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Dangote deep-sea pipeline to boost Nigeria’s power generation by 12,000mw

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 15th, 2018

The Dangote Group’s sub-sea pipeline infrastructure is expected to augment the natural domestic gas supply and add an estimated 12,000 Mega Watts (MW) to Nigeria’s power generation capacity. Dangote also has plans to construct a 570 MW power plant within refinery complex. The 12,000mw, which is being expected from the Dangote subsea pipeline is far […]

Stop attacking us, APC cautions Okorocha

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, National Politics, Party Politics, State News Friday, June 15th, 2018

John Alechenu, Abuja The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has cautioned the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, against further verbal attacks on party leaders. The party advised the governor to work with the party leadership in his state instead of making libellous attacks on the APC and its leadership. The National […]

Police arrest man who infected more than 200 with HIV arrested

Posted by admin Headlines, Sex and Relationship Friday, June 15th, 2018

An HIV-positive man who might have consciously passed on the deadly virus to more than 200 sexual partners has been arrested in Italy. A spokesman for police in Ancona, a city on Italy’s eastern Adriatic coast, told dpa on Thursday that 35-year-old Claudio Pinti had been arrested two days earlier. Despite having been diagnosed “for at least […]

PHOTO: Nigerians react as Buhari picks object at Ganiat Fawehinmi’s feet

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, June 15th, 2018

During the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger on late human rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, on Tuesday, President MuhammaduBuhari briefly bent down to pick up an item that dropped at the feet of Ganiat, wife of the activist. Since the photo was shared on Twitter, there have been varied […]

Nigerian pharmacist kills wife, daughter, commits suicide

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, Sex and Relationship Thursday, June 14th, 2018

Samson Folarin with agency report A Chicago-based Nigerian pharmacist, Olasunkanmi Esho, has allegedly killed his Cameroonian wife, Bourk Esho, and their eight-year-old daughter, Olivia. Olasunkanmi, 42, who lived in Ilinois, Chicago, in the United States of America, was alleged to have also shot himself dead after the incident. It is not clear if the couple had […]

I killed my friend, took his heart for money-making ritual, man confesses

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, June 11th, 2018

The Lagos State police command has arrested four persons for alleged murder of their friend for moneymaking rituals. The suspects are presently beinginterrogated at the homicide section of the State Criminal and Intelligence Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba. One of the suspects, simply identified as Daniel,confessed that: “We are from Chibok in Maiduguri, Borno State. We […]

Woman plunges into Lagos lagoon

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, June 11th, 2018

By Evelyn Usman A woman with an unknown identity Sunday, plunged into the lagoon on 3rd Mainland, in Lagos. As at 8.45pm, efforts were still on to recover her body, without luck. There were however, conflicting accounts as to how the incident happened. A version of the account said that the woman was a passenger […]

Colonialism Failed Nigeria on Wealth Creation; Nigeria Depended on Oil – Emeka Chiakwelu

Posted by admin Emeka Chiakwelu, Headlines Saturday, June 9th, 2018

United States based Nigerian economic strategist Emeka Chiakwelu and the founder of public policy center AFRIPOL has blamed Nigeria dire dependence on oil as a consequence of colonialism. “Among the negative ramifications of colonialism is the inability to impact a legacy of wealth creation to Nigerians and her entity,” Chiakwelu the economic expert said. Chiakwelu […]

28-yr-old man hacks into bank’s app, steals N207m

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, June 9th, 2018

28-yr-old man hacks into bank’s app, steals N207m By Onozure Dania Lagos-A 28-year-old suspected fraudster, James Nwagalezi, was yesterday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly conniving with Okoli Nmesoma, already facing trial, to hack into the mobile app account of Eko Bank Plc and unlawfully withdrew N207 million. Nwagalezi is facing a four-count […]

Eagles drop in FIFA rankings

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, June 8th, 2018

Prestige Otaben The Super Eagles dropped from 47 to 48 in the June world rankings released by FIFA on Thursday. Nigeria could not maintain their spot in May due to losses from their pre-World Cup friendlies and slid down a spot in June. The Eagles could only win one of their last five friendly matches […]