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(For the Record) GOCOP, a testament of successful reforms of the telecommunication sector — BPE
Being the Goodwill Message by the Director of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Ezra Dikki, at the…
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Sokoto to establish 3 micro-finance banks, SMEDA to boost SMEs
The Sokoto State Government has said it will establish three micro-finance banks as well as a Small and Medium Enterprises…
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(Opinion) Addressing gender-based violence
BILKIS BAKARE Despite the national and international outcry against gender-based violence, the crime still continues and is even attaining a…
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Nigeria, Israel must defeat terrorism – Edelstein; as Dogara seeks cooperation between NASS, Knesset
Head of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, Mr. Yuli-Yoel Edelstein has called for the establishment of parliamentary groups between Nigeria…
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(Opinion) Tackling the menace of roadside trading in Lagos
Rasak Musbau In recent time, street trading and begging have become common sight on Lagos streets and highways. They are…
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Starwood appoints Irshad as new GM for Sheraton Abuja Hotel
The Starwood Hotel and Resorts has announced the appointment of Mr. Nouman Irshad as the new General Manager for the…
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River Benue breaks banks, submerges communities in Makurdi
A sudden surge in the water level of River Benue has left over 300 houses and huts submerged, with many…
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Winners emerge in Yojus Painting Star Contest for school children
It was an unlocking of creativity and talent as sixty pupils from several schools in Lagos and Port Harcourt gathered…
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Supreme Court dismisses Wike’s suit against Election Tribunal
The Supreme Court, Tuesday dismissed the suit filed by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, challenging the jurisdiction of the state…
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Election Tribunal sacks Rivers Speaker, 19 other lawmakers
The Rivers State legislative election petition tribunals, Monday, nullified the election of the Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly…
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Chad appoint former Cameroon captain, Rigobert Song, as coach ahead of S/Eagles match
Chad, who are Nigeria’s Group G opponents in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, have sacked their French coach…
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FG inaugurates Presidential Committee on Reconstitution of Government Boards of Parastatals
The Presidential Committee on Reconstitution of Government Boards of Parastatals is to be headed by the Secretary to the Government…
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Etisalat holds free eye surgeries for Bauchi residents
About 50 Nigerians in Bauchi State have regained full sight after benefitting from a Free Eye Surgeries programme sponsored by…
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Dogara prays for Nigeria`s stability in Jerusalem with Govs Fayose, Ortom, Lalong, Umahi .. says Security challenges will soon be over
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday led other Nigerian leaders to pray for peace and…
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Arts & Entertainment
3rd Idowu Sobowale International Conference holds at Covenant University
The 3rd Idowu Sobowale International Conference, 2015 holds Tuesday, October 27 and Wednesday, October 28, 2015. The conference, with the…
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Gov. Tambuwal charges new commissioners to be humane
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has tasked newly-sworn-in commissioners to see themselves as servants of the people and shun…
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Arts & Entertainment
Anyadike, MBGN World 2015 winner pledges to work with Gov. Obiano to tackle ecological problems
The newly crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN), Miss Unoaku Anyadike, has pledged to work with the Anambra State…
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Interference from ‘high places’ scuttled Dele Giwa investigations — Ex-DIG Omeben opens up
Twenty-nine years after the murder of renowned journalist, Dele Giwa, a retired police chief, Chris Omeben, who conducted the investigation,…
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NCC fines MTN Nigeria $5.2bn for noncompliance with SIM registration deadline
Telecoms giant MTN Nigeria has been fined a record $5.2bn by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for non-compliance with a…
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Processed meat causes cancer – WHO declares
Processed meats – such as bacon, sausages and ham – do cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO),…
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Rivers, A/Ibom Election Tribunals’ rulings cannot stand – PDP; Summons emergency National Caucus, Thursday
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared the verdict of the Rivers State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja, as…
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Jobs for sale at Uniben, starting from N.3m to N.5m — Alleges Group in petition to President Buhari
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Information has emerged on the existence of an employment racket inside the University of Benin which charges…
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Business and Economy
DMO concludes restructuring of 23 states’ N575.516 billion banks’ loans into FGN Bonds
The restructuring of the short-term bank loans of 23 states into long-term Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, Bonds by the…
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Delta Speaker, Igbuya hails Election Tribunal’s ruling over Gov. Okowa
The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ovwigho Igbuya, Monday congratulated state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for his…
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South – South media practitioners pledge support for Delta Speaker, Igbuya
Media practitioners of south-south deo-political zone of the country have pledged to cooperate with the Delta State House of Assembly…
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