Shocker: Take A Look At The Insects Nigerians Eat As Food (Pictures)

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WIN BIG AS THE KAYMU CHRISTMAS TRUCK COMES TO YOU

WIN BIG AS THE KAYMU CHRISTMAS TRUCK COMES TO YOU WIN BIG AS THE KAYMU CHRISTMAS TRUCK COMES TO YOU The spirit of Christmas is contagious and Kaymu.com.ng has caught the bug! From Dec 16th – Dec 18th 2014, the Kaymu Christmas truck will be taking Lagos by storm with lots of fun...

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APC Presidential Primaries: Buhari Strolling Home To Victory

With over 6,500 votes counted out of a possible 7,250 votes, retired General Buhari is costing home to victory by a very wide margin. As at the time of filing this report, the ballot box allotted to Buhari had been filled up with votes that have been sorted out in his favour. Surprisingly, Buhari...

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APC Presidential Primaries: Buhari Set To Win

The information reaching our newsdesk from the venue of the ongoing All Progressives Congress Primaries indicate that one of the major contenders for the party's presidential ticket, Retired Major General Buhari, is leading according to early results counted. Buhari is leading after 1000 votes counted...

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Breaking: Jonathan Accepts To Run For 2015, Confirms Sambo As Running Mate

President Goodluck Jonathan early Thursday morning  accepted the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party.   In his acceptance speech, he told the delegates and party officials that he will be re-running for the office with his "tested and loyal" Vice President, Namadi Sambo, as...

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Time Unveils 'Person Of The Year': Ebola Fighters Clinch Award

Foday Gallah saw the sick child was distressed and felt he had to do something. So he picked the kid up to comfort him. And with that act of kindness, the 37-year-old ambulance supervisor in Monrovia, Liberia, contracted Ebola himself. "Of course, he got vomit all over him and that's how he got Ebola,"...

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Nigerians Say Digitalization Has Impacted On Banking, E-Commerce

Some Information Technology (IT) operators on Wednesday said that digital technology had impacted positively on the banking industry and e-commerce in the country. However, they observed that it had yet to impact on the larger business people who were farmers and traders in the market. They also told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that government could still do more to aid internet penetration. Read...

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ARREST: Police Nab 15 Dog Eaters In Delta State

No fewer than 15 persons have been arrested by police detectives in Asaba, Delta State for allegedly stealing and killing dogs that are not theirs. It was reliably gathered that residents of the area have always been complaining of their dogs missing in the area before it was discovered that the suspects...

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INFERNO: Lagos Mainland Building, Others Razed By Fire

The Lagos Mainland building by Mobil near Ligali Ayorinde in Victorial Island of Lagos and about 26 tanker trucks fully loaded with petroleum products have been burnt in three separate fire incidents in some parts of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the fire incidents affected 24 tankers,...

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3,050 PDP Delegates To Ratify Jonathan’s Candidacy In Abuja

About 3,050 delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from across the country, are set to meet to ratify the candidacy of the number one citizen of the federation, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. This was reported on the website of PUNCH, one of the leading newspapers in Nigeria. According...

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A Special Advice To Agbaje, Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, By Olalekan

At last, it appears the aspiration of Jimi Agbaje becoming the governor of Lagos State is almost actualised, especially from the just concluded primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, where he polled 432 against Musiliu Obanikoro's 343. This victory, however, is not to be celebrated as the great...

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Why Can't Fuel Price Reduce In Nigeria When Crude Oil Prices Are Dropping?

High subsidy payments, devaluation of the naira and low capacity utilisation of the country's refineries have been identified as factors denying Nigerians a reduction in the pump price of petrol amid falling global oil prices. A visit by our correspondent revealed lack of activity in some stations...

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Something To Cheer About? Cash Spent By FG On Fuel Subsidy Drops By Over 70%

The amount of subsidy being spent by government on premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol has dropped by more than 70 per cent amid the falling oil prices in the last one month. Approved prices for premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol as of December 8, 2014 shows a reduction of the...

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Fuel Scarcity Hits Lagos, As Petrol Supply Drops

Petrol supply in Lagos worsened on Tuesday as long queues of vehicles resurfaced in a number of filling stations, disrupting the free flow of traffic on some roads. Indication also emerged that loading activities at the Lagos depots dropped by over 80 per cent. But the management of the Nigerian National...

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Bank Charges Discouraging Use Of ATMs –NISER

The Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research on Tuesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to discourage all unnecessary charges by Deposit Money Banks for the use of Automated Teller Machines and Point of Sales Terminal. The Director-General of the institute, Prof Olufemi Taiwo, stated...

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Politicians Use Insurgency For Their Political Gains, Pastor Ayo Fumes

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Tuesday in Abuja, said politicians in the country were "using terrorism for short-term political gains." According to him, the nation is still experiencing the Boko Haram insurgency "because Nigerians are pretenders....

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Osun Election Tribunal Knocks Lawyers For Unruly Behaviour

The Election Petitions Tribunal hearing matters arising from August 9 governorship election in Osun State, on Tuesday, expressed dismay at the disruptive behaviour of some lawyers during proceedings. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime, expressed the dissatisfaction of the panel...

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APC Presidential Primaries Holds Thursday, Over 8000 Delegates Accredited

The national convention of the All Progressives Congress begins in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial nerve centre, today (Wednesday). The presidential candidate of the party will emerge tomorrow (Thursday). More than 8,000 accredited delegates are expected to elect the party's presidential flag bearer who...

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NSCDC Arrests Four Men For Stealing Fuel From Tankers

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Ogun State Command, has arrested four men for allegedly stealing petroleum product and selling same in a black market in the state. The suspects, Adewumi Segun, Peace Ode, Festus Onosigbo and Edward Oghuvwu, were arrested at Area J4 in the Ijebu-East Local...

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Bizarre, As Suspect Attempts Suicide In Ondo State Prison

A suspected thief, Ayodele Oniya, is recuperating in the hospital after a failed suicide attempt when the police found some stolen goods on him. Oniya was said to have stolen a laptop and other valuables from the car of one Fadipe Oludare, a student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko,...

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Court Recovers Six-Months-Old Stolen Baby

Lagos Magistrate's Court sitting in Ajegunle, Apapa, has recovered a six-month-old baby allegedly stolen by one Charles Isiobor. The court subsequently freed Isiobor after it was established that the child had been reunited with his mother. The child, who was identified simply as Lifted, was reportedly...

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I thought I was smuggling hemp, not guns ─ Suspect

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected robber, Amos Kuesi, who said he thought he was smuggling hemp and not guns before he was arrested. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect was arrested on Thursday, November 27, by policemen attached to the Pen Cinema Division while on patrol. Our...

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Tambuwal's Suit Stopping His Removal From Office Stalled Again

A suit filed by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order stopping any plan to remove him from office was again stalled on Tuesday. The matter had also failed to make any progress at the previous proceedings on December 3 due...

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3,070 PDP Delegates To Endorse Jonathan Thursday

The Peoples Democratic Party has given conditions under which it said its presidential candidate will engage in a debate with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja...

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Celebration, As Over 150 Reps Members Lose Re-Election Bids

The House of Representatives on Tuesday described as disturbing, the high number of lawmakers, who failed to win the primaries of their various political parties. "The high turnover is the bane of the development of our parliament," the House spokesman, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, told The PUNCH. Findings...

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40-year-old Man Faces Charges Of Fraud, Stealing In Ile-Ife

A-40-year-old man, Mr Tunde Owoike, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ile-Ife Chief Magistrates' Court for fraud and stealing. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the Court that the accused committed the offences on June 24 around 4.00 pm. at Moore area in Ile-Ife. Osanyintuyi said...

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Man, 62, Docked Over Alleged N1.48M Fraud

A 62-year-old man, John Egbo, who allegedly obtained N1,480,000 on the pretext of assisting another to buy a Toyota Sienna bus, on Tuesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates' Court in Lagos. Egbo, a resident of Festac Town area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and obtaining by false...

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Shocker, As Two Teenage Boys Gang-Rape 11-Year-Old Girl In Kwara

An 11-year-old girl in Adeta area, Ilorin, Kwara State has been allegedly gang-raped by teenage boys simply identified as Wasiu and Ade . It was gathered that the victim, a primary five pupil of a public primary school in Adeta area, went to beg for money to buy food from the suspected rapists, but...

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Double Decoy: Fake EFCC Agents Nabbed In Akure, Ondo State

For many years, Olubunmo Olalekan and his syndicate of scammers operated from Akure, the capital of Ondo State, without suspicion. Inside Shagari Extension Estate, their operational base, they blended easily with other residents in the predominantly civil service town. But their cover was blown recently when Olalekan was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Unknown to...

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Robbery: Gunmen Pose As Evangelists, Rob Tenants In Edo State

As the yuletide season fast approaches, desperate armed robbers in Benin City, the Edo State capital, now disguise as evangelists to gain access to private residences, in the guise of preaching the gospel. The unlucky armed men, numbering three, were reportedly caught at Ebvoutubu, a suburban settlement...

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The Federal Government Is Overwhelmingly Far Away From Her Citizens, Atiku Blasts Again

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, started another leg of his campaign tour of the South-South states, promising to bring government closer to the people if elected next year. He also emphasised the need to build and promote the growth and development...

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We Will Ground Debtor Airlines, Federal Govt Says.

Airlines that are indebted to agencies under the Federal Ministry of Aviation will henceforth be grounded, the Federal Government has declared. Government has thus inaugurated an online portal that exposes the inefficiencies of domestic carriers in the country and mandated the airlines to compensate...

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Banks In Crisis, As Overnight Lending Rises By Over 44%

Exactly two weeks ago, the Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee raised the Cash Reserve Ratio on private sector deposits from 15 per cent to 20 per cent. The effect of the above action is now telling on banks seriously, as Deposit Money Banks are experiencing difficulties in raising...

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Wards Congress Elections Play Pivotal Role In Primaries - Chinedu Ekekeee

A renowned activist, ardent blogging genius, and popular social media personnel, Mr Chinedu Ekekeee has x-rayed the importance of holding good congresses across the Nigerian political terrain. Speaking through his twitter account handle (@Nedunaija) on Tuesday, he gave an analysis of how candidates...

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Crude Oil Price Falls Again, Now At $66

The international benchmark Brent crude on Monday was down more than four per cent to as low as $66.12 per barrel, its lowest level since 2009. The United States' West Texas Intermediate also lost more than three per cent and cracking $64 per barrel for the first time since 2009. Brent had recently...

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Anxiety, As Oil Marketers Ignore FG Fuel Import Allocation

Oil marketers have declined to go ahead with the importation of petrol for the fourth quarter despite the Federal Government's approval of the import allocation for the quarter. Although a part of the subsidy arrears owed marketers had been paid by the government, oil marketers said they were unwilling...

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Oil Slump: Federal Government Vows To Protect Economy; And How Will They Do That?

The Federal Government on Monday vowed to protect the economy from any external shock that might arise from the global drop in oil prices. It also warned that it would not allow "merchants of fear" to distort facts about the economy in order to sow any seed of hopelessness. The Minister of Finance,...

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Military Arrests Boko Haram Cameramen In Adamawa

The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a team of cameramen believed to be working for the media arm of the Boko Haram sect in Adamawa State. A security source said that those arrested were "those who video and take photographs during the attacks on communities by the insurgents." It was stated...

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All APC Presidential Aspirants Are Better Than President Jonathan - Atiku Abubakar

A former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has insisted that all the aspirants jostling for the APC presidential ticket will do a better job than President Goodluck Jonathan. Lamenting that the Jonathan-led Federal Government was "too far from the people" and "hard to hold to account", he promised to empower...

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You Are A Bunch Of Noise Makers, Bukola Saraki Tells PDP

A former governor of Kwara State and currently lawmaker representing Kwara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dr. Bukola Saraki, described the PDP as a party of "noise makers." Commenting on Twitter shortly after he clinched the APC ticket to return to the Senate, Saraki boasted...

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Tambuwal, El-Rufai Are Expired Particles - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has described the All Progressives Congress as a "waste basket." Reacting to the primaries recently conducted by the APC ahead of the 2015 general elections, the ruling PDP stated that the majority of the candidates who have emerged on the platform of the opposition party...

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PDP Governorship Primaries: List Of Winners Nationwide

Mr. Jimi Agbaje, on Monday emerged as the PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State. Agbaje scored 432 votes. However, the Acting Governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari, had a shocker as he was beaten by a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu,   at...

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Agbaje Emerges PDP Candidate For Lagos State Governorship Election, Defeats Obanikoro

Barely four months after joining the Peoples Democratic Party, a pharmacist and an entrepreneur, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, on Monday emerged as the PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State. He defeated a former Minister of State for Defence and Nigeria's ex-High Commissioner to Ghana, Musiliu Obanikoro,who...

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Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa Wins Delta PDP Governorship Primaries

The information reaching newsbeatportal indicate that a governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has won the party's governorship primaries. The primaries took place today, and the implication of this information is that, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa will have...

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Exclusive To MTN Customers: Get 30Mins To Call Any Network For N100 Only

A correspondent of ours received an SMS from Nigeria's Largest Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) provider on being able to call all networks for 30 minutes with just N100. Here is the message from MTN "Get 30mins to call any network for N100 only! To enjoy, just recharge with by dialling *900*PIN# For...

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Reasons Why Everybody Should Go Into Blogging

I have been nursing this idea for awhile now, I have also shared it on several threads created on this forum; however, it is time to give it the necessary publicity it rightfully deserves. If someone had told me the usefulness of having a blog here to incorporate my topics when I just joined as a publisher,...

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PDP Cancels Ogun State Governorship Primaries

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party  has cancelled the governorship primary election in Ogun state. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in Abuja on Monday morning, said that the primary was not authorised. He said...

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UEFA Steps Up Financial Fair Play Fight In European Football

The Financial Fair Play battleground in the Premier League is likely to become considerably more messy after a special summit at UEFA's headquarters in Lyon on Monday. Clubs with huge debts, such as Manchester United, might find themselves under the microscope during the next stage of FFP, which is...

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New IPads Feature Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor And Apple Pay Functionality

Apple has put finishing touches to a new version of it's iPad air - including a bling gold version. The tech giant unveiled the new iPads at a small event at its Cupertino Headquarters on October 16th, 2014. The small event was in stark contrast to the star-studded launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus,...

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Researchers Create Battery Which Can Be Charged Within 2 Mins

It could be the answer to every smartphone owner's dreams - a battery that can be charged in just 120 seconds. Researchers in Singapore say their ultra-fast charging batteries that can be recharged up to 70 per cent in only two minutes. They also last ten times longer than current batteries, which...

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