Year: 2016
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Local
President Buhari congratulates President-elect of Benin Republic
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Benin Republic, Mr Patrice Talon, on his electoral victory in the presidential…
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Arts
Fiston Mwanza Mujila wins 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature
Poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila was on Saturday, announced as the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature…
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Senator Abe condemns alleged assassination attempt on Dakuku,, others; urges investigation by Buhari
Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, All Progressives Congress APC Candidate in the Rivers South East Senatorial District re-run election has condemned…
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Local
Edo Assembly impasse: Court orders out-of-court settlement
AGENE GODWIN, Benin The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin the Edo State Capital, has urged the counsels in the…
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Rivers re-run poll: PDP berates INEC, security, APC for election mayhem
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Monday, said the conduct of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives in…
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Wild, wild South-South! By Bola Bolawole
The unenviable sobriquet for the volatile Western Region in the First Republic was the “Wild, wild West”, earned as a…
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Local
AGF calls for strict compliance to financial regulations
The Accountant –General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris has urged Accountants and Finance Officers in Government establishments, including…
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Security, a collective responsibility – Gov. Ganduje
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said that communal security is a collective security which must not be…
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Local
DPR denies withdrawing licences for private refineries
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has denied withdrawing licences for private refineries. The DPR, in a statement, weekend, said:…
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Local
Borno lost N1.9trn to Boko Haram — World Bank report
Borno State lost 20,000 citizens and suffered property damage worth $5.9bn [N1.9 trillion at the current parallel market exchange rate…
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Faith
Lagos to organise inter-religious conference in July
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, weekend, disclosed plans by the state to organize an inter-religious conference to foster unity, in…
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Osun assures workers of March salaries
Osun State Government has debunked insinuations that it would not pay March salaries because of the N6 million federal allocation…
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Nigerian Army has improved under Buhari – Gov. Okorocha
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has posited that the Nigerian Army improved under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, especially in…
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Sports, driving force of Nigeria’s unity – Buhari; declares open 11th Police Games
President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday, described sports as the driving force of the country’s unity and oneness. The president spoke in…
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Faith
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Education
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Education
Jega heads c’ttee on revival of education in Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been appointed to head an advisory committee that will revive…
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INEC suspends further action on Rivers re-run election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Sunday night suspended further action on the Rivers State rerun elections into the National…
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Journalists have nothing to fear from FG – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said journalists in Nigeria have nothing to fear from the…
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Lagos seeks partnership on urban development projects … Offers Falomo Shopping Complex, others to investors
In continuation of the present administration’s commitment to urban development and expansion of business opportunities in the state, the Lagos…
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Lead Story
Obama lands in Cuba for historic visit
President Barak Obama has made history as the first President of the United States of America to visit Cuba in…
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Business and Economy
SPDC boosts subsurface studies at University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan now has an ultra-modern subsurface research centre that will boost the development of top rate manpower…
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Arts & Entertainment
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Local
1st year anniversary: Ortom directs MDAs to brief media
Governor Samuel Ortom has directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, to brief journalists about their activities as a build up…
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Mark to Nigerians: Rise up against barbarism, insecurity —-As he bags Doctorate Degree on Security, Intelligence
The immediate past President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has again tasked Nigerians to rise up against the unabating…
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