Obama enters league of lucrative public speakers
Former American President Barack Obama, along with wife Michelle, have selected the Harry Walker Agency to set them up on the highly-profitable speaking
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Trump considers new travel ban
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering issuing a new executive order banning citizens of certain countries traveling to the United States. The option
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Armed soldier arrested in Mosque as Barrow prays
Security operatives have arrested a non-duty soldier of The Gambia Armed Forces after he was arrested with a pistol inside the main mosque
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Presidency staff on standby for Buhari’s return this weekend
Presidential aides were yesterday put on standby over the imminent return of President Muhammadu Buhari from London, United Kingdom. Buhari, who left Nigeria
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100,000 set for Lagos Marathon today, routes closed
No fewer than 100, 000 athletes from 27 countries including Nigeria will be participating in the second edition of Access Bank sponsored Lagos
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Army demotes,imprisons officers for brutalising cripple
Two soldiers, Corporal Bature Samuel and Corporal Abdulazeez Usman, who brutalised a wheelchair-bound man along New Market Road, Onitsha, Anambra State on Tuesday,
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Nigeria loses $80bn annually to oil infrastructure vandalism – Kachikwu
Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, says Nigeria is losing at least $80bn annually to vandalism of oil facilities in the
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Wrong cooking of rice can result in hypertension, cancer!
In the average home, rice is a must-eat food on a daily basis, especially when you have children around. It’s so easy to
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Oil has become curse, burden for Niger Delta -Osinbajo
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo on Friday regretted that oil has become a curse or burden to communities in the oil-rich Niger Delta
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Maradona now FIFA Ambassador
Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has been handed an ambassadorial role by the game’s global governing body FIFA. “Now it’s official,” the 1986
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Imam to husbands: Satisfy your wives’ sexual needs
The Chief Imam of Area 10 Abuja Mosque, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi has advised husbands to satisfy the sexual needs of their wives to
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Nigerian Army begs Orakwu, the disabled Nigerian tortured in Onitsha, offer cash and clothings
The Nigerian Army has offered clothing and undisclosed amount of money as succour to Mr Chijioke Orakwu, a physically challenged person, assaulted by
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Senate holds public hearing on budget next week Monday
The 8th Senate will next week Monday hold a first-of-its-kind public hearing on the 2017 Appropriation Bill submitted to the legislature by President
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Military Pensions Board starts ID card distribution in 7 states
The Military Pensions Board, MPB will commence the distribution of new combo identification cards to military pensioners in seven states beginning from Monday
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Kenya’s Jepchirchir sets new marathon record
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir set a world record in the women’s half marathon on Friday, clocking a time of one hour, five minutes and
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Customs promotes 1,562 officers
The Comptroller-General of Customs, (Rtd) Col. Hameed Ali, has approved the promotion of 1,561 junior officers to various ranks. A statement issued by
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Former GMD NNPC admits ownership of recovered $9.8m
The former Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr Andrew Yakubu, has admitted ownership of the recovered money of $9.8m from his
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ECOWAS cuts Gambia troops to 500 only
Thousands of soldiers from West African bloc ECOWAS will start returning home this month from Gambia, from where long-time leader Yahya Jammeh was
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PSC promotes six police officers for excellence
The Police Service Commission says it has promoted six policemen to their next ranks for outstanding performances in their various areas of duty.
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Rwandan bans medics from using cell phones
Rwanda has banned the use of cell phones by medical workers while on duty in order to speed up healthcare service delivery to
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French Jews to forfeit Israeli citizenship?
French far-right leader, Marine Le Pen announced that her immigration plan would include a demand that Israeli citizenship be forfeited by French Jews
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“My wife pulls my manhood’’ man tells court
An Ibadan based travel agent, Mr Oluwatimilehin Oyewole,this Friday begged a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his four-year-old marriage, to save
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Supreme Court Justices: NBA shortlists Agbakoba,Idigbe, 7 others
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has forwarded the names of nine eligible applicants to the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, Judicial
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Gunmen attack Kogi police station, kill two policemen, detainee
Some gunmen in the early hours of Friday, attacked a police station at Eika community in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi, killing
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HIV cure claim: Don to harmonise findings
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia, says Prof. Maduike Ezeibe, who claims to have discovered the cure for HIV/AIDS, is making
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Trump’s Mexico wall to gulp $21.6b
President Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct,
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Breaking News! Navy hands over 12 oil thieves to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy has handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, 12 suspected oil thieves, a vessel MV OMISAN 1
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AMCON takeover: Arik Air Management heads to court
The management of Arik Air on Thursday said it would challenge the taking over of the airline by the Assets Management Company of
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Manchester United post 157.9m pounds record quarterly profit
Manchester United announced record quarterly revenues and profit for the last three months of 2016 on Thursday despite the club’s failure to qualify
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Nigeria moves up to 41 on FIFA ranking
The Super Eagles have moved up in FIFA’s monthly world ranking, in spite of Nigeria’s inability to qualify for the just-ended 2017 Africa
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