Three Nigerians — Kennedy Udo, Michael Mgbedike and Emmanuel Okubote, have been sentenced to a combined 40 years in prison by a Woolwich Crown Court in the United Kingdom (UK) for breaking the law. According to a tweet by the UK Metropolitan police, the trio aged 29, 22 and 27 respectively landed in jail for […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked service chiefs and heads of security agencies to work towards ensuring that the security of Nigerians is guaranteed. Speaking during his second meeting with service chiefs in 48 hours, the president said Nigerians ought go to bed with their eyes closed. Ibok Ekwe Ibas, chief of naval staff, disclosed this while […]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied report that it ignored the call for intervention over Mrs Kudirat Afolabi, a Nigerian woman, executed for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia. In a statement by its Spokesperson, Sarah Sanda, on Friday in Abuja, the ministry said the report in one of the media was a complete falsehood. […]
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Alarmed by the upsurge of killings by alleged herdsmen and bandits across the country, the House of Representatives request President Muhamnadu Buhari to address the House and the nation within 48 hours. This followed a motion under matters of public importance by Rep Mark Gbillah (PDP-Benue) at Thursday plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu Dogara […]
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Five Nigerians has been arrested in United Arab Emirate (UAE), for allegedly robbing a bureau de change in Sharjah. It was reported that the suspects fled with cash of different currency worth Dh2.3 million (N226,182,000). According to the Sharjah police, the men barged into the exchange and smashed the glass barrier between the customers and […]
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Steve Hanke, an economist from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, US, has compiled data that classified Nigerians as the sixth “most miserable people in the world”. The criteria for arriving at the Misery Index were: economic indices including unemployment, inflation and bank lending rates. For Nigeria, the unemployment rate was the major contributing factor. “The […]
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The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleman Adamu, has said that 52.7m Nigerians have no access to water supply in the country. He disclosed this on Saturday, while delivering a lecture titled “Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Sustainable Development,” to mark the 3rd Founder’s Day ceremony of Edo University, Iyamho, Etsako West local government of […]
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President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja disclosed that the new report on HIV prevalence put the people living with the dreaded disease currently in the country at 1.9 million. Buhari spoke while formally unveiling the findings of the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) in Abuja. Buhari noted during the presidential announcement […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says presidential election scheduled for Feb. 16 will avail Nigerians the opportunity to determine the future of generations unborn. Onyeama disclosed this on Tuesday in Amagunze in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State in continuation of President Muhammadu Buhari re-election presidential campaign tour of the state . […]
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The Inspector-General of Police-Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has arrested two Ghanaians for allegedly robbing a truck driver of his vehicle and goods with acid. The Force spokesman, DCP Jimoh Moshood confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos, stressing that the suspects carried out the crime in Edo on Dec. 9, while they were […]
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