Year: 2020
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Coronavirus: English club, Nottingham Forest & Greek side, Olympiakos’ owner, Evangelos Marinakis, tests positive; Manchester City vs Arsenal game called off
London, March 11, 2020 Wednesday’s match between Manchester City and Arsenal has been postponed “as a precautionary measure,” the Premier…
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Health
British Minister, Dorries tests positive to new coronavirus
London, March 11, 2020 Nadine Dorries, Britain’s minister for patient safety, suicide prevention and mental health, has tested positive to…
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Business and Economy
Bashir Jamoh takes over as NIMASA DG · Says Maritime can grow Nigeria’s economy; Offodile is ED Finance & Admin
The newly appointed Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, has resumed duty…
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Foundation recruits 104 teachers, health workers for 8 rural communities in Bayelsa
KEFFES Rural Development Foundation (KRDF) has employed 104 teachers and health workers to address shortage in eight coastal communities in…
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On Zulum’s approval, Borno holds LG polls June 13
Following the approval of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission, BOSIEC, has announced Saturday, June 13,…
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Dethroned Emir Sanusi has been moved from Loko, monarch says
By Awayi Kuje Nasarawa (Nasarawa State), March 10, 2020 The dethroned Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi 11, who was…
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Bode George’s un-win-able Tinubu war… By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@atgmail.com 0705 263 1058 He who must destroy others to succeed must know that destruction awaits him at the gate…
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Business and Economy
NDDC: Over N3.7b recovered from contractors, Directors – Buhari says as Advisory Committee is inaugurated
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said law enforcement agencies have recovered over N3.7billion as well as various assets worth…
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Senate passes CAMA amendment bill
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Corporate and Allied Matters Act amendment bill, 2020. The passage of the bill by…
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Health
Secretary to Government of Nigeria, Mustapha, heads Presidential Task Force for control of Coronavirus
A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), has announced the constitution of a Presidential…
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China’s President, Xi, visits Wuhan, signalling tide turning in China’s coronavirus battle
Beijing, March 10, 2020 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made his first visit to Wuhan since a coronavirus outbreak…
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Arts & Entertainment
‘The Nigeria Literature Prize will outlast any MD of NLNG’ – Tony Attah
By Toyin Akinosho Tony Attah, Managing Director of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Ltd, dismisses the misgivings that the…
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Local
Dybala stunner sends Juve top with behind-closed-doors’ win over Inter Milan
Turin (Italy), March 9, 2020 A wonderful winning goal from substitute Paulo Dybala sent Juventus back to the top…
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Arts & Entertainment
In honour of the great Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike By Princess Mikky Attah
I mourned within me late last year when I read of the death of Dr Ore Falomo, late Chief M.K.O…
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AKK gas pipeline: President Buhari’s big infrastructure push By Garba Shehu
ONE of the big promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari in his campaign for Nigeria’s presidency is the Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano (AKK)…
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Why I returned to Patterson School – Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the sight of the burnt hostel and the look…
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Local
We’re repositioning Bayelsa PDP for future elections – Gov Diri
Gov Douye Diri on Sunday said the Bayelsa chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is being repositioned to regain its…
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Saudi King, Salman appears in public after health rumours
Riyadh, March 8, 2020 Saudi state media on Sunday released footage and photographs of King Salman taken during the swearing…
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Birthday: Buhari calls Osinbajo, salutes his loyalty, intellectual capacity
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, March 8, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has originated a phone call to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on…
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Lead Story
Dangote Subsea Pipeline to boost Nigeria’s gas supply, reduce flaring
The Dangote Subsea Gas Pipeline Project is expected to unlock significant gas supply for industrial activities and considerably reduce flaring…
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Lead Story
Messages of goodwill flow in as Vice President Osinbajo turns 63
Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who was born on March 8, 1957, has clocked 62 years. Osinbajo,…
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Arts & Entertainment
Nigeria’s Premium Times faces cyberattacks, intimidation of journalists after publishing leaked documents
New York, March 6, 2020 Nigerian authorities should ensure that Premium Times employees are able to work in safety and…
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Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment as South African Economic Adviser well deserved — Obi •Recalls her efforts to save Nigeria
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as…
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Local
Regional Security: Enugu Journalists call for synergy among Igbo leaders
The Enugu Journalists Forum (EJF), an umbrella body of journalists of Enugu state extraction practicing in Abuja, has called on…
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Local
Ronaldinho must remain in Paraguayan jail, judge rules
Asuncion, March 8, 2020 Former Brazilian international Ronaldinho Gaucho was ordered to remain in jail in Paraguay on Saturday after…
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