Reports have emerged that an helicopter with 12 people on board Wednesday crashed in the Oworonsoki lagoon in Lagos It was said to be coming from Port Harcourt. It was said that three of those on board were confirmed dead while four wounded ones were moved to the nearby Gbagada General Hospital. The crash was said to […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State on Tuesday insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari must investigate the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, over allegations of corruption. This is just as the party petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, detailing alleged corrupt practices that took place under Amaechi The PDP Deputy […]
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BY AYO OLOWO Noble laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, (Captain Blood) who is believed to have co-founded the Pyrates Confraternity in Nigeria, has said that it was a wrong idea to lump cultism with confraternity, arguing that the two were not the same. Prof. Soyinka, made this known when he spoke in an interview with Zero Tolerance, a […]
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(Reuters) – Greece and its international lenders reached an 85 billion euro bailout agreement on Tuesday after nailing down the terms of new loans needed to save the country from financial ruin. The deal, which came after 23 hours of talks that continued through the night, must still be adopted by Greece’s parliament and by […]
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A mysterious pillar which has been found off the coast of Sicily, in Italy, and which dates from 10,000 years ago has stirred a debate as to whether it was made by extra terrestrial aliens, who were believed to have lived on earth before the present human beings. Scientists beg to differ, of course – […]
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After a brief relaxation, Boko Haram suicide bombers are back at their hideous ways, targetting markets and and bus parks to inflict horror on Nigerians. The latest occurred today at a packed market in Sabon Gari in Damboa LG of Borno state, when a female suicide bomber struck right in the midst of traders. The explosion […]
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Dr Atiku Abubakar, Deputy Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Tuesday said about N15 billion was required for the nation to generate 8,000 megawatts of electricity by 2016. Abubakar made this known during inspection of some ongoing electricity projects at the sidelines of a training programme for auditors in Lagos. He disclosed that […]
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Sometimes last year, I watched the Hollywood blockbuster titled ”12 Years A Slave” starring Brad Pitt and the Nigerian-born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. After watching the film I was at a loss for words. It was a masterpiece. It was a powerful rendition of a true and heroic story. After watching the film I could not […]
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THE NEWS MAGAZINE Three of the eight witnesses called by David Mark in defence of the petition against him by Daniel Onjeh of the APC at the National Assembly Elections Tribunal, did not testify as they were not seen when called. Counsel to David Mark, Kenneth Ikonne, on Monday told the tribunal that he had […]
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A 91-year-old Sydney man was used by drug smugglers to fly 4.5 kilograms of cocaine disguised as soap from India to Australia, police said Tuesday. The man was stopped at Sydney airport on his arrival from New Delhi on July 8th when customs officers became suspicious of the contents of his luggage, officials said. They […]
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