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  • 60 killed in Nigerian village attacks

    At least 60 people were killed in Nigeria Tuesday when some gunmen stormed four villages of Zamfara state early morning, residents and security sources said. About 100 gunmen, first stormed Kizara village around 3.00 a.m. and began attacking the residence of poor villagers. In the process, an unknown number of people were killed, including the District Head of Kizara, Bello Ibrahim, who was ...

  • Are coins polymer notes still parts of Nigeria’s monetary system

    Six years after their introduction by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the public has almost lost interest in monetary transactions involving the exchange of N5, N10, N20, and N50 polymer naira notes. Public attitude to these notes is predicated on what economists describe as their poor quality that has somewhat reduced them, over some periods of transaction, to an insignificant difference ...

  • 15 killed in al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu UN compound

    Mogadishu – At least 15 people were killed in an al-Shabaab attack on Wednesday on a UN compound in Mogadishu, the Interior Minister, Abdikarim Husien Gulled, confirmed. The dead included four foreigners, four Somali nationals hired as security guards, and seven fighters of the rebel group, he said. At least one of the foreigners killed was a UN staff member, while two others were South ...

  • 218 Chinese 51 Nigeriens repatriate so far – says Ghana Immigrations Service

    Abidjan – Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says a total of 218 Chinese nationals and 51 Nigeriens have been repatriated from the country as at June 18. Francis Palmdeti, the Head, Public Affairs of GIS said in Accra on Wednesday said that the repatriation was part of the government's efforts to stamp out illegal mining activities in the country. The Chinese Ambassador, Gong Jianzhong ...

  • Airtel gives police ultra-modern Police Post patrol SUV

    Lagos – In line with its corporate vision of becoming the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has partnered the Lagos State Police Command to beef up the security of lives and property across the State. The Telecoms Operator, Wednesday (June 19th) joined the Lagos State Police Command to commission an ultra-modern Police ...

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Alien Resurrection

The last anyone saw of Lt. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), she was hurling herself off a bridge into a vat of molten metal with an alien bursting from her chest. The was the grand finale of "Alien 3," and it was reasonable to assume that this signaled the end of the "Alien" series. Wrong. ...

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  • Has poverty level reduced… ACN asks Jonathan

    The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned the presidency’s hysterical reaction to the recent speech at the British African Diaspora Conference in London by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing as unnecessary and diversionary the name calling and personal attacks against the ACN leader. And that the presidency should tell Nigerian Nigerians whether indeed the poverty level in the ...

  • NEMA raises alarm over severe weather in Lagos

    By Bose Adelaja The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, has predicted that Lagosians especially residents in the southern parts of the country are likely to experience severe weather which can result to unprecedented downpour capable of causing unforeseen stress on the populace. NEMA South-West information officer Ibrahim Farinloye, in a statement in Lagos, said, the warning was based ...

  • Poly Strike FG not ready to implement agreement – ASUP

    BY JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU ABUJA- Leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Wednesday accused the federal government of being unwilling to resolve the crisis that has crippled academic activities in polytechnics across the country. National President of ASUP, Chibuzor Asomugha in a telephone interview with Vanguard said that since the federal government had remained adamant ...

  • Designers Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to prison for tax evasion

    ROME (AFP) – An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced fashion house duo Dolce & Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion of 200 million euros ($268 million) They were also ordered by the court in Milan to pay a fine of 500,000 euros to Italy’s national tax agency. Lawyers for Dolce and Gabbana, whose celebrity clients include Beyonce and Madonna, ...

  • Military bans Thurayas in northeast Nigerian state of Borno says Islamic militants use them

    MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Soldiers fighting to halt an insurgency by Islamic militants are banning the use of Thuraya satellite telephones by civilians in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, throttling communications already made difficult by cut cellphone service. Spokesman Lt. Col. Sagir Musa says extremists used Thurayas to plan and co-ordinate attacks that killed 16 high school students in ...

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