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Saudi prince pays $50m bride price for new wife

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Saudi prince, Sultan Bin Salman, 68, has allegedly paid the sum of $50m (about N18bn) as bride price for his new wife, a 25-year-old woman. It was gathered that the bride, who is believed to be a national of United Arab Emirates, received numerous gifts for her elaborate wedding, aside from the $50m bride price. Stories about the elaborate wedding, which took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Kuwait at Burj Alshaya, have gone viral on the internet, with many reactions trailing it. A Twitter user, Amal Abdul @amalabdul,…

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Nigeria’s Unemployment, Poverty Rates Increased In 2017 – World Bank

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Nigeria ’ s unemployment and underemployment rates increased in 2017 , the World Bank has said . A statement issued by the World Bank in Abuja on Monday night showed that this was indicated in its report , ‘ Nigeria Bi- annual Economic Update’ . According to the report , Nigeria emerged from recession in 2017 , but poverty in the country increased slightly . Titled ‘ Connecting to Compete ’ , the report stated that Nigeria ’ s Gross Domestic Product growth reached 0 . 8 per cent ,…

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“If You Touch Rivers, Nigeria Will Finish” – Wike

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The Governor of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to shelve any plan of going after him for any reason. Wike said any attempt to touch him will “finish Nigeria.” The governor further stated that the Federal Government must apologise to the State and seek God’s forgiveness, or it will have no peace. The Governor spoke yesterday while addressing workers during the Workers’ Day celebration, at the General Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Elekahia, Port, Harcourt. Wike noted that the country was hunted and bedevilled by…

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Afenifere Reacts To President Buhari’s ‘herdsmen’ Comment

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Popular Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has reacted to President Buhari’s comment on herdsmen killings at the White House during a recent visit to President Donald Trump. Buhari made headlines when he told Trump that herdsmen only carry sticks and occasionally machetes adding that they did not carry AK-47 rifles. He said; “The problem of herders in Nigeria is a very long historical thing. The Nigerian herders don’t carry anything more than a stick and occasionally a matchet to cut down foliage and give it to their animals, these ones are…

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Scores dead as bomb explosion rocks Adamawa

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Scores of people were reportedly killed on Tuesday when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, residents said. “We have evacuated dozens of dead and injured people to the hospital and the rescue operation is still ongoing,” local volunteer Habu Saleh said. A medical source at the Mubi General Hospital said they had “so far received 37 dead bodies and dozens of injured from the two blast scenes”. There was no official confirmation of the death toll. Police and government officials…

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FG Bans Production Of Codeine Based Syrups In Nigeria

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The Federal Ministry of Health has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to ban with immediate effect further issuance of permits for the importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations. Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole made this known in his office in Abuja on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. He said that the directive became necessary due to the gross abuse Codeine usage has been subjected to in the country. In its stead, the Minister said Codeine containing cough syrups should…

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SAN sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for perversion of Justice

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Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Dr. Joseph Nwobike has been sentenced to one month imprisonment by a Lagos State high Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday, for perverting the course of justice. Nwobike, was however, discharged and acquitted of five charges. The SAN, who appeared in court in a  blue suit, was accompanied by sympathizers to the detention camp, within the court premises, in preparation for prison. In her judgement, Justice Raliat Adebiyi found Nwobike guilty and subsequently sentenced him to 30 days in prison to serve concurrently. Justice Adebiyi said the level of culpability of…

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NEPC Says Nigerians Unofficially Exporting $40bn Goods Annually

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The Nigerian Export Promotion Council has said Nigerians are exporting goods worth over $40bn informally every year. The Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, Mr. Segun Awolowo, stated this in Lagos on Friday during a visit to the President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture, Chief Alaba Lawson. According to him, a lot of goods are moving from Nigeria to other African countries without being documented. He said the council had initially estimated such trade as $8bn annually, but going by the…

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Catholic priests to Buhari – Resign!

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Catholic Priests of West Africa (CPWA), has called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over killings across parts of the country. The group also called for the restructuring of Nigeria’s security system, even as it condemned the killing of two priests in Makurdi, Benue State. The group wondered when “this high level of barbarism and wanton killings would end,” stressing the need for tougher sanctions for the culprits. CPWA President, Rev Fr Martin Onukwuba, who made the call in Awka yesterday, said: “Citizens of Nigeria were known to love…

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Ikoyi residents to experience 5-hour power outage on Sunday

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A five-hour outage in Ikoyi and environ has been announced by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) from 10.00am to 3.00pm on Sunday. Mr Godwin Idemudia, the EKEDC General Manager, Corporate Communications, said in a statement on Saturday that the outage would enable the company to carry out maintenance work. According to the general manager, the maintenance work will be carried out on the company’s 33KVA Bus Section 11 at the Fowler Injection Substation. “We solicit understanding from all our customers who will be affected by the outage, especially for…

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