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Books: The many problems of big publishers

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

WRITER’S WORLD with Bisi Daniels bisi.daniels@thisdaylive.com According to Publisher’s Weekly, a report by the Association of American Publishers’ shows that overall publishing industry sales fell by 2.6 per cent in 2015 when compared to figures from 2014. Also sales declined in five of the seven major markets. It is the dream of every author to see […]

Rio Olympics: Nigerian soccer team stranded in Atlanta USA

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Nigeria Olympic soccer team has for the second time failed to fly out of its training base in Atlanta, United States of America, AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal. Officials disclosed that the Dream Team may now travel to Brazil today for the Rio 2016 Olympics. “Top officials are running around to ensure the team finally leave […]

Adeboye frowns at pastors growing beards

Posted by admin Headlines, Religion Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

By Sam Eyoboka & Olayinka Latona THE General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has frowned at ministers of the gospel growing beards in the name of new fashion, just as he declared that as tough as things are in the nation today, “we are not owing anybody any […]

Interpol arrests Nigerian behind $60m online fraud network

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016

Interpol arrests Nigerian behind $60m online fraud network By Editor A Nigerian behind an online fraud network which engineered scams worth more than $60 million has been arrested in Port Harcourt, Interpol said on Monday. “The 40-year-old Nigerian national, known as ‘Mike’, is believed to be behind scams totalling more than $60 million involving […]

Edo Guber Watch: Watch your utterances, PDP tells Oshiomhole

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Governors, Headlines, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Saturday, July 30th, 2016

Edo Guber Watch: Watch your utterances, PDP tells Oshiomhole — 29th July 2016 From Taiwo Amodu, Abuja Ahead of the governorship election, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole to desist from making inciting comments that could undermine the sanctity of his office. Reacting to […]

This is Zimbabwe inside Nigeria!

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, July 30th, 2016

This is Zimbabwe inside Nigeria! — 27th July 2016 Joint where Abuja residents enjoy fresh palm wine, bush meat By ROMANUS UGWU For residents of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, chances are that they may not mistake the expression to visit Zimbabwe for traveling to Robert Mugabe’s Southern African country, Zimbabwe. But, that may not […]

Economic Crunch: Rochas Okorocha wants pay cut for workers, proposes 3 work days per week

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News, Top Stories Saturday, July 30th, 2016

Okorocha wants pay cut for workers, proposes 3 work days per week — 30th July 2016 IMO State governor, Rochas Okorocha has said that he is considering reducing the number of work days in the state from five to three, to enable the government cut salaries. Okorocha said this while briefing journalists on the state of […]

Miss Bikini Nigeria International returns with new promises

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, July 30th, 2016

By Rotimi Agbana The second edition of the Miss Bikini Nigeria International (MBNI) pageant is set to hold on the 14th of August, 2016 at the Bespoke Event Centre, Lekki. According to the organiser of the pageant, Nollywood actress, Seyi Hunter, the event will see winners going on to participate in various international pageants. CEO, […]

Convoy Attack: Buratai visits wounded soldiers, humanitarian staff in Borno

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News, United Nations Friday, July 29th, 2016

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai last night visited wounded soldiers and the 3 staff of the UN agencies and other international humanitarian organizations that were injured during an ambush at the Accident and Emergency Ward of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital at about 10.00pm. The Army Chief who was accompanied by […]

11 killed and 30,000 left homeless in Niger floods

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger, State News Friday, July 29th, 2016

Eleven people have died in flooding in Niger and 30,000 left homeless after vast swathes of the country — including arid desert locations — were deluged with heavy rain, the UN said Friday. The worst affected regions are both desert areas: Tahoua in the west, where seven people died and 5,321 people were left homeless, […]