Stefanou Pontesilli, Italian ambassador to Nigeria, says at least 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Pontesilli made the disclosure in an interview with reporters in Abuja. ”In Italy we have about 1500 Nigerians in jail for various offences. It is a big number,” he said. ”We sometimes send them back […]
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The Federal Republic of Nigeria has been ranked the 16th least peaceful country in the world, according to the 2018 edition of Global Peace Index (GPI). The report, released on Wednesday, ranked Nigeria 148 out of the total 163 countries surveyed. Iceland is the most peaceful country, closely followed by New Zealand and Austria while […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to have faith in his government, while reeling out the progress it has recorded in its third years in power. He said the achievements of his administration is in line with its set goals. Buhari said this in his democracy day lecture delivered at the International Conference Center […]
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The Nigerian community in the U.S. have protested against the racial bias incident against a Nigerian, Lolade Siyonbola, a graduate student at the Yale University. The Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians, OAN, in a letter addressed to the President of Yale University, Peter Salovey, and signed by OAN President, Solomon Bakare, demanded strong actions […]
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Three Nigerians have been shortlisted for the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing. They are Nonyelum Ekwempu for ‘American Dream’, Olufunke Ogundimu for ‘The Armed Letter Writers’ and Wole Talabi for ‘Wednesday’s Story’. Other shortlisted writers includes South Africa’s Stacy Hardy for her short story, ‘Involution’ and Kenya’s Makena Onjerika for ‘Fanta Blackcurrant’. The five-writer […]
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The Majority leader of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has stated that since Donald Trump has confirmed that the US has received $496m from Nigeria for fighter jets, the issue of impeaching President Muhammadu Buhari has been put to rest. Some members of the house of representatives had called for the impeachment of the president […]
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Over the weekend, Kenya Airways sacked 22 out of its 26 Nigerian employees, representing 86.4 per cent of its Nigerian workers. Only four Nigerian staff are currently retained by the management of the airline after the exercise. Those retained are Country Manager, Mr. Afeez Balogun, the Station Manager, and two other staff. According to the […]
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Former President and elder statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has fired yet another shot at President Muhammadu Buhari, this time around, he said we are all victims of his incompetence. Obasanjo went on to state that one of his first lessons in the military was never to reinforce failure. He therefore warned Nigerians against “reinforcing failure” […]
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PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S 2018 EASTER MESSAGE TO THE NATION Fellow Compatriots, I am indeed delighted to join our Christian brothers and sisters to commemorate this year’s Easter celebration. We thank the Almighty God for granting us the opportunity to celebrate another Easter at a time of great promise and hope for our dear nation, despite […]
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The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at an event in Abuja on Monday, formally apoligised to Nigerians for the “mistakes” it made while governing the country. The PDP governed Nigeria for 16 years, from 1999 to 2015 when it lost power to the All Progressives Congress (APC). “We made mistakes. On behalf […]
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