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Picture: I made N3,000 hawking water in 20 minutes – White Naija Girl

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, May 16th, 2016

Can you give a brief background of yourself? My husband gave me a Nigerian (Yoruba) name, ‘Ibukun,’ which means ‘blessing.’ I am originally from Hungary. I live in the United Kingdom at the moment. In 2008, I came to the UK, where I met my husband, Gbenga Afolabi of MagnumN3. I studied Business and Management. […]

Trump fights back on questions over women, taxes

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Sunday, May 15th, 2016

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the race for the White House, fought Sunday to stem several controversies including his relationship with women and his refusal to release his tax returns. The billionaire real estate mogul and his backers hit back at a New York Times article that detailed Trump’s complex and contradictory history […]

Love, Forgiveness panaceas to broken marriages, says Abioye

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, May 15th, 2016

Abuja – The Vice President, Living Faith Church, Worldwide, Bishop David Abioye has urged couples to embrace love and forgiveness in their unions to forestall broken homes. Abioye gave the advice on Saturday in Abuja at the wedding ceremony of former Miss Minaro Macfrank to Emmanuel Oyo-Ita, the son to the Head of Civil Service […]

Herdsmen attack another Benue village, kill 12

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Sunday, May 15th, 2016

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Just when Benue farmers were enjoying some respite from the activities of dare-devil Fulani herdsmen in some parts of the state, no fewer than 12 persons were late Friday night reportedly killed by suspect herdsmen at Tarfi village, Binnev Ward, in Buruku local government area. Sunday Vanguard learned that the attack also […]

Fuel Price Hike: I am not against the removal of subsidy but the approach – Princewill

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Thursday, May 12th, 2016

Fuel Price Hike: I am not against the removal of subsidy but the approach – Princewill By Hector Spiff Prince Tonye Princewill, the Labour Party Governorship candidate in the 2015 general elections in Rivers State, has reacted to the current removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government yesterday, saying that he was […]

Yobo pleased with players’ turnout for testimonial

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, May 12th, 2016

FORMER Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo is pleased to have secured the services of major international players to take part in his testimonial game later this month in Port Harcourt. Yobo, 35, has been in Europe visiting his old stomping grounds and speaking to players expected at the game and is happy at the overwhelming response […]

Yunusa’s trial: Ese Oruru to give evidence in private, Court rules

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, May 12th, 2016

By Emem Idio YENAGOA – JUSTICE Aliya Nganjiwa, of the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa has granted the request of the prosecution to take the evidence of Miss Ese Oruru in private at the resumed pre-trial hearing Thursday, in the case involving Dahiru Yunusa, aka “Yellow”, who is standing on a five count […]

Brazil’s first female president, Rousseff impeached

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, May 12th, 2016

Brazil former President Dilma Rousseff Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday to face impeachment, ceding power to her vice-president-turned-enemy Michel Temer in a political earthquake ending 13 years of leftist rule over Latin America’s biggest nation. A nearly 22-hour debate in the Senate closed with an overwhelming 55-22 vote against Brazil’s first female president. […]

Two killed, many injured in fresh Borno explosion

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, May 12th, 2016

BY NDAHI MARAMAS MAIDUGURI – A heavy explosion has rocked the busy Musa Usman Secretariat main Gate in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The incident took place at about 11:40am Thursday, left two dead and scores injured sources said. The area has since been condoned off by military troops and men of the Civilian JTF. […]

Badeh: I deducted N7.4bn from NAF accounts in 14 months —Cashier

Posted by admin Air Force, Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, General Politics, Headlines Thursday, May 12th, 2016

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — THE trial of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), continued before the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, with a former cashier at the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Emmanuel Abu, revealing how he deducted N7.4 billion from salary account of the Force in 14 months. Abu, […]