Nigerian Catholic nurse Mary Onuoha wins tribunal case against NHS after she was dismissed for wearing small gold cross

NIGERIAN Catholic nurse Mary Onuoha has won a landmark victory at an employment tribunal receiving a favourable ruling that she was unfairly dismissed from her job at the Croydon University Hospital for wearing a cross.

 

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Buhari backtracks on Nnamdi Kanu's release saying he will not interfere with judicial process

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed suggestions that he should grant a presidential amnesty to Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu saying it would be tantamount to him interfering with the judicial process.

 

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Government introduces new sugar tax imposing excise duty on all carbonated soft drinks

NIGERIA'S federal government has introduced an excise duty of N10 per litre on all non-alcoholic carbonated and sweetened beverages as part of a desperate attempt to boost revenue and generate income to fund its expenditure.

 

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Eguavoen concedes that Ighalo not be participating in Nations Cup after he fails to join team mates

SUPER Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has finally conceded that former Manchester United and Watford striker Odion Ighalo will not be available for the African Cup of Nations after he refused to join the team enroute to Cameroon yesterday.

 

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To wean ourselves off crude oil the Nigerians have got to start diverting money spent in wasteful areas into citizen’s funds which can then invest such capital in manufacturing

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[3] Tithes
[4] Spraying at parties
[5] Parties in Dubai
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[7] Relentless aso ebi sewing
[8] Each family owning more than two cars
[9] Owning more than two homes
[10] Going abroad for medical treatment

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Attorney-general Abubakar Malami finally relents and agrees to classify bandits as terrorists

NIGERIA'S federal government has eventually declared the armed bandits who have been holding the nation to ransom with their murderous campaign as terrorists making them subject to international terror laws.

 

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Attorney-general Abubakar Malami finally relents and agrees to classify bandits as terrorists

NIGERIA'S federal government has eventually declared the armed bandits who have been holding the nation to ransom with their murderous campaign as terrorists making them subject to international terror laws.

 

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High Chief Lekan Balogun unveiled as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland by traditional kingmakers

MEMBERS of the Olubadan-in-Council have endorsed the nomination of Dr Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland to succeed  Oba Saliu Adetunji who passed away earlier this week.

 

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Iswap invade Gujba in Yobe State ransacking health facility and burning down fertiliser plant

ARMED terrorists from the Boko Haram breakaway faction the Islamic State of West African Province (Iswap) have taken over the town of Gujba in Yobe State and razed down a fertilizer blending factory after looting the local government headquarters.

 

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Nigeria realised over $30bn from the sale of crude oil during the first 11 months of 2021

NIGERIA produced a total of 440.774m barrels of crude oil during the first 11 months of 2021 with a combined value of N12.4trn ($30.03bn) despite the slowdown in the global economy precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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