Acting President Yemi Osibanjo, on Tuesday, warned youths in the North that the Federal Government will not take the threats issued to Igbos to leave the region lightly, according to a Daily Post report. He spoke during a consultative meeting with elders and leaders of thought in Northern states at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The […]
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Several people have died after a huge fire raged through the night at a west London tower block, a fire chief says. Eyewitnesses said they saw people trapped inside the burning Grenfell Tower, in north Kensington, screaming for help, and shouting for their children to be saved. More than 50 people are being treated in […]
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A member of the House of Representatives from Kano State has backed the call by the Coalition of Northern Youths that all the Igbos should vacate northern Nigeria before October 1. Rep Aminu Suleiman, the House Committee Chairman, on Tertiary Education, said people from eastern part of the country could not hold Nigeria to ransom […]
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The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said he would not collect his own salary until the wage arrears of workers were cleared. He disclosed this while reassuring the workers that their salary arrears would be paid in full by his administration. Akeredolu, who spoke on Sunday during the third session of the 11th […]
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Former Republican US Presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain slammed the foreign policy of President Donald Trump and even compared him to former President Barack Obama. The Guardian newspaper asked McCain what message Trump was sending the United Kingdom when he criticized London Mayor Sadiq Khan after the June 3 terror attack, which left eight dead […]
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England won their biggest international title in football since 1966 by beating Venezuela 1-0 in the Under-20 World Cup final but not without the help of six players in the squad who are eligible to play for Nigeria. It was England’s first appearance in the final of a global tournament since their World Cup victory […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has created a Twitter account for the country and have said in a tweet that the handling of the account will be opened up to Nigerians on a Serial basis. Nigeria’s Twitter handle is @Nigeria. Welcome to the Twitter handle for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Africa's largest economy, and […]
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Nigeria national team defender, Shehu Abdullahi, has taken responsibility for Super Eagles 2-0 defeat against rivals, South Africa in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. South Africa win in Uyo broke a 25-year jinx aganist Nigeria thank to second half goals from Tokelo Rantie and Percy Trau and Abdulahi believed his team […]
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, is said to have been freed under an amnesty, in a move which could fuel further instability. His father’s preferred successor, he had been held by a militia in the town of Zintan for the past six years. The Abu Bakr al-Siddiq […]
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One of Nigeria’s most influential Muslim leaders has said that he is ready to sacrifice his “last drop of blood” to defend Igbos in the north of the country, the Premium Times newspaper reports. Emir of Katsina Abdulmumini Kabir’s comments come after some activists in the north released a message earlier this week calling on […]
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