Month: June 2017

How I led my gang to hijack bullion van with N200m – Evans

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Billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudi Onuamadike popularly known as Evans have continued to make more confessions since his arrest. In his latest, the suspect has disclosed that he and his gang once hijacked a bullion van and took N200m from it. He said the bullion van robbery was carried out on the Aba-Port-Harcourt Road and was one of three of such. He told journalists on Friday, “In 2007, I travelled to South Africa to deal in drugs and returned to Lagos the following year after a customer, who did not want to…

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Lesotho’s new prime minister sworn-in

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The new Prime Minister of Lesotho, Mr. Thomas Thabane, on Friday took the oath of office as the head of a coalition government, two days after the murder of his estranged wife. Thabane’s All Basotho Convention (ABC) party won snap elections on June 3, but failed to get an outright majority, leading it to negotiate joint rule with the Alliance of Democrats (AD), Basotho National Party (BNP) and Reformed Congress of Lesotho (RCL). But his inauguration was marred by the murder of his estranged wife Lipolelo, 58, who was gunned…

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2018 Volkswagen Polo revealed, specifications, features and expected price in India

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The next generation Polo will make its public debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor show in September. It has received major upgrades at the interior and exterior. Volkswagen has revealed the sixth generation of the Polo in Berlin, exterioraGermany. The next generation Polo will make its public debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor show in September. It has received major upgrades at the interior and exterior and will be sold in three versions, Trendline, Comfortline and Highline variants. In addition of these variants, there will be a special edition of Polo…

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ISIS media chief die in U.S airstrike in Afghanistan

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A U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangahar province killed Islamic State’s director of media, Mr. Jawad Khan. His death “will disrupt the [Islamic State] network, degrade their recruitment process and hinder their attempts to conduct international operations,” Gen. John Nicholson, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said in a statement. The U.S. said the strike on June 3 targeted a major militant “hub” in Achin district, cutting their communications and connections to the Islamic State group in Syria. U.S. and Afghan forces have been battling Islamic State militants in Nangarhar…

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West Africa Disease Control Centre to take-off in Abuja soon – Osinbajo

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Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbanjo, has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to the take-off of the regional centre for disease control before the end of this year. He spoke yesterday while declaring open the 18th Assembly of Health Ministers at the ECOWAS Commission Secretariat in Abuja. The centre which will be based in Abuja was established by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) in 2016. Osinbajo said access to healthcare remained a significant problem in the region, adding that member states should do more, especially in the area of funding to fight…

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Nigeria’s problems bigger than one person – Jonathan

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Immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan has admitted that the problem of Nigeria is bigger than one man to handle. He said accusations and counter accusation by opinion leaders would take the nation nowhere, stressing that there was need for Nigerians to put all hands on deck to push the nation forward. Jonathan made this known through the former Secretary to the Federal Government, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, at the 5th Memorial Lecture of late Professor Celestine O. E. Onwuliri, at Nnarambia Mbaise on Friday. Celestine Onwuliri was among the over…

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Osinbajo, Emir Sanusi in secret meeting

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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met behind closed doors with the Emir of Kano, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting which took place at the Vice-President’s mini conference room, lasted for about two hours. When accosted by State House correspondents, the Emir declined to comment on the outcome of the meeting. However, NAN reliably gathered that the Emir was on a “Thank You’’ visit to the acting president, who recently joined other well meaning Nigerians to…

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20 feared killed in C’ River, Ebonyi communal clash

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About 20 people were on Thursday feared killed in an invasion of the Ofonekom community in the Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State by a neighbouring community of Izzi in Ebonyi State. It was gathered that conflict between the two communities had been recurring over a land dispute. Although the cause of the renewed hostility could not be ascertained, an indigene of Ofonekom, David Okolo, alleged that armed men from Izzi invaded their community in a surprise attack in the early hours of Thursday and killed many people…

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Snoop Dogg shares epic throwback photos with wife to celebrate 21st wedding anniversary

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Legendary American Rapper, Snoop Dogg celebrated his 21st wedding anniversary with wife Shante Broadus yesterday by sharing an epicl throwback photo on his Instagram page of the couple loved up back in the day. He captioned the super sweet photo: “21 years n still Rollin ??. Happy. Anniversary” He also shared more throwback photos below…   Adorable!

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Reps query MTN over mass sack, demand list of disengaged staff

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The House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications yesterday queried management of leading telecommunications company, MTN-Nigeria over mass disengagement of personnel. The committee during an investigative hearing into the massive job loss and drop in revenue in the industry also requested the telecommunications company to provide a comprehensive list of persons disengaged from its service in the last one year. MTN’s acting Human Resource Executive, Ajibola Opeoluwa-Calebs, while responding to questions from the committee members explained that 194 staff voluntarily resigned from the company’s service, out of the 368 staffers that…

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