The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has a target to register 28 million Nigerians into the National Identification Number (NIN) system by the end of 2017. The Director General of NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made this known at a media briefing on Saturday in Lagos. Aziz said that anyone without the NIN issued […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Friday evening, said the State Government spent over ₦15 billion last year to beef up security and ensure the safety of lives and property. Governor Ambode, who spoke at a dinner held at the Lagos House in Ikeja, in honour of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim […]
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Nigeria’s ailing President Muhammadu Buhari who has been away in London for almost three months has become the subject of a sports betting game in his homeland. A popular sports gaming site, NaijaBet.com, is asking those interested to stake their money on when Buhari who left Nigeria on May 7 on his latest medical trip […]
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Indian authorities have removed a copy of the Bible and the Koran from a new statue of a former president after a complaint by a Hindu nationalist party, officials said Tuesday. The removal of the books has fuelled a religious row over a carving depicting a Hindu holy book placed next to the statue of […]
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Boko Haram Islamists have published a video showing three kidnapped members of an oil exploration team, after an ambush in northeast Nigeria earlier this week that killed at least 50. In the four-minute video, the trio identify themselves as being from the University of Maiduguri and call on the government to meet the jihadists’ demands […]
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos briefly became the world’s richest man Thursday in Forbes magazine’s tracking of wealth, as stock in his e-commerce company hit an all-time high. Microsoft founder Bill Gates reclaimed the lead by afternoon, as Amazon’s stock fell nearly 1 percent for the day to $1,046. Amazon shares have been trading at a […]
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A South African child born with HIV has surprised experts by appearing to be effectively cured of the AIDS virus after just a year of treatment followed by eight and a half years drug-free. Patients with HIV would normally need to stay on antiretroviral (ART) drugs for the rest of their lives to keep AIDS […]
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The Federal Government has released a photo of President Muhammadu Buhari more than two months after he left for London for medical treatment amid growing health concerns. Sunday’s photo is the first sight of the 74-year-old since he left in early May. Buhari also spent a month and a half in London earlier this year […]
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History will be made on Sunday July 23rd, 2017 as Ikeja City Mall in Lagos hosts the first Nigerian National Freestyle Football Championship in Nigeria, organized by Feet ‘n’ Tricks Limited. On the choice of Ikeja City Mall as the venue of the event, Nzewi said that the Mall has become the prime destination of […]
Read More The Apapa branch of Sterling Bank Plc was burnt down on Wednesday by irate mob of truck drivers over an alleged killing of three persons by a Mobile Police officer stationed at the bank, following ensuing arguiment over wrongful parking in front of the bank. According to an eye witness account trouble started after a […]
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The first half of 2017 was the second warmest on record for Earth, behind only last year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that Earth’s average temperature from January to June was 14.4C (57.9F), which is 0.9C (1.6F) warmer than the 20th century average. Natural El Nino weather fronts spike global temperatures, but NOAA […]
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A Saudi woman has been arrested for defying the kingdom’s strict dress code by walking around in a miniskirt and crop top in a video that sparked public outrage. The woman, whose name was not given, was detained by police in the capital, Riyadh, for wearing “immodest clothes” that contradicted the country’s conservative Islamic dress […]
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