Category: News

Italy elects first black senator

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Italy has elected it’s first black senator, Toni Iwobi of Nigerian origin and living in Italy for 41 years. On the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, Thursday, he met with President Buhari along with a high-powered team from the Italian Senate. “My congratulations to you, and to Italy more,” President Buhari told Iwobi, who was elected in March this year, on the platform of the far right League Party. “It shows the advanced respect of Italians for human beings, in spite of colour. It’s…

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Speaker mourns Funke Adedoyin, says she was a vibrant lawmaker

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Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has condoled with the people and government of Kwara State over the death of Funke Adedoyin, who was a member of the House.  In a condolence message, Dogara described the late Adedoyin as a vibrant lawmaker and dedicated public servant, whose death came as a shock.He prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased and for God to comfort those she left behind.  Until her death, Adedoyin, who once served as minister of state for Health, represented Irepodun Isin/Ekiti /Oke…

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62-year-old man defiles five-year-old girl, gives her N20

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A 62-year-old man, identified only as Wadada has allegedly defiled a five-year-old girl in Akute Odo, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was learnt that the victim, who stayed with her mother in a church, had gone to fetch water at the suspect’s borehole, when she was defiled. He was alleged to have pacified her with N20. The victim’s mother, upon seeing the money, reportedly queried how she came about it and she confessed that it was given to her by the suspect after defiling her.…

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APC Oyetola declared winner of Osun gov election, EU, UK, US allege voters intimidation

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Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress has been declared winner of the Osun State governorship election after yesterday’s rerun by the Independent National Electoral Commission. In their appraisal of the Osun State rerun governorship election, the missions of the United States, European Union and the United Kingdom, who were on the ground to monitor the exercise, said there were incidents of harassment and intimidation of voters. Reading the missions’ joint report, the US Consul General, Mr John F. Bray, said, “The missions of the United States, European…

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The 2018 GTBank Fashion Weekend Model Casting Call Holds October 2nd

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  Calling All Models! Have you got what it takes to strut the runways of Africa’s biggest fashion event? Then, the GTBank Fashion Weekend is looking for you. In preparation for the upcoming 2018 GTBank Fashion Weekend, there will be an in-person Model Casting Call at Muson Center, Onikan, Lagos on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018. Models selected at the Casting Call will showcase the latest fashion designs at the 2018 GTBank Fashion Weekend, holding in November 10th and 11th, 2018. Requirements: Only female models between the ages of 18 to 27 and…

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Ecobank Supports Ikoyi Club Golf Tournament; Offers All Expense Paid Trip to 10 Lucky Winners

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  Ecobank Nigeria is offering an all-expense paid trip to Achimota Golf Club in Ghana to 10 lucky winners in a week long promo as part of the 2018 edition of ‘The Nigeria Cup’ Golf Tournament. The week-long annual golf tourney which kicked off on September 22 is organized by the Ikoyi Club 1938 to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence anniversary. The 2018 edition is set to be even bigger as it marks the 21st anniversary of the Tournament. Group Head, Personal Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Ms. Ayodele Osolake who announced this mouthwatering…

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Business owners protest closure of 400 Nigerian owned businesses by authorities in Ghana

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Nigerian business owners in Ghana have kicked against the closure of more than 400 businesses owned by Nigerians by authorities in Ghana. The business owners have issued a week ultimatum within which to resolve the surrounding maltreatment of Nigerian business community in Ghana. The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) have written a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the issue. The association gave a one-week ultimatum to the commission to intervene in the matter, warning that the association would occupy…

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Police arraigns man for climbing mast in protest

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Iliyasu Lawal, 28, Nura Iliyasu, 29, and Idris Suleiman 28 were on Wednesday arraigned by police, in a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court FCT for allegedly trespassing the premises of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The trio, who are residents of Kaduna State, were accused of attempts to commit suicide inside the presidential villa. Mr Augustine Urom, the Prosecuting Counsel, had averred that Lawal, on September 12 allegedly climbed an MTN telecommunication mast within the presidential villa to commit suicide while the others watched. Urom further told the court that the…

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Veronika Didiusenko, Miss Ukraine Is Stripped Of Her Crown For Lying

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Miss Ukraine, Veronika Didiusenko has been stripped of her crown after pageant officials discover she’s a divorced mother The Organizing Committee of Miss Ukraine 2018 released a statement regarding disqualification of Veronika Didiusenko, who had won the title. (Credit: The Organizing Committee of the National Beauty Contest “Miss Ukraine”) “In accordance with the Rules for conducting the National Beauty Contest Miss Ukraine, a person who wishes to take part in the National Beauty Contest “Miss Ukraine” must comply, among other things, with the following requirements (valid for the period of…

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Court declares Madumere’s impeachment illegal

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The impeachment of the Deputy Governor of IMO state, Prince Eze Madumere, by members of the State House of Assembly has been voided by an Imo State High Court presided over by Justice Benjamin Iheka. Delivering the four- hour judgment in suit number HOW/565/2018, instituted by Madumere to challenge his removal from office, Justice Iheka held that “the appointment of the seven-man panel to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct made by the 9th and 10th defendants (Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly and Imo State House of Assembly), against…

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