Year: 2021
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Lead Story
FGC Yauri attack: Troops rescue some teachers, students, recover 800 cows
Nigerian Army troops operating under the auspices of Operation Hadarin Daji who have been on a hot pursuit of kidnappers…
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Buhari to MTN Group: Offer affordable, quality service to Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House Abuja urged the MTN Group to make available top of the range service…
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Kebbi: High Court Judge’s bus used for abduction of students; Number kidnapped, not yet known – Police;
By Ibrahim Bello Birnin Kebbi, June 18, 2021 The Police Command in Kebbi says it is yet to ascertain the…
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Nestlé launches Sustainability Training for kids
Lagos, Nigeria, June 18, 2021 Nestlé Nigeria has launched a sustainability training for kids to teach the younger generation a…
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Gas tanker explodes in Lagos; 13 injured, 25 cars destroyed
One of the vehicles destroyed by the explosion on Thursday night By Solomon Asowata Ikeja, June 18, 2021 No fewer…
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Arts & Entertainment
Tope Alabi speaks as “Oniduro” song soars By Michael West
June 18, 2021 Initially, I didn’t want to delve into the controversy over the gospel hit song, “Oniduro,” because…
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Local
When Prof. & Prof. (Mrs.) Asaolu were celebrated in USA
The Asaolu family of Osun State, Nigeria, from all over the world, on Sunday June 13, 2021, celebrated the…
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APC Congress: Sokoto Speaker advises party members against godfatherism
By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, June 17, 2021 Ahead of the upcoming congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Aminu…
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Lead Story
We owe you debt of gratitude; give terrorists, criminals no breathing space, Buhari tells military, security agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, said the nation owes a debt of gratitude to military men and…
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Okagbare, Adegoke set new records at Olympic trials
By Aderonke Ojediran Lagos, June 17, 2021 Blessing Okagbare on Thursday set a new national record at the Athletic Federation…
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Police arrest man, 65, for raping stepmother, 85
By Yinusa Ishola Ado-Ekiti, June 17, 2021 The Police Command in Ekiti on Thursday said it has arrested a 65-year-old…
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Business and Economy
Chevron has contributed N3.5 bn to Bayelsa KEFFES host communities since 2005 – GM
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on Thursday said Chevron/NNPC joint venture has committed over N3.5 billion to eight community clusters in…
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We’ll not rest until peace is fully restored, Buhari says in Borno; Thanks Nigerians for love shown him
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, assured citizens of the Federal Government’s commitment to fighting terrorism to the…
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Nigeria’s unity and all the Iberiberism By FEMI ADESINA
Which one is Iberiberism again o? What kind of English shall we not hear in this country? Well, the word…
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‘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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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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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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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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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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