Year: 2021
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Africa
Buhari lauds Segun Ogunsanya’s appointment as CEO Airtel Africa
The elevation of the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Networks Limited, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, to MD/CEO of Airtel…
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Health
COVID-19: PPFN distributes PPEs in Sokoto
By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, April 29, 2021 The Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), an NGO, on Thursday distributed Personal…
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Business and Economy
CBN sacks Awosika, Otudeko, appoints new board for First Bank Board
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, April 29, 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the appointment of Tunde Hassan-Odukale…
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Local
Defaulters: ICPC drags 2,000 firms into tax net – Owasanoye
***Inter-Agency Committee working to curb IFFs from Nigeria – Presidential Adviser ***ICPC Investigators urged to track real estate, education-linked illicit…
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Local
Princess narrates alleged Baba Ijesha rape incident
By Babajide Awoyinfa Lagos, April 29, 2021 (NAN) Nigerian comedian-cum-actress Princess has broken down in tears on social media while…
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Education
Reps to investigate N500m earmarked for rebuilding Chibok secondary school
By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, April 28, 2021 The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to set up an ad hoc…
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Arts & Entertainment
Amb. Okoyen jets off to Cuba; Mohammed-Bande, Egopija, Ella, others on hand to bid him bye
Nigeria’s new Ambassador to Cuba, with concurrent accreditation to Bahamas, Honduras and Nicaragua, Ambassador Ben Okoyen has departed the United…
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Local
Deaconess Middleton celebrates King Jaja of Opobo at 79
His Majesty, King (Dr.) Dandeson Douglas Jaja, JP, Jeki V, Amanyanabo and Natural Ruler of Opobo Kingdom of Rivers State…
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Africa
Ambassador pledges to boost Nigeria – Zambia ties
The newly designated Nigerian High Commissioner to Zambia, Ambassador Nwanne Ominyi, has pledged to ensure an increase in, and more…
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Local
Addison, Texas City Council election: Frontline contender, Lilly Anyanwu, on campaign trail
Lilly Anyanwu, the Nigerian American educator running for a seat in the ongoing Addison, Texas, United States City Council election…
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Health
E-Commerce: How Konga saved my family during the peak of COVID-19
Nigeria has fared fairly well with the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when compared with its counterparts in other parts of the…
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Why we want US Africa High Command relocated to Africa from Germany – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday urged the United States to consider relocating the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Stuttgart, Germany, to…
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Nestle inaugurates 3rd WASH facility in Ogun
By Okuanwan Offiong Lagos, April 28, 2021 Nestlé Nigeria on Wednesday commissioned an additional Water and Sanitation project at Salvation…
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Nigerian journalist Frederick Olatunde Odimayo beaten over drug reporting
Abuja, April 28, 2021 Nigerian authorities should thoroughly investigate the attack on journalist Frederick Olatunde Odimayo and hold those responsible…
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Business and Economy
Whistle blower petitions EFCC over fraud in Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron
A whistle blower in Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron in Akwa Ibom State, has petitioned the Economic and Financial…
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Education
2021 UTME: Registering with NIN is seamless – Registrar
By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, April 28, 2021 (NAN) The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 410,517 candidates have so…
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Local
2023: INEC expresses confidence in timely passage of Electoral Act Amendment Bill
By Naomi Sharang Abuja, April 28, 2021 Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed confidence in…
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Local
NSCDC, Akwa Ibom Command arrests suspects with over 3,000 litres of suspected adulterated Automotive Gas Oil
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Akwa Ibom Command says it has arrested two suspects with over 3,000…
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Local
Birds of a feather… By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 As they say, birds of a feather flock together; meaning “people of the same sort or…
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Abuja in danger!! May be over run by Boko Haram – Senator; Nigeria is on fire – Adeyemi; Senate stirs; Plans to meet Buhari; Summons Service Chiefs
The Senate, on Tuesday, mandated its leadership to schedule an appointment with President Muhammadu Buhari to enable all 109 Senators…
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Local
“Jimi is our hero, martyred”- Dabiri-Erewa says of Nigerian who died saving woman who fell off London Bridge
Abuja, April 27, 2021 Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has condoled with the family of Folajimi…
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Lead Story
Residents of Ikarama in Bayelsa lament impact of spill from Shell’s ruptured pipeline
Some residents of Ikarama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa have lamented the adverse impact of an oil…
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Apple devices now available to shoppers on Konga
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-Commerce giant, is now a prime destination for the best deals in the market on all…
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