Tag: Nigerians
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U.S. Justice Department charges 11 Nigerians with online fraud
Nine Nigerians arrested Wednesday Eleven Nigerians were indicted by U.S. Justice Department Wednesday with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Patrick J. Freaney, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of…
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Educating Nigerians before birth and after death – By Owei Lakemfa
A STORY trended in the social media on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, the International Teachers Day. On that day, the Senate confirmed the nomination
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Nigerians to face another fuel scarcity as NUPENG commences nationwide strike December 11
Tanker drivers under the auspices of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) will commence strike on December 11, 2021 to protest the deplorable state of roads in Nigeria. South-West Zonal Chairman of NUPENG, Tayo Aboyeji, said the drivers would withdraw their services on December 11 in protest of the many lives and…
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Stop calling them bandits, they are terrorists, Falana tells Media, Nigerians
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged the media and Nigerians to stop branding terrorists as mere bandits. Mr Falana made the appeal in a statement on Sunday while reacting to the Federal Government’s seeming silence on the calls to declare bandits as terrorists. He made reference to the Chibok…
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Independence Day: Be the reason people speak good about us –Genevieve Nnaji to Nigerians
Popular actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has urged Nigerians all over the world to be the reason people speak good about Nigeria wherever they find themselves. The actress made the call in a post via her Instagram account while celebrating Nigeria’s Independence Day. Genny, as she is fondly called by her fans said that it takes heart…
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Zoning: Nigerians may end up choosing between two useless candidates in 2023 – Sanusi
Former Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II has said zoning the exalted position of the president to either North or South may end up producing two useless leaders for the electorates to chose from in 2023. The former CBN boss explained that rather Nigeria needs a president who can deliver, irrespective of where he/she comes…
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Nigerians should have no business with poverty, joblessness after 61 years of independence – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says there is no reason the masses in Nigeria are battling extreme poverty when the country is blessed with an abundance of resources. Atiku, in his Independence Day statement on Friday, said it was regrettable that despite the nation’s vast oil resources, extreme poverty and joblessness have remained persistent. “There…
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Nigeria@61: Buhari using ‘flawed’ 1999 constitution to cage Nigerians – NADECO
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration of using the disputed 1999 constitution to cage Nigerians. The group therefore requested that a new constitution be put in place before the next general election saying doing other wise make elections defective. It’s National Secretary, Ayo Opadokun, stated this in a democracy…
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Nigeria@61: Gbajabiamila advocates peaceful coexistence amongst Nigerians
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on Nigerians to be more united for the common purpose of building a country that meets the best expectations of all Nigerians.
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Nigeria @61: President Buhari’s Independence Day message to Nigerians [FULL TEXT]
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to ensure that the country remains united despite agitations for secession in some parts of the country.