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Gov. Okorocha insists on concession of Imo parastatals, agencies
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has restated his resolve to continue with the planned concession of some public parastatals…
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Military now terrorising Nembe communities — CLO writes President Buhari
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) in Bayelsa state has accused the Nigeria military deployed to Nembe community…
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INEC clears 663,639 voters for Dec. 5 Bayelsa guber poll
NEDU MARK, Yenogoa The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Thursday, officially released the lists of legible voters for the 2016…
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President Buhari approves expansion of Nigeria’s maritime boundaries
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday approved the continuation of efforts by the National Boundary Commission to significantly expand the nation’s maritime…
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Business and Economy
Arik Air rewards passengers big with surprise gifts
Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, is rewarding passengers with surprise gifts mid-flight in what the company calls…
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New Bauchi police commissioner seeks public support, vows to stem criminality
RUTH DAVID, Bauchi The newly deployed Bauchi state police commissioner, Baba Tijjani, has called on the public to support him…
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N5000 stipend: APC senators acting out party script – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said Wednesday’s rejection by the All Progressives Congress (APC) senators of the N5,000 monthly…
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Assets declaration: SERAP urges NBA to probe Saraki’s lawyers for walking out on CCT
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to “urgently investigate the conduct of…
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Boko Haram: Army opens media office in Maiduguri
ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri For effective counter insurgency war in the North-East, the Nigerian Army has opened a media centre in…
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Buhari warns ministers-designate to shun waste, impunity
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, warned his ministers-designate against waste of resources and impunity, urging them to key into the change…
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Arts & Entertainment
I’m a fan of Nollywood — Mimiko; assures on best 2015 BON awards
Ondo State governor and chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has opened up on…
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PDP national leaders to present Dickson with party flag, Nov. 20
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa The National leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is expected to storm Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital,…
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Councils’ bosses deny Ogunlewe’s allegation; insist Ambode did not make deductions from LG funds
The Conference of Local Government Executive Secretaries in Lagos State has debunked an allegation by the former Minister of Works…
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Ambode upbeat on investment opportunities in agribusiness in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Thursday, said the agribusiness sector remains one of the most viable areas that the…
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Edo: How we arrested fleeing Igarra bank robbers – Vigilante
AGENE GODWIN, Benin A vigilante group in Igarra, Wednesday, gave an insight into how the organization scuttled the escape of…
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200 ex-militants endorse Dickson, vow to end kidnapping in Bayelsa
Over 200 ex-freedom fighters under the aegis of the Peace and Cultural Development Initiative (PCDI), have pledged to work with…
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FRSC boss tasks staff on imperative of inter-agency collaboration
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi has tasked staff on the need to ensure…
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Borno bye-election: PDP faults APC’s bandwagon argument
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as ‘hollow, fallacious and completely out of point,’ the argument by the All…
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Over 300 APC members decamp to PDP; say ‘party is deceitful’
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Over 300 aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state have decamped to the…
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(Photonews) Police parade arms, ammunition seized from fleeing Igarra banks’ robbers
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Ezike, addressed newsmen on arms and ammunition as well as money recovered from…
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NTEL to roll out first phase of services in 3 states, November
NTEL, the new telecommunications company from the recently liquidated Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile arm, MTel, now under…
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CBN unveils EPIS to boost cashless transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced the Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS) to encourage the use of debit…
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World Bank, FG launch equity scheme
The World Bank, in conjunction with the Federal Government of Nigeria, has launched a grant scheme to support micro, small…
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Senate rejects motion for payment of N5000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths
The Senate, Wednesday, rejected a motion for the payment of N5, 000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in the country.…
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