The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday, urged Muslims to start looking for the new moon of Muharram 1439AH. The call is in a statement sign by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. He stated that “this is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Wednesday, […]
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Reno Omokri, former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reminded Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, the he is Nigeria’s minister of information and not propaganda. Omokri said this in reaction to Mohammed’s allegation that people in opposition parties were sponsoring the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a statement on Tuesday, Omokri said Mohammed […]
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Miss Kebbi, Ihezue Ugochi Mitchel, has emerged winner of the 2017 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant. Ugochi outshone other 36 contestants to emerge the 30th MBGN. Miss Bayelsa came in as fourth runner-up, third runner-up was Miss Oyo, while the second runner-up was Miss Plateau. Awards in other categories were presented at the ceremony […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to meet and dialogue with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, as a measure to curb the secessionist agitations in the South-East. Obasanjo made his opinion known in an interview with the Newsweek Magazine. He said, “I don’t see […]
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After an emergency meeting in Enugu on Friday, South-east governors announced a ban on all the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in their geo-political zone. Earlier on Friday, the defence headquarters declared IPOB “a militant terror group”. According to some insiders, the governors succumbed to a directive from Aso Rock, as a […]
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The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Friday said Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped from 16.05 per cent in July to 16.01 per cent in August. The NBS made this known in its Consumer Price Index, CPI, report which measures inflation. The development, the NBS noted, is the seventh consecutive month that the index would be […]
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The defence headquarters has branded the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a “militant terrorist organisation” and urged parents to dissuade their wards from joining the group. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, John Enenche, the director, defence information, restated the commitment of the armed forces to confront “all security challenges facing the country”. Enenche […]
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About 30 people have been confirmed dead in an accident that happened on Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday night. Bisi Kazeem, spokesman of the federal road safety corp, who confirmed the incident said the it occurred at about 8 pm at kilometer 95 around the Elebolo Quary Area on the Ibadan axis of the road. According to […]
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Fashion lovers all over the world can once again look forward to an unparalleled fashion experience as the 2nd edition of the GTBank Fashion weekend is set to hold on the 11th and 12th of November, 2017. The 2-day event will treat attendees to an enthralling journey across a wide variety of Africa’s finest styles […]
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The 2017/2018 season of the UEFA Europa League returned with lots of excitement. In the first round games played on Thursday, Arsenal, AC Milan and Zenith St. Petersburg were among the winners. Below are the scores according to groups, with the goalscorers in bracket: Group A Slavia Prague (CZE) 1 (Necid 12) Maccabi Tel Aviv […]
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