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Governor Nyesom Wike pledges support for African beauty queens
The Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that his administration will always support the African Beauty Queen Pageant.
Governor Wike tasks African beauty queens on good conduct
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has called on the 54 contestants of the Miss University Africa to serve as ambassadors and promote the state as a centre of peace, development, unity and sustained growth.
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Suspected drug dealers drown in River Niger while trying to evade arrest
Two suspected drug dealers drowned in River Niger, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, on Monday, in their bid to evade arrest by the men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Lai Mohammed pays condolence visits to families of deceased Kwara APC members
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday visited the families of the Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC) members who died in a road crash between Omu-Aran and Oro in Kwara State on Sunday.
Emir of Daura turbans Yakubu Gobir as Wazirin Hausa
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar, has turbaned Malam Yakubu Gobir as the Wazirin Hausa-the Chief Adviser of the entire Hausa land.
Zambian police quiz opposition leader over attacks on Chinese
Zambian police on Tuesday questioned opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema for allegedly fuelling attacks on Chinese nationals, in a sign of growing political tension in the country.
Nine farmers killed in Boko Haram attack in Borno
Boko Haram members have killed nine farmers and abducted 12 others in a village in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, the cradle of the jihadist movement, locals told AFP on Tuesday.
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Kenneth Omeruo thankful to ‘fighting team’ Super Eagles for AFCON ticket
Leganes defender Kenneth Omeruo has praised the Super Eagles’ team for their great efforts in securing a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Flying Eagles to play Ghana, Benin in WAFU tourney
Nigeria’s Under-20 boys, Flying Eagles, will sweat it out with their counterparts from Ghana, Niger Republic and Benin Republic in Group B of the WAFU U20 Cup Tournament holding in Lome, capital of Togo between December 6th and 16th.
Sadiq Obanoyen: PDP must unmask name-substituting cartel in Abuja
A House of Representatives candidate, Sadiq Obanoyen, has urged the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to urgently unmask and disband the cartel responsible for substituting names of candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before they destroy the party.
Customs seizes 633 bags of rice with duty paid value of N22 million
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone “C” Owerri, Imo State, has intercepted, arrested and seized an IVECO truck carrying over 633 bags of 50kg parboiled foreign rice with total Duty Paid Value of N22,077,520.
Google shuts down bipedal robot team Schaft
Google continues to scale back its robot ambitions with the news that it’s shutting down Schaft, a little-known Japanese robotics team purchased by Alphabet back in 2013.