The meeting between the Ministers of Labour and Petroleum with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on how to stave the association’s planned strike would hold on Friday, July 8, 2016. The meeting had earlier on been scheduled for Thursday July 7, 2016. This is contained in a statement…
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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has requested for a letter of apology from schools whose pupils took part in a protest against government’s proposed education initiative. Alhaji Abiodun Jimoh, the Chairman, National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN), Oyo State Chapter, said this in Ibadan on Thursday after a meeting with the governor.…
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Alton Sterling & Philando Castile US President, Barack Obama has released a statement on the fatal shootings of two black men by policemen. Philando Castile was shot dead during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota on Wednesday just a day after Alton Sterling was shot dead by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Read here…
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The family of Alton Sterling, the 37-year-old black man that was shot dead by Baton Rouge cops earlier this week granted a very emotional press conference to address his death and what it means to them. His 15-year-old son broke down in tears as his mother read her speech. Heartbreaking! Watch below. Leave…
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Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Wednesday attributed the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to God’s punishment of the party for allegedly destructing the country, THE WILL reports. Noting that thieves who brought Nigeria to its knees were now on the run, he expressed optimism that Nigeria would be a great…
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The owner of the convenience store where Alton Sterling was on Tuesday shot dead by two police officers gave the permission for a gigantic image of him to be painted in front of his store. The man, Abdullah Mufhali had told reporters that he had known Alton for 6 years and allowed him to sell…
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Football superstar, Lionel Messi was today sentenced to 21 months in prison by a court in Spain for tax evasion. Here’s how Reuters is reporting it: “Barcelona’s Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and fined 2 million euros ($2.2 million) after being found guilty of three counts of…
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After a legal drama that has lasted for about three years, Oscar Pistorius was this morning sentenced to six years in prison for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp at his home in 2013. Describing the Paralympian athlete as a “fallen hero”, the judge, Thokozile Masipa explained that Pistorius was getting 6 years as opposed to…
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“I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially the Muslim Ummah, on the occasion of this year’s Eid El Fitr, which marks the completion of the Ramadan fast. I congratulate Muslims in Nigeria and around the world on the successful completion of this month-long spiritual journey of fasting, prayer and almsgiving in obedience to the Divine Command.…
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This is so heart-breaking! A 37-year-old man who goes by the name of Alton Sterling was yesterday shot dead by two police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Alton a father of five had been going about his daily business, which is selling DVDs in front of a convenience store when he was confronted by the…
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