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Enugu Government moves to decongest prisons
The Enugu State Executive Council has initiated steps aimed at decongesting prisons located within the state. The state’s Commissioner for…
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Business and Economy
NLNG positioned to grow into global shipping leader-Capt Okesanjo.
Nigeria LNG Limited’s (NLNG)shipping operation is relying on the strategic deployment of skills and technology to power its transformation into…
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Africa
Saraki congratulates new CAF President, Ahmad
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday congratulated the newly-elected President of the Confederation of African…
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Chinese firm, Jiangxi, to establish Nigerian hqts in Calabar
The efforts of the Professor Ben Ayade-led administration in Cross River State to industrialise the state got a major boost…
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Business and Economy
FOREX: CBN offers, receives bids for $100m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has offered and received bids for $100 million from authorized dealers…
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Gunmen kill ex-local govt. chairman, abduct 15 in Edo
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday swooped on travelers along the…
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Business and Economy
NDDC sets up Committee on Corruption Charges … To hold investigative hearing
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, will hold an investigative hearing to unravel cases of allegations of corruption and racketeering…
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EFCC secures another Oil Subsidy conviction …As Rowaye Jubril & Brila Energy bag 10 years for N963m oil fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 16, 2017, secured the conviction of Rowaye Jubril, Managing Director, …
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Recession: Ambode tasks APC Govs on meeting expectations of Nigerians …As Lagos hosts inaugural meeting of APC Secretaries to State Governments
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday charged his counterparts in the All Progressives Congress (APC) fold to devise…
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Local
Deeper Life Church auditorium building collapses in Bayelsa
CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA Panic on Wednesday hit some residents of Okwutukwutu Community in Bayelsa State following the collapse of a…
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Business and Economy
Money Laundering: EFCC arraigns ex-NNPC GMD, Yakubu for $9.8m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 16, 2017 arraigned Andrew Yakubu, a former Group Managing Director,…
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President Buhari meets with Governors; Directs CBN, Finance Ministry on refund to state governments
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the Governor of the Central Bank of…
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Local
Apostle Suleiman and the Logic of ‘Fallen Angels’ By Jideofor Adibe
While the term ‘fallen angels’ does not appear anywhere in the Bible, it is generally used by Christians to describe…
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Africa
Ahmad, Madagascar FA chief, elected as new CAF president
Madagascar Football Association chief Ahmad has been elected Confederation of African Football, CAF, president, ending Issa Hayatou’s 29-year reign. Ahmad…
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Ugwuanyi lauds Army on Urban Water Project
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has commended the Nigerian Army for embarking on a water project with a capacity…
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Senate rejects Magu again as EFCC Chairman; Threatens to arrest Customs’ boss
The Senate Wednesday at plenary rejected the nomination and confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes…
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FG has will and capacity to implement Economic Plan
The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that it has both the political will and execution capacity to drive the implementation…
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Business and Economy
NIQS Appoints New Executive Secretary
The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) has appointed Mr. Danladi Mohammed Ndayebo as its new Executive Secretary. This is…
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Arts & Entertainment
Onukaba: Never in the ‘Past Tense’, By Asiwaju Tinubu
Former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has lamented that with the demise of former Managing Director of…
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Business and Economy
Mining: Local operators to benefit from N30 billion intervention fund – Minister
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said that the ministry would commit part of the…
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Lagos and the National Stadium By Tayo Ogunbiyi
The National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, was built by the General Yakubu Gowon military administration in 1972 as a 55,000 capacity…
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Education
Lagos needs N60bn to revamp public schools – Ambode…Says N10bn already spent on rehabilitation…Reveals plan for a-meal-a-day programme
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said that his administration would require about N60billion to give public schools in…
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Akwa Ibom gets new Police Public Relations Officer
The Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State, CP Don Awunah has appointed a new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for…
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Arts & Entertainment
Kaduna Gov., El-Rufai is mastermind of allegations against Apostle Suleman – Omega Fire Ministries
Omega Fire Ministries has accused Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of masterminding the recent series of spurious allegations…
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