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Local
Dream Team IV’s captain in despair over health status
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Future of the victorious National Under-23, the Dream Team IV ‘s dropped captain, Erhun Obanor now hangs…
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Arts
Nigerian writers absent as Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 announces shortlist
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors for the 2015 Etisalat…
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Africa
Tackling climate change requires concerted efforts – Yusuf
As concerns about climate change intensify all over the world and countries gear up toward reducing carbon emission, world leaders,…
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Local
Kaduna gov’t to set up Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Zaria clash; bans public processions
A judicial commission of inquiry is to be established into the recent security incidents in Zaria. This was disclosed in…
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Local
FG to exploit full potentials of tourism sector to diversify economy – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has underscored the commitment of the present administration towards exploiting the full…
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Faith
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Faith
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News
CAF set to honour Buhari at 2015 Glo-CAF Awards in Abuja
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced plans to honour President Muhamadu Buhari with a special Platinum Award at the…
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News
NFF proposes N7.2bn budget for 2016
Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has proposed a budget of N7.2 billion for the 2016 year. The proposal…
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Local
Buhari has approved NNPC’s unbundling proposal – Kachikwu; now to be split into 4 units
Buhari has approved NNPC’s unbundling proposal – Kachikwu; now to be split into 4 units President Muhammadu Buhari has approved…
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Local
FG recovered only $26.4m, £19m Abacha’s loot — AGF; as Foreign Reserves drop to $29 billion
Federal Government, Thursday, said the total amount of money recovered from the late Head of State, Gen Sani Abachi as…
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Local
NNPC awards crude oil lifting contract to 21 firms
The Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) has awarded crude oil lifting contracts to 21 firms which emerged winners of the…
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Africa
Oil heads for third straight weekly loss as supply weighs
Oil prices edged higher, Friday as investors closed positions ahead of the end of the year though crude was still…
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Africa
Niger President confirms coup attempt
Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou has said his government has foiled a plot to overthrow him. Issoufou said the plotters planned…
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News
FIFA: Suspended Sepp Blatter presents his defence
Sepp Blatter claimed he “did not violate FIFA’s code of ethics” as the suspended president made his defence to the…
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Local
EFCC arraigns businessman for alleged N9.5m oil fraud; docks another for alleged N29.9m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 17, 2015 arraigned one Oghenemi Michael Morowei, Managing Director, Standard…
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Local
Bayelsa: INEC fixes Jan. 9 for Southern Ijaw re-run poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has fixed January 9, 2016, as date for the conclusion of the governorship election…
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Local
(Opinion) Weep not for Jose Mourinho by Tayo Ogunbiyi
After, perhaps, the worst start to a season, in which his club, Chelsea FC of England, had only been able…
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Local
Diezani rumoured dead; family refutes report
Following reports that the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources in the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Mrs Diezani Alsion-Madueke was died,…
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Africa
We need to fast track the integration process — President Buhari tells ECOWAS leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has praised past and current leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for their…
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Local
Group cautions Bayelsa youths to shun thuggery, electoral fraud in Southern Ijaw poll
NEDU MARK YENAGOA Ahead of the governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state by the Independent…
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Lead Story
FG won’t remove subsidy – Kachikwu; introduces price modulation policy
Federal Government has assured that it will not remove the subsidy in the petroleum downstream sector, but would instead introduce…
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Education
WAEC releases Nov/Dec WASSCE results, conceals Maths, English
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Thursday, in Lagos released November/December 2015 WASSCE results, concealing the statistical data of…
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MTN drags NCC to Lagos High Court over $3.9bn fine; claims regulatory body overstepped its powers
MTN Group challenge in court a $3.9bn fine by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) after resolving that the penalty that…
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Local
Corruption: Media persecution unnecessary — Metuh
Office of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted attempts by the Economic and Financial…
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