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Former Tanzanian President, Mkapa dies at 81
The Tanzanian Government has announced the death of their former president, Benjamin Nkapa who died at 81 in a Dar el Salaam hospital. The cause of his death was not revealed. “I’m saddened by the death of the third president of Tanzania and that is a big loss for us as a country. Let’s pray for him and more information will follow later,” said President John Magufuli in a short televised speech. Mkapa was the…
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Mali trip: Our travel blogger is back in business – Aisha Yesufu mocks Buhari
Aisha Yesufu, co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his trip to Mali. In a video she shared on Facebook, she said President Buhari has become a travel blogger since he enjoys travelling from one country to another. She said the President should have known that leaving for Mali is the least expectation of Nigerians who look up to him for result-driven leadership. She further lamented that Buhari was more…
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Oyo State Corps member dies after allegedly being poisoned by man she turned down
Chizuroke Egodi Onuorah, an Oyo state corps member who graduated from Unizik has died after she was allegedly poisoned by a man she turned down. She was one of the best graduating students in the Environmental management department and the second best-graduating student in the faculty of environmental sciences. She was posted to Oyo state for her NYSC. Unfortunately, she passed on before completing her youth service. The cause of her death is still not…
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I raped 8-year-old Girl because I love her – 70 year old Man confesses
70-year-old Mohammed Sani Umar, accused of raping an eight-year-old girl, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. He had raped the 8-year-old by luring her with N80 in the Chanchaga area of Niger State. The suspect, while being tried before a Chief Magistrate Court on Thursday, confessed to raping the little girl twice because he loved her. Senior Magistrate Safuratu Abdulkareem of Magistrate Court III, Minna, delivering the judgement on thursday found Umar guilty…
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Sultan of Sokoto declares 31st July Eid-el-kabir Sallah day, urges Muslims to observe prayer in Mosques
Sultan of Sokoto and President, General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday July 31 as Eid-el-Kabir Sallah day and urged Muslims to observe prayers in mosques. He made the call in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council on Thursday in Sokoto “In view of the current situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sultan hereby advises all District…
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Nigerian Students may write GCE if we fail to meet up WAEC timetable – FG
The Nigerian Government has revealed that it is considering asking students to sit for the General Certificate Examination, GCE, should it fail to meet up with the West African Examination Council, WAEC’s timetabe for the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. This was according to a statement by the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba during the bi-weekly press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 where he stated that GCE may be…
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U.S Court dismisses fraud case against Woodberry
A United States court has dismissed the case against Olalekan Ponle, a Nigerian accused of multi-million dollar wire fraud. Mr Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was arrested, alongside Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) in the UAE on June 10 for multiple fraud charges after a raid by operatives of the Dubai crime unit. The duo were extradited to the U.S on July 2. The 29-year-old was facing charges bordering on wire fraud conspiracy at a United States…
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NDDC Probe: we are still waiting for the list of contractors – Paul of P-square
Paul Okoye of the defunct P-Square has reacted to the ongoing NDDC Probe, he lamented the award of contracts by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to lawmakers. Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs while being grilled days ago said majority of the contracts awarded by NDDC were awarded to lawmakers. Reacting to this, Paul Okoye called out for the list of contractors even if they are lawmakers. He wrote: “We go…
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Marriage should have an expiry and renewal clause – Toke Makinwa
Media personality, Toke Makinwa has expressed her opinion about marriages that have lasted a long time. In a tweet she shared via her twitter handle, she opined that Marriages should have an expiry and subject to renewal clause after a number of years. She stated that it is necessary so the couple involved would grade themselves and check if they can still stand each other for a renewal. Her tweet: “Each time I see people…
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Buhari arrives Bamako for Peace Mission
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Mali on a one-day visit aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis in the country. It was confirmed in a tweet by his personal assistant on new media, Mr Bashir Ahmad. “The arrival of President @MBuhari in Bamako. He is in Mali with some ECOWAS leaders led by President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic, as they agreed to meet there to engage in further consultations towards finding…
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Flying Officer, Arotile laid to rest in Abuja
Nigeria’s flying officer, Tolulope Arotile, has been laid to rest. Arotile who was Nigerian Air Force fighter pilot was buried at the military cemetery in Abuja, amid tears. She was the first female combat helicopter pilot of NAF. The 24-year-old flying officer was recently hit by a car driven by an ex-classmate in Kaduna and she died after sustaining head injury. Present during the burial was the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique;…
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Nigerians with expired visa to evacuate UAE on or before August 17
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered Nigerians with expired visas to leave the country on or before August 17. In a statement released late Wednesday, July 22, the Nigerian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE, announced that the UAE government has given waivers on fines and penalties to Nigerian nationalities whose visas expired before March 1 and expect the affected Nigerians to leave the UAE on or before August 17. The embassy enjoined the affected…
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