Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the English Premier League to five points with a 2-1 win at Watford thanks to the magic of Riyad Mahrez on Tuesday. The home side had kept Manchester City at…
Read MoreMonth: December 2018
YOU MUST PRODUCE ALISON-MADUEKE IN 72 HOURS, COURT ORDERS EFCC, DSS
A Federal High Court judge gave what appears to be a tall order to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Department of State Security, DSS and the Nigerian Police Force to produce within 72 hours, Diezani Alison-Madueke, former…
Read MorePOLICE ADMIT 16 COPS KILLED BY ZAMFARA BANDITS
The Nigerian Police has admitted it lost 16 men to bandits in Zamfara state on 29 November but not 50 as reported by some news platforms. In an earlier statement the police said they killed 104 bandits, destroyed 50 hideouts…
Read MoreAHMED MUSA, ADESUA ETOMI, CHINWE EGWIN, OTHERS MAKE THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA 2018 NOMINEES LIST
The Central Working Committee (CWC) of The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the nominees for the 13th edition of Africa’s biggest youth awards set to hold on 16 December, 2018 at the Balmoral Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. With…
Read More95-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ENROLLS IN SCHOOL TO LEARN TO READ AND WRITE
A Kenyan woman believed to be 95 years old has made news headlines after she was photographed in school wearing a school uniform. Chebelina Mukomuga estimates that she was born in 1923, according to Wanjiku Kinuthia, the Communication Officer at…
Read MoreRENO OMOKRI CALLS OUT PRESIDENT BUHARI FOR NOT VISITING SITE OF 7-STOREY BUILDING THAT COLLAPSED IN RIVERS
On November 23rd, a 7-storey building that was under construction, collapsed and trapped over 200 people. Over 9 bodies have been removed from the rubble, while efforts are still ongoing to rescue others still trapped. Reno Omokri took to his twitter…
Read MoreINFAMOUS ISIS EXECUTIONER WHO BEHEADED AMERICAN AID WORKER IN VIRAL VIDEO IS KILLED IN A US DRONE STRIKE
A senior ISIS leader who was involved in the beheading of an American aid worker, Peter Kassig (pictured above), has been killed in a US drone strike in Syria. ISIS executioner Abu al Umarayn along with several other members…
Read MoreSNORING DANGEROUS FOR WOMEN: NEW STUDY
A new study says both snoring and obstructive sleep apnea could lead to earlier impairment of cardiac function in women. “Snoring” refers to a sleeping pattern in which a person breathes while emitting a snorting or grunting sound. Although,…
Read More2019: BENUE VOTERS WILL RESIST RIGGING, INTIMIDATION – ORTOM
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has said that the people of the state have resolved to “resist any form of intimidation and rigging during the 2019 general elections”. Ortom stated this on Sunday in Jos, while answering questions from…
Read MoreNIGERIA HAS ACHIEVED FOOD IMPORTS REDUCTION, SAVED $21BN IN 34 MONTHS — EMEFIELE
The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said that Nigeria’s monthly food import bill fell from $665.4m in January 2015 to $160.4m as of October 2018. He said the reductions in food import were recorded on rice, fish, milk,…
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