Photos of bread-seller-turned-model, Olajumoke Orisaguna in South Africa has emerged online. It is the first time the model would travel out of the country.Olajumoke became popular last year after she photobombed the photo shoot of rapper Tiny Tempah by TY Bello. Hers has since then been a typical modern day …
Read More »MTN Nigeria sacks 280 workers, others
In one fell swoop, South African telecoms firm, MTN, on Friday sacked 280 of its employees in Nigeria, in a major job cut that affected about 15% of the company’s entire Nigerian workforce. Those affected by the move include some 200 permanent employees and about 80 contract staff across various …
Read More »Eight face jail for holding gay party
Indonesian police have arrested eight men for allegedly holding a “gay party” in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, police said Monday. Officers busted 14 men holding the party in two hotel rooms in Surabaya, the second biggest city in Indonesia, around midnight on Sunday. Some of the men were …
Read More »Nigerian model, Yewande Baruwa dies at 22
Nigerian model and former winner of the Miss Charismatic pageant, Yewande Baruwa has died. She was 22 years old. The late Obafemi Awolowo University graduate of Public Administration was reported dead on Friday, after a brief illness. Organiser of the Miss Charismatic pageant, Ronke Tiamiyu confirmed the death on her …
Read More »Tight security as Aregbesola, Lasun, others attend Adeleke’s fidau prayer
There was presence of heavily armed security operatives at the premises of Senator Isiaka Adeleke as Governor Rauf Aregbesola, his deputy, Mrs. Titi-Laoye Tomori, and other dignitaries attended the fidau prayer of the late politician. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Lasun Yusuf, was also present at …
Read More »Nigeria loses over N200 billion yearly to air pacts
Unfavourable Bilateral Air Service Agreements (BASAs) that allow foreign airlines access into the local market is costing the Nigerian economy and her ailing aviation sub-sector billions of naira yearly. The loss, in excess of over N200 billion, follows the perennial inability of the nation’s flag carriers to reciprocate and compete …
Read More »Buhari Has Difficulty Drinking And Eating, But Cabal Won’t Let Him Travel For Urgent Treatment
Three insiders in the Presidency have told SaharaReporters that President Muhammadu Buhari is being fed intravenously as he has had severe difficulty eating and drinking fluids for several days. The sources also disclosed that, although President Buhari’s health had held up for a while after his return from an extended …
Read More »Workers disrupt May Day celebrations in Abuja over new minimum wage
Angry workers in their thousand disrupted the 2017 May Day celebrations at the Eagle Square, Abuja, over the failure of the Federal Government to give them a new minimum wage in the country. The workers insisted that the Federal Government had a responsibility to give them a definite position on …
Read More »Central Chile hit by 6.9-magnitude quake
The quake, which struck at 6:30 pm (2130 GMT), was centered about 38 kilometers (60 miles) off the coast of the resort city of Valparaiso. It had a depth of 9.8 kilometers (six miles), according to the US Geological Survey. The USGS originally said the quake measured 7.1, but later …
Read More »Koscielny backs new-look Arsenal defence
Laurent Koscielny believes Arsenal’s defensive rethink can help drive Arsene Wenger’s side to a top-four finish in the Premier League. The Gunners will face reigning champions Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday buoyed by their FA Cup semi-final success against Manchester City that set up a Wembley final …
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