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Apapa gridlock: Govt orders truck owners to stay out of Lagos

Worried by the recent traffic bottleneck that has taken over Apapa and its environs, the Lagos State Government on Friday directed owners and operators of articulated vehicles/trailers and petroleum...

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Trump’s marriage to Melania is doomed, body language expert says

President Donald trump made waves last week when he greeted his wife on stage with an “awkward” handshake, and a body language expert says the move made the first couple “look horrible.” The moment...

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65-year-old woman allegedly hacks son to death for attempting to rape daughter

A sixty-five-year-old woman at Sakkavayal village of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu, India, has hacked her son to death for attempting to rape his daughter, 19. It was reported that the woman had...

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[VIDEO] Trump is a Goliath who wants the extinction of other countries,...

Zimbabwean President,  Robert Mugabe, has called on Donald Trump to embrace peace and dialogue which are the tenets of the United Nations. He said the American president’s speech at the 72nd session of...

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ICYMI: UK indicts Nigeria over Radio Biafra

The United Kingdom has blamed Nigeria for the continued operation of pirate Radio Biafra, which the Indigenous People of Biafra uses to preach hate against the country. The radio station, domiciled in...

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Ohanaeze backs proscription of IPOB, demands restructuring

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Ohanaeze Youth Council Worldwide, the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday said it was in support of the proscription of the activities of the Indigenous People of...

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At Chatham House, El-Rufai says Nigerians want power devolution

Niyi Odebode,  Afeez Hanafi and Godwin Isenyo Majority of the  members of the Nasir El-Rufai-led All Progressives Congress Committee on true federalism have argued for the devolution of powers and...

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US, North Korea in ‘kindergarden fight’, says Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday described the rhetoric between leaders of the United States and North Korea as a “kindergarden fight between children” and urged calm. “We have to calm...

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Ndigbo can’t afford another civil war –Ohanaeze

John Alechenu and Adeniyi Olugbemi, Sokoto The Igbo socio-cultural group in Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said the country should not be allowed to undergo another civil war. The President-General of the...

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Troops kill one bandit, recover two AK-47 rifles in Zamfara

Troops of 1 Division killed a member of a group of bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Thursday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani...

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IPOB asks court to nullify proscription order because group is unknown to law

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Indigenous People of Biafra on Friday asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the orders proscribing it and designating it as a terrorist group. The Acting Chief...

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McCain comes out against Obamacare repeal bill

US Senator John McCain Friday announced his opposition to the latest Republican attempt to replace Barack Obama’s signature health care law, likely dooming the repeal effort. “I cannot in good...

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[VIDEO] Diezani’s thefts wouldn’t be harshly condemned if she were a man...

Nigerian-born author and feminist, Chimamanda Adichie has condemned what she calls “making a fetish of evil when it manifests in the female form.” Speaking at the University of Edinburgh where she was...

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Saudi recalls textbook over Star Wars character with king image

Saudi Arabia scrambled Friday to withdraw a school textbook that accidentally included a doctored photograph of a former ruler sitting next to a “Star Wars” character, prompting ridicule on social...

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Trump’s travel ban expires Sunday, could be revised to include new countries

President Donald Trump’s contentious travel ban expires Sunday with little clarity over whether America’s door will reopen for travelers from six majority-Muslim countries. After the 90-day ban ends,...

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Judicial officer suspended for wearing ‘short dress’ to work

A judicial officer, Rosemary Namuwanga was on Thursday in Kenya suspended for wearing a short dress to the office. According to Ugandanmonitor,  a letter dated September 21, 2017, was handed to...

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NADECO cautions FG, says democracy under threat

Tunde Ajaja The National Democratic Coalition has called on the Federal Government to be cautious in the way it handles agitations in the country, just as it urged Nigerians to rise and defend the...

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Ohanaeze youths back S’East governors on IPOB’s proscription, urge restructuring

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Ohanaeze Youth Council Worldwide, the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday said it was in support of the proscription of the activities of the Indigenous People of...

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NGO bill: Christian, Muslim clerics kick

…say it’s dangerous to national development Success Nwogu, Jesusegun Alagbe and Tunde Ajaja Some Christian and Muslim clerics have kicked against the Non-Governmental Organisation Bill seeking to...

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Bailout: States deny NLC’s misappropriation claim

Femi Makinde, Simon Utebor, John Charles and Clement Nnachi The governments of Bayelsa, Benue, Ebonyi, Osun, Ekiti and Kogi states have refuted an allegation by the Nigeria Labour Congress that they...

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