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TY Danjuma to Nigerians: Defend yourselves against ethnic cleansing

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General Theophilus Danjuma, former Minister for Defence, has called on Nigerians to rise and defend themselves against ethnic cleansing. Danjuma gave this warning today (Saturday) at the maiden Convocation ceremony of Taraba state university in Jalingo Taraba state capital. Danjuma speaking at arena of the convocation, said he saw a diverse cultural display organized by Taraba state cultural groups which to him showed that state represents Nigeria in all aspect. He said the unnecessary killings which is a target to ethnic cleansing on the people of Taraba and Nigeria at…

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Miabo brings her magic to Miliki

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Artist of repute, Miabo Enyadike, who has taken part in several group and solo exhibitions in different parts of the world, will hold a solo exhibition in Nigeria titled ‘Inspire’. The exhibition opens on Friday March 23, 2018 at MILIKI on 7B Etim Inyang Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. The Private VIP Viewing will open between 7pm-10pm, while the public viewing will run from Saturday March 24 to Thursday March 29 between the hours of 3pm – 6pm daily. “Art is the way I see things, always through the objects…

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Mark Zuckerberg Replies; “we Don’t Deserve To Serve You”

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Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally spoken up, after being accused of giving users information out to Trump’s 2016 campaign team, targeting 50 million Facebook users through non-consensual access to their profiles. This accusation led to the “delete facebook now” movement campaign in which WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton, has also joined. It was said that Aleksandr Kogan, a Russian-American Cambridge University professor was first able to collect Facebook users data promising to use them for research, but which was given to Cambridge Analytica. Mark Zuckerberg said; “We have a responsibility…

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Bill Gates in Nigeria, faults economic growth scheme

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Federal Government’s Economic Recovery And Growth Plan (ERGP) has been faulted by the Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates. Addressing stakeholders at the special session of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Gates stressed the need for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to take a second look at the National Economic Plan in terms of its priorities for human capacity development. He said the ERGP, which must reflect the people’s needs, should also give…

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Under-fire Mourinho attacks ‘brainless’ Manchester United critics

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Jose Mourinho believes “people with a brain” should be able to see that Manchester United’s recent issues are a result of being in “transition”. Although United have only failed to win four of their last 15 games across all competitions, performances have fallen well short of expectations. The most striking failure in recent months was the 2-1 defeat at home to Sevilla in the Champions League round of 16 , a defeat which eliminated United from Europe’s elite competition. “I understand the frustration, I understand the sadness of being knocked…

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Selected Local plants ameliorate complications of diabetes -Nigerian researchers

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A study published in Journal of Medicinal Plants Research by Nigerian researchers has identified and validated the efficacy of selected local plants in ameliorating the pathophysiological complications of diabetes, which include acute and chronic neuropathy (malfunctions of the nerves), nephropathy (kidney disease or damage), gastropathy (stomach disease), retinopathy (damage to the retina of the eyes, which may cause vision impairment), micro and macro cardiovascular disorders and erectile dysfunction. Top on the list of local medicinal plants validated to address complications of diabetes include: cashew, bitter leaf, turmeric, scent leaf, Moringa,…

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Tenant kills landlord, buries him in shallow grave

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Maaruf Sarki, a 34-year-old man, has been arrested by the police in Niger State for killing his landlord, Tasiu Shittu in Kontagora area of the state. Maaruf was also alleged to have buried his landlord in a shallow grave. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command, ASP Mohammed Abubakar, stated this yesterday in Minna, pointing out that Sarki also stole N1.7 million from the deceased including an unregistered Honda car. He added that the suspect fled to Sokoto after committing the crime but was arrested by detectives…

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Oprah Winfrey advises Messi on how to win World cup

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Lionel Messi has been adviced by American television personality and film star Oprah Winfrey on how he can win the World Cup with Argentina. Oprah gave this advice when she was asked on Argentine television to give Messi an inspiring message to help him bring the World Cup back to Argentina. Messi is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, but his detractors often point to the fact he has never won international football’s biggest trophy in order to rule out his eligibility as the best ever.…

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105 Dapchi girls released by abductors reunited with parents

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Abducted pupils at the Government Girls Science and Technical College in Dapchi village who regained their freedom yesterday, were flown to Abuja. They were released in the early hours of Wednesday. One hundred and ten pupils were abducted from the school on February 19, 2018, by Boko Haram insurgents, while efforts to locate them by security agencies failed until they were released by their captors. As of 8.50pm on Wednesday, the Federal Government had confirmed the release of 105 schoolgirls and a boy, making a total of 106 released persons.…

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Ronaldinho To Run For Senate In Brazil

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Legendary Brazil forward Ronaldinho is to run for parliament in his homeland. The former Barcelona and AC Milan star has submitted his candidacy to stand for office having first signalled his intent last year. Ronaldinho will run for either the Senate or a position in the Chamber of Deputies in the general election this October. He will be running for the Brazil Rebublican Party (PRB) and documents approving the 38-year-old’s candidacy were signed in Brasilia before party members. During the ceremony Ronaldinho said: ‘I am happy to be able to…

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