What I will discuss with Obama - President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday to Washington DC on a four-day official visit during which he will hold high-level talks with President Barack Obama and other senior officials of the United States government.
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Osun workers resume strike action

Two days after calling off their 7-week old strike over unpaid salaries, Osun state civil servants have resumed a fresh strike. The workers are alleging that the state government have reneged on the memorandum of understanding signed with the state NLC leadership before the strike action was called off on Monday July 13th.
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"If you give a woman or a man a drug, and then have sex with that person without their consent, that's rape"- Obama

As the US president said this evening... feel so bad about this Bill Cosby rape allegations...

Senior civil servants demand a minimum wage of N46, 000

The Association of Senior Civil Servants demanded a minimum wage of N46,000 for workers.
The union’s Secretary-General, Mr. Bashir Lawal, in Lagos State, on Wednesday, said that the existing N18,000 minimum wage was too little to meet the socio-economic demands of workers.

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Jonathan kicks as Buhari plans $2.1b oil cash probe

Ex-President seeks protection
HOLIDAYING former President Goodluck Jonathan has dashed into Abuja to launch a protest, The Nationhas learnt.
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Don’t delay NNPC probe, APC tells Buhari

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the federal government to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) without further delay. The party raised concern on the whereabouts of the dividend paid to the corporation by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) as well as the taxes paid to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) federation account prior to the latest payment in June 2015.
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Negotiate with Boko Haram, Sultan urges FG

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has called on the federal government to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of Chibok girls abducted over a year ago.
The monarch who cited an example with the United States of America which negotiated with Taliban and agreed to the release five of their top commanders for one American soldier, said Nigeria could also do the same for the release of Chibok girls, “because every life is sacred”.
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Rep. wants the court to announce Buhari's grant unlawful after dragging him to court

A member from the House of Representatives Igariwey Iduma Enwo has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari under the watchful eye of an Abuja Federal Court over the release of N700 billion grants to states to pay excess of salaries purportedly “without following constitutional process.”

President Buhari had on July 6 affirmed the release of the funds for the states to have the capacity to settle several months’ salaries they owed their workers.

Ebonyi gov backs Buhari, denies dumping PDP

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Wednesday, backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s move to fight corruption, saying that is what the nation needs currently.
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DSS plans to compromise Rivers election tribunal, PDP cries

National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has alleged that the Department of State Security Service, DSS is palnning to compromise the election tribunal in Rivers State.
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President Buhari Ask Nigerians To Reject Radio Biafra

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to ignore Radio Biafra, a controversial station known for using its programmes to incite the public. Refuting the claim that he expressed anti-Igbo sentiments in a recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service, Buhari asked Nigerians not to be deceived by the station’s hate propaganda against him.
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US Visit: How I will spend my four-day stay in America – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Washington DC on a four-day official visit during which he will hold high-level talks with President Barack Obama and other senior officials of the United States government.
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Photos: Sunday Oliseh & his foreign assistant coach arrive for their unveiling

Sunday Oliseh and Jean Francois Losciuto have arrived the National Stadium Abuja where they will be unveiled today July 15 as the new Super Eagles coach and assistant coach. More photos after the jump....

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Check out Top 5 Contrary Myths about Nigerians

There are some bitter sweet stories about Nigerians; some so cruel several have vowed never to set feet in Nigeria or stay miles away from any Nigerian they sight. It is not right to judge a nation by a little fraction of people, just like a line from Asa’s Jailer – “Let’s hear he who is without sin be the first to cast a stone.” We are all humans, regardless of boundaries; just like we have some bad people so do we have very good people everywhere around the world, with this said, let’s set some things right.

 

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1 of Top 7 secrets to a fruitful relationship

Be realistic in your expectations -

Most couples have impossible expectations from their affection and this destroys an immaculate bond. Try not to be over possessive and give one another space to grow.

17yr old Nigerian schooling in UK drowns in Canada while on school trip

 A 17 year old Nigerian boy, Jamal Ottun, a student of Wallington County Grammar School in South London drowned while swimming with his school mates at the Shawnigan lake on Vancouver Island, Canada on Sunday July 12th. According to reports, the talented sportsman was in Canada with his school's Rugby team for a Rugby tour when the sad incident happened. He had gone swimming with his team mates when he drowned. Efforts to revive him afterwards failed. He was his father's only son. After the cut is a statement released by the school on his death...
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Kylie Jenner shows off her SUV

17 year old Kylie Jenner dressed up in matching shorts and top and posed behind this white carbon range

New York City has settled with the family of Eric Garner for $5.9m

New York City has reached a settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who died after being put in a choke-hold by police last July, agreeing to pay $5.9 million to resolve the claim over his death. The family had filed a $75million lawsuit against the city but accepted a pretrial settlement on Monday.
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The Power of Inspiration - by FFK

Dark is the heart that weeps and bleeds. Pure is the spirit that overcomes pain. Free is the soul that activates faith. Pure is the joy that true love brings. Yet most important of all is the power of inspiration. That grace and strength that encouraging words, steeped in knowledge and experience, bring. We can only heal and help those in pain when we ourselves once experienced that pain. We can only shed light in darkness when we ourselves once walked in that darkness.

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Child Abuse: Mum beats & stabs her own son this morning in Lagos (photo)

A horrible woman attacked and inflicted unimaginable injuries on her own son. She beat and stabbed him this morning at their home at 11, Olawoyin street, Kollinton, Alagbado. The boy was rescued by neighbours. The case has been reported at Ebenezer police station around the area. Will bring details later...

Duncan Mighty's baby mama drags him to Social Welfare office over their daughter

‎Duncan Might,y who is marrying his longtime girlfriend Vivien on July 25th, welcomed a child with an ex in March 2015. The lady, who is based in Abuja, (pictured right with the child) dragged Duncan Mighty to the Social Welfare Office in Abuja, accusing him of not taking responsibility for the child.. an allegation Duncan's people have since denied.

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Lobatan: US vows to pressurize Nigeria to legalize gay marriage.

People that are not serious. The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield (pictured above) has stated that they would continue to pressurize Nigeria until it legalizes same sex marriage. She made this known on Monday July 13 during a live-web chat with journalists in Washington.
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Awori indigenes rock Tinubu’s residence in protest

Some indigenes of Awori  have stormed the Lagos residence of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to protest the marginalisation of their people in the appointment of public officials.
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