An own goal from Oghenekaro Etebo and a Luka Modric penalty gave former semi-finalists Croatia a 2-0 win over Nigeria in their World Cup Group D opener on Saturday. In Russia’s sleepy European exclave of Kaliningrad — perhaps best known for its nuclear missile sites — the youngsters of Nigeria struggled to get going against […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Saturday morning. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Friday also predicted possibilities of isolated thunderstorms over Ilorin, Bida and Mambilla Plateau during the period. It predicted day and night temperatures in the […]
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A political party in Nigeria “Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP)”, on Thursday said if elected into power in 2019, it would construct perimeter fence around Nigeria and change the name of the country and the currency. Acting National Chairman of the Party, Dr Olusegun Ijagbemi, revealed at a news conference in Abuja. He said that […]
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Nigeria’s inflation has dropped to 11.61% in May, a figure that is already below the federal government’s projection of 12.42% set in the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. This is the 16th straight month of decline in inflation. Food inflation declined to 13.45% from 14.80% in April. According to the Consumer […]
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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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Nigeria’s strongest selling point remains an “intellectually aggressive and economically ambitious’’ populace that always seeks self-improvement and self-actualization in any part of the world, President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Rabat, Morocco. In an audience with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco, Saadeddine Othmani, at the Royal Guest Palace, President Buhari said Nigeria’s […]
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) “change its tactics”, saying it will no longer take legal action against Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana over his controversial ‘This is Nigeria’ video. Recall that week, MURIC had issued the artiste a seven-day ultimatum for the withdrawal of the video and had also demanded an apology. In a statement issued on […]
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Nigerian reggae icon, Ras Kimono, has died, sources close to the musician said, according to multiple reports on Sunday. He was 60 years old. The online news platform, Q.ED said Kimono was said to have taken ill on Saturday on his way to the US. Friends rushed him to a hospital in Ikeja from where […]
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ActionAid has said that most Nigerians have slipped into extreme poverty, even though the Nigerian economy is said to be out of recession. The chairman of the governing board of the civil rights group,, Patricia Donli, said this during a press conference held after the organisation’s Annual General Meeting held in Abuja. In her address […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, 10 June embark on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. The visit, which is at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, will see the two leaders discuss socio-economic matters affecting their countries, following prior engagements in December 2016, during the official visit of the king to […]
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