Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the announcement made by the Academy on Wednesday, Chimamanda was listed among 40 foreign honorary members from 19 countries. Other foreigners honourees are scientist Ruth Arnon; chemist Clare Grey; vaccinologist Rino Rappuoli; former Health Minister for China Zhu […]
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James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, on Wednesday shed tears at the graveside of Diepreye Alamieyeseigha in Amassoma, Bayelsa state. Alamieyeseigha, former governor of Bayelsa, was Ibori’s ally. He died under controversial circumstances in October 2015. Ibori described the deceased as a patriotic leader, who was very courageous, outspoken and “stood on the side […]
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A four day-old baby belonging to Mariam Ohene, a Nigerian, was among over 480 migrants rescued by humanitarian ships on Saturday in the central Mediterranean Sea. Also rescued with Ohene were her two year-old son named Benjamin and her Ghanaian husband Richard. They were all travelling on one of two rubber boats carrying over 200 […]
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A 45-year -old man, Kunle Ajibade, who allegedly raped his own daughter, was on Friday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. He was, however, released on a bail of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum. The accused, a driver, who resides at 3, Oyediran Close, Ayobo, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for […]
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One Malam Mohammed Kuyizhi, who is the Vice Principal, Government Day Secondary School, Tunga-Minna in Niger, has appeared before the state’s Child Rights Protection Agency, over the pregnancy of a 16-year-old student. Kuyizhi is accused of impregnating the girl, who is a junior student in the school. Hajia Mariam Kolo, the Director-General of the agency, […]
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The first 100 houses constructed under the Public Private Partnership initiated by Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i for low income earners in Kaduna State have been completed. The News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] reports that the ”Affordable Housing Scheme” was inaugurated by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Jan. 12, 2016 in Kaduna. NAN reports that a total […]
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Bassey was evicted from the 2017 #BBNaija show on Sunday. His fellow nominee for eviction, Debbie Rise was in tears after the anchor of the show, Ebuka announced that she had escaped eviction. Last week, Efe was given the rare opportunity as Ultimate Head of House, when he nominated his fellow housemates for eviction. Efe […]
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Hakeem Balogun, the chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, says different reasons are responsible for the extreme vetting Nigerians face during entry into the US. In an interview with NAN in Washington, Balogun said the Nigerians restricted from entering the US failed to meet other required procedures. “What manner of visa did […]
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The Nigerian Police in Lagos State has rescued a woman named Taiwo Titilayo Momoh who attempted to jump into the Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge on Friday. This is coming five days after a medical doctor, Allwell Orji jumped into the Lagoon from Third Mainland Bridge as his remains was retrieved from the water on […]
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Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has been named amongst the 50 greatest world leaders in the 2017 Fortune magazine ranking. The Half of a Yellow Sun writer was ranked number 42 on the list with Chicago Cubs baseball team president Theo Epstein at number one. Business mogul, Jack Ma, of AliBaba group of companies appears at […]
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