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Nigerian students, others contribute $42.4bn to US economy

March 30, 2019 11:28 pm

The United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) yesterday disclosed that Nigerians and other international students contributed 42.4 billion dollars to the US in 2017/2018 session.

A senior official of the Bureau, who spoke on condition of anonymity, announced the figure during the tour of the US Community Colleges and Workforce Development programme in Washington D.C on Saturday.

The tour was organised by the Foreign Press Centre, Bureau of Public Affairs, US Department of State to provide foreign journalists with information on opportunity available to foreign students in community college in U.S.
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Helen Paul, popular Nigerian comedian and actor bags Ph.D

March 29, 2019 9:23 am
Popular Nigerian actress and comedienne, Helen Paul has bagged a Ph.D in Theatre Arts from the University of Lagos.

Paul  who is also a stand-up comedian, popularly known as Tatafo, characterized by a voice range that makes her sound like a child, is the first among her Nigerian colleagues to bag a Ph.D.

The comedian, who is also a singer announced the news on her Instagram handle, itshelenpaulon Friday, March 29, 2019.

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Eight-year-old Nigerian becomes child-chess star in US

March 18, 2019 2:21 pm

Tanitoluwa Adewunmi, an eight-year-old Nigerian boy has become a child-chess star in the United States.

Adewunmi, whose family is homeless in Manhattan, has seven trophies after winning his category at the New York State chess championship, according to the New York Times.

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How Nigerian Imam escaped death in New Zealand mosque havoc

March 16, 2019 7:11 pm

THE Imam of one of the Christchurch, New Zealand mosques attacked by a terrorist on Friday is a Nigerian, The Nation can report today.

Lateef Alabi who is the Linwood mosque’s acting Imam was leading the congregation in prayers on the fateful day when terrorist Brenton Tarrant struck.

Alabi said the death toll would have been far higher at the mosque but for a worshipper, Abdul Aziz, 48, who  grabbed Tarrant’s gun and forced him away from a mosque.

Aziz’s action terminated the killing spree.

Alabi said he heard a voice outside the mosque at about 1.55pm and stopped the …

Dasuki, arms deal, Boko Haram killing of Nigerian soldiers

March 16, 2019 6:38 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagi

When the current APC government came to power, they made Nigerians to understand that the reason why Boko Haram was still wreaking havoc was because Colonel Sambo Dasuki rtd. misappropriated the 2.1 billion dollars meant to procure arms for the military to fight Boko Haram terrorists.

A lot of people who allegedly got the Dasuki largesse are still being tried by the EFCC, and other anti graft agencies, yet non of them have been found guilty, or has the government been able to secure their conviction.

Though no court of law has convicted Dasuki, he is still …

Nigerian men snatching our ladies from us – SA men cry out

Nigerian men snatching our ladies from us – SA men cry out

March 5, 2019 7:15 am

These days certainly are not the best of times for many South African men considering the fact that they can longer sustain relationship with their ladies. They are now being faced with rivalry among Nigerian men who use all sorts of gifts to woo and entice the ladies into relationships with them.

Steve, 34,  a South African events manager in Pretoria explained to Africa Today News, “Nigerian men are snatching our ladies from us, they come here, and within a short while, they’ll take over these ladies from us with their sugar-coated tongues, and very expensive gifts. You would be …

Rigged Presidential Polls: Nigerian youths react

March 2, 2019 10:56 pm

Nigerian youths condemning the sham Presidential Elections that brought Jubril Al-Sudani, Late President Muhammadu Buhari’s Impostor into power.

They are sarcastically but genuinely letting the world know that the Nigeria’s February 23 Elections were massively rigged in favour of All Progressives Congress (APC) Party by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) led by Professor Mahmood Yakubu.…

Wike blasts Amaechi for defending the Nigerian Army

February 22, 2019 10:21 pm

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the unsolicited defence of the killer General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division of the Nigerian Army by the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi may not be unconnected to amorous links to the wives of officers.

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The real story behind the Nigerian 1966 Coup

February 10, 2019 11:07 am

The last surviving planner, and executor  of Nigeria first bloody revolution, Colonel Emmanuel Nwaorah Nwobosi (rtd) has made a broadcast in honour of the historic event.

In the no-holds-barred broadcast, he explained the reason why they attacked the polity. Which he described as a move, “To stop a Jihad and bring sanity to a Nigeria steeped in nepotism, corruption and mass murders.”

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Breaking: Army court-martial 14 soldiers in Port Harcourt

Nigerian Army apprehend 6 IPOB members

February 9, 2019 9:45 pm
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of six members of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) over Biafra Referendum and debunked shooting or killing anyone during the raid.An online medium had reported that soldiers of 144 Battalion on routine patrol in Aba general area of Abia State shot three persons and one of them died instantly.

But the Army said the report was untrue.

READ ALSO: IPOB insists on February 16 to conduct referendum

“The Division wishes to state that although there was an incidence involving 144 Battalion patrol team with some traders at Asa – Nnentu spare parts market

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