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Africa
Sierra Leone Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria kidnapped in Kaduna
Sierra Leone’s Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Major-Gen Alfred Nelson-Williams has been kidnapped in Kaduna state, according to High Commission…
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News
Another loan spell looms for Alex Iwobi at Arsenal amid plaudit by fans
Would newly-capped Nigeria international and Arsenal star, Alex Iwobi benefit from a loan move to another Premier League club? Put…
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Chelsea release Pato, Falcao, Amelia
Chelsea have opted against renewing contracts for strikers Radamel Falcao and Alexandre Pato, and goalkeeper Marco Amelia, the Premier League…
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UN raises fresh alarm over plight of children inside IDPs camps in N/East
Tens of thousands of children in northeast Nigeria will die of malnutrition this year unless they receive treatment soon, said…
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Kenya Airways expects funds repatriation from Nigeria this month
Kenya Airways Ltd., sub-Saharan Africa’s third-largest carrier, has said it expects to begin receiving payments of outstanding fares from the…
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Terror attack: Be security conscious — FAAN advises airport users
ANTHONY OMOH Following the terrorists’ attacks at Brussels Airport and Tuesdays devastating attack at the Atatürk Airport in Turkey, the…
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Education
2016 Wole Soyinka Int’l Cultural Exchange kicks off July 13
The annual Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) will hold from July 13 to 14, 2016. The event traditionally coincides…
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Local
Edo 2016: Don Pedro Obaseki not our candidate – Accord Party
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Ahead of the September 10 governorship election in Edo State, the Accord Party (AP), Friday, said it…
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Local
Elechi Amadi, a man of many parts – Jonathan; ‘He changed Africa’s story’
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has praised the nationalism and patriotism of late novelist, Elechi Amadi, who died, Wednesday, aged 82.…
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President Buhari receives Benue Governor, H.E. Samuel Ortom in Statehouse, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, June 30, 2016, received in audience, Governor of Benue State H.E. Samuel Ortom in Statehouse, Abuja.…
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Lead Story
We’ll rebuild the Niger Delta, President Buhari assures
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration would rebuild Nigeria, including the Niger Delta region, and therefore solicits patience…
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Late Chief Ojo Maduekwe, a patriot – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described former Minister of Culture,Tourism and National Orientation Ojo Maduekwe,…
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Abe condoles Elechi Amadi’s family, Rivers people … Describes death as great loss
Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate for Rivers South East Senatorial District in the set to be…
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Africa
Airtel announces short code for ‘Do Not Disturb’ service
Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced its ‘Do not Disturb’ short code, 2442, designed to empower customers in…
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Local
Lagos inaugurates Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy
In its bid to ensure justice for all and sundry, the Lagos State Government on Thursday inaugurated a nine-member Advisory…
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NIMASA seeks partnership with The United States Government
In continuation of the drive to reposition the Agency and establish partnerships for the sustainable growth and development of the…
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Business and Economy
How we’ll grow Nigeria’s steel sector, by Fayemi
To fund the infrastructure needs of its growing economy over the next 30 years, Nigeria would spend about USD 3…
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Arts & Entertainment
Amaechi: We’ve lost a colossus in Captain Elechi Amadi
Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has described the death of literary icon, Captain Elechi Amadi as a monumental loss,…
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Local
Ojo Maduekwe elevated Nigeria’s image abroad – Fasehun
The President of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasehun, on Thursday said that the late Chief Ojo Maduekwe…
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Local
Imo, Kogi re-run elections hold 23rd July; Rivers, Kano hold on July 30, 2016
Following a National Stakeholders’ Forum on the conclusion of the suspended re-run elections in Rivers, Kogi, Imo and Kano States,…
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Local
Saraki mourns Amadi, Maduekwe
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday expressed grief over the death of two notable Nigerians, Captain Elechi Amadi…
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Bonnie Iwuoha, others, address media on Ogah’s Certificate of Return saga; ‘I never received him at Enugu Airport’ – Gov. Ugwuanyi
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has vehemently denied a report that he received Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, at the Akanu…
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