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  • PHOTONEWS Prof. Chinua Achebes Body Arrives In Nigeria

    The body of late Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe arrived in Nigeria earlier today in Abuja. Prof. Achebe's body arrived in a Nigerian flag-draped casket which was received at the airport by Nigerian officials led by the Secretary to the federal government. His coffin was then wheeled first to a church service at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport before proceeding to the Federal ...

  • Enugu receives Achebe’s body

    By Tony Edike ENUGU-The remains of the departed literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe arrived Enugu at exactly 12.35pm today. A private aircraft belonging to Overland Nigeria marked 5N-BPEbrought the dark brown casket wrapped with dark blue lace to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu from Abuja. Professor Mrs Christie Achebe, his widow, his children and Engr Austin Achebe, his elder ...

  • My wife is too lazy husband tells court

    Malam Wahab Ahmed of Ojagboro area, Ilorin, on Tuesday, told an Ilorin Area Court that he was seeking for divorce from his wife, Abike Wahab, for her lazy nature and ';I don’t care attitude.'; The 48-year-old man told the court that he had been married for six years now and that his wife hardly swept their bedroom and surroundings whenever she woke upin the morning,'; not ...

  • Nigeria seeks Nigers military support against Boko Haram

    NIAMEY (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border ...

  • Achebes Body Arrives in Abuja

    The remains of celebrated writer, Chinua Achebe arrived Abuja, the federal capital territory, Tuesday morning and was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport by government officials, writers, cultural organisations and other associates. Dignitaries present at the local wing of the airport include, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Governor Peter ...

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Picture Perfect

Much like this summer's earlier romantic comedy "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Picture Perfect" chronicles the adventures of an attractive, single, late-twenty-ish heroine who lies, connives, condescends, and abuses people to get what she wants. In "My Best Friend's Wedding," Julia Roberts wanted the man. In "Picture Perfect," Jennifer Aniston's Kate wants not just a man, but also a top-level job at ... ...

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  • Nigeria Nine Minor Informants to Kidnappers Assassins Nabbed

    Sapele - Nine minors, all males, suspected to be members of four different dreaded cult groups that have been disguising and acting as informants to kidnappers and assassins in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, were Tuesday arrested and paraded in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state, by men of the Nigeria Army, Koko Barrack, in conjunction with the Joint ...

  • Nigerias oil savings depleted 35 pct to $5.87 bln this year

    Nigeria has used up 35 percent of its oil savings so far this year, leaving it with $5.87 billion, data released by the accountant general's office showed on Tuesday. ...

  • Nine minors informant to kidnappers assassins nabbed

    By Godwin Oghre Sapele -Nine minors, all males, suspected to be members of four different dreaded cult groups that have been disguising and acting as informants to kidnappers and assassins in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, were Tuesday arrested and paraded in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state, by men of the Nigeria Army, Koko Barrack, in conjunction ...

  • Agriculture Fertilisers and franchises put power in Nigerian farmers hands

    With strong leadership in government, both public and private programmes target farmers' real needs, while a cassava offensive finally reaps some rewards.One of the bright spots in an insipid cabinet is agriculture minister Akinwumi Adesina and his reform programme.Formerly vice-president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Adesina has brought private sector thinking to ...

  • Amnesty Committee Offers to Meet With Boko Haram in Any Country

    Minister of Special Duties and Chairman of Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, yesterday expressed the readiness of the committee to meet with the Boko Haram sect in any country in the world to ensure peaceful resolution of the conflict that has ravaged parts of the North. Speaking during a stakeholders' ...

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