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kriss-kross

Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly dies at 34 By Alexis Stevens

Kris Kross Rapper Chris Kelly dies at 34 By Alexis Stevens The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Rapper Chris Kelly “Mac Daddy” Kelly died Wednesday afternoon after being found unresponsive in his Atlanta area home. Kelly, 34, was part of the 1990s duo [...]

September 8, 2016 General
Jonathan’s N700m Almajiri Schools

Jonathan’s N700m Almajiri Schools Too Expensive To Run – Adamawa Govt

Jonathan’s N700m Almajiri Schools – The Adamawa State Government has said the multi-million Almajiri schools established by former President Goodluck Jonathan have yet to become operational because they are too expensive to run.     This was made known in [...]

September 8, 2016 Education
Tompolo

My Father Died As A Result Of Military Assault On Him – Tompolo.

Government Ekpemupolo, ex-militant leader better known as Tompolo, has accused the military of culpability in the death of his father.     His father reportedly died at Liliy Clinic, Warri, Delta state, in the wee hours of Wednesday. Confirming the [...]

September 8, 2016 General
Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida

We Overthrew Buhari Because Of Too Much Frustration In The Society – IBB

Former Military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, said that Buhari’s government was overthrown in 1985 because there was frustration in the society under his regime.     Babangida stated this in an interview he granted to a team from Zero Tolerance [...]

September 8, 2016 Government and politics
Nigeria Is In Political Recession

Fayose On Edo ‘poll shift’: Nigeria Is In Political Recession

 Edo ‘poll shift’ – Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being behind the call for the postponement of the Edo state governorship election.       Fayose lamented that “within two years [...]

September 8, 2016 Government and politics
buharis-campaign

4 Things To Know About Buhari’s Campaign ‘Change begins with me’

Buhari’s Campaign – The presidency recently announced that President Muhammadu Buhari would on Thursday, launch “Change begins with me”, a social change campaign.     The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has been saddled with the responsibility of spearheading the campaign and getting [...]

September 8, 2016 Government and politics
Another Nigerian blogger Iroegbu Emenike arrested by SSS

Another Nigerian blogger Iroegbu Emenike arrested by SSS in Akwa Ibom state.

Suspected State Security Service operatives on Tuesday arrested Iroegbu Emenike, a blogger in Akwa Ibom State, in what activists see as the latest in a string of crackdowns against free speech online.     Emenike Iroegbu, who publishes Abia Facts [...]

September 8, 2016 General
Council of State

Photographers, cameramen ‘abandon’ Buhari for Jonathan at Council of State

There was a mild drama today at the Council of State meeting as photographers and cameramen ‘abandoned’ President Muhammadu Buhari for his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.     Buhari led Jonathan as well as former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar and [...]

September 8, 2016 Government and politics
eid-el-kabir

Eid-el-Kabir: Nigerian Government Declares September 12 And 13 Public Holidays

The federal government of Nigeria has declared Monday and Tuesday, September 12 and September 13 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir.     The minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in [...]

September 8, 2016 What the papers say
Nigerian Gov’t Should Improve Living Conditions In The Niger Delta, US Envoy Says

Nigerian Gov’t Should Improve Living Conditions In The Niger Delta, US Envoy Says

The United State has identified dialogue and practical efforts in the development of the Niger Delta, as veritable means to resolve the security and other related challenges of the region. The deputy head of Mission of the United States Embassy [...]

September 8, 2016 What the papers say
Abia: Ikpeazu Promises To Construct 50 Roads In Aba, Flyover At Osisioma Before 2019

Abia: Ikpeazu Promises To Construct 50 Roads In Aba, Flyover At Osisioma Before 2019

Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia State, has promised that his administration will reconstruct and commission a minimum of 50 roads at Aba with a flyover at Osisioma roundabout before 2019. Governor Ikpeazu made the promise during the Men’s Fellowship [...]

September 8, 2016 What the papers say
One Dead, Scores Injured As Hausa And Fulani Youth Clash In Lagos (PHOTOS)

One Dead, Scores Injured As Hausa And Fulani Youth Clash In Lagos (PHOTOS)

One Hausa man has been reported dead while many sustained machete wounds as Hausa and Fulani youths engage in fight in Abattoir, Agege, Lagos on Wednesday, September 8, 2016. The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has disclosed via its [...]

September 8, 2016 What the papers say
‘Democracy Now In Danger’: Fayose Condemns Postponement Of Edo Guber Poll

‘Democracy Now In Danger’: Fayose Condemns Postponement Of Edo Guber Poll

Ayodele Fayose, the Ekiti State governor, has condemned the call for the postponement of the Edo State governorship election by the Department of State Services, DSS, and the police. “It is obvious that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is challenged and [...]

September 8, 2016 What the papers say