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Sammy Shore, the well-known stand-up comedian who co-founded The Comedy Store in Hollywood, died in Las Vegas, Nev. from natural causes. He was 92. Shore founded The Comedy Store with writing partner Rudy Deluca on April 7, 1972. His ex-wife, Mitzi Shore, took ownership of the club in the divorce …

Grumpy Cat, the million-dollar pet who became famous on the internet by virtue of her unusually ill-tempered facial expression has died aged only seven years old. The cat’s real name is Tardar Sauce, and her permanent scowl is a result of her having been born with dwarfism and an underbite. …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to shut down the Akanu Ibiam International Airport due to security reasons.   Speaking in Lagos at a stakeholders forum on Friday, Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika explained that the airport will be degraded for international operations, because the runway …

The Federal Government has increased the monthly allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to 30,000. Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a press conference where she added that the total sum of N649.434 billion was verified by the ministry as …

Troops of 22 Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE have rescued 29 women and 25 children from Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state.   A statement from the Nigerian Army says the troops in collaboration with local vigilantes on the 11th of May 2019, effectively cleared Ma’allasuwa and Yaga – Munye villages …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the integrity of its Governor, Godwin Emefiele remains unassailable. The apex bank in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor said that the use of selective wire-taped conversations of its management, to malign Emefiele’s character and integrity will not stand. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has told graduands at Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State, that a university degree won’t necessarily usher them into an El Dorado. He warned that a university degree is not a meal ticket, saying that, rather, a degree or diploma would only assist the holder to grapple …

A human trafficking victim has narrated how she avoided being raped by her employer when she was working as a maid in Oman.   Oyinlola Solanke, 25, who was rescued by the Erelu Eyinade Foundation, is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University but left the country in search of greener pastures …

Once again, Nigerians are groaning in darkness after the national electricity grid suffered a major failure on Wednesday, seizing power supply to homes across the country.   The collapse has seen Nigeria’s electricity output dwindle to a meagre 230 megawatts or less as against the 4,032 megawatts national average that was …

The Nigerian Army has denied reports that it is pre-maturely retiring officers that are of the Christian faith and come from a certain part of the country.   Read the statement from the Nigerian Army below; The Defence Headquarters has noted with dismay a mischievous and systematic campaign of calumny …