Year: 2021
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Local
APC: Zulum visits hometown, Mafa, for ward congresses …Passes confidence vote on Buni’s committee
Borno State Governor on Saturday travelled to his home town, Mafa, headquarters of Mafa Local Government Area, to participate in…
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Africa
Igbos in Ghana promise to partner with new High Commissioner
By Fortune Abang Abuja, July 31, 2021 The Igbo community in the Diaspora, Ghana Chapter, has promised to work with…
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Business and Economy
FBN Holdings posts N45.2bn PBT in H1
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, July 31, 2021 FBN Holdings Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N45.2 billion…
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The lingua franca of selective injustice By Martins Onyeike
Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred…
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Faith
Ex CBN Deputy Governor, Mailafia, speaks on governance, economic crisis, Sunday, August 1
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, will, on Sunday, August 1, 2021, be…
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Local
Tokyo Olympics: Basketball fans sad as France beats D’Tigress
By Babatunde Ogunrinde Lagos July 30, 2021 Some basketball fans have decried the poor performance of Nigeria’s senior national women’s…
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Local
A/Ibom guber aspirant, Inoyo, institutes N500,000 Ray Ekpu Investigative Journalism Award; Denies membership of Pyrates Confraternity
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Former Vice President, Exxon – Mobil subsidiaries in Nigeria and Akwa Ibom state governorship aspirant, Mr…
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Multi-million Naira security villages rot in A/Ibom; Criminals take over some of the estates.
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo The multi – million Naira security villages built across the 31 Local Government Areas of Akwa…
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Local
91 Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters, families surrender in N/East – Army
Some of the surrendered insurgents in the North East. By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, July 30, 2021 The Nigerian Army says…
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Book sellers hail role of women in Nigeria’s book industry; Call for 40% affirmative action
Communique issued at the end of 2021 Conference/Book Presentation/ AGM of Book Sellers Association of Nigeria (BAN), held in Lagos…
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Local
Niger-Delta youths refuse Akpabio’s plea to vacate East-West road
Niger Delta youths who have taken over sections of the East-West road in protest of what they insist is the…
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Local
NIPR protests appointment of non-professional as DHQ Spokesperson
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has protested the appointment of Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyer, a non-professional…
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East-West Road: Akpabio urges Niger Delta youths to vacate road for contractors … As FG releases N2.5 billion for compensations
The Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has appealed to protesting Niger Delta youths to vacate Section 3…
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Faith
Archbishop Kaigama decries high cost of foodstuffs; Huge loans without impact on people’s lives; Warns, don’t divert N12.3 billion agric subsidy
***Flays lavish funerals by Nigerians ***says don’t distance yourselves from grandparents, elderly cos of COVID – 19 The Catholic Archbishop…
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Local
Gender Based Violence: Traditional ruler seeks more support for physically challenged persons
By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, July 29, 2021 The District Head of Gagi in Sokoto State, Alhaji Sani Umar Jabbi, has…
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Local
UEFA Super Cup: Only 13,000 can attend Chelsea versus Villarreal in Belfast
Berlin, July 30, 2021 Next month’s European Super Cup match between Chelsea and Villarreal in Belfast can be attended by…
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News
Hushpuppi saga: Will Kyari be shipped off to the US? As FBI meets IGP, demands extradiction
It is not yet clear whether the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, will accede to the demands…
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Local
POEM: Clairvoyance By Alphonse Prophete
You have a heart Comparable to none You always have a cart Compiling with love but undone Even in the…
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Local
Appeal Court declares Rep. Agom-Jarigbe Senator-elect for C/River North
By George Odok Calabar, July 30, 2021 The Court of Appeal in Calabar on Friday declared Rep. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe as…
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Business and Economy
CBN forex ban to BDCs will check round-tripping – experts
By Simon Akoje Lagos, July 30, 2021 Financial experts say the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ban of foreign…
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Local
Super Cop or Dirty Cop: Detailed conversation between Hushpuppi and DCP Abba Kyari#
Nigeria’s celebrated ‘Super Cop,’ Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, is presently in the eye of the storm following an…
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Local
Book review: The Problem of the African Race by Pastor Chukwu Chinedu
Adeze Ojukwu The plight of Africa and its pauperized people is heart-breaking. Poverty has remained a recurring decimal for much…
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Local
Tokyo Olympic Games: Nigeria not on medals table as at Thursday evening
Tokyo, July 30 Following is the current medals table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Thursday…
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Education
No Nigerian parent plays with education, Buhari tells Summit; Welcomes Commonwealth support on security, climate change, others
No Nigerian parent jokes with education, as they know that if their children or wards missed the opportunity of being…
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Local
Buhari cracks stubborn projects. And it’s just the beginning By FEMI ADESINA
How did you feel watching Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, inspecting the just completed multi-million dollars bridge…
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