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Education
50 orphans of fallen JTF, soldiers get 9-year Zenith Bank scholarships from Shettima
Fifty children whose parents died fighting the Boko Haram insurgency under the Civilian JTF, Nigerian Army, Police, DSS and para-military…
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Ambode flags off commissioning of 114 LG roads … Commissions Lay-By, Slip Road in Alapere
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday flagged off a week long commissioning of 114 roads newly constructed in…
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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 71st session of UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday, September 17, 2016, departed Abuja, the Federal Capital, to participate in the 71st session of the…
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Gov. Wike inaugurates Rivers State Amnesty Programme Committee
In a major move to restore peace across all communities of Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday inaugurated…
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FRSC appoints Ojeme first female Deputy Corps Marshal, Operations
In line with consolidation process, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi has approved the…
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Boko Haram spokesman rearrested at Senate Leader’s residence in Maiduguri
BY AB DULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The self acclaimed spokesman of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Ali Sanda Umar Konduga popularly…
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Why we cater for families of Boko Haram fighters – Borno Governor… Receives 355 babies, 149 nursing mothers, 62 kids from Army
Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima on Friday explained basis for his administration’s continued care for families of Boko Haram insurgents, noting…
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President Buhari to attend 71st session of UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari will participate in the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from Monday, September 19…
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FIFA appoints Grisha to handle Zambia, Nigeria match; Paul Bassey as security officer for Group E qualifier between Congo and Egypt
Football’s world ruling body, FIFA, has appointed Egyptian Ghead Grisha as referee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match…
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Ambode hands over new Ipaja Police Post to tackle crime … Promises improved security presence in hinterlands
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday handed over a newly constructed Police Post in Ayobo Ipaja area of…
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Business and Economy
FG to release N350 billion for capital projects next week; To raise $1 billion Eurobond before end of December for capital projects
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has disclosed that a sum of N350 billion capital votes will be released…
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FG releases concrete proof of efforts to secure release of Chibok girls
The Federal Government has released concrete proof of its efforts to secure the release of the Chibok girls, who were…
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Rivers politics and glorification of gangsterism
By Anthony Brown There is a tragi-comedy going on in the country, especially among the political class. A villain is…
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Apprehend killers of Bokkos Monarch, Lalong charges new Plateau CP
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has charged the newly posted State Police Commissioner, Peter Ogunyawo, to spare no effort…
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Business and Economy
Mercedes-Benz leads Automobile Segment in first half of the year; Delivers its four-millionth SUV in strongest-selling August ever
. Mercedes-Benz in the first half of 2016 has overtaken other luxury car segments in the number of vehicles sold,…
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Igbinedion assures PDP of victory
AGENE GODWIN ,Benin Former governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, has reiterated his earlier comments that the next governor…
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Cassava and the Nigerian economy By Tayo Ogunbiyi
That the Nigerian economy is currently in a mess is an understatement. The drastic drop in revenue accruable to the…
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Business and Economy
Zinox alerts public to blackmail from Benjamin Joseph
Our attention has been drawn to an on-going campaign of calumny by serial blackmailer, Mr. Benjamin Joseph, an indigene of…
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President Buhari backs constitutional amendment to clarify relations among tiers of government
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration will support a constitutional amendment to free local governments from the stranglehold…
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Arts & Entertainment
Airtel announces Season 3 of Touching Lives CSR intervention …Restates commitment towards less privileged Nigerians.
Following the remarkable impact and success recorded in the Seasons 1 and 2 of its revolutionary CSR intervention tagged Touching…
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Business and Economy
Ambode donates N5m to students with new biogas technology …Presents certificates to 422 graduates of RSW Internship Scheme
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday donated N5 million to two students of Lagos State College Of Health…
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Current recession requires ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking – Says President Buhari
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, AT THE MINISTERIAL RETREAT ON THE ECONOMY AND THE BUDGET AT THE STATE HOUSE BANQUET…
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Business and Economy
Ambode approves N740M compensation for Lekki Free Zone host communities …Says more to come in due course
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved a total sum of N740,461,432.00 as compensation for host communities of…
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