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Dr. Bukola Saraki, Senate President punched the air that more females are jobless in Nigeria than males without any serious attempt to address the parity. The statistics revealed by Dr. Saraki, was already in the public domain and not a product of his research or brain. Before this time, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had rolled a report that out of 38.2 million youths component of the labour force in the country, 15.2 million are either seeking employment or out of job. The report further revealed “Available statistics show that majority of unemployed youth are female.” Though the Senate President…

“Wonders will never end” as a physically-challenged beggar in Lagos turned to robbery to make it fast. Godwin Fawehinmi, the street beggar was at the weekend arrested by detectives attached to Area M Police Command, Idimu, Egbeda area of Lagos State for allegedly being in possession of different types of guns. The suspect who is crippled usually begs for alms on the streets on a daily basis. However, it came to many as a surprise when a gun was recovered from him. After a thorough search of his bag, the police discovered a locally-made gun in it. Several guns, according…

Forbes, a website renowned for ranking of richest people in the world, has made available the list of richest people in Nigeria in 2017. In the latest release, 10 Nigerians made the billionaires club cut with some, just few million dollars away from reaching the benchmark. Below are top 10 richest Nigerians; Aliko Dangote: Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Nigeria, Africa and of course the richest black man in the world. In 2014, he ranked as the 24th richest man in the world but has since then fallen to positions below 100 due to Nigeria’s poor Naira. Net…

News of the sudden death of Nigerian celebrities swept through entertainment industry like an ill-wind with gripping effects on their family members and fans. Here is a list of Nigerian celebrities who died in 2017, viz; Moji Olaiya: The actress died shortly after giving birth to her second baby on May 18, 2017 in Canada. The 42 year old’s sudden death was caused by a cardiac attack 2 months after she gave birth to a baby girl. She is survived by her father and music icon Victor Olaiya, an aged mother and two daughters. Eric Arubayi: The West African Idol…

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has rebuffed Federal Government’s plan to withdraw $1billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to fight Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Speaking with Government House reporters shortly on arrival at the Ibom International Airport from official engagements, Emmanuel said, like most governors, he was not present when the National Economic Council meeting took the decision. He regretted that the Federal Government had failed to extend such similar support to the Niger Delta States, despite the spate of militancy, kidnapping and other acts of insecurity in the region. “We are not too comfortable…

In spite of the raging controversy in Nigeria that Pastors divert tithes for their personal use, a South African – based Pastor has proved this wrong by diversifying his sources of income to meet his flamboyant lifestyle. Prophet Shepherd Bushiri last week bought a N27 million Maserati Levante luxury car to celebrate the birthday of his lovely daughter, Israella. Popular Bushisri in his Facebook page wrote “I always count myself blessed during this time of the year because I get the honor to celebrate, not only one but two God-given gifts in my life. “It seems like just yesterday when…

Plans by China to open solar road that charges electric cars and melts snow have generated heat from Nigerians who are blaming the country’s technological backwardness on its myopic leadership. Comments posted on Nairaland quoted Nigerians as extolling the Chinese technological feat. A Nigerian by nickname Slim101 (m) described it as “Very thoughtful.” He further opined “If and only if we can wake from our slumber in Nigeria, we can convert a lot of our bad situations to positives. Imagine when you’re coming home from work and Naija sun is grilling you alive. “Just take a look at the solar…

The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as Leader of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has thrown him up as the country’s next president if ANC wins the 2019 general elections. The 65-year-old Ramaphosa, who was the country’s deputy president in 2014, defeated Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in the race to replace South African President Jacob Zuma as the head of the party. Of the over 4,800 delegates who voted in the congress, tainted by allegations of vote-buying and rigging, 2,440 voted for the 65-year-old businessman to edge out his closest rival, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, 68, an ex-wife of incumbent, Jacob Zuma. Mr.…

Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston who became a symbol of the Roman Catholic Church’s worldwide sexual abuse scandals, died on Wednesday, the Vatican The disgraced 86-year-old Law, whose resignation from his Boston post in 2002 shocked the Church and brought abuse into the open, had been living in Rome and was in declining health in recent years. The Vatican did not give a cause of death but sources close to Law, who died in a hospital in Rome, said he had been suffering from the complications of diabetes, liver failure and a build up of fluids around…