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Contempt: Court may send Edo Speaker to jail
AGENE GODWIN ,Benin The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin Edo state capital Monday ordered the Speaker of the state…
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Africa
Sokoto, Niger Republic to set up joint schools
Sokoto state, in collaboration with the government of Niger Republic, will establish a cluster of new schools that will be…
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(Opinion) Too early for 2019 politics By Bola Bolawole
It is not up to one year that the present civilian dispensation was inaugurated on May 29 last year; but…
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IGP directs AIG Zone 7 to relocate to Kaduna ; Over security situation in the state
Concerned by the general crime situation in Kaduna State, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has directed the…
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Solid Minerals Minister tasks security agencies
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has challenged security agencies in the country to come up with technology…
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Top terrorist captured, others surrender to Nigerian troops
Apart from the recent arrest of Khalid al-Barnawi, the leader of Ansaru terrorist group in Lokoja, Kogi State, the Nigerian…
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President Buhari returns to Abuja after Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja, capital of Nigeria, from Washington DC, the United States of America, where he…
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Utomi hails Ambode’s administrative style …Says Gov has a lot of substance
Renowned economist and public commentator, Professor Pat Utomi has described Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode as a man with…
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Osinbajo, Obasanjo, Babachir, Anyim, Jonathan, Dogara others with Umahi at mother’s burial
Ebonyi State Governor, Engineer David Umahi, last weekend was joined by the Who-is-who in Nigeria to bid his mother, Deaconess…
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S’West APC leaders resolve differences; Osoba rejoins APC …As Tinubu, Aregbesola, Ajimobi, Ambode, others meet in Lagos
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South West, Nigeria met in Lagos on Sunday where they restated…
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Business and Economy
NLNG opens $2m Oil and Gas Research Centre donated to University of Port Harcourt
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), on Friday, at the University of Port Harcourt commissioned $2 million NLNG Centre for Gas, Refining…
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Business and Economy
CBN’s PMI shows mixed results for March 2016
Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – Manufacturing and Non- Manufacturing – for the month of March…
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Boko Haram: Troops discover bomb-making tools in primary school; Captive delivers baby after liberation
Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison, Army Headquarters Strike Group (AHQ SG) accompanied by some Civilian JTF (Joint Military Task force)…
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Gov. Wike heads PDP’s National Convention Committee
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has been nominated to head the National Convention Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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Health
Osun doctors call off 7–month strike
Medical doctors in Osun State under the aegis of the Association of Medical and Dental Officers, Sunday, suspended their seven-month…
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Lack of political will, leadership succession plan hinder industry growth — NCAA
ANTHONY OMOH Non-existent leadership succession plan, lack of political will and inconsistent policies, remain some of the cogs identified to…
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Nigerian Army remains a national institution – Spokesman; dispels reports of disharmony in barracks
Nigerian Army has reacted to claims of disharmony in the force as claimed by sections of the media, even as…
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Lagos Govt acquires 2,134 hectares of land for agriculture to boost IGR
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Toyin Suarau, Saturday said that the state had acquired 2,134 hectares of land from…
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News
2017 AFCON ouster: NFF to meet Dalung, Tuesday; rules out Okocha for Eagles’ job
Following the unceremonious ouster of the national team from the qualifications for the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in…
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Lagos govt to commence repair works on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway
Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) said on Saturday that it would commence repair works on the bad portions of…
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Bi-Courtney clears air on delay of regional operations from MMIA2
ANTHONY OMOH Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Two (MMIA2), has said that the…
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FG reverses petrol subsidy; as Kaduna refinery set to resume operations
The Federal Government, Saturday, has reversed its policy on non-payment of subsidy on petrol as it subsidised the commodity by…
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Education
US firms Vicki Marsha, FedEx, donate to AUN’s Feed and Read program for girls
The Feed and Read program for girls, a literacy scheme of the American University of Nigeria, AUN, for disadvantaged young…
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Obasanjo wants Governors to up good governance index *Commends Ugwuanyi on performance
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state for what he called good work he…
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Africa
Nigeria’s Finance Minister advocates inclusive growth at G20 Seminar in Paris
Nigeria’s Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun called for sustainable and inclusive growth for Africa at a high level G20 Finance Ministers…
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