Social medium, WhatsApp gives notice to discontinue on BB, Nokia, others by Dec. 2016

By December 2016, some of WhatsApp’s over 1 billion active users will be discontinued from using the social medium application unless they change their mobile phones. WhatsApp announced that the app will soon be discontinued on BlackBerry and Nokia devices running those company’s operating systems. WhatsApp which recently celebrated its 7th year anniversary said in […]

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Wanted journalist over Boko Haram arrested at Abuja Airport

Ahmed Salkida, the journalist who was declared wanted along with two others – Ahmed Bolori and Aisha Wakil – by the Nigerian Army over Boko Haram’s latest video, was yesterday arrested by the security operatives. Salkida, who arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja aboard Emirates flight EK 785, was said to have been […]

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Edo APC candidate, Godwin Obaseki dragged to court for alleged certificate forgery

The candidate of the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) in the September 10, 2016 election in Edo State, has been dragged before the Federal High Court in Benin City over forged certificate forgery and perjury. News Express learnt that the suit against Mr. Godwin Obaseki was lodged in the early hours of Tuesday by the […]

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Fighting Criminality with Illegality Equals Injustice, By Owei Lakemfa

I have a soft spot for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, mainly because I was present at its birth. Nigeria had transited from  long years of unaccountable military regimes that made little distinction between the national purse and private pockets. So corruption was rampant when the civilian administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo  came into office […]

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Big Brother’s celebrity, Chloe Khan, shows off nipples after stepping out braless (Photos)

Chloe Khan,25, who infamously pole-danced topless and had sex with a contestant in the toilet while contesting in Celebrity Big Brother this summer is surely making ‘good’ use of her new found fame. Chloe was unfazed by the prospect of a wardrobe malfunction as she headed to London’s Libertine nightclub on Sunday without bra- flashing […]

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Escaping guard who butchered employer in Lagos arrested in Taraba

Tanko Abdulateef, a 22-year-old security guard who allegedly killed his employer, Mrs Mabel Mba Okafor, in Ajah, Lagos, on August 17, 2016 has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. Tanko was arrested in Bali, Taraba State, where he fled to after he allegedly stabbed his victim in the stomach and left her stomach […]

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Fire in Ethiopian prison claims 23 lives through stampede and suffocation

Twenty-three people have died in a prison fire in Ethiopia over the weekend, a state-affiliated broadcaster reported Monday. The Kilinto prison on the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa, is where many opposition figures and journalists are held. Activists first raised concerns about the fire on Saturday, and some local media reported that gunfire was […]

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Nigeria and the implications of a Donald Trump presidency (part 1), By Femi Fani-Kayode

I support Mr. Donald J. Trump’s presidential bid because he has admitted publicly that the American-inspired removal of Arab secularist leaders like Saddam Hussein, Muammar Ghadaffi, Hosni Mubarak and, more recently, the attempt to remove Bashir Al Assad were wrong, short-sighted, counter-productive and have led to nothing but chaos. How many politicians, from either side […]

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How Buhari administration caused Nigeria’s economy sliding into recession —Balarabe Musa

The former Kaduna State Governor, Balarabe Musa, says the Nigerian government’s lack of sound economic policy and the leading role of the private sector in controlling the economy are largely responsible for the nation’s economy sliding into recession. Musa stated this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday. He argued that the policies of […]

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Nigerian Army officers allegedly selling arms to Boko Haram -Report

Nigeria’s military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption bedeviling the country’s fight against the Islamic extremists continues despite government efforts to halt graft. The admission comes three weeks after the Nigerian army said a military tribunal is trying 16 officers and troops accused of offenses related to […]

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I Am Blessed With Big Bosoms, I Can’t Date A Poor Man -Actress Bolaji Ogunmola

Pound for pound, few women in Nollywood, or even the entire entertainment industry can hold their own when it comes to going head to head in b**bs contest with Bolaji Ogunmola. The up and coming hot actress is so endowed in the bosom, that the likes of Cossy wouldn’t want to be in the same […]

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See the Top 10 Poorest Countries in the World – 2016 List (Photos)

As cliché as it may be, many believe that money makes the world go round. Upon second thought, this notion really doesn’t seem to be too farfetched at all. In general, some of the most powerful people in the world tend to be the richest ones, and some of the richest people in the world […]

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Man who Named Pet Dog Buhari Names Newly Born Daughter ‘Aisha’

Mr. Joachim Chinakwe, the Ogun State-based trader, who made news headlines when he was arrested last month by the police and charged to court for naming his pet dog ‘Buhari’, has outdone himself, this time, he named his newly-born daughter after the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in […]

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The Impact Of Facebook Founder Mike Zuckerberg’s Visit To Nigeria, By Tony Ogunlowo

According to CNN Mark Zuckerberg has just made his first visit to ‘Sub-Sahara-Africa’ to witness the impact of his Facebook social media enterprise and to promote his Express WIFI internet service. One should point it out to the CNN journalists and researchers, probably graduates from fourth-grade American universities, that there really isn’t a place called […]

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