Former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has joined millions of world leaders to mourn Robert Mugabe (1924-2019) ex Zimbabwe president who died on Thursday. Jonathan said “Africa has lost a great nationalist. Robert Mugabe will continue to live in the hearts and minds of all lovers of freedom as the symbol of Zimbabwe’s emancipation. He was indeed a great …
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Robert Mugabe, a hero of Africa’s independence struggle whose long rule in Zimbabwe descended into tyranny, corruption and incompetence, has died at the age of 95, president Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. In a statement early on Friday, Mnangagwa called Mugabe “an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people. His contribution …
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The announcement, Tuesday, August 27th, that the Lagos State House of Assembly had inaugurated a committee to probe the administration of ex-Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, was the climax of the vociferous outcry by well-meaning Lagosians at home and abroad, civil society groups and the media among other stakeholders that Lagos, under Ambode, retrogressed, degenerated and had its finances mindlessly pillaged. As …
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A 12-year-old schoolgirl who was raped by her teacher in Namtari, Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, has been confirmed pregnant. The Adamawa State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Nuruddeen, said the teacher, Nathan Yusuf, has been arrested for raping the minor. “On 2nd September 2019, around 2:30 p.m., we arrested a …
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The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arraigned 83 persons, who allegedly participated in the attack and looting of South African-owned mall, Shoprite, in protest against continued killings of Nigerians in South Africa. The defendants were arraigned before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court at Yaba on six counts bordering on conspiracy, riotous assembly, arson, stealing, malicious damage, unlawful destruction of …
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The Premier League has the largest number of nominations for the Fifa Fifpro Men’s World11 for the first time in 10 years. Twenty one of the 55 nominees play club football in England, as the Premier League ends La Liga’s dominance. Seven of Liverpool’s European champions are included although Real Madrid and Barcelona each provided more players. The team will …
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The Managing Director of Infinity Microfinance Bank Limited, Mrs Clara Oloniniyi, has denied the report that her financial institution is enmeshed in fraudulent and slavery practices. It was earlier reported that the bank is known for “lacklustre treatment of staff, colossal violations of human right and fraudulent acquisition of wealth.” A staff of the company, who spoke under condition of …
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After she was criticised by Nigerians on social media for attending a World Economic Forum (WEF) panel in South Africa when Nigerians are being killed, Oby Ezekwesili, the convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, has stated why she attended the event. Ezekwesili, who spoke on a panel at WEF held in South Africa said she was in South …
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In the wake of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other black Africans in South Africa, the Nigerian government has advised its citizens to “inform their relatives in South Africa to take advantage” of a free return trip to Nigeria. Air Peace, a Nigerian airline has volunteered to send an aircraft to South Africa to bring back Nigerians willing to return. …
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