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Golden Eaglets and young athletes receive cash gifts at presidential reception
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has showered cash rewards on members of the U17 football team the Golden Eaglets and athletes who participated in the recent the U18 African Youth Athletic Championship.
At a reception organised for both groups at the presidential...
Goodluck orders the release of hundreds of Boko Haram suspects from detention
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has ordered security officials to release hundreds of Boko Haram suspects and their families currently being held in detention in a surprise new carrot-and-stick approach to ending the crisis.
On May 14, the president declared...
Two Arik Air crew members arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of cocaine smuggling
TWO Arik Air crew members have been arrested by Border Force officials at Heathrow Airport after they were caught in possession of 6kg of cocaine said to have a street value of about £600,000.
Exact details are still sketchy but is believed that Temitayo...
UK diaspora community full of praise for Nigerian Watch anniversary party
NIGERIANS across the UK are full of praise for the publishers of Nigerian Watch newspaper who successfully celebrated their first year anniversary on Friday May 17 at a glamorous bash in north London.
In an overwhelmingly exciting event, Nigerians...
Africa's elite stash about $50bn of illegally acquired funds abroad annually
FORMER South African president Thabo Mbeki has revealed astonishing statistics revealing that the continent loses about $50bn yearly to illegal foreign transfers.
Mr Mbeki, who chairs the United Nations High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows...
Flights resume across Nigeria after aviation union embark on one-day strike
AVIATION activity is returning to normal across Nigeria following the end of a one-day strike by trade unions representing air traffic workers that paralysed operations across the country.
Yesterday, flights were paralysed for about eight hours as...
