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APC reconciliation: Tinubu visits Sokoto, meets Governor Tambuwal, Senator Wamakko
National Leader and Head of the Presidential Reconciliation Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu visited…
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Cows stray onto Akure airport runway, FAAN apologises
By Adekunle Williams and Solomon Asowata A herd of cattle strayed onto the runway of Akure Airport Saturday morning, preventing…
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Lukaku double sends Man United into FA Cup quarter-finals
Romelu Lukaku extended his impressive FA Cup scoring record by netting twice in Manchester United’s 2-0 win at Huddersfield Town…
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Arts & Entertainment
Prof. Ishola’s widow recounts husband’s last moments; President Buhari, Asiwaju Tinubu mourn
By Akeem Abas Adebola Ishola, wife of the late renowned playwright, Prof. Akinwunmi Ishola, has said her husband gave no…
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Oil blocs belong to N’ Delta ancestors, says Dickson
The governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson on Saturday demanded that more oil blocs should go to the oil-producing…
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Africa
Obi advises African leaders on way forward
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on African leaders to look inwards for the solutions…
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Africa
Ethiopia says state of emergency will last 6 months
Ethiopian Defense Minister Siraj Fegessa on Saturday said a state of emergency imposed by Ethiopia after the prime minister resigned…
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We’ll override Buhari if he does not sign Peace Corps Bill -N’Assembly
The Nigerian National Assembly, on Friday said it would not hesitate to invoke the relevant section of the Nigerian 1999…
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Bayelsa hosts the world as global leaders storm Yenagoa for 2018 Africa SME Roundtable Forum; Presidents Kagame, Jonathan, Adesina; Elumelu, Ovia are key lecturers/lead speakers; VIP list: Governor, Principe Island, Diplomats, Trade Ministers of Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Gabon, Mauritius etc.
THE World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME) has endorsed the City of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State to host the…
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“Army is not aware of Shekau’s whereabouts”- Kukasheka
By Rabiu Sani The Nigerian Army on Friday dismissed as “misleading,” reports indicating that the Boko Haram factional leader, Abubakar…
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The quit notice, hate speeches and President Buhari’s northernisation/Islamisation agenda By Professor Ben Nwabueze
NATURE OF HATE SPEECHES In the aftermath of the divisions in the country caused by President Buhari’s Northernisation/ Islamisation Agenda,…
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APC leaders, Tinubu to meet Buhari in Daura Saturday
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to meet Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other leaders of the All…
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Military commences construction of critical infrastructure in Sambiza forest
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI Following the successful clearing of Sambiza forest by the military and the determination of the Nigerian…
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Africa
Ethiopia declares state of emergency
Ethiopia on Friday announced state of emergency after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced his intention to step down amid unrest…
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Strong political parties key to delivering dividends of democracy- Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has called for the strengthening of political parties in Nigeria in…
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Arsenal boss Wenger confident of seeing out contract
Long-serving Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is hopeful of seeing out his current two-year contract at the English Premier League club…
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Xenophobia: Nigerian stabbed in South Africa
By Desmond Ejibas The Nigerian Community in South Africa said on Friday that a member was stabbed during a xenophobic…
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Africa
Libya migrants: Abia Govt. receives 5 returnees
By Sam Oditah The Abia Government on Friday received five of its citizens, who were deported from Libya as illegal…
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Obanikoro’s son joins father in APC
By Bolaji Buhari Mr Babajide Obanikoro, son of former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, on Friday dumped…
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Development: Mantu, Jerry Gana, others commend Dickson …Say he’s done well, enrol in Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme
Former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ibrahim Mantu; former Minister of Information, Prof Jerry Gana, on Thursday in Yenagoa,…
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NAF’s new Drone TSAIGUMI in Hard Strike Exercise
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on 15 February 2018, inducted the first indigenous operational Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) nicknamed, Tsaigumi.…
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I’m excited by Bayelsa transformation, proud to be a citizen, says Obasanjo
Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday expressed shock over the rapid transformation which Governor Henry Seriake Dickson had brought…
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Business and Economy
17 ships laden with petrol to arrive in Lagos ports
By Aisha Cole Seventeen ships laden with petrol are expected to sail into Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports from…
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Buhari meets APC Governors’ Forum in Daura; We met with President to condole with him, nothing about 2019 – Governors
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed doors with 18 state governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
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Yari: Security agencies complicit in Zamfara massacre “We alerted them 24 hours before killings but they failed to act;” Buhari condemns killings, orders Defence Minister to proceed immediately to scene
Governor Abdulaziz Yari has alleged that his administration gave security agencies a 24 hour head-start to alert them on the…
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