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Prisons’ Controller harps on discipline among officers
The Controller of Prisons, Osun State Command, Mr. Segun Oluwasemire, has called on newly promoted officers and men of the…
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Promoting entrepreneurship among youths
Collins Nweze Providing adequate funding for entrepreneurs remains a priority for Heritage Bank PLC. The lender has not only partnered…
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Enugu workers commend Ugwuanyi for exemplary leadership …as govt releases list of newly engaged 1000 teachers
Workers in Enugu State Tuesday expressed delight at the humane manner in which Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been relating with…
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Gov Ahmed laments prison conditions
The Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has lamented conditions of prisons in the country where “hundreds of inmates are…
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Outcome of retreat must strengthen electoral process – Prof. Yakubu, INEC boss
The outcome of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s, INEC’s Retreat “must have real effect in the way we strengthen our…
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Benin Traditional Council suspends Isekhure for negligence of duties
AGENE GODWIN , Benin The Benin Traditional Council with the authority of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare 11,Tuesday announced…
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Port Harcourt Golden Jubilee Polo Tournament ends in style
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed the organisation of a Special International Golden Jubilee Polo Tournament to mark…
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Military airstrike mistakenly kills civilians in Borno; President Buhari regrets accident, condoles families of the dead; Gov. Shettima orders emergency medical response; … Govt. Hospitals, doctors, ambulances placed on standby … Casualty figure yet to be fully ascertained
Dozens of civilians have been feared killed during an airstrike by military troops on targeted Boko Haram location in the…
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Opinion: Obama and the end of an era By Tayo Ogunbiyi
In a few days time (January 20, 2017), the curtain will draw on the tenure of the first Black president…
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Saraki condemns UNIMAID bomb blast …Seeks strict security measures to curb trend
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday condemned the bombing of a mosque inside the University of Maiduguri during…
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Gov Ahmed charges judicial officers on integrity
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has charged judicial officers in the state to maintain discipline and uphold high level…
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Opinion: Economic autonomy and the lessons from Lagos By Rasak Musbau
Lee Kuan Yew, the architect of the modern day Singapore, visited Nigeria a few days before the military struck on…
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Business and Economy
Fighting recession with borrowing, budgeting
The Federal Government has unveiled a three-year Debt Management Strategy (DMS) in a bid to rejuvenate the economy and fund…
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Edo residents laud Obaseki on road rehabilitation
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Residents of Benin City, the Edo state Capital have commended Governor Godwin Obaseki for embarking on massive…
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Gombe to procure 100 buses at N1.7 Billion for State Transport Company
Gombe State Government is to procure 100 brand new Homer II buses at the cost of N1.7 billion for the…
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Twin suicide attack on University of Maiduguri: How Professor, five others were killed; 12 year-old female bomber shot also shot on campus
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI A Professor of veterinary medicine, professor Aliyu Mani and three others were killed(reports say the number…
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Shittu charges new NCC Governing Board on telecoms quality of service
Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu has charged the newly inaugurated Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Governing Board Members to ensure…
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Education
Exams malpractice: Blind Association dismisses WAEC’s allegation against members
The National President of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB), Adamu Ishiyaku Gombe has dismissed an allegation by the…
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Female candidate from Borno tops in AUN’s nationwide scholarship examination
Eighteen-year-old Maryam Habila Usman, a former student of Air Force Girls Secondary School, Jos, has emerged the overall winner of…
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Etisalat Prize for Literature announces 2016 shortlist
The Etisalat Prize for Literature is the first pan-African Prize that celebrates debut African writers of published book-length fiction The…
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Support fallen heroes’ families, Tambuwal urges
One of the best ways to honour Nigeria’s fallen heroes is to take care of the loved ones they left…
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Lagos allays fears on bomb scare in Agege …Says arrested killers of LASTMA Commander to aid investigation
The Lagos State Government on Monday allayed fears of residents on suspected explosive substance which was allegedly dropped in a…
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WEF: Saraki calls on leaders to re-new social contract with citizens
As the World Economic Forum (WEF) commences in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki,…
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Women group mobilize for sustainable peace in Northern Nigeria
Over fifteen women groups in Zambuk Community of Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State have mobilized themselves as vanguards…
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