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Africa
Commonwealth appoints ex-president Jonathan to mediate in Zanzibar poll stalemate
Just back from his role as head of a Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) observer team to monitor the Presidential Elections…
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‘Ogoni Nine Hanging’ anniversary: Rivers PDP praises late Saro-Wiwa, Ogoni people
Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Felix Obuah, has said the Ogoni people deserve…
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Africa
New $280m presidential jet for Zuma causes uproar in South Africa
South Africa’s opposition has demanded that the government scrap plans to buy a new jet for President Jacob Zuma that…
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News
President Buhari commends ‘indomitable spirit’ of Golden Eaglets; as APC congratulates team on World Cup victory
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially congratulated the Golden Eaglets for winning retaining the U-17 FIFA World Cup in Chile, late…
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Health
Airtel partners Unilever, NDA to boost oral hygiene among students
Telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has partnered with manufacturer of home and personal care goods, Unilever, alongside the Nigerian Dental Association…
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Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill three Nigerian refugees in Cameroon
Two female suicide bombers, suspected of belonging to Islamist militant group Boko Haram, killed three Nigerians in a truck full…
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CBN to unveil new rules to curb banks’ high interest lending, illegal charges
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN will soon introduce a set of measures that will protect bank customers from unethical…
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Local
Corporate sector losses account for NSE All Share Index’s poor performance
Poor results announced by industry leaders in the oil and gas, banking and conglomerates sectors worsened the performance of the…
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CCB‘s witnesses fail to show up at Orubebe’s trial, case adjourned till Nov. 26
The Prosecution Counsel in the trial of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, at the Code of…
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Local
Gov. Ikpeazu swears-in Bonnie Iwuoha, Eziuche Ubani, 18 other Commissioners
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has reminded his newly-appointed commissioners of the zero tolerance stance of his administration for…
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Local
Military destroys more Boko Haram camps in Borno
ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri Troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade, Sunday, cleared more terrorists’ camps along Bale, Bita and Damboa…
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Health
Ambode pledges to complete Bone Marrow Transplant Centre in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday, pledged the support of the state government to ensuring the completion of the…
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U-17 World Cup: PDP congratulates Golden Eaglets; calls victory ‘a testimony against Buhari’s ‘Demarketing’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the Golden Eaglets for Sunday’s World Cup victory, describing it as ‘a bold…
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Business and Economy
(Photonews) ‘Dinner with His Excellency’ organized by Lagos State Security Trust Fund at Victoria Island
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode discussing with the Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries PLC., Mr. Kufre Ekanem and the…
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Local
Tribunal’s ruling: Intervene in Taraba State now to avert crisis; Group tells Buhari
A youth organization in Taraba State, the Taraba Coalition of Youth Leaders, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to move…
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Africa
SPDC JV’s Andoni GMoU Cluster empowers 80 Niger Delta women
Eighty women have graduated from a skills acquisition programme of the Andoni Cluster Development Board (CDB) under the Shell Petroleum…
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News
Buhari congratulates Jighere on winning World Scrabble Championship
Nigerians have been congratulating countryman Wellington Jighere, who has become the first African to win the English-language World Scrabble Championship.…
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News
Govs. Ambode, Ahmed, Wike congratulate Golden Eaglets on World Cup victory
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, and his Kwara and Rivers states’ counterparts, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed and Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,…
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Group alerts police, dissociates self from planned protests on Ogoni Nine Commemoration day
The Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority (OCIA) has disassociated the Ogoni people from a plan by some groups operating in Port…
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(Opinion) The November 3rd judgment: Special birthday gift to Ochendo
EDDIE ONUZURUIKE The month of November spawns famous birth days, events in history, locally and abroad. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Odumegwu…
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(Photonews) Airtel CEO, Ogunsanya, pays condolence visit to Awolowo family
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has paid a condolence visit to the family of…
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Arts & Entertainment
Pamela, Uniport undergraduate wins Miss Nigeria 2015
Twenty-two year-old computer science graduate of University of Port Harcourt, Miss Pamela Peter-Vigboro Leesi, emerged winner of the Miss Nigeria…
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