United States if Washington persists in pushing for harsher UN sanctions following Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test. The September 3 detonation was the country’s largest and prompted global outrage, with the UN Security Council set to discuss a new draft resolution […]

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Why I rejected Manchester United – Arsene Wenger

  Arsene Wenger has revealed it was the ‘values’ at Arsenal that persuaded him to turn down Manchester United when they asked him to replace Alex Ferguson as manager at Old Trafford. Former United chairman Martin Edwards said in his newly released autobiography that he and then-chief executive Peter Kenyon met Wenger twice, once at […]

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I almost ran away from Nigeria – Buhari

 President Muhammadu Buhari says he is thankful for the improved rainy season in the country in the last two years, admitting that he would have run away from the country if there was no rain. Buhari said this on Monday when he received the National Council of Traditional Rulers led by the Sultan of Sokoto […]

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Jonathan didn’t believe Boko Haram was a serious issue – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says ex-President Goodluck Jonathan did not believe the Boko Haram insurgency was a serious issue. The former president said this in an interview with the BBC in Lagos on Monday. He said Jonathan believed the insurgency was a ploy by the north to stop him from getting re-elected. He said he […]

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Catholic Bishops condemn “shameful” calls for Nigeria’s break up

  The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, on Sunday advocated the promotion of social justice for ethnic minorities for peace, unity and development to reign in the country. The bishops also described as “shameful” calls for Nigeria’s break up. Its president, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama made the call while declaring open the second plenary meeting of the […]

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We can’t disclose our allowances – Nigerian Senate

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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Pope injures head during procession…

Pope Francis got a cut on his brow and blood on his white cape Sunday when he bumped into the window of his Popemobile while waving to admirers in Colombia. Francis, 80, was standing up in the specially designed vehicle during a procession through the Caribbean city of Cartagena when the vehicle braked sharply. Television […]

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Nigerians in US, get ready to welcome Buhari next week

President Muhammadu Buhari has been scheduled to address the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in the United States on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. The President of Nigeria is listed as number seven on the provincial list of speakers. Buhari is expected to speak after the leaders of Brazil, the United States, Guinea, […]

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Hurricane Harvey may cost insurers $30 billion

Hurricane Harvey, which lashed Texas and Louisiana with unprecedented rain last month, could end up costing insurers between $25 and $30 billion (21 and 25 billion euros), German reinsurance firm Munich Re estimated on Sunday. “It is a big estimate. The cost could climb a little bit, but not much,” said Torsten Jeworrek, a member […]

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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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Nigerian Economy Remains under Great Threat, US Warns

The United States military on Friday warned that the Nigerian economy remains under great threat following the surge in criminal activities in the Niger Delta and the threats by militants to resume bombing of oil facilities in the region. The rise in lawless activities around the Gulf of Guinea was also identified as another threat […]

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Italian policemen accused of raping US students

  Italian police officers are under investigation for the alleged rape of two US students in Florence, media said Friday. The women, aged 19 and 21, were in a nightclub on Wednesday night when a fight broke out and the owner called the police. Six officers arrived, with four leaving shortly afterward when calm was […]

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In Nigeria, Court orders SSS to allow doctors access ex-director detained for alleged closeness to Magu

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the State Security Service, SSS, to allow its former director, Abba Mohammed, access to his physician, family members and counsel. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr. Mohammed was arrested and is being detained without trial for over 50 days due to his alleged closeness to Ibrahim Magu, the chairman […]

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Nigerians mobilised to “Pray For Buhari” accuse organisers of pocketing their pay, seize car

Nigerians mobilised to the Eagle Square, Abuja, to “pray for President Muhammadu Buhari and the peace of the country” have accused the organisers, the National Youth Council of Nigeria, of denying them their promised incentives.   Premium Times interacted with some of them Friday night at Wuse 2, where they had grounded the a vehicle […]

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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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Senator threatens to expose banks partnering MMM to defraud Nigerians

Commercial banks in the country used by operatives of the now collapsed ponzi scheme popularly known as MMM (Mavrodi Mondial Movement), will soon be exposed and made to face appropriate sanctions, the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime, Foster Ogola, has said. Ogola who made the declaration yesterday, during an  interactive session with key players […]

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Surrogate of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s new baby daughter ‘revealed’

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West fans were delighted this week when it was announced they are to welcome a third child via surrogate early next year. Now details of the alleged surrogate mother have been leaked – giving fans some information about the woman who will carry a little sister to North and Saint West. […]

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