Check out 49 Incredible Books From 49 Different Countries (Photos)

Amazon Ann Morgan considered herself well read — until she discovered the “massive blindspot” on her bookshelf. Amid a multitude of English and American authors, there were very few books from beyond the English-speaking world. So she set an ambitious goal: to read one book from every country in the world over the course of […]

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PanamaPapers: Toyin Saraki’s lawyers say secret assets belong to her alone, a disagreement with husband

The Senate president, Mr. Bukola Saraki, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, claimed in a statement Monday night that he fully complied with the provisions of the law in a reaction to the Panama Papers disclosures of offshore secret assets. He said the assets he failed to disclose belonged to the […]

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PanamaPapers: General Theophilus Danjuma’s offshore companies, secret account exposed

Theophilus Danjuma, a retired army general and former defence minister, is one of Nigeria’s richest personalities, courtesy of his ownership of one of Nigeria’s most lucrative oil blocs and a money spinning shipping firm. The retired general is a long time user of offshore entities, and the Mossac Fonseca files has now exposed another of […]

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How Are Nigerian (And African) Immigrants Doing In The United States?

Here is the official appraisal of how Nigerians (and other Africans) are doing in the US, education and otherwise: “Compared with the overall foreign born population, the foreign born from Africa had higher levels of educational attainment (Figure 6 of the attached full report).High levels of educational attainment among the African born are in part […]

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IPOB leader and director of Radio Biafra, Kanu tells new judge to hands off his case

In a new twist to the ongoing trial of Director of Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, he has asked Justice John Tsoho, of the Federal High Court, in Abuja, to hands off the case. Last October, the Federal Government charged Kanu with treasonable felony  and the case […]

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As Prosecution calls its first witness, Saraki expresses happiness that trial begins

The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki for alleged concealment of assets finally got under way yesterday in Abuja with the embattled senator expressing happiness that he now has an opportunity to clear his name. The Senate President’s confidence probably arose from the first prosecution witness, Michael Wetkas’ testimony that Saraki’s naira account with one […]

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Man who reportedly negotiated release of Boko Haram hostages in Cameroon arrested following his sudden unexplained wealth (Photo)

Abdallah Adamu, a negotiator between the Cameroonian Government and Boko Haram has been arrested for alleged complicity with the Nigerian terror group following his overnight wealth. Investigative journalist Bisong Etai disclosed this in a series of tweets posted on Friday April 1. “Abdalla Adamu, the man who negotiated release of all hostages abducted by BH […]

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Stop Blaming Us For Your Incompetence And Failures, PDP Tells The Ruling APC

Following the repeated action by the APC to blame the immediate past government and party for all the hardship presently being faced in the country, the PDP has asked the ruling party, the APC to stop the blame game and come up with solutions to address the issues bothering Nigerians. PDP Chairman, Alimodu Sheriff said […]

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First casualty as Iceland’s Prime Minister resigns over Panama papers offshore funds scandal

The Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, has resigned, becoming the first high profile casualty of the Panama Papers scandal. After the news broke, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson who was granting an interview to a journalist stormed out of the interview over the weekend, amid claims he used secret offshore firm Mossack Fonseca to hide millions of […]

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TKO Aluko makes U-turn again, Fayose set me up on reconciliation

Less than 24 hours after he reconciled with Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, embattled Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Dr. Temitope Aluko said yesterday that he was set up. Two months ago, Aluko went on television to spill the beans on how the 2014 governorship election was allegedly manipulated with […]

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Panama Papers: Leaked documents expose Senator David Mark’s link to 8 secret offshore shell companies

Nigeria’s immediate past Senate President, David Mark, has links to at least eight offshore shell companies while holding public office, in violation of a federal code of conduct law, a massive leak of files belonging to Mossack Fonseca, a law firm in Panama, shows. The files showed how Mossack Fonseca, reputed as one of the […]

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Six lawmakers suspended indefinitely by the Nasarawa House of Assembly

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly yesterday put six of its legislators on an indefinite suspension for their alleged role in the free for all fight on the floor of the House on Monday. Yesterday, the 6 legislators mainly involved in the disorderliness were summoned by DSS to give account of what happened while the other legislators voted for them […]

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‘Boyfriend that cannot give u 50k to go make hair every 2 weeks.. is that one boyfriend?’ -Facebook user, Thelma Nkwocha

This screenshot is being shared all over the internet. A search to her Facebook page shows that she actually posted it on March 30. And that is what she wrote below marked herein as ‘exhibit A’. “Boyfriend that cannot give u 50k to go n make ur hair every two weeks…. Is that one boyfriend? God punish anyone […]

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NJC queries Justice Yunusa over Federal Attorney General and CSNAC’s petitions against him

Justice Muhammed Yunusa  of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, has been queried by the National Judicial Council, with his 14 day leeway to respond expiring this week. Yunusa is at the centre of allegations by the Economic  and Financial Crimes Commission that he has been a recipient of gratifications  from the Lagos senior lawyer, Rickey […]

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Saraki’s trial over alleged falsification of assets resumes at the CCT

The trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on alleged falsification of assets has resumed at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The Senate President arrived the CCT in company of some lawmakers. However, Counsel to the Senate President, Mr Paul Usoro, has asked for an adjournment. He said that on the basis of the […]

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