Acting President Yemi Osinbajo spent one hour with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in London and then swiftly left to begin the journey home. According to Reuters, Osinbajo arrived in the night at the Abuja House, where Buhari has been living since he arrived 8 May, from Nigeria for medical vacation. Osinbajo spent one hour […]
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Thirty-two ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive in Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from July 12 to July 22. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
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The Nigerian air force has redeployed 58 high-ranking officers and established two new training commands in Enugu and Kaduna. The establishment of the two new commands brings to six the total numbers of commands under the air force. The shake-up in the air force was announced in a statement released on Tuesday. It read: “As […]
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Manchester United have announced the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Everton on a five-year contract after completing a medical in Los Angeles over the weekend. Lukaku immediately joined up with his new team-mates in Los Angeles ahead of their pre-season schedule in the United States, although he will not feature in their opening game against […]
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“Treat the surrendering Biafrans well or risk their children rising again”- Colonel Phillip Effiong, Vice President of Biafra, 1970. These profound words from a wise and deeply courageous man have proved to be prophetic. The truth is that those that resist the idea of restructuring and that say no to the conducting of a referendum […]
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Telecoms group Etisalat has finally announced the termination of its management agreement with its Nigerian arm. According to Reuters, the company has given few weeks to operators of the brand to phase out Etisalat in Nigeria Hatem Dowidar, chief executive of Etisalat International, said the company, with a 45 percent stake in the Nigerian business, […]
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In what appears to many a surprise outcome, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party has been officially declared winner of the Osun West Senatorial bye election. The chief returning officer Professor Olaide Lawal of Oye Ekiti University said Adeleke PDP polled 97,480 votes, while Mudashiru Hussain of the All Progressives Congress polled 66,116 votes. […]
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The entire Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island, Lagos, was on Saturday, flooded beyond imagination, forcing some residents and commercial offices to unceremoniously vacate their premises. As a result of the unpleasant development, the Lagos State Police Command has temporarily closed the road for human and vehicular movements due to threat by heavy flood. The […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma has reassured Nigerians that the country will come out of the economic recession before the end of 2017. He told journalists after briefing members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of All Progressives Congress (APC) on the implementation of the 2017-2020 Economic Recovery and Growth […]
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Arsenal have completed signing of France striker Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon for £46.5m fee on a five-year deal. The fee which is expected to go up to £52.6m with add-ons makes Lacazette Arsenal’s record signing. Lacazette, 26, is expected to travel with the squad this weekend for two friendly matches in Sydney next week, followed […]
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