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‘‘For me to be selected as the rightful winner of this Rolls Royce promo, God will replenish whatsoever Konga Travel has lavished on me. My feet are blessed and as I have stepped into that Rolls Royce, the company will be glorified by God. The kind of treatment I received …

  turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Can two walked together, except they be agreed? – Amos 3:3 Four theories swirl around Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and his regime. The first is that some years back, on one of his numerous and long-drawn trips to London for medical treatment, Buhari died and his …

Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, spent the most part of Tuesday in Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge, Local Government Area, remotely located around a boarder between Nigeria, Cameroon linking to Chadian territory. Governor Zulum flew from Maiduguri to Kala-Balge on board a helicopter because it is currently impossible to …

Some angry youths have impounded a police patrol vehicle allegedly being used to extort innocent travelers at Dambam, a rural community in Bauchi State. They seized the patrol van after armed robbers brutally attacked and robbed some women who were travelling in the North-East axis. Three little boys, who were …

From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has denied  allegations contained in a trending video clip in the social media, that the police in Dambam local government was the mastermind of a robbery attack that occurred along Kano- Maiduguri road. A press release issued by the acting State …

February 16, 2020 The pioneer Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty for Niger Delta militants, Chief Ndutimi Alaibe, had promised to deploy the amnesty template to tackle insecurity in Bayelsa if elected governor  has, overnight, turned into a beautiful bride for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State following last …

Nigerians have lampooned Wakanow, one of the players in Nigeria’s travel booking industry for engaging in unethical business practices. Specifically, the company has been accused of fraudulently encroaching into the digital business space of Konga Travel; another major player in the industry. Indeed, the issue highlighted arose from the complaints …

A request by Counsel to Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, Kanu Agabi (SAN), for adjournment of ruling on the application filed by Ihedioha asking the Supreme Court to reverse its earlier decision that removed him from office as Governor of Imo State and got Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress, …

There is an established cold war and ongoing battle for supremacy in the coordination of Nigeria’s security between the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd) and the Chief of Staff (COS) to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari. In what seems to indicate that Kyari has the upper hand, …

Native doctors in Ijebu, Ogun state, southwest Nigeria have expressed their readiness to lend a full backing to operation Amotekun by fortifying its officers with charms to contain criminalities in the region. The herbalists also told the Amotekun operatives not to worry if the federal government fails to provide them …

Berlin, Feb. 17, 2020 Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi were declared joint winners of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in Berlin on Monday. The voting was ending in a tie for the first time in the awards’ 20-year history. Mercedes driver …

By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Feb. 17, 2020 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Joint Venture Partners have disbursed 360 million dollars toward the Ogoniland Clean-Up project as recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Joint Venture (JV) Partners are Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total Exploration …

By Shedrack Frank Yenagoa, Feb. 17, 2020 The Bayelsa state Police Command has extended the three-day dusk-to dawn curfew earlier imposed on the state from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Uche Anozia, announced the curfew extension on Monday during a press briefing in Yenagoa. “The …

London, Feb. 18, 2020 Headed goals from Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire earned Manchester United a 2-0 win at Chelsea on Monday. The win put them back in the hunt for a top four 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) finish. In a high tempo, if often scrappy game, Ole Gunnar …

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has emphatically denied the story of his being attacked by kidnappers during a trip on the Abuja-Kaduna railway. Daily Nigerian had reported on Sunday that Amaechi was among passengers attacked by the suspected kidnappers, but who were rescued by Policemen and soldiers. But in a tweet, …

Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Saturday, laid the foundation stone for the Institute of Transport and Logistics at the Gregory University, Uturu (GUU) in Abia State. The Institute upon completion will offer specialised transportation courses and is expected to provide specialised laboratories for Maritime and Oceanography, Aviation/Aeronautic, …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State will, on Tuesday, February 25, lead other speakers to discuss the future of Nigeria at the third annual lecture of Freedom Online in Lagos. A statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the online newspaper, Gabriel Akinadewo, says the theme of the lecture is ‘Nigeria: …

Madrid, Feb. 17, 2020 Real Madrid’s La Liga title bid took a dent after Zinedine Zidane’s leaders were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Celta Vigo on Sunday. They were denied all three points by a late strike from Santi Mina. Mina latched on to a classy through …

Hundreds of Abuja-Kaduna train passengers, including the minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, escaped attack by kidnappers on Sunday evening. DAILY NIGERIAN reliably gathered that the kidnappers laid in ambush around Mando area and attempted to waylay the passengers, who arrived at Rigasa train station around 8:15pm. Sources said no sooner …

By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Feb. 16, 2020 Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an application filed by former governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha had filed an appeal seeking judicial review of the apex court’s judgement which had on January 14, 2020, ordered …

The newly consecrated bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Aba, Most Rev. Prof. Augustine Echema, has called on Nigerians in all walks of life to emulate former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi. The cleric was speaking on Sunday at Christ the King Catholic Church, Aba, during his first mass …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Any man’s death diminishes me because I am involved in Mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. – John Donne. Retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari was at it again recently with his nebulous arithmetic of 97% and 5%! …

New York, NY A United States of America, US, based Group, Imo Diaspora Coalition for Justice and Democracy (IDCJD) has called on the seven Judges in the January 14, 2020 Supreme Court Judgment of the Imo State governorship case between Hon. Emeka Ihedioha and Senator Hope Uzodinma to recuse themselves …

Porto (Portugal), Feb. 16, 2020 FC Porto striker Moussa Marega left the pitch in protest at being subjected to racist insults during his side’s 2-1 win away to Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal’s Primeira Liga on Sunday. The 28-year-old Mali forward scored what proved to be the winning goal in the …

By Edith Ike-Eboh/Deji Abdulwahab Abuja, Feb. 16, 2020 The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha had concluded arrangements to attend the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the November 16, 2019 election in …