The candidate of Action Alliance (AA’s) in the Imo North Senatorial District of 2019, Mr Ndubuisi Emenike, has been shot dead by an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). This development has been confirmed by the Imo state Police command on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Commenting on the developing issue, police […]
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US basketball icon, Kobe Bryant and Gianna, his 13-year-old daughter, have died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. According to TMZ, the NBA star was travelling alongside three other persons when his private helicopter crashed on Sunday. TMZ outlet later reported that Gianna was also on board the helicopter and died in the crash. […]
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The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abubakar Rasheed, has said the agency is in the final stage of “a draft review’’ of Nigeria’s university curriculum. Mr Rasheed, a professor, stated this at an interactive dialogue commemorating this year’s International Day of Education at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Speaking as […]
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The family of Leah Sharibu, a Christian teenage schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in 2018, has demanded the release of their daughter alive, with and without baby. On Saturday, reports have it that Leah Sharibu had a baby for a Boko Haram commander in Niger Republic and that she would have been released some […]
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The death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey rose to 29 as rescue workers raced against time Saturday to find survivors under the rubble. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck on Friday evening, with its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in Elazig province, and was felt across neighbouring countries. The Turkish […]
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Quique Setien suffered his first defeat as Barcelona manager as Valencia claimed their first home win over the Spanish champions since 2007. The hosts broke the deadlock when Jordi Alba deflected Maxi Gomez’s powerful strike past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Gomez, who had a first-half penalty saved by Ter Stegen, completed the scoring in the second […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported in 11 states of the federation. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, who disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja, explained that the current figures were as at Friday, […]
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Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, has said the corruption perception index by Transparency International (TI) which ranked Nigeria low could be based on statements from the opposition party. Recall that in its 2019 corruption perception index published on Thursday, Transparency International ranked Nigeria 146 of 180 countries studied, two points lower than 148 the country […]
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The Christmas edition of one of Nigeria’s most anticipated parties – The Funky Brunch Lagos turned out an incredible and impressive massive crowd of upwardly mobile and luxury lifestyle lovers with over 3000 guests across Nigeria with a high concentration of celebrities, millennials, upwardly mobile gentlemen and women in entertainment, corporate, art and government from […]
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Lasting peace and the prosperity that comes with it cannot be achieved without justice, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has declared, during a keynote speech in the Hague. Patricia Scotland was addressing the International Criminal Court (ICC) as guest of honour for the opening of the new judicial year. The distinguished lawyer and former Attorney General in […]
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