Year: 2021
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Arts & Entertainment
Music icon, Victor Uwaifo, succumbs at 80; Buhari mourns legend
By Igbaugba Ehigimetor Benin, Aug. 28, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to music legend, Sir Victor Uwaifo, who…
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Nigeria will not disintegrate despite challenges – Obasanjo
By Uchenna Eletuo Lagos, Aug.27, 2021 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the country will not disintegrate in spite of the…
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Powershift: Hundreds of APGA members decamp to PDP; Declare support for Valentine Ozigbo
Momentum for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship flag-bearer in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo, is…
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Gov. Abiodun’s father left worthy legacy– Osinbajo
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Iperu-Remo(Ogun), Aug. 28, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday paid a condolence visit to Gov. Dapo…
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Plateau Assembly gives Lalong 2-week ultimatum to end killings
By Peter Amine Jos, Aug. 28,2021 The Plateau State House of Assembly has given Gov. Simon Lalong two weeks to…
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Akpabio’s passion for service to the less privileged is unrivalled – Salvation Army
Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has been described as a politician who has distinguished himself in office…
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Education
32 more abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School regain freedom – CAN chairman
By Mohammed Tijjani Kaduna, Aug 28, 2021 Another batch of 32 abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi,…
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Louding Voice’, ‘The Son’ and ‘Colours’, coast home to grab Nigeria’s top Literature Prize
Abi Dare’s The Girl with Louding Voice, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s The Son of the House and Obinna Udenwe’s Colours of Hatred are the three novels in…
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‘The next decade is brighter than we can imagine’ – Valentine Ozigbo says, congratulates Ndi Anambra as State clocks 30
Valentine Ozigbo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag-bearer in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, has congratulated the people of Anambra…
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Business and Economy
Zenith Bank’s profit grows by 2.6% in 6 months
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, Aug. 27, 2021 Zenith Bank Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N117.05 billion…
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Ronaldo returns to Manchester United, 12 years after
Berlin, Aug. 27, 2021 Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Manchester United, 12 years after he ended his first…
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Business and Economy
NNPC ₦287bn Profit: Kyari explains Facts behind the Figures …As Sylva, Board Members hail Corporation
Following the Presidential applause for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on its posting of ₦287bn profit after tax in…
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Writing has given me a medium to express my thoughts beyond limitations’ – Okwuma
LUCY CHIAMAKA OKWUMA is among the few medical practitioners who have also crossed into the arena of fiction writing. With…
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Repeal 1999 Constitution, re-introduce 1963 Constitution, Eminent Elders Forum demands
The Eminent Elders Forum (EEF), a body of over 300 senior citizens has called for the repeal of the 1999…
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Nigerian Immigration Service, Sokoto State Command’s new office Complex commissioned
The Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has congratulated the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for constructing an…
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Valentine Ozigbo meets past President-Generals; Recommits to development of Anambra
Valentine Ozigbo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag-bearer in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, on Thursday, August 26, 2021, met…
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Families groan as Hunger, Insecurity and Covid-19 Rage By Michael West
August 27, 2021 This is not the best of times in Nigeria. Many families are in financial mess as the…
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Business and Economy
Audit report: N287bn profit huge, no losses declared – kyari
By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Aug 26, 2021 The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Malam…
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President Buhari announces Profit After Tax of N287 Billion by NNPC for 2020; Publication of audited financial statements
In fulfillment of an earlier pledge by the Federal Government to publicly announce the financial position of the Nigerian National…
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Gombe traditional rulers caution politicians against bitterness
William Attah, Gombe With the political atmosphere becoming increasingly charged in Gombe State, five first class traditional rulers in Gombe…
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Override Gov. Emmanuel’s veto on Bills, CLO tells Akwa Ibom House of Assembly; They’re gathering dust on his table, group says
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Worried by the continuous refusal by Governor Udom Emmanuel to assent to bills passed by the…
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Business and Economy
President Buhari lauds GDP 5.01% growth in Q2 2021
President Buhari has welcomed Thursday’s Q2 2021 report by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showing a third consecutive quarter…
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We are unbreakable as a nation in spite of challenges — Osinbajo
By Angela Atabo Abuja, Aug. 26, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria remains unbreakable and its people indivisible in…
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I inherited N3.2bn debt on assumption of office, NAFDAC DG
Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Aug. 26, 2021(NAN) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…
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