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The Cross River Government spent over N1.5 billion on the going carnival in Calabar, the Chairman of the Cross River State Carnival Commission, Mr Gabe Onah, said on Thursday. Onah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar that the money was spent on facilities and logistics for the ...

As part of cautious efforts taken to combat insecurity, the United States has warned all its citizens to avoid travelling to Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Plateau, Gombe, Yobe, Kaduna, Bauchi, Borno, and Kano states during this festive period. The United States also restricted its officials from visiting any of the 19 ...

Governor Abdul Aziz Yari’s magnificent home (You see only part of it), which he acquired a few months back, is situated on Owena Close, off Ehiopia Street, Maitama, Abuja. They say the house is worth over N500 million. His people aren’t doing so well in his state.

Pro-Gun activists in the US want outspoken CNN host and British national, Piers Morgan, deported from the country following anti-gun comments he made in the wake of the Newtown tragedy. Close to 70, 000 people have signed the petition demanding that Piers be deported immediately because according to them ‘He ...

Our president came under serious criticism from Nigerians after he posted his Christmas message on his Facebook page yesterday. See what he wrote below… I want to seize this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a merry Christmas and a happy New Year in advance. I feel the ...

Popular singer Chris Brown was paid at least $1m (about N156m) to travel down to Lagos with a 15 man crew last week, NET investigations have revealed. The Grammy-winning singer stopped over in South Africa, for concerts in Cape Town and Jo’burg, before heading down to Lagos for the show. ...

American Chris Brown may have really fallen in love with everything in Nigeria, from d Artistes, to the Big Mansions, to our Shows and finally to our “women”, From sources, we learnt that breezy hooked up with one of Naija’s Hottest Video Vixens Venita Marie aka Veezee (She hails from ...

A little squeeze may be all that it takes to prevent malignant breast cells triggering cancer, research has shown. Laboratory experiments showed that applying physical pressure to the cells guided them back to a normal growth pattern. Scientists do not envisage fighting breast cancer with a new range of compression ...

An electrical fire�was on Thursday morning�reported at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. An eyewitness said the fire emanated from some cables, which apparently melted under heat. This led to a blackout in the airport terminal while fire fighters deployed swiftly in the affected area to quench the inferno. ...

Parents of Navy Lt. David Adeyemi Sowole, 32, the co-pilot of the ill-fated Navy helicopter that crashed on Saturday sat forlorn at their 28, Akintoye Street home, mourning their son and breadwinner. He died along with five others, including Kaduna State Governor Patrick Yakowa and ex-National Security Adviser (NSA) Gen. ...

The Enugu state governor, Sullivan Chime has been reported dead by a news source, a few hours ago in India. The Governor of the Coal city state had been away in India for medical reasons. May his soul rest in peace More to follow shortly as we get more information

By Susan Candiotti and Michael Pearson, CNN Newtown, Connecticut (CNN) – In one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, a gunman opened fire Friday in a Connecticut elementary school, killing 26 people, 20 of them children, police said. The suspected gunman, who was not identified by police, also ...

Ace presenter and producer, Mr. Kenny Ogungbe has been appointed Managing Director of the premier radio station in the country � RayPower FM�Network and FAAJI 106.5FM. This was contained in a statement signed by Johnson Onime, Director, Corporate Communication and Planning, DAAR Communications Plc, the operators of RayPower FM Network, ...

One of the Nigerian talented artist, TIWA BANKS aka Tiwantiwa was yesterday brutally assaulted by her landlord’s youngest son called Tobi Obadina who is a guy that has assaulted several people in the hood… Tobi Obadina came into Tiwa’s apartment at night due to little misunderstanding in the day, broke ...

Do you accept sachet or a bottle of water offered by unknown passengers in a commercial bus? Then, you must be careful as some robbery gang have devised this method to rob unsuspecting passengers. This discovery is coming on the heels of the arrest of five members of a notorious ...

FOUR persons standing trial over the kidnap of the father of a former Secretary to the Delta State Government, SSG, Chief Arthur Okowa, were Friday sentenced to 45 years each, bringing the total number of the jail term to 180 years. In addition, they are to serve their jail with ...

The vulture was on an espionage mission for the Tel Aviv regime, the media stated, adding that the bird had a leg band with labels that read in Hebrew, �Israel Nature Service� and �Hebrew University, Jerusalem.� The equipment fastened to the vulture was capable of taking photos and sending them ...

Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi state has been told how Yahaya Abubakar, former Chairman, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, took a personal loan of N17m from the United Bank ...

Legal marijuana possession becomes a reality under Washington state law on Thursday, and some people planned to celebrate the new law by breaking it. Voters in Washington and Colorado last month made those the first states to decriminalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana. Washington�s law takes effect Thursday ...

The board of directors of the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) met yesterday over the scandal that rocked the establishment where it was revealed that a whopping N2.1 billion of newly printed N1,000 notes have mysteriously gone missing. The board meeting, chaired by the Central Bank of Nigeria ...