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Shafay Thobani, an eight-year-old child has won the honour of being the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, Geo News reported. Born on March 13, 2004, Shafay grew interested in computers ever since he was a baby. On April 9, 2012, Shafay appeared in the Prometric test and secured 91 per cent marks, thus making him ...

The NCC announced the�directive�on Thursday. Any�person�subscribed to any of the�Nigerian�GSM�networks�must not be charged more than N4 for short message service, sms, sent to other�networks, the�NigerianCommunications Commission, NCC , said on Thursday. The NCC set a price cap of N4 per message for all domestic Off-Net Short Messaging Service, SMS, with ...

In order to reduce maternal mortality rate, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Kwali area council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Dr. Okeke Kanayo, has built a healthcare centre in Fula community of the council. The health centre, valued at N3.9 million has five ...

Dear Young Nigerian Musician, People keep saying talent is not enough. I keep agreeing to that. Last year, I delivered a talk, titled Music in Africa at the SWITCH Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. SWITCH Conference is organized by a very energetic and vibrant young Portuguese entrepreneur, Ricardo Sousa, who is 20 years ...

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First time since he left the country 135 days ago, Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State,�yesterday, opened up on his condition, saying he is in good health and will soon�return to the�country. The governor spoke�exclusively�to Vanguard while receiving three governors, who visited him in London, United Kingdom where he is ...

  One Chibueze Njoku of Umuekwunne community in Imo state has been arrested for setting his pregnant sister-in- law, Mrs Uloma Njoku ablaze for allegedly maltreating his dog. The suspect was said to have set his victim on fire for pouring a cup of water on his dog. According to ...

Earlier this morning, Forbes gathered a recent report on a woman (Isabel�dos Santos) who is now�believed�to be the richest black woman�in the world, displacing the Nigerian�business�mogul, Folorunsho Alakija that got the position few months ago from Oprah Winfrey. Over the past few years Isabel�dos Santos, the oldest�daughter of�Angolan President Jose ...

26-year-old NYSC member, Samuel Udeh, was on Tuesday sentenced to two months imprisonment by an Ado-Ekiti Federal High Court for possessing 50 grammes of Indian hemp. The prosecuting counsel, Iliya Waji, told the court that Udeh was arrested on November 19, 2012 with 50 grammes of the illicit drug. Waji ...

Shocking: See How Much Money Super Eagles Will Get If They Win Africa Cup Of Nations The winner of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournament will bag $1.5million as well as bragging rights until the 2015 tournament. The Confederation of African Football will spend $10million on prize money as ...

Reseachers at the University of South Carolina found the support and accountability provided by posting to the social networking site made a difference in how much weight people lost. Although the two groups in the study – one that tweeted and one that didn’t – lost the same amount of ...

One Mrs. Esther Ogunsalu, who resides beside an RCCG church located at 4, Sogunle Street, Abule Onigbagbo Estate, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos, has dragged the church before an Ikeja high court over noise pollution. The 79-year-old accused the church, Chapel of Victory of disturbing her peace ‘while conducting ...

Nigerian billionaires planning to buy private jets have been stopped from doing so as the Federal Government has suspended the importation of private airplanes, helicopters and other lighter aircraft into the country. Sources in the Ministry of Aviation said the suspension, which took effect a few months ago, would continue ...

A South African court this morning found Henry Okah guilty of terrorism charges leveled against him by the Nigerian government. The judge, Neels Claassen, pronounced Mr. Okah guilty on all the 13- count charge for which he was arraigned. The sentencing has been fixed for January 31st or February 1 ...

“I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States,” with these words, President Obama constitutionally began his second term in office ...

Guinness is offering all Nigerians a chance to be a part of history by coming out to demonstrate support for the Super Eagles in a BIG WAY! Naija, are you READY to make HISTORY? It’s time to be part of history; it’s a record breaking attempt by Nigeria. We are ...

“Life has been unfair to me”. This was the statement that greeted this reporter as he approached 19-year-old Chidi Okolie, who is currently going through�psychological trauma�following�an act of gang-rape on him, Monday, in Badagry area of Lagos. Chidi, as gathered, left his�home town�in Izzih local government area of Ebonyi state ...

Four persons were killed yesterday as gunmen, believed to have laid ambush, opened fire on the convoy of the Emir of Kano Alhaji Ado Bayero who was on his way back to the palace after attending a Quranic competition in the city. Though Bayero, a highly revered traditional ruler in ...

?The Nigeria army has commenced their deployment in Mali with arrival of the first batch of a projected 1200 strong force landed in mali on board the Lockhead C130 military transport plane from Kaduna. The Nigeria army kitted in desert fatigue, blast helmet, our Made-in-Nigeria DICON-Marom Dolphin flak jackets � ...

On the way to an ECOWAS meeting in the Ivory Coast, President Goodluck Jonathan’s plane was diverted to Lagos where he made a surprise visit to the police college in Ikeja. Sources say that even his top aides were taken unaware by the unscheduled stop. The police authorities were also ...