Three hundred and twenty soldiers, who have completed a six-month training at the Nigerian Armed Forces Ressetlement Centre (NAFRC), Oshodi, Lagos, in new skills, have formally retired from the service. The soldiers, comprising 262 from the Nigerian Army, 44 from the Nigerian Navy and 14 from the Nigerian Air Force were sent off at a […]
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Stefanou Pontesilli, Italian ambassador to Nigeria, says at least 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Pontesilli made the disclosure in an interview with reporters in Abuja. ”In Italy we have about 1500 Nigerians in jail for various offences. It is a big number,” he said. ”We sometimes send them back […]
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Not less than 10 riders fell off their horses during Sallah Durbar at Dutse Emir’s Palace on Friday, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The incident happened during the mini durbar traditionally organised every year where the governor receives cheers and greetings from members of the emirate council from top of the Emir’s palace. The […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday June 15, 2018 as the day to mark the Eid-el-Fitr, and the end of Ramadan fast. The national moon-sighting committee disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday night. “The Sultan of Sokoto is making an official announcement live, declaring tomorrow Friday 15th June as […]
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An HIV-positive man who might have consciously passed on the deadly virus to more than 200 sexual partners has been arrested in Italy. A spokesman for police in Ancona, a city on Italy’s eastern Adriatic coast, told dpa on Thursday that 35-year-old Claudio Pinti had been arrested two days earlier. Despite having been diagnosed “for […]
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles, on Monday, caught the attention of the football world with their unique travel outfit to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Pictures of the players in the traditional wear flooded the social media as the team departed for Russia. “First it was the announcement of their tournament kits that sent football […]
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Anthony Bourdain, a chef, storyteller, and writer, has committed suicide. Bourdain, 61, was a presenter and host of ‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’ on CNN since 2013. According to the network, he committed suicide. The network reports that Bourdain’s close friend Eric Ripert, a French chef, found him unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning. “It […]
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In line with his recent tradition of breaking Ramadan fast with players from different sectors of the economy, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted some popular entertainers. Those who broke the fast with Buhari were popular musician, Kunle Afolayan, Temitope Adekunle (Small Doctor), Ali Jita, and Olanrewaju Fasasi (Sound Sultan), former BBNaija housemate Tobi Bakare, […]
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It is with a deep sense of loss and profound gratitude to God that we announce the passing of our wife, sister, mother and grandmother, Chief (Dr.) Mrs. Olutoyin Olusola Olakunri (FCA, FNIM, OFR), on Sunday June 3, 2018. Chief (Dr.) Mrs. Olakunri was a mother to many, full of warmth and wit. Amongst her […]
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About £8, 250 cash was stolen from the suitcase of Nigerian international, Kanu Nwakwo, in Moscow after he arrived from London. The Sun reports that Russian police said the money taken by two loaders at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Kanu who won the Premier League title with London side, Arsenal, was in Russia to play in […]
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