Tag: Nigerians
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Buhari will take 10m Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years —Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that 10 million Nigerian would be out of poverty in the next 10 years. Osimbajo made this promise on Thursday at Abdullahi Fodio Palace in Birnin Kebbi when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar. “President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to take…
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We Won’t Inflict More Hardship on Nigerians- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari thursday in Abuja said his administration would not inflict more hardships on Nigerians, but would rather strive to alleviate the plights of citizens and create a more enabling environment for everyone to thrive. The president made this pledge while receiving the new leaders of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) led by its…
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Anti-xenophobia protests: Police arraign 83 suspects
Eighty-Three men, who allegedly raided, destroyed and looted the Sangotedo and Surulere shopping malls, were on Thursday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Jude Atuamya, Kazeem Kamiru, Reuben Johnson, Mohammed Abdul Wahab and 79 others were arraigned by the police before Mr P. A. Ojo on a six-count charge of stealing, willful…
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United States of America Lists People Named In Massive Fraud, Money Laundering
US authorities have announced charges against 80 people, most of them Nigerians, in a wide-ranging fraud and money laundering operation that netted millions of dollars from victims of internet con jobs. On Thursday, federal prosecutors unsealed the dozens of indictments after 17 people were arrested and taken into custody in Los Angeles and elsewhere in…
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I Will Fight For The Poor, Says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State, said he would use his second term in office to improve the lives of Nigerians by paying close attention to the poor and those on the lower rungs of society. Addressing leaders of various communities from Five Local Government Areas of Daura Emirate who paid him a…
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Spate of kidnappings in Nigeria exaggerated – Osinbajo tells Nigerians in US
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has told Nigerians in the Diaspora that the spate of kidnappings in Nigeria is exaggerated and not entirely new. This is despite recent travel advisories issued by the United States and the United Kingdom asking its citizens not to visit some states in Nigeria due to the rising insecurity occasioned by kidnapping,…
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Not Only Does Buhari Love The Poor, He Loves Extreme Poverty Too – Omokri
* Reno Omokri, other Nigerians react as Keyamo calls Buhari ‘friend of the poor’ Reno Omokri and other Nigerians have reacted to a statement credited to Festus Keyamo (SAN), after he tweeted yesterday and described President Muhammadu Buhari as ‘friend of the poor.’ Keyamo, who mocked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday, described Buhari…
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Nigerians React Over Buhari’s Death Penalty For Ballot Snatchers
Politicians, human rights activists, lawyers and prominent Nigerians on Monday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring that death awaited ballot box snatchers during the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Punch reports that President Buhari had early on Monday while speaking at a national caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja, said…
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You Don’t Have Monopoly of Violence, Nigerians Reply El-rufai
* Impose travel ban on El-Rufai, PDP tells international community * He’s already on travel ban over graft allegations since 2010, US official hints Sahara reporters Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai’s threat that foreign nations, whom he suspects of trying to interfere in the affairs of Nigeria, would leave in body bags has been generating…
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Nigeria May Be Excluded From Rapture – Nigerians React As WhatsApp Crashes Worldwide Without Affecting Nigeria
Yesterday, “instant messaging app,” popularly known as WhatsApp was reported to have crashed worldwide without affecting Nigeria. Starnews learnt that the crash affected WhatsApp in every part of the world except Nigeria without any technical explanation by expert even till now. The development has however generated lot of hilarious tweets and jokes on social media…