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Daily Archives: January 2, 2017
Presentation of ‘fake’ Boko Haram flag to Buhari a disgrace to our sovereignty – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Frontier has joined many who are thinking that the Boko Haram flag said to have been captured in Camp ...
Read More »Drunk pilot passes out in cockpit with 99 passengers on board
A pilot who allegedly passed out in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 in Canada has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk. Police in ...
Read More »Nigeria moves up to level 3 in global aviation rating
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Monday said Nigeria has attained another high level safety rating which placed it among the world leaders in ...
Read More »Runway repairs: Abuja Airport set for closure …better to lose money than lose lives – FG
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, will on Thursday engage the Industry’s Stakeholders on issues arising from the proposed closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe ...
Read More »Buhari vs. IPOB: Tugging at Nigeria’s fragile seams
By S. Okey Mbonu Can One Kill an Idea Through Coercion? “Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere”, and “he who holds ...
Read More »Video: Osinbajo leads ex-leaders to sing for Nigeria
Former Nigerian leaders, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ernest Shonekan combine with former deputies, Ebitu Ukiwe, Alex Ekwueme, Oladipo Diya and current ...
Read More »Gambia shuts down anti-Jammeh radio station
The authorities in The Gambia have shut down a popular radio station critical of long-serving ruler Yahya Jammeh. Intelligence agents ordered Teranga FM’s closure without ...
Read More »Samsung to reveal Galaxy Note 7 probe results this month
Samsung Electronics will announce this month the results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, the ...
Read More »FG condemns killing of another Nigerian in South Africa
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the latest extra judicial killing of a Nigerian in South Africa ...
Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for Turkey nightclub carnage
The Islamic State jihadist group on Monday claimed the shooting rampage inside a glamorous Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s night that killed 39 people, as ...
Read More »AFCON squads for Gabon 2017
Final and preliminary squads for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon from January 14 to February 5: Final squads Group A ...
Read More »2017: We shall sing a song of victory this year – Gov. Obiano
The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has expressed optimism that Ndi Anambra and their fellow Nigerians shall sing a song of joy and ...
Read More »Pres. Buhari is not ready to resolve Niger Delta crisis – MEND
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has passed a vote of no confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari over its handling of the Niger Delta crisis ...
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