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Newcastle United has ended Chelsea’s 23-match unbeaten run with a 2:1 goal line to much delight of the home fans. The Magpies have the Senegalise Papiss Cisse to thank as he scored two second goal to secure victory against the Premier League leaders. Cisse, who came on as a substitute after the break, tapped in Newcastle's first after 57 minutes via his right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. He struck again on the break 20 minutes...


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Inspired by the need to address the dearth of veritable and comprehensive data for making intelligent real estate decisions, Lamudi Nigeria has unveiled a white paper on real estate in emerging markets. The white paper was unveiled in grand style, as part of its activity to mark one year in the Nigerian market. The report provides a comprehensive overview of real estate in Nigeria and other emerging markets with insight research based on online surveys...


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In the last week alone, the international media has been buzzing about Chi, a Nigerian drinks company, and Africell, the largest mobile phone operator in Sierra Leone and Gambia. They are the latest African firms to be courted by the world's biggest private equity funds - French insurer AXA is paying U.S. $246 million to purchase Assur Africa Holdings in a bid to extend its reach to the Nigerian market. The funds' aggressive Africa investment strategies...


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Reacting to questions from bloggers across the country in a no holds barred conversation, Jimi Agbaje, a PDP Lagos gubernatorial aspirant, stated that Lagos State have performed poorly in the area of providing adequate affordable housing for its citizens due to unfriendly procedures and a long duration of obtaining construction permit. According to him Lagos State is poorly ranked 36 out of 36 in obtaining construction permit. “To get construction permit...


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The president of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka bemoaned the dwindling international funding geared towards HIV, putting the progress the Bank have made at risk. He stated that according to UNAIDS, Africa will require between US$ 11-12 billion by 2015 to fund its AIDS response. He said that though ADBG and Africa has made progress in its quest to get rid of HIV/AIDS, Africa still have a far way to go to achieve UNAIDS goal of “getting to...


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A Customer is the reason why almost everyone is in business; this is why every business aims for the largest share of a customer’s pocket. No business can sustain itself if its products are not been exchanged for a reasonable return. Therefore, the sustainability of every business revolves around the customer. Be that as it may, there is another level of customer that its impact cannot be underestimated. This brings to the fore the categorization of a...


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Mega King is a versatile Edo State based Reggae Artiste. He just dropped the video of one of his smashing singles titled 'Gimme Strenght.' All Raggae lovers around the globe will surely love this track. Watch this......


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French insurer AXA Group has completed the acquisition of Assur Africa Holding, a company that holds a 77 percent stake in Nigeria’s fourth largest insurer, Mansard Insurance. The acquisition automatically grants AXA access into Africa’s largest economy and one of the continent’s biggest insurance markets. Nigeria’s insurance market is the third largest in Africa with Gross Written Premium (GWP) of N313 billion ($1.76 billion) as at 2013. It is made up...


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Surprisingly, Chelsea with Diego Costa at the fore front was held to a goalless draw by Sunderland on Saturday. Sunderland who has proven a difficult team to beat this season prevented Chelsea from scoring for the first time this season. The league leaders were lucky to have escaped with a point as they were frustrated by Sunderland, who recorded their draw in a row. Sunderland who were playing at home fully deserved their point after an impressive...


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Coming from a major win against Arsenal away last week, Manchester United netted three past Hull City to seal a third successive win at the theater of dreams, Old Traffold. With this win the Red Devils will retain fourth position on the table. Manchester United have the video technology to thank in the 16th minute as it showed Chris Smalling's scrambled effort had crossed the line to give the defender his first goal since December, 2013. The second...


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Despite securing a slim win against West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal fans held up a banner calling for Wenger to quit. Arsene Wenger's Arsenal had been under pressure after successive Premier League defeats condemned them to their worst start for 30 years, but a midweek victory over Borussia Dortmund, which booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League, had lifted spirits at the north London club. Asked if he was affected by the protest,...


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The Ghana football federation has announced former Chelsea manager, Avram Grant as the new coach of Ghana’s Black Stars after agreeing to a 27 month contract. The 54 year old Israeli who took over from Kwesi Appiah is expected to lead Ghana in the African Cup of Nations finals slated for January 2015. Speaking at a press conference at the Ghana FA’s headquarters in Accra, president Kwesi Nyantakyi said he has set the Israeli a target of “doing well”...


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In a bid to enhance Micro Small and Medium Enterprises growth in Nigeria, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). This collaboration according to the Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), Austin Okere, would boost the development of MSMEs in the country, as the latest World Bank Doing Business Report indicated...


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Chinese search giant Baidu is making Dubike, a non-motorized bicycle equipped with regenerative electric tech and laden with smart fitness technology. It sports heart rate, pedal rate; peddle pressure and other sensors which connect via Bluetooth to a smartphone app. With that info, it'll monitor your health stats, provide mapping directions, track your bike's position and recommend cycling routes or fitness programs via social networks. It...


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The Gulf Cooperation Council which includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have reached a consensus not to cut oil output and it expected the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to do same when it meets on Thursday. "The GCC reached a consensus. We are very confident that OPEC will have a unified position. The power of convincing will prevail tomorrow ... I am confident that OPEC is capable of taking a...


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Nigeria's National Assembly orders Shell to pay $3.96 billion for a 2011 spill at its offshore Bonga oilfield in the latest assessment of damage to the environment. The non-binding decision comes after years of analysis by various Nigerian state agencies, which have proposed a range of fines as high as $11.5 billion. The parliament finally reached a decision based on the report of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), which...


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The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, Lai Mohammed, blasted the State Security Service on relying on “beer parlous gossips” in carrying out its responsibility, especially in a politically-charged environment like Nigeria’s. He made this known in a press conference. “The spokesperson for the SSS said the organization had put the building housing the Data Centre under surveillance, and that it only acted after it was convinced...


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The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Department of State Security Service, DSS Marilyn Ogar, has explained that the DSS raided the All Progressive Congress Lagos office based on petition it received without knowing the office belong to the opposition party. According to her the said location had no signpost indicating whether it was a private or government office adding that the building was subsequently placed under surveillance by the operatives...


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The United Progressive Party (UPP) is seeking for a coalition with the All Progressive Congress party of Nigeria. The leadership of the UPP party paid a courtesy call to the Lagos State government with the intention of merging with the opposition party. The United Progressives Party Chairman, Chief Chekwas Okorie commended the present administration for being friendly to the Igbo people, adding that no other government in the country has extended such friendliness...


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Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to show what his party, the Peoples Democratic Party has done in Edo State, saying the President only came to the state to commission a resurfaced existing Ofosu-Benin axis of an expressway which was constructed by a military regime. The governor make this remark at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium during the celebration of the anniversary to mark his year as governor, The...


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After storming seven campuses in Nigeria, Coke Studio Africa is placing University of Ilorin, Kwara State, on the entertainment map this Friday with Nigerian best music artistes like Jaywon, Dammy Krane and Reminisce. Coke Studio Africa which is a music program supported by Coca Cola, is a convergence of a diverse number of prominent African artists coming together to produce exciting new performances and combine various genres of music from all around...


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Following the debut of Kardashian Kids for infants and girls up to 24 months earlier this year, Kourtney, Kim and Khloe are set to launch a new boys’ line geared toward the same age group. Designed by the three Ks — Kourtney, Kim and Khloe, the collection will feature 10 styles ranging from basics to suits that will go from $24.99 for a shirt to $39.99 for a suit blazer. “Our fans have been asking us to design looks for boys ever since we launched...


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The former governor of Lagos State and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has decried the heighten insecurity in the country, while expressing sympathy for the families of the students who died in the Yobe State bomb blast two days ago. “The bombing of the students in Yobe concentrates the mind. My heart goes to their families. This madness must stop. Nigeria is bleeding!” he said. At least more than 20...


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Usher and his ex-wife, Tameka Raymond, may be the next targets of another celebrity sex tape leak. According to TMZ, someone is shopping around a stolen video of the former couple during an intimate moment together. The gossip site reports that an individual broke into the R&B crooner's car in Atlanta back in 2010, stealing two laptops, two video cameras and a million dollars’ worth of jewelry. Among the contents on the laptop was the video that is...


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Ben Alaiya the media officer of the Super Eagles has revealed that Vincent Enyeama and Ikechukwu Uche did not technically report to camp late as it was earlier reported. “The players technically did not report late to camp. They only missed out on the team’s first training session because they had issues with their flights and did not come in at the planned time. Coach (Stephen) Keshi was duly informed about everything and there is no problem,”...


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Rack Centre, a provider of premium colocation data centre services has been chosen as a finalist in the Data Centre Dynamics Awards 2014, in the Modular Deployment category for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region. Rack Centre is the only company from Africa to be nominated in the Data Centre Dynamics Awards which recognize Innovation, Leadership and Best Practice in the global data centre industry. “Another first for Rack Centre and a great...


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Nigeria’s U-20 Women National Team star, Courtney Dike, has explained why she rejected bonus payments at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Canada. The Oklahoma State University student wrote in a mail: “I would like to respond to what I have been reading on the internet about rejecting bonuses. “I am delighted to play for Nigeria whenever called upon. I knew before leaving for the U-20 World Cup that I would not accept any bonuses. Acceptance...


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Despite receiving an Entrepreneurship award at the Wall Street Journal magazine’ Innovator Award, Dr Dre affirmed that he is not an innovator but an ordinary person who loves doing what he loves to do...http://www.theheadlinerng.com/2014/11/i-am-not-innovator-dr-dre.html

According to a report by Revolt, Jay Z is now the owner of Armand de Brignac label better known as Ace of Spades. He acquired the label from Soverign Brands, a New York-based wine and spirits company owned by the Berish family...http://www.theheadlinerng.com/2014/11/jayz-acquires-ace-of-spades.html

Phyno shared his favourite classic albums of all time on Instagram. The igbo rapper listed Kanye West’s College Dropout, Nas Illmatic, Jay Z Blueprint and Eminem Slim Shady as his best classic album of all time with College Dropout and Slim Shady as his favourite...http://www.theheadlinerng.com/2014/11/phyno-shares-favourite-classic-album-of.html

The Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has revealed that the withdrawal of the security details of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, was a plot by the Federal Government to eliminate him. Mallam el-Rufai who accused President Goodluck Jonathan of masterminding the withdrawal of Tambuwal security aides, alleged that the Speaker was one of the targets of snipers being purportedly groomed by agents of the government. He made this known...


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Fayrouz Nigeria is offering fashion enthusiasts in Nigeria ,who are over 18 years old, the chance to win a trip to Ghana to experience the Glitz Africa Fashion Week live with designer and Fayrouz L’Original judge, Mai Atafo with its #DestinationGAFW contest. To enter this contest, fashion enthusiasts, who must be Nigerian citizens are required to follow @Fayrouznigeria and @Maiatafoinspired on Instagram and share an Instagram video on why they would...


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