Year: 2021
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Local
Dakuku Peterside wants to rubbish me – Wike; Because you’re running a failed govt of lies – Rivers APC
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has cried out that his state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is mounting…
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Zulum visits Wulgo in Lake Chad shores, offers cash to resettled residents …Meets multinational troops, fixes schools, PHC
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday, the third Sallah day travelled to Wulgo, a community in Ngala local…
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FC Barcelona present new signing Depay, as uncertainty still surrounds Messi
Madrid, July 23, 2021 FC Barcelona officially presented striker Memphis Depay to the press on Thursday in an event at…
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Fake Customs Officer bags 20 years for employment scam
Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday, July 22, 2021 sentenced a self-styled customs…
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Environmentalists lament blockage of Epie Creek in Yenagoa by water hyacinth
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Thursday bemoaned the menace of water hyacinth on the Epie…
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2023: Buhari has no third term ambition, succession plan -APC
By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, July 22, 2021 The All Progressives Congress (APC), has reaffirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari, has no…
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Lead Story
As Olympic Games start today: Empire State Building lights up in celebration
The famous Empire State Building of the United States of America (USA) will, today, Friday, July 23, 2021 celebrate the…
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PDP congratulates ex-president Jonathan on appointment as ISCP-Africa Chairman
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, July 22, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on his…
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Business and Economy
GAIM Season 4: Fidelity Bank splashes N39m on customers
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, July 22, 2021 Fidelity Bank Plc on Thursday splashed N39 million on 15 customers in the…
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Local
May God bless our troops By FEMI ADESINA
President Joe Biden has a favorite sign-off at the end of every major speech: “May God bless America and may…
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Lead Story
Insecurity: Super Tucano aircraft arrives Nigeria
By Yahaya Isah Abuja, July 22, 2021 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday took delivery of the first batch…
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Local
Wife inaugurates Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation
By Oluwatope Lawanson Lagos, July 22, 2021 Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, the widow of the late political and human rights activist,…
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Local
How do you want the result, Senator? By Azu Ishiekwene
Kicking the can down the road is government art. Once politicians maneuver themselves into office, they govern by repeating the…
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Arts & Entertainment
Consulate General of Nigeria in New York hosts Town Hall Meeting, Cultural Show, Friday, July 23
The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York, United States of America (US), will tomorrow, Friday, July 23, 2021, host…
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Lead Story
WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala, UNDSG Mohammed, others to speak at Diaspora Day 2021
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the United Nations Deputy Secretary General (UNDSG),…
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Education
Tim Anusiem Obowo First-year Students’ University Admission Grant takes off; Teachers, Students Performance Award scheme follows soon;
Submissions for the Dr. Tim Anusiem Obowo First-year Students’ University Admission Grant have commenced. This is as the Obowo Teachers and…
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Education
Newspaper publisher on the run over libelous report
Dennis Udoma, Uyo Police in Akwa Ibom are searching for the publisher of a local tabloid in Akwa Ibom, the…
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Africa
Jacob Zuma’s conviction: Victory for Rule of Law By NZE NWABUEZE AKABOGU
The recent conviction of the former South African President Jacob Zuma by a South African court was indeed a clear…
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Malawi police beat, detain radio reporter Oliver Malibisa
Lusaka, Zambia, July 21, 2021 Malawi authorities should ensure journalists can report without fear of violence, harassment, or detention, the…
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Local
Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande bags leadership award in U.S.
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (Middle), receiving the Global Leadership in International Relations Award by the International…
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Arts & Entertainment
Journalist, Chiemeka Iwuoha passes on at 70
Cerebral thinker, writer and journalist of note, Mr. Chiemeka Ernest Iwuoha, has passed on at the age of 70. The…
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Monarch flees palace, others run for dear lives as cult rivalry resurges in Akwa Ibom
Dennis Udoma, Uyo At least two persons were feared killed in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state…
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Lead Story
Nelson Mandela, synonymous with fight for justice – Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Chief
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 21, 2021 UN Deputy Secretary-General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed, has hailed Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s…
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Local
Brisbane elected 2032 hosts as Olympics return to Australia
Tokyo, July 21, 2021 Brisbane was confirmed as host city for the 2032 Olympics on Wednesday as the Games head…
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Africa
Youths stage protest, call for Sunday Igboho’s release
Some youths in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Wednesday protesting the arrest of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as…
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