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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Top PDP financier Emeka Offor is broke, shuts down company
The fall of the Peoples Democratic Party at the centre appears to have devastated the fortunes of several politically-connected businessmen who, as once suggested by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, mostly relied on the then-ruling party for government contracts. One of such billionaire businessmen, Emeka Offor, has indicated that he is broke, just over two years […]
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Buhari’s administration producing results – Nigerian Government
Federal Government has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is working and that the results are showing in the various sectors of the economy. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was quoted to have stated this at the 4th Annual Conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigerians […]
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What a country! More troubles for Nigerian universities as SSANU, NASU, NAAT declare total, indefinite strike
Nigerian university workers have vowed to commence an indefinite strike from Monday, joining their academic colleagues. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had earlier begun an indefinite strike on August 13 but will resume negotiation with the federal government on Thursday. But at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, the Joint Action Committee, […]
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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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It may take 20 years to break my record – Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt is feeling no pressure in retirement, confident his best times can remain world records for decades. The only sprinter to capture the 100- and 200-metre track titles at three consecutive Olympics, Bolt retired last month after the world championships in London. He holds the world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100 and […]
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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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Ordinary Nigerians need to feel impact of exiting recession – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State, said the real impact of coming out recession will be better felt when ordinary Nigerians experience a change in their living conditions. President Buhari, who received the President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, at his country home in Daura, told journalists that he was “very happy’’ to […]
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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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North Korea will launch more missiles – South Korea warns
South Korea said on Monday it was talking to the United States about deploying aircraft carriers and strategic bombers to the Korean peninsula after signs North Korea might launch more missiles in the wake of its sixth and largest nuclear test. The U.N. Security Council was set to meet later on Monday to discuss new […]
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David’s stone that killed Goliath still there for Biafra to use – Dokubo-Asari
Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, NDPSF, and one of the arrowheads in the struggle to redress perceived injustice in the Niger Delta has said that the stone used by biblical David to kill giant Goliath is still there for Biafra to use… Watch the video below:
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Touch my wife, I’ll kill you – says Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said that he would kill anybody who touches his wife, Pastor (Mrs) Foluke Adeboye. The clergyman said this while delivering his sermon titled “Activating Your Destiny” at the National Headquarters of RCCG, Throne of Grace Parish, Ebutte Meta, Lagos yesterday. […]
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‘Any man who sleeps with Ooni’s ex-queen without the appropriate cleansing may die prematurely’ – Ifa priest warns
Following the recent crash of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi ‘s 17-month-old marriage to Olori Wuraola, popular Ifa Traditionalist, Playwright, Actor and Author, Yemi Elebuibon, who spoke to The Sun, claimed that Ooni’s ex-queen must undergo appropriate traditional cleansing process to regain her normal life back. Elebuibon who claimed that marriage breakup is not very common among […]
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