The long-awaited African Union (AU) passport was on Sunday launched at the opening ceremony of the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The Assembly is made up of heads of states and governments of the 54 member states of the AU. The AU …
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I can become a hero like Kanu – Musa
LEICESTER’S £16m record buy Ahmed Musa is desperate to become a Premier League legend — like his close pal Nwankwo Kanu, The Sun reports. But the diminutive striker realises it is a tall order to top anything his fellow Nigerian achieved when 6ft 5in Kanu towers above him. At 5ft …
Read More »Melania Speech Controversy: Donald Trump Campaign Chairman Blames Hillary Clinton
“This is, once again, an example of when a woman threatens Hillary Clinton, how she seeks out to demean her and take her down,” Paul. Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort blamed Hillary Clinton for plagiarism allegations against Melania Trump over her Republican National Convention speech. “There’s no cribbing of …
Read More »Watch out for this suspected ATM fraudster, EFCC warns Nigerians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has raised the alarm about the activities of identity thieves and automated teller machine fraudsters in the country. It has also urged Nigerians to be more careful when carrying out transactions via ATMs and to avoid disclosing their Personal Identification Numbers to others. In …
Read More »NNPC to set up $300m energy renewable plant in Benue
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says plans are underway to set up an energy renewable plant that will use agro products to generate energy. Its Group General Manager in charge of Renewable Energy Division, Mr Rabiu Suleiman, stated this on Tuesday in Makurdi during a courtesy call on Gov. …
Read More »Nigeria oil pipeline bombed causing ‘massive spills’
Militants bombed a state-run oil pipeline in southern Nigeria Monday causing massive spills, in the latest attack on the country’s oil infrastructure, said an industry official. “The pipeline is operated by the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) at Batan near Warri. It was blown up early yesterday (Monday),” a …
Read More »Oil Wells: Niger Delta lawmakers insist on 65% ownership
To facilitate development in the Niger Delta region, South-East and South South lawmakers have called on the Federal Government to review the ownership structure of oil wells in the country to allow for 65 per cent ownership by the people of the region. The lawmakers also condemned the criminal and …
Read More »Johnson says Britain not abandoning ‘leading role’ in Europe
New British foreign minister and top Brexit backer Boris Johnson pledged Monday Britain would continue to play a leading role in Europe as he met his European Union peers for the first time. “We have to give effect to the will of the people and leave the European Union but… …
Read More »Two homosexuals rescued from mob in Enugu
Two suspected homosexuals, Orji Odinaka, 32, and Ejineme Nonso, 22, are being held by the police in Enugu State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the two men were rescued from an irate mob that …
Read More »Five drown trying to rescue woman in suicide bid
Five people drowned while attempting to rescue a woman who was trying to commit suicide in a river in northwest China, officials said. The 19-year-old woman was drinking with colleagues by the river early Sunday when she jumped in, the government of Dunhuang city said on a social media account. …
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