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Local
Gov. Obiano’s wife presents 80 wheelchairs to the physically-challenged
No fewer than 80 physically-challenged persons were rewarded with free wheelchairs by the wife of the governor of Anambra State,…
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(Feature) Nigeria’s notorious baby factories
The government of Africa’s most populous country is trying to crack down on this hideous trade, which may include the…
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Ajaokuta steel company needs $1.1bn for rehabilitation — Group
The African Iron and Steel Association, has said that about 1.1 billion dollars would be required to revive the Ajaokuta…
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Airlines operating in Nigeria earned N10.5bn from ticket sales in 7 months –NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Thursday, said that foreign and domestic airlines operating in the country sold N10.5 billion…
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News
INEC: Decisions taken by Zakari remain invalid – Fayose; insists Nigeria headed for ‘legal quagmire’
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has claimed that decisions taken by the former acting National Chairman of the Independent…
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6 confirmed dead in Maiduguri mosque suicide bomb attack, as culprits’ accomplices flee
Two accomplices of the lone suicide bomber who Friday morning successfully attacked a mosque in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State,…
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Africa
Amnesty Int’l accuse Guinea govt of shooting unarmed citizens, fatal beatings
Security forces have killed at least three people in election-related violence in Guinea’s capital city Conakry, including two who were…
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Electricity tariff set for 40% rise by November — NERC
Nigeria plans to increase electricity rates by as much as 40 percent for some customers next month as a fall…
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(OPINION) Six lessons we have learnt by Reuben Abati
The democratic experience in Nigeria has definitely been a continuing learning curve, and the more lessons we learn at various…
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IMF presses Nigeria to devalue naira currency
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pressing Nigeria to further devalue its naira currency amid uncertainty over the political and…
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Business and Economy
DMO boss congratulates GOCOP on its launch
The Director General of the Debt Management Office, Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, has said the online news platform is a critical…
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News
Online publishing comes with its own responsibilities – Ogunshola; as Adesina, Leo Stan Eke, harp on need for responsible online journalism
A former Chairman of the Punch newspapers, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, has said the practice of online journalism comes with its…
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Local
Sokoto APC caucus meets with ministerial nominee
As a follow-up to the meeting held by President Muhammadu Buhari with Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and Senator…
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Business and Economy
91 companies tender bid for NNPC Coastal, Bunkering Vessels Service contract; as Kachikwu reaffirms commitment to transparency
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Thursday, embarked on the public harvesting of technical bids submitted by a total of…
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Bauchi police nab woman, 30, for abandoning own 6 day-old baby
RUTH DAVID, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 30 year-old woman, Zainab Tukur, for allegedly abandoning her…
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Nigeria will work towards implemention of ECOWAS Protocol on axel load control – FRSC boss assures
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi who is also the Chairman of the National…
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EFCC arraigns businessman over failure to declare $2.9m, another for $2.4m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Thursday, arraigned one Ojukwu Nnamdi Rowland before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal…
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Over 560 women die annually during child delivery — Group
RUTH DAVID, Bauchi The State Coordinator, Evidence for Action (E4A), Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed has lamented the increase in national mortality…
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Group debunks claims of lopsidedness in FG’s appointment of Borno indigenes
ABDULLAHI MARI, Maiduguri A group, the Concerned Citizens of Southern Borno Senatorial District (CCSBSD), comprising members of all political parties,…
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I was not posted to Bayelsa on ‘political factor’ – New police commissioner explains
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Ahead of the 2016 governorship elections in the state, the Bayelsa Police Command, Thursday, pledged to combat…
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Lead Story
Finally, Amaechi gets senate’s nod; as Saraki moves ministerial nominees’ screening to Tuesday
After three postponements, the former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, eventually took his turn to be screened at the…
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Lagos seals off 6 companies for tax evasion; moves to prosecute defaulters
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Thursday sealed up six companies for non remittance of taxes due to the…
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Gov. Ugwuanyi govt extends housing scheme for workers to local governments
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has affirmed his readiness to engage the Federal Mortgage Bank in a strategic partnership…
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Ex-Gov. Lamido: EFCC presents 4 witnesses
The trial of Alhaji Sule Lamido, former Jigawa State governor, who is being prosecuted on a 27-count charge alongside his…
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Enugu Economic Planning Commission moves to rehabilitate roads and enhance tax administration
Enugu State Economic Planning Commission has resolved to harmonize the issue of taxation in the state to ensure that…
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