Year: 2017
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Local
Appeal Court returns Lamido’s case to Justice Ademola
The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal, on December 6, 2017 set aside the order of then Chief Judge…
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Business and Economy
BUA using militia, soldiers to mine site allocated to Dangote – Ministry
The management of BUA Group has been using armed militia, soldiers and policemen to mine marble and limestone in mining…
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Indigenous oil company to invest $6bn in Nigeria’s oil, gas sector
By Yunus Yusuf An indigenous oil company, Petrolex Ltd., says it has set aside $6 billion to enable it make…
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Senator Abe berates Rivers Assembly for suspending APC lawmaker…Calls for cancellation of its decision for peace to reign
David Amusa,Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District, has berated the Rivers state House…
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2019: APC confident to win in Cross River – spokesman
By Dapo Udom The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River has expressed confidence in its ability to win the…
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Local
Atiku: What does it really mean to be a ‘political prostitute’? By Jideofor Adibe
(This article was written before Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s declaration for the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP) The recent announcement by former Vice…
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Only 1 factory produces egg powder because of huge cost – PAN
By Chidinma Agu Only one factory is into egg powder production in Nigeria because of the huge capital involved, the…
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Lead Story
Buhari in Kano for 2-day official visit, gets rousing welcome; Sets 500 prison inmates free
By Tukur Muntari President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Kano on Wednesday for a two-day official visit to the state, the…
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Business and Economy
Eurobond: Fidelity Bank emerges best performing stock in November
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Fidelity Bank Plc has emerged the best performing stock in percentage terms on the Nigerian Stock Exchange…
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Local
2018 FIFA World Cup: 1.3m tickets requested in 24 hours
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Less than 24 hours of resumption of sales of the 2018 FIFA World Cup tickets, a total…
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Business and Economy
BPE replies SERAP on allegations of corruption
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has responded to a report that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has…
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Business and Economy
Emefiele woos private sector on job, wealth creation
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has again urged the private sector to support in…
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Local
2018 Winter Olympics: Russian team’s absence will surely be felt – Indian envoy
The absence of the Russian athletes from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games will certainly not go unnoticed, Indian Ambassador…
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NDLEA arrests two youths with arms in Bayelsa State # As Command nabs 77 suspects for drug trafficking
CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Bayelsa State Command has arrested two youths along the Mbiama…
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Yuletide: FRSC to deploy 200 officers, 300 Special Marshals in Bayelsa
By Christian Ogbonna The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bayelsa Sector Command on Wednesday, promised to deploy at least,200 officers…
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Britain foils Islamist suicide plot to kill PM May in Downing Street
Britain has foiled an Islamist suicide plot to kill Prime Minister, Theresa May, with a bomb in Downing Street, Sky…
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Doping: International media welcome sanctions imposed on Russia
The international media on Wednesday mostly welcomed the sanctions imposed on Russia for its doping practices by the International Olympic…
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Health
Immunization: Bauchi State Govt. to focus on community engagement next yr.
By Amina Ahmed The Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Agency, Mr Adamu Gamawa, has said that the agency will…
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Local
Police nab armed robber, recover pistol, ammunition in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested an armed robber identified as Agbo Ikechukwu, alias Sugar, in Enugu metropolis.…
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Health
270,000 Nigerian children living with HIV – UNICEF
By Prudence Arobani, The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that no fewer than 270,000 estimated children aged 0…
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Second Libyan aircraft carrying 257 Nigerians arrives in Lagos
By Adekunle Williams and Solomon Asowata A few hours after 144 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya, another aircraft carrying 257…
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Local
Imo govt renames new Ministry, blames printer’s devil for misrepresentation
By Ugonne Uzoma The Rochas Okorocha administration in Imo State has blamed the printer’s devil, for the wrong christening of…
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Education
Reps honour ex street beggar for exceptional academic feat
By Ikenna Uwadileke The House of Representatives on Tuesday honoured Mr Abdulsalam Idowu, a former street beggar for sponsoring…
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Imo Commissioner for Happiness and Couple’s Fulfillment blasts critics, ‘Keep quiet’
Mrs Ogechi Ololo, Imo State Commissioner for Happiness and Couple’s Fulfilment, on Tuesday, advised those critical of her appointment, to…
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