A former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has returned to Nigeria, after six years. The British Airways flight Ibori boarded from London arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja, at 4:30am on Saturday. His arrival took many of his associates by surprise. He is expected to return to the UK to keep his February […]
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The United States on Friday piled pressure on Iran, slamming sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entities. The sanctions came days after the White House put Tehran “on notice” over a ballistic missile test. The move against Iran is the first by the U.S. government since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 after […]
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U.S President, Donald Trump, has vowed to “totally destroy’’ a 1954 U.S. law barring churches from politics. Trump who was strongly backed by Evangelical Christian voters, promised to equally put an end to the ban on other religious institutions from political activity, if they wanted to keep tax-exempt status. He made his comments about a […]
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A Nigerian named ImeIme Umana, has made history as the first black woman president of the Harvard Law Review, a prestigious legal journal in the United States. Ms. Umana, who is of Nigerian descent, but hails from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States, has become the 131st leader of the organization. Former U.S. President Barack […]
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Challenges of Nigerian Christians and the Niger Delta Question-A Summary A Presentation by Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation to the U.S. House Sub Committee on Africa, February 1, 2017 Let me start by thanking Congressman, Christopher H. Smith, Chairman U.S. House Sub-Committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International […]
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President Donald Trump will now honour a refugee deal struck with Australia by his predecessor, President Barack Obama. The back-pedalling announced by White House spokesman, Sean Spicer, followed embarrassing revelations that Trump had slammed the phone on Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, in a conversation at the weekend. Trump reportedly dubbed the deal ‘dumb’. According […]
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Oil prices rose more than one per cent on Tuesday after news that the world’s top producers cut production in January more than forecasters had expected just as the dollar sank. “This is very high, a good number,” an OPEC source said of the January compliance estimate. The dollar was down by 0.9 per cent […]
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Iris Mittenaere, a 23-year-old dental student from France won the Miss Universe crown Monday in the 65th annual pageant held in Manila, the Philippines. The model beat 85 other beauties to take the title from Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. Miss Haiti, Raquel Pelissier, 25, came in the […]
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The chief executive officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has written to US President Donald Trump, expressing “concern” over the executive order which temporarily suspended intake of refugees. Trump’s order had also stopped the issuing of visas to citizens of some Muslim nations. Zuckerberg reminded Trump that America had a longstanding tradition of helping nations in need, […]
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Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said it had intercepted two helicopters and 23 consignments of accessories illegally imported into the country. Mr Dan Ugo, a Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, told newsmen in Lagos that the two helicopters and accessories, valued at N9.7 billion, were impounded at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport. “The consignment was […]
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