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PDP NEC appoints Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff National Chairman
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday, February 16, 2016 appointed Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff from…
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Operation Sambisa: Troops destroy terrorists’ camps in forests
The Nigerian Army has continued its offensive operations of destroying all Boko Haram terrorists’ remaining camps and enclaves around Alagarno…
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CSNAC absolves President Buhari of blame over alleged corruption in Judiciary
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has come out strongly in defence of President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent expression of…
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FG, World Bank earmark over $100 m for girl-child education in 5 states
Federal Government and the World Bank have earmarked over $100 million for girl-child education in five northern states, according to…
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Gov. Ahmed seeks FG’s intervention on roads; inaugurates 20-man committee to improve IGR
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called for more support from the Federal Government in the area of infrastructural…
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Ecobank announces leadership change in Ghana subsidiary; appoints Adjei as MD for CESA operations
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has announced leadership change in its Ghana Subsidiary with the appointment of Mr. Samuel Ashitey as Managing…
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Industrial action by doctors ‘mere blackmail’ – Osun Gov’t
Government of the State of Osun, Tuesday, described as mere blackmail the protests by the striking doctors saying that the…
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NSCDC nabs man for selling fake relief material forms to Borno IDPs worth N27m
ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno State Command, has arrested a man, Bukar Ladan for…
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Sokoto govt, USAID launch project to train 2.1m children at primary level
Sokoto State Government will ensure access to quality education for a total of 1.7m primary school and out of school…
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(Opinion) Benue South re-run poll: An imperative of David Mark (Idoma ronu)
PAUL OMO BENDE Being an illiterate in idoma vernacular I apologise for using a Yoruba verb as the most active…
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President Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo welcome Pastor E. A. Adeboye to State House, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Tuesday, received Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of…
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(Opinion) Can we really blame Oliseh? By Bola Bolawole
I am not a soccer buff, as they say, but I follow soccer enough to be able to intelligently comment…
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Senate directs NERC to suspend electricity tariff hikes; orders immediate reversal
The 8th Senate, Tuesday, directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to immediately suspend implementation of the February 1st, 2016…
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NEMA begins distribution of ‘special need’ food in IDPs camp
The North East Zonal Office of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has started distributing special needs food and non food…
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Arts & Entertainment
Benin’s Angelique Kidjo wins Grammy
Benin Republic’s music icon, Angelique Kidjo has finally won the Best World Music Album of the Year category at this…
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No resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria — FG; says recent incidents not an indication
The Federal Government has said the recent spate of attacks by Boko Haram is not an indication of any resurgence…
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United Nations has released $58m to assist IDPs till date — Official
The United Nations (UN) has released 58 million U.S. dollars to assist 2.4 million people affected by Boko Haram-related violence…
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Siasia keen on Iheanacho, Osimhen invitation to Rio Olympics squad
Ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Coach of the National U-23 side, the Dream Team IV, Samson Siasia has…
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Naira slumps to N345 per dollar at parallel market
The naira further lost its value at the parallel market, exchanging N345 for a dollar. The devaluation campaign against the…
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FG’s disobedience of court order stalls Dasuki’s trial
The continued detention of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki by the Department of State Security Service (DSS), in…
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NNPC spent N307bn on subsidy in 2015 — Report
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, spent about N306.92 billion on subsidy between January and December 2015. According to the NNPC’s…
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NCC moves to regulate operations of WhatsApp, Facebook, others; as tech giants protest
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has unveiled plans to initiative a framework geared towards regulating the operations of over the top…
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NigerDelta Amnesty Programme to end in 2yrs — Boro
Presidential Amnesty Programme for Niger Delta militants initiated in 2009 by late President Umaru Yar’Adua will end in the next…
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Cameroonian troops hand over 2 Boko Haram suspects to Nigeria; rescue 112 captives
The troops of the Cameroonian Army have handed over two suspected Boko Haram insurgents to their Nigerian counterparts along the…
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Customs intercepts arms, ammunition cache at Lagos port
Tin-Can Island Port, Apapa, command of the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), Monday intercepted arms and ammunition concealed in a container…
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