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Argument over desirability of Biafra by some Nigerians in India has been blamed for the death of N. Chigozie, a 33-year-old who travelled to India with a student visa. Indian police in Bengaluru are already probing the death. The body of the Nigerian was found near the railway gate in Hennur, northeast Bengaluru, in the […]

have two predictions to make: before you’re through with this piece, the federal and state governments of Nigeria may issue a decree against hate speech. The authorities, its agents, and some Nigerians would call for my head for circulating hate speech. At the last meeting of the National Economic Council in Abuja, the Buhari led […]

efore you join me in psycho-analyzing the issue of a man’s “beauty” being subject to the weight of his pocket, let’s get one thing straight: Money is sexy as hell. Yes, I said so. A while ago, if someone made the same statement and I heard it, I would look at them with disdain, while […]Read More

Fifteen people have lost their lives in severe flooding in 21 communities in Cross River in July and August this year. John Inaku, director-general of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, made the disclosure while assessing the extent of damage in flooded areas in Calabar South on Monday, September 4, 2017. Four major streets […]

Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s senate president, along with presidents and heads of parliaments of other nations met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at an annual reception in Jeddah. Saudi’s leading English daily newspaper, Arab News, reported that the annual reception held at Mina Palace for heads of state, Islamic dignitaries, guests […]

Still baffled by the destruction caused by recent floods in Benue State, Samuel Ortom, the governor of the state, has said 21 local governments were facing ecological problems. Ortom told the Ibrahim Jibril, the minister of state for the environment who visited Makurdi on Monday, September 4, 2017 to assess the damage caused by the […]

North Korea has evolved from being a regional menace to a “global threat,” the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has said. Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Authority, told CNN that North Korea’s claim that it had tested a hydrogen bomb on Sunday, September 3, 2017 represented a “new dimension of threat.” […]Read More

All Progressive Congress, APC, Ebonyi chapter, on Monday, September 4, 2017 in Abakaliki held a rally to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from medical vacation, as well as drum support for his second term in 2019. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the rally created heavy human and vehicular traffic long Afikpo and […]

Oluchukwu Ajulufo, a journalist, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the November 18 governorship election in Anambra. Ajulufo was nominated by affirmative action and unanimous votes of the 64-man delegate at the primary election of the LP in Awka on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ajulufo […]

Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Monday, September 4, 2017 played a 1-1 draw against Cameroon in Yaoundé in a world cup qualifier match. Moses Simon, a Belgium based international, scored the lone goal for Nigeria in the 30th minute with a close-range shot past goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa after a low cross eluded several Cameroon defenders. Cameroon later […]Read More

Senator Andy Uba has said that he had not left the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, or any other party over the outcome of the Anambra governorship primaries. The senator representing Anambra senatorial district Senator Andy Uba has debunk the rumour of his defection from the All Progressive Congress, APC […]

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has denied reports he will run for the presidency on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019. Dangote made the denial in an interview with Daily Times. He was reacting to a report that officials of PDP think-tank programme set up by former President Goodluck Jonathan have […]