Year: 2021
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Local
PIB will change economic fortune of Nigeria – Senate President
***Says Ninth Assembly will keep to target on Electoral amendment Bill President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday assured…
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Arts & Entertainment
My $1.9 Billion in Minnesota Bank By FEMI ADESINA
Let’s have a comic diversion today from weightier matters of our national life. Because what I want to discuss can…
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Local
Zulum visits Dikwa, shares N115m, food to 34,000
… Orders special medicals for nine attacked CJTFs Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum spent Thursday in Dikwa, supervising distribution…
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Nigeria’s solar power initiative groundbreaking project – Osinbajo
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Feb. 25, 2020 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says that the five million homes solar installation plan…
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Africa
First doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have arrived Ghana through COVAX
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 24, 2021/ The first doses of the AstraZeneca (www.AstraZeneca.com) vaccine have been delivered to Ghana Wednesday,…
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Business and Economy
Court adjourns OML 29 suit against Aiteo pending Appeal Court decision
A Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Thursday, adjourned ‘sine die’ (indefinitely) , a suit against Aiteo Exploration and Production…
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New EFCC Chairman, Bawa, visits Buhari; Be bold, incorruptible, lawyers urge him
By Sandra Umeh President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, February 25, 2021 received in audience the newly appointed Chairman of the…
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Local
EFCC arraigns Bestworth’s director for alleged misappropriation of N10.2bn
By Glory Abuh-Adejoh Abuja, Feb.25, 2021 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, arraigned a director of the…
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Court remands man for allegedly raping 18-year-old girl
Funmilayo Okunade Ado-Ekiti, Feb. 25, 2021 An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, ordered that a 40-year-old man, Oladipupo Seun,who allegedly…
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Local
Lawmakers threaten to order warrant for arrest of MDs of AIICO, Fidelity Pension managers
By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Feb. 25, 2021 The House of Representatives Committee on Pension has threatened to order for a…
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Abia Police Station invasion: Police gun down four of the attackers, arrest eight, recover arms, ammunition
The Police in Abia State Command has successfully neutralised four of those that attacked the Police Station in Abayi, Aba…
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Faith
Exit of another great surgeon, missionary, Prof Charles Adisa
By Adeze Ojukwu The sudden exit of Prof Charles Adisa, remains a shock to family and friends. Tears and wailings…
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Local
Guterres nominated for second term as UN scribe
February 24, 2021 By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Feb. 24, 2021 The Portuguese government has officially nominated UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
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Local
Ondo State and the tango of Akeredolus – 1 By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Dogs don’t eat dogs, they say, and birds don’t eat each others’ intestines – not so…
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Nigerians’ll get vaccines free -Minister; FEC approves N6.2bn for FCT projects, 40 scan devices for NAFDAC
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Feb. 24, 2021 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday…
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Health
Sen.Oduah donates wheelchair, cash to Abana, bedridden ex-Rangers’ player
By Chimezie Anaso Awka, Feb. 24, 2021 Kenneth Abana, a foundation player of Rangers International FC of Enugu has received…
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Arts & Entertainment
Buhari congratulates Prof. Ibeh on appointment as Commissioner of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Professor Kevin Ibeh, Professor of Marketing and International Business and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) at Birkbeck, University…
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Local
Sun Newspapers’ Editor, Babafemi, becomes NDLEA’s Director of Media
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has appointed the Editor, Saturday Sun, Mr. Femi Babafemi as the agency’s Director…
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Local
Senate confirms Bawa as Chairman, EFCC; Chukwu as Commissioner, Law Reform Commission
The Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.…
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Local
Abia Professionals condemns attack on Aba Police station; Govt. offers N1million for information of stolen arms
The Convener/National Coordinator of the Abia Professionals, Chief Sonny Iroche has condemned in very strong terms the attack by yet…
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Business and Economy
Okonjo-Iweala: Africa’s meal ticket at WTO?
By Harrison Arubu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Unarguably, expectations are high across Africa following the emergence of Dr Ngozi…
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Local
2020 Budget: Senate approves N11.35bn for Police Trust Fund
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11,352,457,101.70 as budget for Nigeria Police Trust Fund in the 2020 fiscal…
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Local
AMCON seize assets of Deap Capital Directors over N1.6bn debt
Sequel to the order of Honourable Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, the Asset Management Corporation…
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Local
Cattle breeders group threatens to stop supply of cows to the South; Threaten Benue Gov. with law suit
From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi Miyyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Bauchi state Chapter, has threatened to stop supplying…
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Lead Story
Zulum at hospitals, confirms 10 deaths, 47 injuries after Boko Haram’s RPG hit Gwange
… Says govt taking measures .. Optimistic insurgents won’t retake Marte again Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at…
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