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Plane Belonging to Ethiopian Airlines has just crashed with 157 on board
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 on a routine flight to Nairobi, Kenya has crashed, with 149 passengers and eight crew members on board.
It was not clear whether there were any survivors in the crash that occurred Sunday morning.
A … Continue Reading
Nigeria in Vicious Elections as Lawmaker, Others Are killed
Nigeria’s elections held Saturday across its 36 states witnessed spates of violence especially in the southern region of the country.
Like its presidential election held February, the state elections witnessed unprecedented violence despite low turnout due to voter apathy.
A … Continue Reading
Breaking: INEC Postpones Election in Lagos, Anambra and Rivers Due to Violence
vows to prosecute ad hoc staff who jettisoned Card Readers
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced the postponement of the elections in some parts of Lagos, Rivers and Anambra States following disruption of the exercise due to violence … Continue Reading
#ElectionDay: Breaking: Army Kills Gov Dickson’s Photographer in Bayelsa
Operatives of the Joint Task Force have Killed a photographer attached to the Bayelsa State Government House, Mr Reginald Dei, and one other at Oweikorogha In Southern Ijaw LGA.
Reginald Dei, a photographer and journalist under the Bayelsa State Government … Continue Reading
2019 Elections: Is Naira Now N184 to a Dollar?
Google Currency is currently showing that one dollar is going for N184, but this is just a glitch in its software.
This result has caused mixed controversies in Nigeria and now keeps #Google trending number one on Twitter. Many have … Continue Reading
Dollar Crashes Against Naira Ahead of Elections
The Naira on Friday gained N1 to close at N358 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the naira traded stronger on the eve of elections than Thursday when it … Continue Reading
TRENDING VIDEO: 2-Year-Old Says She will Vote Atiku Because Buhari is Wicked
A video has emerged online of a 2-year-old girl saying she will vote Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Though the video is undated, it appears to have been posted online Friday by a Facebook user, … Continue Reading
I have not Resigned – Vice President OSinbajo (VIDEO)
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said that he has not resigned contrary to rumours making the rounds that the VP threatened resignation.
Osinbajo said, “FAKE news is on the rise especially in this season when Nigerians … Continue Reading
Angola’s corruption crackdown: Reality against Ambition?
| President Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço is pursuing an elite accused of siphoning off Angola’s wealth; In a new report, A2 Global Risk assesses whether his ambitions can be matched by an ability to recover assets, and what this means for foreign |
Just In: Yobe State Deputy Speaker is dead
The Deputy Speaker, Yobe State House of Assembly, Dr. Garba Ibrahim Kurmi is dead.
WIRED Nigeria gathered that he passed on, Monday, following a protracted illness.
The lawmaker died at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, according sources close … Continue Reading