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Learn from Nigerians, German pastor tells countrymen

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, August 18th, 2018

The Pastor of Christ’s Church, Beach Land Estate, Apapa, Lagos, Raily Edwards-Raudonant, has appealed to German nationals to emulate Nigerians by taking their faith seriously. Edwards-Raudonant, who lamented that the church in Europe was declining, said his mission in Nigeria was to reach German speakers with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The cleric spoke on […]

Moses can go, says Lawal as Musa, Iwobi pay tribute

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, August 18th, 2018

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Garba Lawal said Nigerian football fans shouldn’t bother much about Victor Moses’ decision to quit the national team. Moses, shocked his numerous fans and fellow teammates when he annouced his decision to walk away from the Nigeria set up. “It’s not a big deal! that is his choice – he chose […]

Tales of Delta teenage schoolgirls lured into prostitution in Lagos

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Saturday, August 18th, 2018

They trudged to our correspondent as if they were burdened with heavy loads. From their weary look, one could obviously tell that the teenage schoolgirls had gone through some troubling moments they never envisaged about two weeks ago when they left their hometown in Alaja, an uptown community in Warri, Delta State, for Lagos. Born […]

Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan dies

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, United Nations Saturday, August 18th, 2018

Annan, a Ghanaian national, died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday, two of his close associates said. In Geneva, the Kofi Annan Foundation announced his peaceful death with “immense sadness” after a short illness, saying he was surrounded in his last days by his second wife Nane and children […]

Nigerian man dies at Canadian border while allegedly resisting deportation

Posted by admin Canadian Politics, Headlines Tuesday, August 14th, 2018

A 49-year-old Nigerian man has allegedly died in Calgary, after a confrontation withtwo Canada Border Services Agency officers, who were charged to ensure his deportation on Tuesday. The Border Services Agencies said,the Nigerian citizen was on KLM airlines flight 678 bound for Amsterdam. On its Twitter handle, @CanBorder, the agency wrote, “OnAugust 7, 2018, while […]

Police arrest publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoleye Sowore, in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, August 13th, 2018

The Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr. Omoleye Sowore, was arrested by the police in Lagos on Wednesday. The spokesperson for the Police Command in Lagos State, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the arrest. Badmos said Soworewas arrested over an alleged threat to life and blackmail of a London-based journalist, Lekan Fatodun. She said Sowore was picked […]

Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, alleges plan to demolish school

Posted by admin Education, Headlines, Osun, State News Monday, August 13th, 2018

The management of the Adeleke University, Ede, has alerted the police in Osun State to the threat from the Oshun Ceramic Industries Limited to demolish all buildings on the premises of the university. The Registrar of the university, Oyerinde Oyejola, said in a letter written to the Commissioner of Police in Osun State that the […]

Failure to Accept Akpabio’s Wife as 2019 Running Mate Real Reason for His Defection

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Tuesday, August 7th, 2018

Failure to Accept Akpabio’s Wife as 2019 Running Mate Real Reason for His Defection Ahead of the planned defection of Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio to the All Progressives Congress, APC, it has emerged that his decision may have been influenced by a serious standoff with his hand chosen successor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel over […]

Oshiomhole Already Collecting Signatures For Saraki’s Impeachment, Melaye Alleges

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Tuesday, August 7th, 2018

Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, alongside other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators, has vowed not to be compromised in the battle to protect the country’s democracy. While commenting on the siege to the National Assembly by the Department of State Services (DSS) officials, Melaye alleged that Adam Oshiomhole, National […]

Senator Murray-Bruce accuses Senator Akpabio of breaking the law

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, National Politics, Senate Tuesday, August 7th, 2018

Ben Murray-Bruce, the senator representing Bayelsa East District at the National Assembly, has accused Godswill Akpabio, the senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West constituency at the National Assembly, of complicity in the invasion of the National Assembly premises by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS, as early as 6:00am, invaded the National […]