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16.01.2019
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4 Nigerians, Including First Female, Make Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation Shortlist

The Royal Academy of Engineering  has released the shortlist for the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.Elizabeth Kperrun becomes the first Nigerian woman to make the shortlist since the prize's inception in 2014.Elizabeth, a business graduate, developed Zenafri, a series ...
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16.01.2019
Career

Ehime Eigbe Akindele of Sweetkiwi Yoghurt is our #BellaNaijaWCW this Week!

Some of the biggest companies in the world today, were formed from a personal need and a mission to solve that particular problem.Our #BellaNaijaWCW this week is in that category. Ehime Eigbe Akindele is the founder of Sweetkiwi, a frozen yoghurt company, a go-to location for frozen ...
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16.01.2019
News

Eyewitness shares Experience of Nairobi Terror Attack

News broke on Tuesday afternoon that the Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab attacked the 14 Riverside Drive Dusit Hotel.While the police quickly responded to the attack, evacuating about 700 people, several others were reported injured and dead.An eyewitness has shared his experience ...
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16.01.2019
News

Frank Mba returns as Police PRO

Frank Mba, the former Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, has returned to the role under the new police IG Mohammed Adamu, Guardian reports.Mba had served as the force PRO under former Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar between 2012 and 2014.Frank ...
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16.01.2019
News

Abia House of Reps Candidate curses at Opponent during Live Debate | WATCH

Chima Anyaso is running in the 2019 elections to represent Bende Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives in Abia State.Anyaso, who is running under the People's Democratic Party (PDP), and his opponent Benjamin Kalu, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, ...
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16.01.2019
News

Buhari, Osinbajo get New 10-Year Validity e-Passport

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, launched the new 10-year validity Nigerian international passport.Buhari and vice president Yemi Osinbajo underwent their biometrics capturing by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and were presented with their diplomatic passports by the ...
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16.01.2019
News

EFCC denies Arresting Chief Justice Onnoghen

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied news that it has arrested the Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen.Sharing a Twitter thread, the commission wrote that the rumor, which spread Tuesday night, is fake news. The attention of the EFCC has been drawn to the ...
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16.01.2019
News

Kenyatta: 14 Persons Dead, All Terrorists Killed & Security Operation at Nairobi Hotel Complex Over

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that the operation at Dusit Hotel complex where al-Shabab terrorists attacked Tuesday afternoon is over with all four militants killed.Kenyatta, in a televised statement, said 14 people were killed and over 700 others had been safely evacuated.Watch ...
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15.01.2019
News

BBC Africa Hosts Language Debates for 10 Gubernatorial Elections

BBC Africa will hold 10 language debates across Nigeria in Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin and Yoruba.People will be able to debate the issues that matter to them in their own language. The debates will ask candidates questions around the following areas and will be based around the theme of ...
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15.01.2019
News

Nairobi Terrorist Attack: Interior Minister says “situation is under control”

Kenya's interior minister Fred Matiang’i has said that all the buildings affected by the al-Shabab attack on a hotel complex in Nairobi have been secured.“I would like to reiterate that the situation is under control and the country is safe,” Matiang’i said, adding that security forces are ...
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15.01.2019
BN TV

Akwa Ibom Deputy Governorship Candidate Ann Ukpong chats with Isabella Akinseye on Politico Politica | WATCH

For the thirteenth episode of Politico Politica, host, Isabella Akinseye engages Democratic Alternative (DA) deputy governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom state, Ann Ukpong in a discussion on the game of politics, agriculture and plans for Akwa ...
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15.01.2019
News

Photo Story: Explosion & Gunfire rocks Hotel Complex in Nairobi during Terrorist Attack

A current security operation is underway after terrorists attacked a hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya.The attack was at the Dusit Hotel on January 15, 2018.Read more here and see the photos below.Photo Credit: Getty Images/Andrew Renneisen
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15.01.2019
Style

The BN Style Recap: 23 Stories From BellaNaija Style That Are Too Good To Miss Out On

Hi BellaNaijarians,Are you a BellaStylista yet? We’re here trying to convert you with your weekly dose of style around Africa; it’s time for the BellaNaija Style Recap! Here’s what you’ve missed in the past week over there on our awesome African style, beauty and living website!Check ...
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15.01.2019
News

BREAKING: Ongoing Terrorist Attack reported in Nairobi, Kenya

According to several reports and eye witness accounts, there is an ongoing terrorist attack in a hotel complex in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.BBC reports that four armed men entered the complex which houses a hotel in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. There was a huge bomb blast as well as ...
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15.01.2019
News

Buhari decorates New IGP Abubakar Adamu Mohammed

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday decorated an Assistant Inspector General of Police Abubakar Adamu Mohammed as the new Inspector General.Mohammed takes over Ibrahim Idris, who has passed the required 35 years in office and must resign.See more photos below:
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15.01.2019
News

A Silicon Valley Studio Apartment is Being Rented to 2 Cats for $1,500/Month

$1,500. That's the price the landlord of a studio apartment in Silicon Valley gets per month for two cats to stay.Weird, right?According to The Mercury News, 18-year-old college student, Victoria Amith is the owner of the cats and her dad Troy Good had to get the apartment when she ...
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14.01.2019
News

Premium Times: Buhari to Name AIG as new IG of Police

Premium Times reports that an Assistant Inspector General of Police Abubakar Adamu Mohammed is set to be named the new Inspector General.Ibrahim Idris, the present IGP who has passed the required 35 years in office and must resign, met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday.A ...
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14.01.2019
News

This Report on Freed Boko Haram Wives wanting to Go Back is Eye-Opening

The common thinking is that women married to Boko Haram live hard lives, shuffling around in the forest, forced to marry jihadists they can't stand.The belief is that once they are rescued they are free, welcomed to live better lives, a life of freedom and opportunity.That, ...
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14.01.2019
News

BBOG Launches Campaign Marking 90 Days to 5th Anniversary of Chibok Girls’ Abduction

The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement has launched a 3-month Global Campaign starting on Sunday January 13th, 2019, 90 days to making it 5 years since the Chibok Girls were last free citizens of Nigeria.In a statement released on Monday, the BBOG said: "This 90-day campaign is to ...
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14.01.2019
News

Meghan Markle reveals Due Date

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, has revealed her due date to be in April 2019.She shared the news with fans who stood outside the venue of a Feeding Birkenhead supermarket and community cafe where Meghan and husband Prince Harry visited today.According to ...
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