Essex police called after four stowaways appear armed with metal bars inboard ship which sailed from Lagos

BRITISH police are looking to arrest four stowaways who boarded a Grimaldi Lines ship that sailed into the Thames Estuary from Nigeria and have since threatened the crew with iron bars raising the spectre of a commando raid to arrest them.

 

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Muslim Rights Concern labels legislators political imbeciles for booing Buhari during budget presentation

ISLAMIC body the Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has lashed out at lawmakers who recently jeered President Muhammadu Buhari at the National Assembly when he was presenting the 2019 budget calling them political imbeciles.

 

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Saraki castigates Buhari saying he is sure president will shy away from televised debate

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari will not be available for the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (Bon) presidential debate due to hold on January 19.

 

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Afenifere faction declares its support for Buhari and Osinbajo following Ibadan summit

PAN-Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari and vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo as its candidates in next February's presidential elections saying that their vision for the country aligns with their views.

 

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Nigerians spend $4.38bn a year importing generators as environmental body warns about rising pollution

NIGERIANS spend an average of N1.6trn ($4.38bn) annually importing electricity generators as a result of the country's chronic power supply deficit that has resulted in the populace having to generate their own energy.

 

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Anthony Joshua says latest OBE medal inspires him to want to become undisputed world champion in 2019

NIGERIAN-born world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has revealed that the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honour granted to him yesterday will spur him on to become the undisputed heavyweight boxer in 2019.

 

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Second EU referendum now looms large after minister Amber Rudd admits that it is likely if MPs vote against May's deal

SIGNS that the UK may soon hold another referendum on the vexed issue of its membership if the European Union (EU) grew yesterday after works and pensions secretary Amber Rudd conceded that there could be a plausible argument for holding another plebiscite.

 

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Daddy Freeze reminds Christians that Christmas is the celebration of Pagan god Nimrod's birthday

CONTROVERSIAL Popular Cool FM disc jockey (DJ) Daddy Freeze has asked Nigerians celebrating Christmas to stop fooling the world into believing that the day represents Jesus Christ’s birthday as it is about the celebration of the Pagan god Nimrod.

 

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Saraki and Dogara obtain injunction forcing National Assembly staff to call off their strike

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki and the speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Yakubu Dogara have taken legal action against striking workers at the National Assembly obtaining an injunction forcing them to call off their industrial action.

 

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Three Nigerian Navy men dismissed for stealing equipment at jetty they were supposed to be guarding

THREE Nigerian Navy soldiers have been dismissed after being found guilty of theft when a court martial ruled that they stole equipment stored at the Mieka Jetty in Warri belonging to Niger Delta militant Government Ekpemupolo while they were on guard duty.

 

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