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Burna Boy Gifts Patoranking N1M As Birthday Gift

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  Grammy award winning Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy has gifted his colleague and friend, Patoranking the sum of one million naira as a birthday present. Although the ‘Abule’ crooner celebrated his 31st birthday on Thursday, May 27, 2021, it appears that he is still receiving gifts. In a video that just surfaced on social media, Patoranking […] The post  Burna Boy Gifts Patoranking N1M As Birthday Gift  appeared first on  Information Nigeria . Source: https://www.informationng.com/2021/05/burna-boy-gifts-patoranking-n1m-as-birthday-gift.html

Federer Makes Winning French Open Return As Swiatek, Medvedev Progress

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 Roger Federer kicked off only his second French Open campaign in six years with an impressive dismissal of Denis Istomin on Monday, while reigning women’s champion Iga Swiatek and men’s second seed Daniil Medvedev both reached round two. The 39-year-old Federer, level with Rafael Nadal on 20 Grand Slam singles titles, saw off Uzbek … Continue reading Federer Makes Winning French Open Return As Swiatek, Medvedev ProgressSource: https://www.channelstv.com/2021/05/31/federer-makes-winning-french-open-return-as-swiatek-medvedev-progress/

Imo Immigration chief provost, Mrere assasinated by gunmen

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By Arogbonlo Israel The Chief Provost of Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, Imo State Command, Okiemute Mrere, has been assassinated. Mrere was murdered on Saturday night on Owerri- Port Harcourt Road in Owerri, Vanguard learnt on Monday. A senior officer of NIS, who confirmed to newsmen, said the slain officer’s corpse was discovered in a bush Read More The post Imo Immigration chief provost, Mrere assasinated by gunmen appeared first on Vanguard News. Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/imo-immigration-chief-provost-mrere-assasinated-by-gunmen/

COVID-19: FG asks UAE to remove discriminatory travel protocol

By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has urged authorities of the United Arab Emirates UAE to remove its discriminatory travel protocol put in place against Nigeria in the wake of the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha Read More The post COVID-19: FG asks UAE to remove discriminatory travel protocol appeared first on Vanguard News. Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/covid-19-fg-asks-uae-to-remove-discriminatory-travel-protocol/

Why we want 20% stake in Dangote Refinery – NNPC

  By Obas Esiedesa The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has moved to explain its recent bid to acquire 20 percent stake in the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery in Lagos, citing the need to ensure energy security for the country. The corporation in a statement its Group General Manager Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Read More The post  Why we want 20% stake in Dangote Refinery – NNPC  appeared first on  Vanguard News . Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/why-we-want-20-stake-in-dangote-refinery-nnpc/

Singapore to vaccinate schoolchildren against Covid

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  Singapore will start vaccinating schoolchildren against the coronavirus soon, the prime minister said Monday, after officials warned that new strains were affecting youngsters more. The post  Singapore to vaccinate schoolchildren against Covid  appeared first on  The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . Source: https://guardian.ng/news/singapore-to-vaccinate-schoolchildren-against-covid/

Artisanal refineries in Niger Delta ‘ll soon take off – FG

  …Warns against keeping youths on streets By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Federal Government Monday said that it was working on the artisanal refineries in the Niger Delta area and that the project would soon be launched. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, disclosed this at the inauguration of Francis Read More The post  Artisanal refineries in Niger Delta ‘ll soon take off – FG  appeared first on  Vanguard News . Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/artisanal-refineries-in-niger-delta-ll-soon-take-off-fg/

Hazard says he is not 100% but will be ready for Euros

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  Real Madrid’s Belgian forward Eden Hazard walks in the rain during the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid CF and Real Betis at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on April 24, 2021. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) Eden Hazard is still having “some thigh problems” after missing much of Real Madrid’s season but “will be there when the Euros start”, he told a video press conference on Monday. The midfielder said he was “not yet at 100 percent” but added that “physically I still have to prepare myself and I obviously hope to be ready for the first game on 12 June.” Belgium, one of the favourites for the title, start Euro 2020 on June 12 against Russia in a group that also includes Denmark and Finland. Hazard arrived at the national training centre at Tubize on Monday, at the same time as most of his team-mates and, as captain, was the first to speak at the press conference. “I missed the last game with Real because of a little disco...

APC Mourns Gulak, Calls For National Unity To Fight Crimes

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    The All Progressives Congress (APC) is mourning the death of an APC chieftain in Imo State, Ahmed Gulak, calling for national unity to fight crimes. APC in a statement by the National Secretary Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John James Akpanudoedehe expressed shock over the killing of the APC chieftain. The late …  Continue reading  APC Mourns Gulak, Calls For National Unity To Fight Crimes Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2021/05/31/apc-mourns-gulak-calls-for-national-unity-to-fight-crimes/

Lawmakers inspect Super Tucano aircraft ordered by Buhari in US [PHOTOS]

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  Some members of the National Assembly have visited the United States of America in order to inspect some aircraft ordered by President Muhamadu Buhari to tackle insecurity in the country. Our correspondent reports that the lawmakers, who are members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Defence and Air Force, were led by Senator Michael Nnachi, representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District, and Hon. Abass Adigun, who represents Ibadan North East/ Ibadan South East Federal constituency. Other members of the delegation included Honourable Babajimi Benson from Lagos, Shehu Koko and Abubakar Maki. The lawmakers were received on arrival in the US by officials from Embraer Defence Security Incorporated (EDSI), Nigerian Defence Attaché to the US, Air Commodore Jibrin Usman, the Lead Foreign Liaison Office on the A-29, Air Vice Marshal Sule Lawal among others. Adigun, who is the Vice Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Air Force, while speaking on the visit, expressed c...

No rift between Sylva and Lyon ― Bayelsa APC chieftain

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  By Emem Idio, Yenagoa, A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Barr. Festus Daumiebi has dismissed insinuations of a rift between the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, and the Governorship candidate of the party in the 2020 election Chief David Lyon. Daumiebi, who was the party’s senatorial candidate in Read More The post  No rift between Sylva and Lyon ― Bayelsa APC chieftain  appeared first on  Vanguard News . Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/no-rift-between-sylva-and-lyon-%E2%80%95-bayelsa-apc-chieftain/

How To Make The Piña Colada Cocktail

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  The piña colada is a cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut or coconut milk, and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice. It may be garnished with either a pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry, or both. The name piña colada (Spanish) literally means “strained pineapple”. There are two versions of the drink, […] The post  How To Make The Piña Colada Cocktail  appeared first on  The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . Source: https://guardian.ng/life/how-to-make-the-pina-colada-cocktail/

Igboho Distances Self From UK Company Registered In His Name

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  Nigerian activist and freedom fighter, Sunday Igboho has reacted to reports that he opened a company in UK.Source: https://www.tori.ng/news/171314/igboho-distances-self-from-uk-company-registered-i.html

Argentina Suspended From Hosting COPA America

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   Argentina’s hosting of the Copa America football tournament has been suspended “in view of the current circumstances,” CONMEBOL said on Sunday, as the country endures a record coronavirus surge. The South American football body, which last week stripped Colombia of co-hosting duties over deadly unrest, said it was considering other offers to hold the …  Continue reading  Argentina Suspended From Hosting COPA America Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2021/05/31/argentina-suspended-from-hosting-copa-america/

Reps Minority Caucus Condemns Killing Of Ahmed Gulak

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  The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has condemned the killing of Mr Ahmed Gulak, a former political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan. In a statement on Monday by the Minority Leader of the House, Ndudi Elumelu, the lawmakers described the killing of Gulak as wicked and barbaric. They called on the …  Continue reading  Reps Minority Caucus Condemns Killing Of Ahmed Gulak Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2021/05/31/reps-minority-caucus-condemns-killing-of-ahmed-gulak/

Grammy-Winning Singer BJ Thomas Dead At 78

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  BJ Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country, and gospel charts with such hits as I Just Can’t Help Believing, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head, and Hooked On A Feeling has died at the age of 78. A statement released by his representatives said the US star, who announced in March that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, died from complications of the disease on Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas. A Hugo, Oklahoma-native who grew up in Houston, Billy Joe Thomas broke through in 1966 with a gospel-styled cover of Hank Williams’ I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry and went on to sell millions of records and have dozens of hits across genres. He reached number one with pop, adult contemporary, and country listeners in 1976 with (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song. The same year, his Home Where I Belong became one of the first gospel albums to be certified platinum for selling more than one million copies. His signature rec...

"I Would Have Married You If Madam Didn't Say Yes" - Tonto Dikeh Congratulates Newly Engaged Boss

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  The actress celebrated the engagement of her boss, adding that she would have agreed to marry him if his wife did not say YES. Tonto Dikeh and the couple Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh took to Instagram to celebrate her boss who recently got engaged, stating that if his fiancee had rejected his proposal, she would have gotten married to him. She Said; ”Congratulations to my Gee, MY OGA This Man right here It’s only God that will bless you for women… Your humanity into making sure we live well, we eat well, we educate well and we are positioned right… Kia if Madam didn’t say yes I would have married you. Congratulations to my project manager and the CEO @goodwillambassadorevents and so many other initiatives and his LOHL a happy married life We have a wedding to plan… I don buy dress finish… #BESTMAN DUTIES”

Wike urges church leaders to pray for a crisis-free transition in 2023

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  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Sunday urged church leaders to pray and ceaselessly seek God’s benevolence intervention for a crisis-free transition in 2023, so that a God-fearing successor will emerge as the next Governor. Wike said this at a special thanksgiving church service in commemoration of the second anniversary of his second tenure Read More The post  Wike urges church leaders to pray for a crisis-free transition in 2023  appeared first on  Vanguard News . Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/wike-urges-church-leaders-to-pray-for-a-crisis-free-transition-in-2023/

Guardiola told to apologise to Man City players after losing Champions League final

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  Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has been told to apologize to every member of his squad after losing the Champions League final to Chelsea. Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Jamie O’Hara, has said Guardiola displayed “arrogance” in his team selection for the game in Porto. City lost 1-0 in their first European final, thanks to Kai […] Guardiola told to apologise to Man City players after losing Champions League final Source: https://dailypost.ng/2021/05/31/guardiola-told-to-apologise-to-man-city-players-after-losing-champions-league-final/

Niger Governor Travels Abroad Hours After Abduction Of Students

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Many Nigerians are baffled by President Muhammadu Buhari’s continuous silence in the face of worsening insecurity in the country. So many questions are being raised by Nigerians concerning the current leadership. Some believe that the President has shut his door, gone to bed and is not even aware of the ‘banging’ on his door as […] Insecurity: Buhari’s silence worries Nigerians Source: https://dailypost.ng/2021/05/31/insecurity-buharis-silence-worries-nigerians/

Lagos threatens to deactivate absconded travellers’ passports for one year

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Lagos State Government has said that all travellers that have been confirmed as absconders will have their passports deactivated for a minimum of one year if Nigerians and if foreigners... Lagos State Government has said that all travellers that have been confirmed as absconders will have their passports deactivated for a minimum of one year if Nigerians and if foreigners... The post Lagos threatens to deactivate absconded travellers’ passports for one year appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Source: https://guardian.ng/news/lagos-threatens-to-deactivate-absconded-travellers-passports-for-one-year/