Day: June 6, 2018

‘Over 7,000 Nigerian immigrants repatriated, 2,270 perished in high sea’

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The Presidency has said that with the assistance of International Office for Migration (IOM) and the Federal Government, over 7,000 Nigerian immigrants have been returned home from different European countries. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Abike Dabiri Erewa, stated this yesterday at a stakeholders’ forum organised by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Abuja. She said Nigeria had been identified as mainly a country of origin with thousands of its nationals travelling to Europe through Mediterranean Sea in search of greener pasture…

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Wolrd Cup: Nwankwo Kanu tips Nigeria for ‘big surprise’

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Nigerian legend Nwankwo Kanu is tipping the Super Eagles to impress at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Gernot Rohr’s men have not been at their best recently after a three-game winless run, which saw them lose to both Serbia and England. “The FIFA World Cup is the greatest football tournament on the planet – every team dreams of being part of it and I am sure it will be a very special event in Russia,” Kanu noted. “Nigeria will be a big surprise, for sure. We have good young…

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Politicians plan youth protest at National Assembly

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Renewed face-off between the Executive and the two arms of the National Assembly may head for the worse today as politicians have allegedly mobilized some youth to protest against the NASS leadership. Reliable sources informed newsmen this morning that the planned protest being sponsored by a Governor from the North West is to be spearheaded by one Yahaya Bello. The planned protest is believed to be a fall-out of yesterday’s joint decision by the House of Representatives and Senate to invoke its parliamentary powers on the President if he fails…

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Trump considers pardoning Alice Marie Johnson

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The U.S, President Donald Trump is reportedly considering issuing a pardon for Alice Marie Johnson after a meeting with Kim Kardashian West. Johnson, a great-grandmother from Memphis, Tennessee who became an ordained minister behind bars, has served more than 21 years in prison for a non-violent drug conspiracy offence. She was sentenced to life without parole in 1996, despite it being her first offence. Kardashian first read about her case in October 2017, and began tweeting about it, describing the sentence as “so unfair”. On May 30 she travelled to DC to meet…

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Massive fraud uncovered in Amnesty office, heads to roll

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There are palpable fears in the Presidential Amnesty Office Abuja, following the discovery of irregularities on Tuesday in previous deployment of delegates for educational programmes at some universities in the country. Mr Murphy Ganagana, Special Assistant to the Cordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme Prof. Charles Dokubo in a statement said the discovery followed a verification exercise ordered by the Coordinator on assumption of office. Ganagana said that a committee set up to ascertain the number of beneficiaries of the amnesty programme hitherto deployed to universities onshore for various educational programmes, discovered…

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Killer drug addict jealous lover arrested

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Mr. Muhammed Adamu, a drug addict, who killed his 24-year-old girlfriend out of jealousy, has been arrested by the Yobe state police. The suspect has confessed he killed Hauwa Muhammad because he discovered that his heart-throb had started dating another man. The Yobe Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abdulmaliki Sumonu, has confirmed the arrest of the 30- year- old, who has made a confessional statement. “I am very happy to tell you that the perpetrator of the 29th May killing of Hauwa Muhammad has been apprehended and has made a confessional…

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