Month: June 2021
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Local
‘I am highly impressed’, Buhari says after unveiling 7 of Zulum’s 556 projects
… Directs support for Borno’s varsity President Muhammadu Buhari could not hide his joy in Maiduguri on Thursday, after commissioning…
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Africa
Kenneth Kaunda: Zambia’s first president dies aged 97
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and one of the last of the generation of African leaders who fought colonialism, has…
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Local
Okowa sends names of 18 commissioner nominees to Delta assembly ( See names)
By Mercy Obojeghren Asaba, June 17, 2021 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday forwarded the names of 18 nominees…
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Armed bandits storm FGC Yauri, Kebbi State; Abduct teachers, students; Several shot
Armed bandits have stormed Federal Government College (FGC), Yauri in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria PRNigeria gathered that the bandits abducted…
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Local
Abia Govt. reviews curfew in Aba, Umuahia, other cities
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, June 16, 2021 Abia Government has announced a review of the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on Aba,…
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Lead Story
Gunmen attack Imo lawmaker’s, ex- commissioner’s homes; Behead security guard
By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, June 16, 2021 The Police in Imo have confirmed an attack on the country home of…
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Africa
Alleged murder: S/Africa-based Nigerian group call for calm; How he was killed
By Fortune Abang Abuja, June 15, 2021 Nigerian Citizens’ Association in South Africa (NICASA) has called for calm over the…
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Local
Nigeria endowed with hardworking, entrepreneurial youths, says U.S. official
By Busayo Onijala Lagos, June 16, 2021 Jennifer Foltz, the Deputy Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate in Lagos, says that…
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Local
Atuche, ex-Bank PHB MD jailed for N25.7bn fraud, wife acquitted
Ikeja, June 16, 2021 An Ikeja High Court has sentenced Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank…
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Local
Crisis hits PDP as group calls for resignation of Secondus, Jibrin, others
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, June 16, 2021 A support group of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the…
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Local
Twitter: As Buhari shoots self in the foot… By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 I wouldn’t know if you have read the piece below on the Twitter ban or suspension…
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Lead Story
Buhari Visit: CDS, Service Chiefs, IGP storm Maiduguri
The security chiefs in Maiduguri By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, June 16, 2021 Ahead of Thursday’s visit to Maiduguri by President…
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Business and Economy
Zenith Bank emerges Best Corporate Governance Financial Services in Africa 2021
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, June 16, 2021 Zenith Bank Plc has been named the Best Corporate Governance ‘Financial Services’ Africa…
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Local
Bawa receives prestigious CIFIPN Fellowship Award
The Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria (CIFIPN) today Wednesday June 16, 2021 conferred and decorated the…
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Business and Economy
Bayelsa proposes out-of-court settlement of revenue dispute with SPDC
The Bayelsa government on Wednesday indicated willingness to withdraw pending litigation against the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC)…
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Local
ADF unveils Akuruo-Ulo Co-operative Movement in Aba
The Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) is to unveil its Akuruo-Ulo Agro-Allied Cooperative Movement at Aba, Abia State tomorrow, Thursday. The…
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Local
Ohuabunwa, Keyamo, Babaeko for YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Lecture
All is now set for the 10th anniversary lecture of one of Nigeria’s most respected celebrity journals – YES INTERNATIONAL!…
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Arts & Entertainment
Nestlé organises quiz competition for kids on nutrition in FCT
By Gami Tadanyigbe Kuje (FCT), June 15, 2021 Ten schools from the six area councils in FCT would participate in…
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Let’s fight instability in sub-region, Sahel together- Buhari tells UNOWAS Special Rep
President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasized the need for countries in the West African sub-region and those in the Sahel, rocked…
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Local
Dangote Foundation disburses N200m to empower 20,000 women in Bauchi
By Ayinde Olaide Bauchi, June 15, 2021 The Aliko Dangote Foundation has disbursed N200 million to 20,000 women under its…
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Nigerians in S/Africa protest killing of a compatriot Reaction
By Fortune Abang Abuja, June 15, 2021 Some Nigerians living in South Africa on Tuesday protested the killing of a…
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Business and Economy
SPDC reports 51 leaks from its operations in N/Delta
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it has so far reported 51 leaks from its oil production…
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Local
Breaking: CPJ announces 2021 International Press Freedom awardees
New York, June 15, 2021 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will honor four courageous journalists from Belarus, Guatemala, Mozambique,…
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President Buhari breaks ground for Nigeria LNG Train 7, charges on timely completion of project
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday charged that the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 be delivered on time so that…
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Africa
CPJ calls on Tanzania president to reform press laws
Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan President of the United Republic of Tanzania President’s Office, State House 1 Julius Nyerere Road…
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