Champagne Nigeriana
By Prince Charles Dickson
Nigeria’s elite make country toast of champagne sellers—Trends, Nigeria spends N9.4b on Champagne—The Nation, Nigeria Expends $59m On Champagne In 2012, Luxurious Nigeria: N9.4b a Year on Champagne, So Money Dey like This: Nigerians Spend N41billion On Champagne, Nigeria’s elite make country toast of Champagne sellers, NIGERIA SPENDS $106.2M ON CHAMPAGNE YEARLY.
My Dear President, How Do You Eradicate Rats?
Three things occupy my mind these days. I believe they must have also occupy many other Nigerians. First, I watch with concern how a particular section of the country, north; adherents of a particular religion, Islam; and an ethnic group, Hausa/Fulani for whatever reasons is being criminalized by their government and even otherwise respectful persons from other sections of the country.
PHOTONEWS: Nigerians Welcome Victorious Super Eagles To Abuja
Nigerians mobbed the Arik aircraft that brought back the triumphant Super Eagles to Abuja early afternoon. The team received a tumultuous welcome as they headed to the city center where President Goodluck Jonathan will then fete the the team.
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The Nigerian Church Is Losing It’s Purpose
Mrs. Oritsejafor’s limo
There has been a lot of tittle-tattle lately as well as so many discordant tunes on the propriety or otherwise of jets and gifts to pastors and men of God. The debates have been loud and raucous with so many people speaking from a position of little or no information.
VIDEO: The Great Nigerian Flooding In Delta State
AA peaceworks video showing photo slides of flooding in Delta state.
The Nigerian Spirit By Olu W. Onemola
Our best years are ahead of us. Though those that are behind do not leave much to cherish and very little to hold on to.
I say this because everyday I see a new reaffirmation of the resilience of the Nigerian spirit. I see my own struggles, and the struggles of the people that I have the privilege to experience everyday. The new graduate that tries his hand at every volunteer opportunity – simply because he cannot find a job – though not for a lack of trying.
Russians Nabbed In Nigerian Waters With Guns And Ammo
Fifteen Russian crew members of a Dutch-flagged boat were picked up in Nigerian waters with guns and 8,500 round of ammunition, leading authorities to believe they were weapons smugglers.
VIDEO: Just How Much Of A Nigerian Are You?
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Number Of Nigerian Hajj Women Held By Saudis Now Reaches 1000
Nigerian women boarding the flight to Saudi Arabia- Photo Creit: NAN
Nigerian officials are desperately seeking the release of up to 1,000 Muslim women held in a Saudi airport jail for traveling without approved chaperones.
Nigerian Church Groups in the U.S. To Form Anti-Boko Haram Lobby
US-based Nigerian Christians have decided to form a pressure group in America to advance the interests of the Nigerian immigrant community and their homeland-Nigeria. And their first concern is how to bring an end to the Boko Haram violence in parts of the country.
Nigerian Breaks Academic Record At John Hopkins University-PUNCH Newspaper
22-year-old Nigerian, Emmanuel Ohuabunwa
A 22-year-old Nigerian has emerged the best graduating student of John Hopkins University in the United States. He obtained a Grade Point Average of 3.98 out of a possible 4.0 to earn a degree in Neurosciences, SEGUN OLUGBILE writes.
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Gunmen On The Loose After Killing Police Officer In Kaduna Bank
SaharaReporters has just learned that gunmen in Kaduna shot and killed a policeman within a commercial bank.
Crash Victim Maimuna Anyene: A Charming Woman Who Died Along With Nine Family Members
Meimuna Anyene
One of the most tragic stories from the ill-fated flight Dana Air 992 that crashed in Lagos on Sunday revolves around Maimuna Anyene, a Connecticut-based Nigerian woman, who died along with her husband, sister, her four kids, two cousins and her mother-in-law.
DANA Plane Crash & the Limits of Prayers By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
Maimuna Anyene was killed with all her kids in the ill-fated flight 992
Some people who know me well very often ask me why I lost my religion. I don’t yet know why, but I will tell you when.
After many years of being cajoled and dragged and mandated to go to church, one of the few things I learned was that once you die, you are dead. Your report card is sealed. Nothing can change it. I was taught that after death what comes next is judgment. It doesn’t matter if you cool off a little bit in Purgatory. You next court appearance after death is on Judgment Day.
Nigerian Government Suspends Operating Licence Of Dana Air
Smoldering remains of MD 83 after it crashed on approach to the airport in Lagos on Sunday.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed the suspension of the operating license of Dana Airline, the operator of the MD 83 jetliner that crashed in Lagos on Sunday killing all 153 passengers on board.
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