Major changes across board lead to grumbling among NNPC staff

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the appointment and redeployment of top management staff across board in a major exercise designed to reflect operational realities and ensure sustained performance and profitability. In all, 109 Management staff were promoted while 24 were redeployment in the exercise which saw the return of veteran journalist, Ndu […]

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The 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki is dead, aged 93

The 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, is dead. Family sources said the former Sultan died around 8:58 p.m. on Monday, November 14, at a private hospital in Abuja, after a protracted illness. He was aged 93. “His body will be conveyed to Sokoto today for burial according to Islamic rites,” family sources said. Alhaji […]

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Nigeria Customs Service alerts the public about fake auction adverts

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned members of the public against falling to the antics of fraudsters who post fake auction advertisements purportedly by the service in the social media. Mr Godwin Andishu, Public Relations Officer, Tin Can Island Port 2 Customs Command, Ijora, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency […]

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Nothing is impossible, see a beautiful double-amputee model (Photos)

Stacy Price, 30  a double amputee model who lost her two legs to flesh eating bugs has proved that nothing is impossible. The model who is from Allan Stirlingshire, Scotland and also a student of Glasgow University has started a campaign ‘Models of Diversity’ which is dedicated to changing the employment laws in order to […]

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Pres. Buhari departs for Morocco to attend 22nd UNFCCC Conference (Photos)

President Buhari has departed for Morocco where he would be attending the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), also known as COP-22, slated for November 14th to 16th. President Buhari will use the occasion to rally international support for the clean-up of Ogoniland in the […]

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Ex-aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode released from prison custody

Former Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has regained his freedom after he was re-arrested by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) within the court premises. The meaning of this is that, he might have fulfilled his bail conditions in the present charge. Speaking immediately after he was released, Fani-Kayode thanked Nigerians for their prayers and support. It may […]

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Movement of $175m allegedly found in Jonathan’s wife’s company’s bank account

The EFCC has launched a manhunt for two suspects, Toru Wonyeng Ibuomo and Friday Davies, linked to the curious deposits in four tranches  within 14 months — between February 21, 2014 and April 1, 2015. The anti-graft agency is probing how the cash was withdrawn from the domiciliary account with Skye Bank Plc without any […]

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Lovers wed 65 years after parents prevented them from marrying (Photos: then and now)

A couple who called off their engagement because the bride’s parents did not approve of her groom have finally married 65 years on. Davy Moakes, 86, and Helen Andre, 82, fell in love while studying at art college and got engaged in 1951. But Helen’s parents did not want their daughter to marry an artist […]

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Pastor arrested for allegedly shooting another pastor dead in Osun State

Officers of the Nigeria Police, Osun State command, have arrested one pastor Timothy Abiola for allegedly killing his fellow clergyman, Pastor Bamiji Ilori. The incident which occurred recently at Ikire, Irewole LGA of Osun State, was disclosed to press men on Sunday by the state Police Commissioner, Mr Fimihan Adeoye. According to Folasade Odoro, Police […]

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Why was Justice Onnoghen’s name not sent to Senate for confirmation as CJN? -Fayose

Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has raised the alarm over the possibility of Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen being prevented from becoming the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), saying his appointment as Acting CJN was “either a grand plot to deprive him of his well-deserved appointment as CJN because he is from the […]

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Why FG should release Col. Dasuki without further delay, By Femi Falana

Under the defunct military junta in Nigeria the Constitution was suspended while fundamental rights were put in abeyance. To justify the detention of the so called political extremists and other subversive elements the Buhari/Idiagbon junta promulgated the State Security (Detention of Persons) Decree no 2 of 1984. My colleagues and I in the human rights […]

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Varsity dismisses lecturer caught having sex with student

The management of Osun State University, Osogbo has said that a lecturer at the Department of Languages and Linguistics, Dr. Olabode Wale Ojoniyi who engaged in illicit sex with a female student, Miss Mercy Ikwue, has been sacked because of his immoral act that embarrassed the university. A member of the Governing Council of the […]

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Spotted in Ondo State ahead of guber election is Aketi-labelled bread (Photo)

In picture is a brand of bread containing the label of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Aketi) who is contesting to be the governor of Ondo state on the platform of APC in this month’s election. It is not clear whether he is giving the loaves of bread free or just putting the campaign label to popularize his name.

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US president-elect, Donald Trump intends to deport 3 million immigrants

Speaking to CBS News in his first TV interview since his election win, the US president-elect, Donald Trump tells Lesley Stahl that 2 to 3 million of the undocumented immigrants in the U.S. are “criminal” and pledges to deport or incarcerate them. The interview will be broadcast on 60 Minutes tonight, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
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