Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Wednesday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “magic hand” to give them Tony Nwoye as governor of Anambra state. “Kogi is a young man, you made it possible for him. Kebbi is a young man, Niger is a young man, Edo is a young man, Katsina is […]
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The Police in Borno have confirmed that 18 persons were killed in multiple suicide bomb attacks at Muna Gari community of Konduga Local Government Area. Mr Victor Isuku, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the attack in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Isuku said that the incident occurred at about 18:13p.m. when four suicide […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a two-day official visit to Ebonyi and Anambra in the South East region of Nigeria. The president’s visit to the South-east was the first since the inception of the All Progressives Congress-led federal government in 2015. Mr. Buhari, who commenced the visit on November 14 with a […]
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The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has revoked the residence permit of expatriate staff of six companies operating in the country. The Comptroller-General of the NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, announced this in Abuja on Wednesday in a statement issued by Mr Sunday James, spokesman of the agency. James identified the companies as […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reinstatement of the security aides of Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra state. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, Obiano complained directly to President Buhari about the withdrawal of his security aides. He […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a N200 billion Industrial Park in Iyanomo community, Benin, Edo State. Mr. Osinbajo said at the event that when established, the park would create 170,000 direct and indirect jobs and contribute significantly to the further development of the country’s manufacturing industry. He congratulated Governor […]
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A 65-year-old man, Patrick Kalu has been arrested by the police in Niger state after he was caught having sex with a 15-year-old boy through his anus. Abigail Unaeze, a Superintendent of Police and Public Relation Officer of the command said this while briefing journalists in Minna on Saturday. “On Nov. 8, 2017, based on […]
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A former U.S. soccer star Hope Solo has accused former FIFA President Sepp Blatter of sexually assaulting her in 2013 during the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony. “Sepp Blatter grabbed my ass, it was a few years ago at the Ballon d’Or ceremony just before I got on stage,” Solo said. She said that sexual harassment […]
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Justice Saliu Saidu of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the temporary forfeiture to the Federal Government of Flat 7B, Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos. The property housed the sums of $43.3 million, £27,800, and N23 million in cash. The judge issued the orders following an ex parte application by the Economic and […]
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Germany plans to bring the world’s first trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells into service with 14 emission-free trains to transport passengers in Lower Saxony from 2021. The trains will be built by France’s Alstom at its site in Salzgitter to replace diesel trains running between Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude. The trains, named Coradia iLint, […]
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