The children of a 53-year-old woman, Mrs. Christiana Sepe, say they suspect foul play in the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of their mother who has been missing since July 26 at a prayer ground in Oke-Agelu, Iseyin, in the Ado-Awaye area of Oyo State. PUNCH Metro learnt that a pastor of a white garment church […]
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All ATMs that were enabled for domestic and foreign transactions have been restructured to limit Naira cash withdrawal at ATMs from N150,000 per day to N60,000 per day while foreign currency is $300 per day. The new arrangement has separated traditional ATM from MasterCard credit card where the former has now been deactivated and can […]
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A member of the Ife traditional council in Osun State has officially confirmed the death of the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II. Laye Adereti, who is the Wara of Iwara-Ife, told reporters today that the official announcement of the Ooni’s death would be made on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. The Ooni was rushed to […]
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Nigeria is widely seen as a rich country. The President of Nigeria thinks otherwise. He said on Monday, Nigeria “is not a rich country.” He said the reality was that that impression was wrong. In a statement by President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, quoted the President as speaking while granting […]
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Mr. Ambrose who recklessly drove a timber trailer causing a collision killing two people riding on motorcycle along Isikan road, the adjourning street of Ondo road in Akure. An eyewitness told our correspondent that a man standing by the roadside close to a primary school on the street was also affected by the crash. The […]
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Nigeria’s long term vision of becoming a world class business destination and put the country in the global property map, has received a huge boost with the launch and rapid development of “The Address Hotels + Resorts” in Abuja, by Eagle Hills. A city within a city, this project is a truly multifunctional development that […]
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The West African Examinations Council has released the May/June 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination results, withholding 118,101 candidates’ results out of the 1.5 million students that sat the examination. WAEC Head of National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, announced this in Lagos at a press conference on Monday. Eguridu added that the states owing WAEC had […]
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In a damning assessment of Mr. Jonathan’s tenure, Prof. Soyinka said the former president, who left office in May following his defeat by the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, in the March 28 presidential poll, did not know that the nation had been compromised so badly under him until he (Soyinka) brought some issues to his […]
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Absolutely one of Nigeria’s historically significant cities, Enugu is a huge metropolis which is changing rapidly. The coal city, as it is popularly known, has a surprising amount to offer visitors: historical monuments, great nightlife, wonderful beaches and interesting day trips. While the city may not be the easiest city to reach on a standard tour, it […]
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The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC says its attention has been drawn to a press release by Governor Nyesom Wike, signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah claiming that the present breakdown of law and order in Port Harcourt and environs is caused by the APC. The […]
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