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Tony Elumelu Foundation reports partnerships with AfDB, ECOWAS, Coca-Cola, Ministry of Information; Minister restates Nigeria’s commitment to ease of doing business
At a large annual gathering of African entrepreneurs, held over the weekend in Lagos, Nigeria, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)…
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Access Bank grows Q3 profit to N72bn
Access Bank Plc has announced an impressive profit of N72 billion for the nine months ended 30 September 2016 based…
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Opinion: Debt, death and destiny By Aniebo Nwamu
Democracy is, indeed, “the worst form of government except for all the others”. If the current regime in Nigeria were…
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Opinion: My brother, Reuben Abati By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “What is the problem with your brother?” “He was arrested by the EFCC” “I see! Was…
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Boko Haram kills 5 Soldiers, 3 others in ambush
Operation LAFIYA DOLE troops carrying out clearance operations on suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ hideouts in Talala and Ajigin, southern part…
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Troops arrest Boko Haram drugs supplier in Bama
Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on patrol from Bama to Pulka, intercepted suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ drugs and other logistics…
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Don’t drag Buhari into Judges arrest – Presidency
The Presidency has advised journalists and other Nigerians to stop linking President Muhammadu Buhari to the legal travails of some…
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Alleged N40b fraud: Nigerians not deceived by your antics, APC tells Fayose
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has described the allegation of N40b fraud by Ekiti State House of…
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Umahi releases woman held in prison for stealing N400 cocoa yam; Says Abakaliki Prisons not fit for humans; Offers to build new Prison
A woman held at the Abakaliki Prisons for allegedly stealing cocoa yam worth N400 has been released on the orders…
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Amaechi praises late GU Ake’s values; Recalls ‘I was governor by divine mandate’
Former Rivers State Governor and Minister for Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has hailed former Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party,…
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Saraki lauds Army for buying Aba made shoes
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has commended the Nigerian Army for its decision to purchase 50,000 pairs of shoes…
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S/Korean firm to build 550 megawatts power plant in Cross River
A South Korean firm, Kingline Integrated Power Development Limited has expressed its readiness to build a 550 Megawatts gas fired…
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Arts & Entertainment
Emmanuella, Mark Angel, Yvonne Chaka Chaka & Anne Kansiime for 2016 Afrikafest UK
Nigeria’s most popular kid Comedian, Emmanuella and Mark Angel are set to share platform with revered African Legends, Yvonne Chaka…
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FUWA President solicits support for the downtrodden
The President of Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, FUNAI, Women Association and wife of the Vice Chancellor of FUNAI, Ebonyi State,…
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Business and Economy
Guinness Nigeria’s new spirits business boosts first quarter revenue
Guinness Nigeria Plc Friday announced a revenue increase of 6% for the first quarter of its financial year ended 30…
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INEC can conduct election in Sambisa forest but not in Rivers State – Gov. Amaechi
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the fact that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can successfully…
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Twin bomb blasts kill 8 persons, injure 11 in Maiduguri
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGUIRI At least 8 persons have died, while 11 are injured in coordinated suicide bomb blasts at…
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Re-evaluating the Boko Haram Conflict By Jideofor Adibe
This piece was first published by Brookings’ Institution on its blog on February 29 2016 (https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2016/02/29/re-evaluating-the-boko-haram-conflict/). I have edited it…
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Should ‘corrupt’ judges ‘step aside’ for investigation? By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “What is sauce for the goose should also be sauce for the gander” The two justices…
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Anchor Insurance records 14 per cent investment growth in 2015; Floats Employee Loss of Employment Insurance Scheme (See pictures from AGM)
Dennis Udoma Anchor Insurance Company Limited has announced a growth rate of 14 per cent as investment income for 2015.…
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Business and Economy
$2.6BN Badagry Deep Sea Port will be turning point for economic growth – Ambode …Says funding for 10-Lane Mile 2-Badagry highway expansion at advanced stage
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday expressed optimism that the $2.6bn Badagry Deep Sea Port Project would be…
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Health
Maternal health: Saraki’s wife advocates data collection
Wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki has advocated better health and gender data collection to allow families and…
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