Marvyn Iheanacho, 39, from London, has been given life sentence by Woolwich Crown Court for the murder of Alex Malcolm. Iheanacho beat his girlfriend’s five-year-old son to death in a British park because the child lost a shoe. Witnesses heard a male voice screaming about a lost shoe while a child fearfully apologised on Nov. […]
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History was made in Lagos at the weekend as Mr. McCarthy Obanor emerged the winner of the first edition of the Nigeria National Freestyle Championship accredited by the World Federation of Freestyle Football. Apart from winning the sum of N1m, Obanor also won for himself a brand new GAC car and will also be representing Nigeria at […]
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Speaking at the conference of speakers and presiding officers of the Commonwealth in Abuja on Tuesday, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo says is conflict between the executive and the legislature that make headlines in Nigeria. Reacting to a newspaper reports of threat to Dogara and Saraki, Osinbajo jocularly said it will be suicidal to threaten Senate […]
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Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has proceeded on vacation. According to a statement issued by the governor’s spokesman, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, Mr. Dickson’s vacation started on Monday, July 24, 2017. The statement was, however, silent on how the time would be spent. The Deputy Governor, Gboribiogha John-Jonah, is to act for the period that the […]
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that Nigeria’s economy will grow at a faster pace than the South African economy in the 2018 fiscal year. According to its World Economic Outlook (WEO) for July 2017, the IMF said Nigeria will grow at 1.9 percent in 2018, while South Africa will only climb by 1.2 percent. […]
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Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) in the South-South to closely monitor contract award and execution by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Magu made the call in Port-Harcourt at an interactive session with CSO leaders in Rivers and Bayelsa states on […]
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The World Health Organiation (WHO) has warned that the spread of an HIV strain resistant to some of the most widely used medicines could undermine global progress in treating and preventing HIV infection if early and effective action is not taken. The Director-General of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, stated this in the ‘WHO HIV Drug Resistance […]
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The Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, on Friday in a terse statement, directed the Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, to capture Abubakar Shekau, the so-called and self-styled leader of Boko Haram terrorists group, dead or alive. “The Theatre Commander has further been directed to do […]
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The authorities of the Nigerian Police College, Oji River in Enugu State have suspended five recruits for indiscipline. The five are among the 966 fresh intakes of 2016 class currently undergoing training since Dec. 31, 2016 and expected to pass out in September. The Commandant of the college, Mr Anthony Ogboji, made the disclosure in […]
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The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), through its chairman, Ayotunde Phillips, on Friday, reiterated the neutrality of the commission. Speaking at a news conference, Phillips reassured all players of the commission’s readiness to conduct free and fair elections. “I wish to reiterate that the commission will provide a level playing field for all political […]
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