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Video: ‘Illegal’ Chinese Citizen Who Flogged Kenyan Waiter For Reporting Late To Work In A Nairobi Restaurant Has Been Arrested
Four Chinese nationals including a chef have been arrested after one of them was captured on video flogging a Kenyan at Chez Wou restaurant in Kileleshwa, Nairobi. The video recorded at Chez Wou Restaurant in Kileleshwa, Nairobi last week, showed a senior Chinese hotel officer whipping a Kenyan waiter over allegations of reporting late to work. Confirming the incident on Sunday, Directorate of Criminal Investigations – DCI, director said they had arrested the four after…
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Mancity interested in signing Chukwueze
English Premier league champions, Manchester city have shown keen interest in the Nigerian striker, Samuel Chukwueze. City have joined Liverpool and Chelsea in the chase for the Super Eagles winger. The 20-year-old has a 65million release clause in his contract. Chukwueze has netted four goals and provided four assists in 26 appearances this season.
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Team Nigeria win Nine Medals in Weightlifting Championship in Uzbekistan
The Technical Director of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Christopher Nwadei, has shared that Team Nigeria won nine medals in the 6th International Solidarity weightlifting championship holding in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the competition was one of the qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics scheduled to hold in Tokyo, Japan. “My lifters won a total of nine medals, six gold…
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Dangote Tops Forbes Africa Billionaires list
Nigeria’s billionaire businessman and President/CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, at 62 with a net worth of $10.1 billion, has topped Forbes Africa’s Billionaires list for 2020 for the ninth time in a row with Mike Adenuga at the third spot. The list according to Forbes captures only eight countries who have billionaires; Egypt and South Africa are tied with five billionaires each, followed by Nigeria with four and Morocco with two. See the full…
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Kannywood Movie, ‘Jalil’ to premiere in Atlanta
Jalil, a Kannywood movie is set to premiere in Atlanta, North America. The information was shared by one of the main actors in the movie and famous Kannywood icon, Yakubu Muhammed revealed this via a post on his verified Instagram handle. “Jalil the movie. Plaza Theatre Atlanta. March 22nd 4pm. First Kannywood film to premiere in North America,” he posted. The organizer of the movie show, Leslie No’less Dapwatda also posted on his Instagram handle,…
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US Immigration Ban will be resolved – US Ambassador to Nigeria
The United States of America, Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, on Tuesday, hinted that the Immigration ban placed on Nigeria is a temporary measure that will hopefully be resolved “in a single-digit month. She said this during a courtesy call to the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila. Gbajabiamila during the meeting raised the issue of the ban, said that “There’s still no clarity on the issue. For some, it’s very hazy, and for…
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Davido’s Album “a good Time” goes Platinum
Nigerian singer, Davido has taken to Instagram to share his latest achievement. His album, “A Good Time” has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa three months after the project was released. The singer also received plaques for singles off his album which was released in November 2019. His song ‘Blow My Mind’ featuring Chris Brown was certified platinum while ‘Risky’ featuring Popcaan went double platinum.
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ICD 2020: AHF to distribute 250,000 Condoms to reduce spread of STI’s
Celebrating international condoms day, Aids healthcare foundation is set to distribute 250,000 condoms to combat the spread of HIV and STI’s. The ICD is an informal event usually observed on February 13th ahead of the Valentine’s Day to promote safer sex awareness. AHF-Nigeria Advocacy & Marketing Manager, Steve Aborisade, stated that that they are collaborating with National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and NOI Polls in a nationwide survey on the condom culture…
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Northern Nigeria Has 87% Of People Living In Poverty – World Bank
According to a new World Bank Report, Northern Nigeria accounts for 87 percent of all the poor people in Nigeria in 2016. The report titled ‘Advancing social protection in a dynamic Nigeria’, released on January 28, 2020, was described as a ‘detailed analysis of the social protection sector’ in the country. The report noted that social protection measures implemented by the government in Nigeria had not been able to address the high level of poverty,…
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I miss Guardiola – Arteta
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has admitted he misses Pep Guardiola. He was Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City for three years, before he replaced Unai Emery at the Emirates in December. Arteta, who is currently with the Arsenal squad in Dubai, says he is still in contact with Guardiola and was “privileged” to have learned from him as a manager. When asked by reporters whether he missed Guardiola, Arteta said: “Absolutely. I am a big friend…
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Buhari Congratulates D’Tigress for qualifying for Olympics
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the female Basket Ball team, D’Tigress, for qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Monday by the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. President Buhari commended the sportsmanship and resilience of the team all through the qualifying stages, and in their trainings, saluting their courage in always putting out their best as they represent the country. The President…
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Don’t rely on Government Jobs – Ngige
The federal government of Nigeria has asked unemployed youths to look outside the government jobs in their pursuit of a career. Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, while representing the FG at a Townhall Meeting on Popularisation of blue/green collar jobs among graduates of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, which was held in Benin, Edo State added that there are other sustainable ventures outside government jobs that can be embraced by the unemployed. He…
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