Following the Federal Government’s pledge to bring back the missing girls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, saying it remained its priority, the United States Government yesterday, said that it provided Nigeria every information and intelligence needed to rescue the girls who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in April 2004.…
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Donald Trump isn’t here for Harriet Tubman replacing former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. While appearing on the Today show on Thursday, the presidential aspirant shared his thoughts on the proposed change and suggested the abolitionist be placed on the $2 bill or another bill be done for her. “I would love…
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President Barack Obama has added his voice to the millions of voices around the world mourning the sudden death of iconic singer, Prince. In a statement released a few hours after news of the late singer’s death broke, Obama described him as one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time. “Today, the…
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Grammy award-winning American singer Prince (real name Prince Roger Nelson) is dead. According to TMZ , his body was discovered at his Paisley Park Prince’s estate in Paisley Park in Chan has seen, Minnesota, early Thursday morning. Prince had been in and out of the hospital hours back after he had a medical emergency while aboard his…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reactivated its official Twitter account – @PdpNigeria, 24 hours after it disownwd the account. Read here if you missed. Head of PDP Publicity Division, Chinwe Nnorom, announced the reactivation through a statement on PDP’s Facebook page. Titled ‘Re: Shutting Down of PDP official Twitter handle Account @PDPNigeria’ –…
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Recall the story of the N5 million naira that fell off a moving bullion van along the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex? Read here if you missed. Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has compensated the two police officers; Sergent Ogunbiyi Agbabu and Inspector Eheziekia Abiona who recovered the money. He also awarded them…
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The Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday arraigned two artisans before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the mobile line of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, reports The Guardian. Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole, the suspects who claimed to be cocoa dealers, were said to have attempted to perfect N50 million…
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We knew Senate President Bukola Saraki’s trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) was going to be an interesting one, we just didn’t envisage so much drama. Multiple sources have it that there was a bit of a ruckus at the CCT earlier today when the CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar, ordered men from the…
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Mr. Tom Jones Global Scotch Ambassador Mr. Tom Jones is in Nigeria to take part in a series of exclusive events organized by luxury Scotch whisky brand Johnnie Walker, tagged ‘Symphony In Blue’. Symphony in Blue is an immersive and theatrical experience that tells the story of the art of whisky blending and celebrates the…
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Civil Rights activist, Harriet Tubman who died in 1913 will become the first African-American woman to be the face of a U.S. paper currency. The announcement was made by the U.S. Treasury department yesterday. Below is how Reuters is reporting it: Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American on the face of U.S.…
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