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STOP PRESS: INEC postpones Anambra Central Senatorial re-run election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the conduct of the re-run election earlier scheduled for Saturday, 5th March,…
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Dickson assures rehabilitation for rescued Ese Oruru; as lawmakers demand prosecution of abductors
Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has promised that his administration will rehabilitate and reintegrate the rescued Ese Oruru into…
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We’ll rescue your children — Police assure parents of abducted Lagos students
Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Bala Hassan, has assured the parents of three students, who were abducted from…
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PENGASSAN to FG: Modular refineries will end continuous fuel scarcity
Petroleum and Natural Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has advised the Federal Government to encourage modular refineries to end…
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No Banking Day: LCCI lauds group for sensitisation of Nigerians on excessive bank charges
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Tuesday, lauded the efforts of the Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria (CAFON)…
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Africa
Outgoing ECOWAS Commission President visits President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari received Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, the outgoing President of the ECOWAS Commission in the State House Abuja…
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Africa
Uzoka becomes UBA’s new GMD, Osadolor is Deputy MD
Nigeria’s leading bank, UBA, has appointed the new Group Managing Director (GMD). This followed the announcement of the exit of…
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Lead Story
RCCG marks 30 years of Holy Ghost Service; Celebrates Daddy G.O’s 74th birthday; Buhari salutes Pastor Adeboye
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, will, from March 3-6 be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Holy Ghost…
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Business and Economy
Cashew : FG to plant 3 million seedlings – Audu Ogbe; Access to credit critical – Gov. Ahmed
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, has described cashew as a game changer as every part…
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Tambuwal: Sokoto will be first state to use card reader for LG poll
The March 12 local government election in Sokoto will set new standards by being the first state to use the…
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Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan govts must account for all recovered loot — Court
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in a landmark judgment has held that successive governments since the return of…
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Local
FG set to plant 3m cashew seedlings to boost revenue — Ogbe
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, has described cashew as a game changer as every part of…
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Local
87-km Orhionmwon road ready for commissioning in April — Gov. Oshiomhole
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has assured that ongoing construction of the 87-kilometer road in Orhionmwon…
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Buhari never promised paying N5, 000 allowance to unemployed youths – Presidency
The Presidency, Monday, said President Muhammadu Buhari never promised to pay unemployed graduates N5,000 monthly. Senior Special Assistant to the…
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Drug suspect attempts dare-devil escape at Abuja airport
ANTHONY OMOH Like something out of a Hollywood movie, a drug suspect, Michael Nwobodo Alli, jumped through a thick glass…
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Arts & Entertainment
Jab Adu’s death: Nigeria has lost a quintessential master artiste – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has condoled with the family of the veteran actor, writer and…
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Local
CCT reschedules 11th March for hearing of Senate President
The Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar, has Tuesday acceded to the request of the Senate President Dr…
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Africa
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Local
Nigeria’s economic challenges present opportunities for growth — Saraki
Consultants under the auspices of the Department for International Development (DFID), Monday, told President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola…
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Local
Nigeria requires 50,000MW to drive economic development — FG
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, Monday, called for increased investment in renewable energy, saying the country…
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Local
Electricity tariff hike: Court re-issues restraining order on NERC
Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos has re-affirmed the existing order restraining the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory…
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NNPC, oil marketers move to end fuel scarcity
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) disclosed, Monday, that it has stepped up collaboration with the Major Oil Marketers Association of…
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Local
Dangote Cement named ‘Most Outstanding Company’ of the year
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), has honoured the Dangote Cement Plc with the ‘Most Outstanding Company’ of…
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Military launches special camouflage uniforms for desert combat
The Nigerian military has launched the harmonised military desert and woodland camouflage uniforms to check the proliferation of camouflage uniforms…
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Health
Lassa fever kills pregnant woman, 2 medical workers in Kaduna outbreak
A pregnant woman and two health workers have been confirmed dead following the outbreak of Lassa fever in Kaduna. The…
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