Year: 2017
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Local
The shake-up Buhari needs By Bola Bolawole
“I am waiting for the newspapers to tell me the performance of my Ministers and whether I should make changes”…
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Local
Re: Osita Chidoka’s Political Opportunism By Ogbuehi Dike
We are disappointed, to state the least, in the unprovoked slant Prince Kassim Afegbua gave to his article captioned “Osita…
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Gombe NGOs condemn diversion of IDP’s relief materials
A coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations in Gombe State has strongly come out against the diversion of relief materials meant for…
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Africa
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Local
Two Brigade Nigerian Army begins competition for soldiers in A/Ibom
By Our Reporter Two Brigade Nigerian Army, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has begun the Six Division Corporal and Below Competition…
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Sports
WAFU Cup: Nigeria, Ghana rivalry raises stakes for Thursday’s game
The legendary rivalry between West African giants Nigeria and Ghana has considerably increased the stock for Thursday’s WAFU Cup of…
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Sports
Wellington Jighere Wins Maiden Wellington Scrabble Classics
Wellington Jighere has claimed the maiden Wellington Scrabble classics held at Option57 Hall and Suites, Akesan, Lagos on Sunday. A…
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Local
Mimiko, Akeredolu: Who is fooling who? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Penultimate Thursday as he swore in his Commissioners, Ondo State’s Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu opened the Pandora…
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Absence of Defence Counsel stalls ex-Gov. Aliyu’s N3bn fraud trial
The absence of a defence counsel, Monday, September 11, 2017 stalled the commencement of the trial of a former Niger…
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Lead Story
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Business and Economy
Policing: An integral element of a viral maritime sector – NIMASA DG …Assures Nigerian Police Force of continuous collaboration
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that effective policing…
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Enugu LG poll: APC attacks PDP, says party appointing APC chieftains’ relations as candidates to break APC’s ranks
From: Madu Ezenoha, Enugu The All Progressives Congress (APC), Enugu State chapter on Monday accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party…
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Business and Economy
CBN injects another $250m into Forex Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in its relentless effort to keep the inter-bank foreign exchange market liquid, on…
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Arts & Entertainment
Lucky Chibok girls mark third anniversary at American University of Nigeria
The Chibok Girls Education Initiative at the American University of Nigeria (AUN) celebrated its third anniversary on August 25 with…
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Local
Army kills scores of insurgents, recover weapons in ambush
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI Dozens of Boko Haram insurgents were on Sunday killed and weapons were recovered, when troops of…
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Local
Tambuwal, Yari team up to fix Sokoto-Gusau federal highway
Sokoto and Zamfara state governments have completed the repairs of the 214 km Sokoto-Gusau federal highway to ease transportation challenges…
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Local
Python Dance II: Chidoka Campaign to check rights violations …Assembles team of lawyers, rights activists
The Osita Chidoka Campaign Organization has noted the heavy deployment of troops and weapons to the southeast states by the…
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Business and Economy
Sekibo, Alli, others to discuss ways of unlocking infrastructure financing at FICAN Conference
The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Mr. Ifie Sekibo, the President/Chief Executive of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Mr. Andrew…
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Local
Senate mourns Mrs Nnaji, wife of Senator Gilbert Nnaji
The Senate has commiserated with one of its members, Senator Gilbert Nnaji (Enugu East, PDP) who has lost his wife,…
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Lead Story
Gombe APC gives Dankwambo 10 day ultimatum to return Buhari’s billboards; They want to heat up the polity – Commissioner
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Sunday issued a ten day ultimatum to Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State to…
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Local
Resolve deliberate electoral irregularities, Gov. Wike tells APC Federal Government
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on the All Progressives Congress, APC, Federal Government to address the massive…
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Africa
Nigeria bags right to host AFRIMA for another three years
The African Union (AU) has awarded the hosting right for the Pan African Music Initiative, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA),…
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Faith
Inaugural Service holds at Rivers State Government House Chapel of Everlasting Grace
An inaugural service has been held at the Government House Chapel of Everlasting Grace, with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo…
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Local
LG autonomy desirable –Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has lent his voice to the agitation for local government autonomy, saying that such…
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Education
Corruption war: Enugu recovers N21 million from ghost teachers in 3 months **Offers employment to 50 physically-challenged persons
Enugu state government has made another breakthrough in its on-going efforts to rid the state’s public service of ghost workers,…
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