Nigerian ambassador denies the country was present at opening of US embassy in Jerusalem

NIGERIA is not one of the countries that approves of the moving of the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem as the presidency has denied rumours that its ambassador attended the opening ceremony which took place earlier this week.

 

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Joe Hart and Jack Wilshire to miss Nigeria friendly as Southgate drops them from World Cup squad

GOALKEEPER Joe Hart and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will not be facing Nigeria when the Super Eagles face England at Wembley on June 2 because they have been left out of manager Gareth Southgate's World Cup squad.

 

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Commercial bus driver commits suicide over his inability to repay cooperative society loan

ONDO commercial bus driver simply identified only as Ayokunle has committed suicide at Oke Ibukun in Ondo town of Ondo State after it dawned on him that he would be unable to repay a loan he took from a cooperative society.

 

According to an eyewitness, Ayokunle, who was found dead in his room over the weekend,  took his own life by drinking poison.  The source said the deceased Ayokunle was an executive member of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the town.

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Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion urges Buhari to stop treating Fulani herdsmen like kinsmen

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion to stop regarding murderous Fulani cattle herdsmen as kinsmen and begin to treat them like the killers and criminals they are.

 

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Two wealthy and spoilt Nigerian youngsters spared jail in London after battering colleague with pipe

TWO wealthy and spoilt Nigerian youngsters in the UK have been spared jail sentences after battering a fellow student with a shisha pipe in an argument over which of them had the richest father.

 

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Senator leadership agrees to obey order and welcome Omo-Agege back into red chamber

LEADERS of the Nigerian senate have agreed to comply with the judgement of the Federal High Court on the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and accept the errant lawmaker back into its fold.

 

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Eagles head coach Rohr releases provisional 30-man World Cup list with two debutants

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has released the names of the 30 players on his World Cup provisional squad that involves a few surprises inclusions including Kano Pillars striker Junior Lokosa.

 

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NCAA suspends First Nation Airways' air operators certificate until further notice

DOMESTIC airline First Nation Airways has had its air operator’s certificate (AOC) suspended indefinitely by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for what it described as the flagrant and continuous violation of its terms and conditions.

 

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Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria plans nationwide march on May 22 to protest herdsmen killings

CLERGYMEN from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) plan to hold a nationwide march involving their faithful on May 22 to protest the killing of their members by Fulani cattle herdsmen.

 

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Nigeria-born Anthony Joshua is fifth richest British sports star after his earnings soar to £35m

NIGERIAN-born world boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is now worth £35m and ranked the fifth richest young sports star in Britain after his earnings soared by £20m over the last two years.

 

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