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Angry Birds maker Rovio signs toy deal with Lego
Finland’s Rovio said on Monday it had signed a deal with Danish toymaker Lego to launch a line of Angry Birds building blocks as a bid to revive its ailing licensing business based on the […]
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First Lady consoles with victims of Yola bomb blast
Yola- First Lady Aisha Buhari, has console with victims of Yola bomb blast, who are receiving treatment at the Specialist Hospital and Federal Medical Centre, Yola. Represented by Dr Zainab Nyako, the First Lady condemned […]
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IG beefs up Kogi security with 350 officers
Apparently concerned about the recent kidnap cases in Kogi State that involved high profile individuals the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has deployed 350 Police Officers to Kogi State to assist the State Police […]
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Vodafone in talks with Liberty Global on asset swap, not merger
Vodafone, the world’s second biggest mobile company, said it is in early talks about exchanging selected assets with Europe’s largest cable operator Liberty Global, which could enable each to better compete with rivals. Analysts and […]
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Ortom Signs MoU With Chinese Firm
BENUE State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Railway and Airport Construction Company for execution of infrastructural projects in the state, including airport, roads, power plants, agriculture and housing. The ceremony […]
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FG honours Danjuma, Asiodu, others with environmental friendly awards
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Former minister of defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), was among six prominent Nigerians given environmental friendly awards Friday night by the Federal Government. He was given the award of Champion for the Conservation […]
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Samsung Elec says no plans to merge with Samsung SDS
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Wednesday it has no plans to merge with affiliate Samsung SDS Co Ltd (018260.KS), in an attempt to quell speculation that such a deal is in […]
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Google demands movie studios comply with subpoenas
REUTERS- Google Inc (GOOGL.O) has asked a federal judge to require three major movie studios to comply with subpoenas it believes may help show they conspired with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood as he investigated […]
Sports
Ejide In Contract Talks With Be’er Sheva
Nigeria goalkeeper, Austin Ejide, has revealed he is in talks with Hapoel Be’er Sheva for a contract extension while pouring cold water on suggestions he has been released by the club, completesportsnigeria.com reports. Ejide said […]
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G7 summit: Cameron urges Buhari to come with Nigeria’s ‘wish list’
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The British Prime Minister, David Cameron has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to come before the G7 industrialised nations with a “wish list” when he shows up at its meeting, scheduled for […]
Foreign
Bikers in the US plan armed anti-islamic protest, ISIS threaten to attack with IEDs
LIB- Bikers are organizing an anti-Islam protest outside of a Mosque in response to the Garland, Texas shooting. The event reads: On Friday, May 29, 2015, a group of bikers in Arizona plan to host an […]
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Kano,Zamfara,Others, Close IDP Camps As Inmates Re-Unite With Relations
The various camps established for Internally Displaced Persons in Kaduna, Kano and Zamfara States, have been closed down following the reunion of the inmates with their families. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
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FRSC Partners With children To Check Recklessness Among Some Drivers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has resolved to partner with school children to check recklessness among some drivers on the roads. The Onitsha Unit Commander of the corps, Mr Anthony Metta, […]
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FCC poised to side with Verizon, AT&T in airwaves spat
U.S. telecoms regulators are leaning toward rejecting a T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.N) request that more airwaves be set aside for smaller wireless companies like itself to bid on during a government auction next year, according […]
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Google shows off virtual reality collaboration with GoPro
Action camera maker GoPro Inc and Google Inc introduced a virtual reality system using 16 cameras and Google software, sending GoPro shares up nearly 7 percent on Thursday. GoPro’s helmet- and body-mounted video cameras are […]
Entertainment
Chris Brown is regretting fighting with Tyson Beckford
Los Angeles – Chris Brown has admitted he was “wrong” to start a feud with model Tyson Beckford. The 26-year-old singer reacted angrily to an image Tyson, 44, shared of himself and his ex-girlfriend Karrueche […]
Politics
This is why Rotimi Amaechi fell out with President Jonathan
The acrimony between President Goodluck Jonathan and Rotimi Amaechi is well documented, however, no one has been able to succinctly ascertain the root cause of their fight until now. According to Amaechi, the refusal of […]
Foreign
Egyptian Woman Arrested for “Inciting Debauchery” With Music Video
An Egyptian woman and her boyfriend are facing criminal charges for disrupting morality and inciting debauchery over a tongue-in-cheek music video the couple filmed and posted online. According to the AP, Reda el-Fouly was arrested […]
Foreign
Chinese restaurant offers cheap meal to people with short skirts
In a bid to improve sales, a Chinese restaurant recently ran a special promotion – they offered discounts to female customers based on the length of their skirts. Read more from Oddity Central: The shorter […]
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Parents charged with ‘ stealing education’ for their 8 year old daughter
The government is cracking down on parents who misrepresent themselves so they can send their children to better schools for a better education. Hamlet Garcia and his wife were facing 7 years behind bars for “theft […]
Politics
Anambra APGA repositions with 28-member executive
Moves toward repositioning Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) over the weekend crystalised in the election of a 28-member state executive committee headed by a former Commissioner for Special Duties, Chief […]
Politics
Transition: Ortom Disagrees With Suswam On Governance, Appointments
Benue State governor-elect, Chief Samuel Ortom yesterday disagreed with the outgoing Governor Gabriel Suswam over the pattern of governance and appointments in the state. Ortom spoke to a congregation of Catholic faithful during the inauguration […]
Politics
How Diezani ran Nigeria’s biggest oil racket with Aiteo
With the outgoing administration led by President Goodluck Jonathan and the continued lingering oil crisis and fallout with marketers, it has become imperative that some information about the administration make way to the media. Recent […]
Economy
Kenya hoping to lure American investments with Obama’s visit
VENTURES AFRICA – Kenya’s cosy relationship with the U.S is seemingly growing by the day. Within a few months, two of the most important political figures would have visited the East African state—Secretary of State […]
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Founder of Facebook’s Oculus hit with lawsuit
The founder of virtual reality glasses maker Oculus VR Inc, acquired by Facebook Inc for $2 billion, has been accused of taking confidential information he learned while working with another company and passing it off […]
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Audi will enhance Chinese connected-car services with Baidu
Germany’s Audi (VOWG_p.DE) will enhance connected-car services in China to meet growing demand for driver-assistance systems and driverless technology in the world’s largest auto market. Volkswagen’s flagship luxury brand said on Friday it will jointly […]
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Uber in talks with banks for $1 billion credit facility: WSJ
Uber Technologies Inc is seeking a $1 billion credit line from banks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”70560″] The cab-hailing company is in talks with a number of […]
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Don’t merge FRSC with police, Soyinka tells FG
Nobel laureate and the first Chairman, Federal Road Safety Corps, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on the Federal Government not to merge the agency with the Nigeria Police Force. He made this call on Thursday […]
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Carmakers team up with General Atlantic to bid for Nokia map firm
Germany’s premium carmakers Mercedes, Audi and BMW have teamed up with private equity firm General Atlantic to increase their firepower to acquire Nokia’s mapping unit HERE, according to two people familiar with the matter. Finland’s […]
Politics
Bauchi dep.-gov.-elect pledges cordial working relationship with his boss
Bauchi- Bauchi State Deputy Governor-elect Nuhu Gidado says he will maintain a cordial working relationship with the Governor-elect, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar. Gidado told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Thursday that he would […]
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Gov Obiano Felicitates With Obi Of Onitsha
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has congratulated the Obi of Onitsha and Chairman, Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, on his 74th birthday anniversary. Obiano, in a statement in Awka on Monday, thanked […]
Politics
I Will Leave With President Jonathan On May 29 – Kuku
Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, and special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on the Niger Delta, Hon. Kingsley Kuku, has said that he has no intention to stay in office after his principal leaves […]
Politics
PDP opens doors to possible merger with other parties
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it is open to the idea of merging with other political parties that shares its ideals. The party said its doors will be open to other political […]
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Philippines hunts Malaysian suspect with Al-Qaeda-linked militants
Government forces in the southern Philippines said Saturday they were hunting a suspected Malaysian bomb-maker who may be helping local Al-Qaeda-linked extremists. The suspect, identified as Mohammad Najib, is believed to have fled after troops […]
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Google’s self-driving cars to hit roads, with steering wheels
Google Inc will begin testing self-driving cars of its own design on public roads this summer, but they will have steering wheels and brakes, which is not what the company described a year ago. Engineers […]
Metro
Man hits woman with hammer
A 56-year-old man, Patrick Amam, was yesterday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly hitting a woman, Nanya Dutse with a hammer on her forehead. Prosecuting police Corporal John Iberedem told the […]
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Woman gives birth to twins with different father
A New Jersey court has ordered a man to pay child support for just one twin, after DNA tests showed that the second baby had been fathered by someone else. The extremely rare case arose […]
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Two Nigerians boost online transactions with new apps
TWO Nigerians have developed new apps targeted at making online purchase of items easier and faster. The two developers, Esosa Ighodaro and Abiodun Johnson, christened the application, ‘CoSign’, explained that technology was supposed to make […]
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Woman with a 40 day old infant treks to Abuja to honour Buhari’s win
Is this safe for the baby? 35 year old Mrs. Alice Daniel, has joined the league of trekkers and is doing so from Minna to Abuja for President elect, Buhari. In the case of Mrs. […]
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2 persons trek to Kaduna in sympathy with Gov. Yero
Zaria (Kaduna State)- As several people trekked long distances to felicitate with winners of the just concluded 2015 general elections, two people have commenced trekking from Makarfi to Kaduna to sympathise with Gov. Muktar Yero. […]
