Chief Fernandez was born in Lagos, August 12, 1929, Nigeria to the Fernandez family that originated from Cuba. Fernandez was one of Nigeria’s most reclusive and mysterious Billionaires. The
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Nigerians mourn monarch Oba Sijuwade, the Ooni of Ife
August 14, 2015 Comment Off 173 ViewsA revered monarch in south-west Nigeria, the Ooni of Ife, has been buried after thousands attended his funeral. Traditional rites to honour Oba Okunade Sijuwade - a king of the Yoruba, Nigeria's
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UK court jails student who stabbed Nigerian teacher 11 years
August 10, 2015 Comment Off 83 ViewsA 14-year-old pupil who stabbed his 50-year-old Nigerian teacher, Vincent Uzomah, early in June, was on Monday sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Bradford Crown Court in the United
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The Ooni of Ife, Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, dies at the age of 85
July 28, 2015 Comment Off 434 ViewsThe Ooni of Ife, Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, has died at the age of 85 in a London hospital. The monarch was said to have died around 5pm on Tuesday (today). Relevant officials, who spoke to
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Obasanjo warns: Methamphetamine will destroy Nigeria
July 28, 2015 Comment Off 163 ViewsFormer Nigerian leader, Olusegun Obasanjo has handed over a timely warning to the authorities: growing methamphetamine drug production, smuggling and export ‘business’, will destroy the country
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Ibiyemi Fakande: ONE REMARKABLE NIGERIAN WOMEN’S FIGHT AGAINST HIV
July 3, 2015 Comment Off 413 ViewsFor twenty years Ibiyemi Fakande has eaten just one meal a day. She does so not out of her own poverty but out of solidarity with the hardships and deprivation she sees in her South West Nigerian
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UK pupil appears in court for stabbing Nigerian teacher
June 29, 2015 Comment Off 52 ViewsA 14-year old pupil who stabbed a Nigerian-born British science teacher, Vincent Uzomah, in the stomach at the beginning of a science class at Dixons Kings Academy, Bradford, on June 11, will today
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President Muhammadu Buhari: Full Inaugural speech
May 29, 2015 Comment Off 392 ViewsInaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari following his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015 I am immensely grateful to God Who Has
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Ololade Sowemimo, A Wonderful Princess of Lagos
May 28, 2015 Comment Off 731 ViewsIN every situation of life it is good to give thanks to God who is the ultimate authority over everything. Omo Oba Ololade Sowemimo (nee Akitoye) quietly slipped away from this mortal world on
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David Cameron spoke with General Buhari, President elect of Nigeria
April 2, 2015 Comment Off 95 ViewsA Downing Street spokesperson said: Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to General Buhari to congratulate him on his historic election win in Nigeria. General Buhari said that the UK had been a
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