As Nigerian governors fail to pay salaries, workers face bleak Christmas

According to Punch, bleak Christmas and New Year celebrations await many workers in the country as most state governments may not be able to pay salaries this December. Most states owe workers months of salaries and pensions going into 2015 Yuletide. About N300bn bailout recently arranged by the Federal Government for states to offset arrears […]

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Death sentences on 66 Nigerian soldiers for mutiny, etc. commuted to 10 years imprisonment

The death sentences by firing squad passed on 66 soldiers in January and March 2015 by separate General Court Martials have been commuted to 10 years imprisonment each. A statement released on Saturday, December 19, by the Acting Director Army Public Relations Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman reads: “It will be recalled that 71 soldiers were […]

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Lagos Big Boy Runs Mad, Jumps Out of His Range Rover and Tears Clothes (Photo)

God is the only person who can explain what really led to this. This may be a health issue but majority of the African people don’t usually see it from that angle. They usually attribute this as a result of illicit dealings. Unconfirmed sources say this guy is a yahoo boy who’s living large from […]

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Transcorruption Agenda: PUNCH newspaper withdraws from NPAN

Punch Nigeria Limited, publishers of the PUNCH titles, has suspended its membership of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, NPAN. The company communicated the decision to the NPAN in a letter dated Thursday, December 17 and signed by its chairman, Wale Aboderin. “After a careful review of recent, and still unfolding, developments, Punch Nigeria Limited […]

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Nigeria no longer have resources to fund oil industry, to disengage 1,100 NNPC employees

The Federal Government, Thursday, stated that the country no longer have the resources to fund the country’s oil and gas industry, and is therefore, considering and developing new models of financing for the industry in the days ahead. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Abuja, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe […]

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Appeal Court nullifies Akwa Ibom governorship election, not just in 18 LGs

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the outcome of the April 11 governorship election in Akwa Ibom State. The court in the lead judgment del‎ivered by Justice Adefunke Okojie, held that the Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal erred when it voided election results from only 18 Local Government Areas ‎in […]

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Nigerian Naira in a free fall, sold 280 to $1 on Thursday

The naira continued its free fall on Thursday, crashing to 280 against the United States dollar at the parallel market. The greenback sold for N269 on Wednesday. The naira, which had been trading around 241 and 243 against the greenback for a long time, began a steady decline about three weeks ago when the Central […]

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Rev Father Mbaka visits Buhari as the President extols the Rev Father’s uncommon courage

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that one of the best exhortations to the nation he has heard from the pulpit was the one made early this year by Father Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministries, Enugu. Receiving Father Mbaka who was on a courtesy call at State House, Abuja on Friday, President Buhari expressed his […]

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Single Mother Sharae Bradford Robbed & Murdered After Sex With A Man She Met On Facebook

 The 25-year-old single mother was found in her bed naked and in a pool of blood on Saturday evening by a relative who immediately called 911. Ferguson spokesman Jeff Small said a family member went to check on Bradford after not being able to get in contact with her and discovered her “bleeding heavily” but […]

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Star actress, Omolara Giwa dazzles in movie ‘Sade Oloso’ (Photo)

Film maker and CEO, Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF), Fidelis Duker, has returned to his first love which is making movies. Duker who took a hiatus from movie production to build the Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF) brand as you read this story has concluded work and is poised to release his first movie in […]

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5 killed while celebrating the release of Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu (Graphic Photo)

Hmmmm, when Nnamdi Kanu, Director Radio Biafra was in prison custody, people died calling for his release. Now that his release has been ordered by court, people still died celebrating his release! According to LIB, 5 people including 4 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and a soldier lost their lives while celebrating the court […]

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Researchers develop Supercondom that kills HIV virus and enhances pleasure

A new hydrogel-based condom that contains antioxidants has been invented by a team of Indian-American scientists at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. Not only does it contain plant-based antioxidants, which kills the HIV-virus in case of condom breakage but it also uses antioxidants to enhance pleasure. Experts say it is the new big […]

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FG ready to apply Oronsaye committee report, to merge ministries in 2016

The Federal Government has concluded plans to implement the report of the Stephen Oronsaye’s committee on civil service reforms in 2016. The panel recommended the merger of some ministries and agencies in the federal civil service. The government which said the implementation of the report would be preceded by employees headcount and management audit, had […]

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MTN sues NCC and Nigerian Government over quantum of fine

Below is MTN communique: Herewith, a further update on the fine imposed on MTN Nigeria and renewal of cautionary announcement: Further to the SENS announcement issued by the Company on 4 December 2015, shareholders are advised that all factors having a bearing on the matter have been thoroughly and carefully considered including a review of the […]

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