Year: 2020
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Nigeria’s unity won at great cost – Buhari; Urges countrymen to desist from divisive actions
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity…
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EFCC re-arraigns two Chinese for money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 re-arraigned the Chinese duo of…
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Arts & Entertainment
Chief Sir Dr. Ignatius Njoku for burial today, Thursday, October 29, 2020 in Nigeria
Celebrated educationist and highly respected Church and community leader, Chief Dr. Sir Ignatius Njoku will be committed to mother earth…
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Sheathe your swords, Omo-Agege tells Niger Delta agitators….. Says demands will be tabled before Presidency …. Seeks better deal for host communities in PIB
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has appealed to members of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA)…
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Buhari meets Gen. T.Y. Danjuma at Aso Villa
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 28, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with former Minister of…
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Maritime sector can generate $1.6trn annually for Nigeria – NIMASA D-G
By Lucy Ogalue Abuja, Oct. 28, 2020 The maritime sector has the capacity to generate more than 1.6 trillion dollars…
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Business and Economy
Ogah endorses Okonjo-Iweala for WTO D-G; America delays announcement of appointment
By Francisca Oluyole Abuja, Oct. 28 Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, the Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, has endorsed Dr…
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Gombe LG elections: IPAC threatens GOSIEC with court action
William Attah, Gombe The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Gombe State has threatened the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC)…
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Fighting Boko Haram: Zulum approves scholarship for orphans of Civilian JTF killed since 2013
… Offers N180m, 27,000 bags, cartons of food for 9,000 fighters … Rolls out support for widows of CJTF ……
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Communal clash: Sanwo-Olu reads riot act to miscreants in Lagos …Promises to compensate victims of Fagba ethnic violence
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has read a riot act to miscreants and hoodlums in Lagos, urging them to…
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ENDSARSNOW: Tinubu, ‘Yoruba Ronu’, and the ‘destruction’ of Lagos By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 An adage says: When a child falls, he looks ahead of him to see why he…
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Elders Fellowship, RCCG Dominion Cathedral, New Jersey, US, celebrates; Gospel music super star, Tope Alabi ministers on Sunday, November 1, 2020
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, United States of America, US, held it’s Elders’…
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Engagements with Nigerian youths transparent, honest – Osinbajo
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Oct.27, 2020 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says engagement with the Nigerian youths has to be transparent…
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FC Barcelona president resigns, board of directors join in quitting
Barcelona, Oct. 28, 2020 FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned from the club on Tuesday. His resignation has come…
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Buhari nominates Prof. Yakubu as INEC Chairman for second term in office
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second…
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IPAC calls for fresh conduct of local government election in Bauchi
From: Ruth Yarnap Bauchi The Inter-party Advisory Council, IPAC, Bauchi State Chapter has faulted the results of the local government…
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Arts & Entertainment
Media luminaries join Committee To Protect Journalists’ annual awards to celebrate press freedom amid global turmoil
Actor Meryl Streep to honor lawyer Amal Clooney with CPJ’s Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award Award ceremony to be broadcast…
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Barrett assumes duty at U.S. Supreme Court
By Harrison Arubu New York, Oct. 27, 2020 Amy Barrett has taken the judicial oath of office to replace the…
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Supreme court strikes out Bayelsa state suit on Soku oilfield.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has struck out a suit filed by the Bayelsa state government over the disputed Soku…
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Scrapping Amnesty Programme: Ex-Militants threaten resumption of agitation over suspension of training
Ex-Militants under the third phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme on Tuesday bemoaned the plight of beneficiaries whose training, empowerment…
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Business and Economy
CACOVID commenced distribution of palliatives to state Govts in June …10 million poor families in 774 LG targeted
Members of the private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) have enjoined Nigerians who are involved in the wanton destruction of…
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Arts & Entertainment
Investigate law enforcement, unidentified assailants’ attacks on Nigerian journalists, media offices during protests, CPJ urges
Abuja, October 26, 2020 Nigerian authorities should conduct a swift and transparent investigation into recent attacks on journalists and media…
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Lagos State: The anger and the rage By Chief Olabode George
It was the immortal Dante Alighieri who told us that “the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who…
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SERAP asks NBC to withdraw ‘illegal fines on Channels TV, AIT, Arise TV or face legal action’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has “condemned the unconstitutional and illegal fines of N9m reportedly imposed by the National…
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