The number of privately owned jets in Nigeria has shrunk by almost 50 per cent between 2015 and 2016, checks by Daily Trust have shown. Within this period, no fewer than 31 private jets have been de-registered with the aircraft either sold off or returned to their owners abroad. The development, it was gathered, is […]
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Mikel set for £140,000 per-week move
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel is close to a free transfer to Chinese side Tianjin TEDA, who have offered him £140,000-per-week to see off competition from Marseille and Valencia, with the deal expected to be formally announced early next week. The 29-year-old has only six months left on his deal and has been allowed […]
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Clintons to attend Trump’s inauguration
The Clintons, Hillary and her husband, former president Bill plan to attend the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration of Republican Donald Trump. The confirmation about their attendance was made by their respective aides, according to a report by ABC’s Good Morning America. Former presidents from both parties typically attend inaugurations, but her presence takes on added […]
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Manchester City are TEN YEARS behind Manchester United, claims Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has admitted Manchester City are a long way off catching bitter rivals United. And he claims it will take another TEN years of Champions League football to put the Blues in the same class as their neighbours from Old Trafford. The Blues’ new manager also explained that he came to the Etihad last […]
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Trump responds to North Korea’s nuclear threat to U.S.
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has responded to threats by North Korea that it was in the final stage to test a new intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the U.S. mainland. “North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. […]
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Nigeria to close Abuja airport March 8, as stakeholders set to meet
Nigerian minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will be closed for repairs on March 8, 2017. In an advertorial, yesterday, Sirika also said government and stakeholders will meet on Thursday, to discuss issues arising from proposed closure. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, S. Zakari signed the advertorial. […]
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Man refused to speak to his wife for 20 YEARS…(Photos)
A man refused to speak to his wife for more than 20 YEARS because he was ‘sulking’, adding: “There’s no going back now”. Father-of-three Otou continued to live with his wife and family , speaking normally to his children, but he never uttered a word to his long-suffering wife Katayama Yumi for two decades. She […]
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Health checks every man needs to make in 2017
The year 2017 has rolled into today. It brings with it a carry over of the recession in the country. Expectedly, there is an upping of the pressure on the average Nigeria to just to survive but succeed and have a reasonable good life. For both men and women, it is vital to have good […]
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‘RIP’ to Obama administration, Russian Prime Minister says
Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev said “RIP’’ to the outgoing U.S. administration of Barack Obama said on Friday, after the White House decided to expel 35 Russian diplomats. “It is regrettable that the Obama administration, which started out by restoring our ties, is ending its term in an anti-Russia agony, “Medvedev said. Obama announced on […]
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I don’t own MMM but it will run till Jesus Christ comes – Pastor Mbanefo
Ernest Chigozie Mbanefo, a self-styled Nigerian pastor, says he is not the owner of MMM Nigeria but only a participant who has invested N3 million in the scheme, which “will last till Jesus Christ comes”. Earlier, Mbanefo was reported as the mastermind of the Ponzi scheme known as MMM Nigeria, after he set up MMM-Nigeria.net, one […]
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Pastor Ashimolowo loses $5million to Ponzi scheme
Kingsway International Christian Centre, a 12,000-member megachurch in Britain headed by Nigeria’s Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, lost $4.8 million to a Ponzi scheme after trustees carelessly invested money in it. The scam was the brainchild of former Premier League soccer player, Richard Rufus, who used to be a defender for Charlton Athletic. He promised investors along […]
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Dangote loses 32% of his wealth…
Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has lost 32 per cent of his wealth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires’ Index. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Dangote lost $4.9bn or one-third of his wealth as the combined effect of falling oil prices and the June devaluation of the naira pushed him to […]
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Meet The American Billionaire Sponsoring Chibok Schoolgirls
An African American billionaire, Robert Smith, is sponsoring the education of 24 Chibok schoolgirls in American University, Yola, in Adamawa State. His identity was revealed yesterday by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on media to President Muhammadu Buhari, at an interaction with journalists in Abuja. The billionaire, Mr. Shehu also revealed, is offering to take […]
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Man ‘killed Tinder date and dissolved body in acid after she said no to sex’
A man has been accused of killing his Tinder date and dissolving her body in acid, because she wouldn’t sleep with him. Emmanuel Delani Valdez Bocanegra, 26, was arrested following the gruesome discovery of human bones in bin bags on his apartment balcony, beside canisters of caustic soda and hydrochloric acid. Investigators retrieved six kilos of […]
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Only 10 per cent of Nigerians have taken HIV test- NACA
Only about 10 per cent of Nigerians have ever taken HIV test, the National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, NACA, has said. The agency made this known in a press statement released on Sunday to mark the celebration of Christmas. “Statistic has shown that only about 10 percent of Nigerians has ever taken an […]
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Ekiti APC slams Pastor Adeboye over support for Fayose, alleges bribery
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State has frowned at the comment made by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Enoch Adeboye, yesterday commending the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, for what he called the governor’s courage and willingness to defend his people and the cause of the common man […]
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We can live in peace if we tolerate each other – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that it is possible for Nigerians to live in peace if only they would learn to tolerate and appreciate one another, respect constituted authority and be their brothers’ keepers in word and deed. Buhari who said this in his Christmas message to Nigerians and Christians in particular, called for prayers […]
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10 Things That Annoyed Our Dear President Buhari in 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari did not pretend about certain issues and individuals that annoyed him in 2016. BAYO AKINLOYE (Punch) compiles 10 things that got under the Nigeria’s number one citizen’s skin – Governor Ayo Fayose “Every one of my trips can be politically or economically assessed. I recall that the first trip I had was […]
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January 6, 2017 




