Year: 2020
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Ex-Speaker Yakubu Dogara meets Buhari, defects to APC
Abuja, July 24, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and the immediate…
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Nobody is above scrutiny of the N’Assembly – Lawan …As Senate adjourns till September 15
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that nobody is above the scrutiny of the National Assembly. Lawan…
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GEJ meets PMB: A lesson for bitter-enders By FEMI ADESINA
In the build-up to the 2015 general elections, the country was divided right down the middle. On one side were…
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Wike strikes again: Suspends Chairman of Port Harcourt LGA, Ihunwo, others
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has approved the immediate suspension of the Chairman of Port Harcourt Local Government Area,…
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NIMASA, Customs to check temporary import permit abuse
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have agreed to join forces to…
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Gombe: Judge petitions NJC on alleged plot to stop her elevation as CJ
Embattled female judge, Justice Beatrice Lazarus Iliya, has filed a petition before the National Judicial Council (NJC) over alleged plots…
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N40bn NDDC probe: Reps step down consideration of report
By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, July 23, 2020 The House of Representatives on Thursday stepped down consideration of its reports on…
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Aid workers’ execution: Zulum deeply pained, sends delegation to families, wants new ideas for solution …Says victims died as heroes
Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, is deeply pained by insurgents’ execution of aid workers whom he described as heroes…
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Senate wants NDDC IMC to refund N4.923bn alleged illegal payments to staff, contractors
By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, July 23, 2020 The Senate on Thursday called on the Interim Management Commitee (IMC) of the…
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Newly created Zone 16 Police Command, inaugurates PCRC, in Bayelsa
The newly created Zone 16, which comprises of Bayelsa and Rivers States, Tuesday inaugurated the first Police Community Relations Committee,…
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Buhari condemns terrorist killing of Aid Workers
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, July 22, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent murder of five staff of humanitarian…
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Senate passes Bill to re-enact BOFIA
ABUJA The Senate on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 passed the Bill to repeal the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act…
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Tussle for Imo leadership: Group sues for truce, stability
By Ikenna Osuoha Abuja, July 22, 2020 Members of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), in Imo on Wednesday…
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Nigerian Customs dismisses 1 ACG, retires 1, appoints 5 new ones, promotes 2,634 officers
By Mustapha Sumaila Abuja, July 22, 2020 The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has approved the appointment of five Assistant…
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Africa
President Buhari goes on peace mission to Mali; FG approves new policy on bitumen
President Muhammadu Buhari will Thursday depart for Bamako, Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the…
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Business and Economy
Nwodo inaugurates 54-member steering committee for Alaigbo Stabilization Fund
By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, July 22, 2020 The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo, on Wednesday inaugurated a…
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Arts & Entertainment
There Was A Warrior Called Ojukwu By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
He did not deliver on his promise to write “The Book” before his death. The fact that Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu…
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Not corruption but banditry By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 I considered three other titles before settling for the one above: Banditry and not corruption;…
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Senate cannot sack Service Chiefs – Presidency fires back
The Nigerian Presidency has fired back at the Senate over its adoption of a motion that the country’s Service Chiefs…
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Your legacies will be remembered by us’, says Obi as he mourns Anasiudu, Izuogu
Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2020 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the…
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Ex-President Jonathan briefs Buhari on mission to Mali; ECOWAS countries to consult on crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari will consult with key leaders of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, countries in order to…
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Health
Dana Pharmaceuticals donates essential drugs to Lagos State Government to help in COVID-19 Fight
To bolster the efforts of the Lagos State Government, Dana Pharmaceuticals Ltd has donated essential drugs for the provision of…
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Okorocha’s bid to stop probe panel is abuse of court process, Imo Attorney General tells Court
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, July 21, 2020 Chief C.O.C. Akaolisa, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Imo State, has accused…
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For not running away from Borno, Zulum extols Igbo spare-parts traders, promises financial support
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has extolled automobile spare-parts’ traders, mostly Igbos, for their courage in not running away from Borno…
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