Year: 2016
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Business and Economy
National Assembly hosts round-table session on economy
The inaugural National Assembly Business Environment Roundtable (NASSBER) will hold Monday in Abuja with key stakeholders drawn from the executive,…
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I’ve forgiven all who tell lies against me – Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has disclosed that he will instruct his lawyers to withdraw legal charges against all persons…
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Local
Kwara Assembly backs state’s tourism development plans
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Ali Ahmad, has assured the readiness of the state House of Assembly to support…
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Local
Hold Buhari accountable for mayhem in Rivers re-run poll – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said President Muhammadu Buhari must be held accountable for the violence and loss…
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Local
Amaechi, Wike clash at Diobu police station over ‘abducted’ INEC Collation Officer
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his immediate predecessor and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, Sunday morning, squared up against…
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News
Iwobi, a humble, intelligent boy; I like him – Wenger
The forthcoming clash between Nigeria and Egypt gets into another gear of high expectation as two key players on both…
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Local
Nigeria on top of its security problems – Mohammed; says Boko Haram hobbled, decimated
Nigeria is on top of its security problems and Boko Haram has been hobbled and decimated ahead of elections in…
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Local
Interference in union matters: Enough is enough — NLC, TUC warn Gov. el-Rufai
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and its sister organization, the Trade Union Congress (TUC), weekend, said their members have been pushed…
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Local
Gov. Mimiko warns against further anti-social media bills
Ondo state Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has cautioned against any law that will impede on the gains currently being recorded…
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Local
Another collapsed building kills middle-aged woman in Mile 12
Barely two weeks after a five-storey building collapsed at the Lekki Gardens estate, in Lagos, which reportedly killed at least…
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Local
Re-run: INEC cancels election in 8 LGAs over irregularities
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Rivers, Mr Aneidi Ikoiwak, has announced the cancellation of legislative rerun elections in four Local…
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Local
Rivers rerun: Police confirm 1 person dead, 12 arrests; army nabs SSG, others
Police Command in Rivers has confirmed that one person died while 12 others were arrested during Saturday’s legislative rerun elections…
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Local
Card reader failure: INEC not prepared for Rivers re-run polls – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that INEC was not prepared for the re-run elections in the State,…
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Local
Army to adjust deployment troops to end killings in Agatu
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Army will adjust deployment of troops as part…
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News
(Opinion) Lagos, street begging and public security
BILKIS BAKARE Armed with a Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) prescription paper, 56 year old Kehinde Olatubosun, a drug…
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Local
Nigerian manufacturers urge FG not to endorse ECOWAS-EU EPA
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has made an appeal to the Federal Government not to endorse the ECOWAS- EU Economic…
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Bayelsa Governor, Dickson, appoints panel to recover Bayelsa stolen property
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has inaugurated an 11-member Special Task Force on Identification and Recovery of Government Property. The…
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Local
(Photonews) Atiku receives delegation of North East zone Reps in Abuja
Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar, receives a delegation of members of the House…
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Local
Finance Ministry confirms suspension of PTAD boss
The Federal Ministry of Finance on Friday confirmed the indefinite suspension of the Executive Secretary/Director General of The Pension Transitional…
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Arts & Entertainment
Nigeria, Al Jazeera to collaborate in capacity building for journalists
Nigeria and the Doha-based international broadcaster Al Jazeera are to collaborate in the area of capacity building for journalists in…
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News
Finance Ministry improves mechanism to enhance transparency in FAAC *To appoint financial analysts
In order to improve accountability, the Federal Ministry of Finance has disclosed that it has taken steps to strengthen and…
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Education
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Lead Story
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Local
Should Muslims also evangelize? By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0803 251 0193 The answer should appear obvious! Muslims – indeed, all adherents – should be free to proselytize.…
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