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Plans for new national airline commence as Nigeria Federal Government receives committee report

The federal government on Friday received the report of the 13-man committee set up in August to look into the modalities of establishing a new national airline. The report was received by the Permanent Secretary of the federal ministry of aviation, Mrs Binta Bello, at the headquarters of the ministry in Abuja. According to Punch, the federal government stated that the report contains recommendations that will guide it as it works towards establishing a national airline for the country. The report was said to have been put together after the committee consulted wi

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Picture of The Day! lol!

LMFAO!!!😆😆😂. "F*ck Kwaraption". Best pic and tweet on twitter ever! 🙌 "@zikokomag: Track 3 on Repeat. #Diezanipic.twitter.com/rxAe6eaxhX" — Ayman Ameen (@A_sleemy) October 2, 2015 Diezani and Deziani are currently trending on twitter Nigeria following the Arrest of the Decade! And then this above happened! why! lol! What do you think is he or she right or wrong? LMFAO!!!😆😆😂. "F*ck Kwaraption". Best pic and tweet on twitter ever! 🙌 "@zikokomag: Track 3 on Repeat. #Diezani pic.twitter.com/rxAe6eaxhX" — Ayman Ameen (@A_sleemy) October 2, 2015

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It Has Started! Diezani Alison-Madueke Arrested in London Why?! Diezani granted bail, passport seized

Former  Minister of Petroleum Resources,Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday arrested in London. According to the report: She was arrested Friday morning alongside four other people by the British law enforcement agency. The identities of the four other people arrested along with her could not be immediately ascertained. Premium Times learnt she was arrested for offences related to bribery and corruption being investigated by the UK National Crime Agency. Two top British officials in London have however confirmed the development to this newspaper. They req

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Nigeria moves to 52nd on FIFA ranking

Nigeria moves to the 52nd spot in the latest FIFA ranking published yesterday in Zurich. However, the Super Eagles retained the tenth position in the African continent, not surprising . Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tunisia and Senegal are the best 5 teams in Africa in that order. The Super Eagles next opponents Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon are ranked 60th and 48th respectively while potential World Cup qualifying opponents Swaziland and Djibouti occupy 135th and 206th positions respectively. Argentina continue to top the ranking followed by Germany, Be

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Nas Receives W.E.B. Du Bois Medal At Harvard University

​ ​ One of the greatest hip hop artists of all time just received an amazing award,Nas, aka Nasir Jones, was awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at Harvard University on Wednesday. The award celebrates those who contribute to the human rights, arts, and culture important to the African and African-American community. Harvard also has a Nasir Jones Fellowship, which is given to those working on projects focusing on hip hop’s history and traditions. [news]