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President Buhari departs Abuja for Tehran, Iran (photos)

President Buhari this afternoon departed for Iran where he will be attending the 3rd Gas Exporting Countries' Forum (GECF) opening in Tehran, the Iranian capital on Monday, November 23rd. In his entourage are Ministers of Work, Housing and Power Babatunde Fashola as well as the Minister for state, Petroleum resources Ibe Kachiukwu. (more…)

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Buhari condoles with Obama, Putin, others world leaders on the death of their Nationals in Mali hotel attack

President Buhari has sent out his heartfelt condolence to US President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and the President of China XI Jinping over the death of their Nationals in the terror attack at Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali last week Friday. Some armed Jihadists stormed the hotel in the early hours of Friday, taking 170 people hostage. They later released the hostages in batches after they could recite a verse from the Holy Quran. 27 people died in the wake of the attack.In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and

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Eagles of Death Metal describe horror of concert massacre, says fans hidden in their dressing room were slaughtered

On Friday November 13th, gunmen invaded the Bataclan concert hall and shot dead fans who came out to watch US band, The Eagles of Death Metal, all 89 of them killed. And the artists talked about the horror of that evening for the first time in an emotional interview. Lead singer Jesse Hughes (centre) said fans hid in his dressing room after the initial slaughter, but were found by the killers who then murdered them all, except for a kid hiding under his leather jacket His voice shook and he fought back tears as he explained how so many of the band's fans at the gi

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I had induced labour-Tiwa Savage opens up on difficult pregnancy

Sultry singer ,Tiwa Savage has opened up on her pregnancy experience,saying it was difficult.The singer who covers the latest issue of Genevieve magazine revealed she had Pre-eclampsia and had her baby boy induced because his birth was overdue by 8 days..She told the magazine.. "Well, it’s a condition some women have towards the end of their pregnancy. For me, it was a period where I had high blood pressure, my feet got terribly swollen and I could hardly walk. Plus, my baby was overdue by about 7-8 days! At the end, they decided to induce me to labour because they were

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Funmi Iyanda becomes first African Woman to receive honorary fellowship from University of Cumbria

This month, Funmi Iyanda will receive what is for her, the latest in a long line of awards, but this time from an English university that has recognised her significant global contribution to human rights and sustainability. At a University of Cumbria graduation ceremony in the historic Carlisle Cathedral on Wednesday 25 November, Funmi will receive an honorary fellowship from the institution in acknowledgment of her outstanding and high profile work. Funmi is the first African woman to receive this award. An award winning Nigerian media entrepreneur, producer, talk sh