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Biafra: Sultan Urge Agitators To Embrace Peace

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the sultan of Sokoto has expressed worry over the growing agitation for an independent Biafra state championed by some Igbo people and promised that a delegation from the northern traditional council will be sent to Igbo leaders to meet on the issue. The Nation reports that the sultan raised this concern at the second general assembly of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council which held in Kaduna on Monday, November 23. The Sultan who is the chairman of the council noted that there were millions of Igbo people living and doing business in their st

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OAU Students Raise Alarm Over Poor State Of Facilities

Daily Trust reports that the lamenting students likened their hostels to prison yards. Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), have raised alarms over the debasing state of facilities within the citadel of learning. Omotayo Akande, president of the OAU Student Union, said: “It is oblivious the horrible living condition in the hostels and we as Students’ body is not relenting in the struggle for the welfare of the students. Speaking with Daily Trust, the Student Union President said that there is need to renovate the hostels and guard against overcrowding.” Akand

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PHOTO: President Buhari Arrives Nigeria From Iran

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Nigeria from his three-day Gas Exporting Countries’ Forum (GECF). The Nigerian president arrived yesterday evening after holding series of consultation with the Nigerian community in the country as well as the host president, Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. The president’s aide shared the picture of the president’s arrival on his Facebook wall to the admiration of Nigerians who congratulated the president on the success of the forum in the Asian country. (more…)

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Samson Siasia releases list of 21 players for Under 23 Nations Cup

Nigeria's under - 23 team coach Samson Siasia, has announced a 21-player list for the upcoming Africa U - 23 Cup of Nations to take place in Senegal. Golden Boot winner at the 2015 Fifa Under 17 World Cup, Victor Osimhen, and Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi are the big names on the list. In the Nigeria Under 23s latest friendly, they were held to a 1 - 1 draw by the Under 20 National Team of Gambia, with skipper Oghenekaro Etebo opening scoring in the 53rd minute. (more…)

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The Condom Challenge Is Here!

Welcome to the latest challenge taking the internet by storm obviously due to unemployment – the #CondomChallenge 2015. Not to be confused with the condom challenge in 2013, which involved people snorting condoms up their nostrils, the 2015 condom challenge is more about filling a condom with water and dropping it on your friend’s head, to get it to cover your friend's head without spilling water. (more…)