The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, Aug. 21, and Wednesday, Aug. 22 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir. The Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja in a statement issued by Dr Mohammed Umar, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry. While wishing Nigerians a happy Eid-el-Kabir […]
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Nigeria’s midfielder Victor Moses has announced a stunning decision to quit international football, choosing his club Chelsea over answering duty calls from Nigeria. Moses, who is just 27, announced his decision on Wednesday on his Instagram page. He said he made this decision to focus on his club career and family. Moses was part of the […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday announced the registration of 23 new political parties, when it invited chairmen and secretaries of the party to pick up their certificates at its headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. This brings to 91 the total number of parties in the country. INEC has also extended the ongoing […]
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The suspected kidnapper, who was arrested during a failed kidnap operation, has been confirmed dead. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Ondo State Police Command, Femi Joseph on Tuesday, stated that the suspect died due to complications from high dose of Tramadol he took before the botched operation despite efforts made to revive […]
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A 26-year old undergraduate, Damilola Rachel Ajayi has emerged the overall winner of N5million star prize in the just-concluded Skye Bank Ref ‘n’ Win Promo. The ‘Ref n Win’ promo was a youth-focused initiative designed to reward Skye Bank’s account holders who were mainly undergraduates across the country. During the course of the campaign, students […]
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Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has disclosed that restructuring of Nigeria will be topmost on his agenda list, if elected President come 2015. The PDP presidential aspirants who disclosed this while addressing the party leaders and members in Benin, Edo State, promised to ensure the security of […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday, visited the hilltop mansion of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state. Saraki who was accompanied by some of his associates, went into a meeting with the elder statesman. At the end of the meeting, the number three citizen told journalists he was in Abeokuta to see Obasanjo […]
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Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to swear that he never awarded oil blocks in return for sexual gratification while he presided over the affairs of Nigeria. Soyinka spoke in his Interventions VIII series, titled: ‘Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?’ meaning “Gani’s Unfinished Business,” launched recently in Lagos, south-west Nigeria. “I now challenge […]
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Chocolate City Music on Friday announced that it will put out three albums in August in a bid to breathe life back into hip hop in Nigeria. According to a statement released by the label, ‘Crown’ will be released on August 17, ‘Yung Denzel’ will come a week later while ‘Bad Boy Blaq’ will be […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has berated gospel preachers for being preoccupied with prosperity and “failing to preach against corruption”. Speaking at the 30th National Biennial Conference of the Students Christian Movement of Nigeria holding in Enugu, Osinbajo noted that preachers were preoccupied with preaching prosperity rather than righteousness. “Very rarely do you hear our preachers […]
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