17 Nigerian nationals and one Ugandan were arrested on Sunday night, in connection with the attack on police personnel by a group of African men, while on duty at the Flora Damansara apartment in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, last Thursday….
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PHOTO: NIGERIAN DRUG PEDDLER ARRESTED IN INDIA WITH 200 GRAM OF HEROIN
Police in Ludhiana, Punjab’s Khanna district have arrested a Nigerian drug peddler and recovered 200 gram of heroin from his possession. The accused, identified as Ezeke of Imo state, resides at Phase-5 in Uttam Nagar West in New Delhi. Superintendent…
Read MoreTRUMP PARDONS FIVE EX- CONVICTS
U.S. President Donald Trump issued full pardons on Monday for five criminals who served sentences on charges including drug trafficking, weapons sales and illegal gambling, the White House said in a statement. It cited the men’s acceptance of responsibility for…
Read MoreMIKEL ARRIVES IN TURKEY, SET TO START TRAINING WITH TRABZONSPOR
Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi arrived Istanbul on Monday afternoon and was expected to travel to Trabzon later to begin training with Turkish Super Lig outfit, Trabzonspor, reports Completesports.com. Mikel penned a two – year deal with Trabzonspor…
Read MoreHOW TO DECONGEST APAPA PORT – EXPERT
A trade expert, Dr Olumuyiwa Alaba, has urged the Federal Government to introduce electronic call-up system to sanitise truck movement for speedy decongestion of Apapa port. Alaba made the call while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja at a…
Read MoreUS HACKER BREACHES 100M ACCOUNTS AT CAPITAL ONE
United States bank Capital One said a hacker gained access to more than 100 million credit card applications earlier this month. The compromised data included some Social Security numbers. The Department of Justice said Monday that Paige Thompson, 33, was…
Read MoreTIWA SAVAGE COMES UNDER ATTACK OVER TWITTER WAR TRIGGERED BY KEMI OLUNLOYO
The Twitter war between Nigerians and Kenyans triggered by Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo got worsen on Sunday after Tiwa Savage tweeted to calm the storm. Olunloyo had declared Nairobi as the most unsafe city in Africa as she turned down invitation to…
Read MoreWIZKID REVEALS HOW MUCH HE MADE FROM HIS FIRST MAJOR DEAL
Nigerian top hip-hop artiste Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has revealed how much he made from his first major music deal. Wizkid, whose collaboration with Beyonce in the Brown Skin Girl song, is making waves in the national and…
Read MoreREAD AWOLOWO’S 53-YEAR OLD LETTER FROM PRISON TO IRONSI
on the 29 July 2019 marks 53 years since Major General Aguiyi Ironsi, Head of State and Lt. Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi, were murdered in a revenge coup in Ibadan. When the January 15, 1966 coup brought Ironsi into power, Chief…
Read MoreKNOW THE PEDIGREES OF BUHARI’S NEW MINISTERS (PART 2)
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari recently sent the list of 43 ministerial nominees to the Senate for approval. Some of the nominees have already been screened. But how much do you know of some of the new entrants into the cabinet?…
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