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Lead Story
NASS to re-transmit constitution amendment bill for presidential assent – Dogara; as Reps approve independent candidates for future elections
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has disclosed that the fourth constitution amendment bill would be re-transmitted…
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Nigeria spends N100bn on imported fish annually – Fish farmers
AGENE GODWIN Benin Although the production figure for catfish in Nigeria has grown from 83,000 metric tons in 2006 to…
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Nigeria not yet polio-free —- Primary Health Care Development Agency boss
RUTH DAVID, Bauchi Reports that Nigeria has been removed from countries in need of poliomyelitis immunization and also from the…
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Gov. Ugwuanyi dissolves Post Primary School Management Board
Enugu State Governor, Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has approved the dissolution of the Post Primary School Management Board (PPSMB), Enugu. This…
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Rivers PDP condoles with Jonathan, Governor Dickson over Alamieyeseigha
Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bro Felix Obuah, has condoled with former President Goodluck Jonathan, the…
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NSCDC allots 155 plots of land to members
AGENE GODWIN, Benin The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Thursday, allotted 155 plots of land to members of…
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(Opinion) Fashola, ministers and the burden of expectations
Tayo Ogunbiyi His brilliant performance at the senate’s ministerial screening only goes to authenticate to a global audience what some…
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(For The Records) Dogara to Public Complaints Commission: Make your activities public
Being address by Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives on the 40th Anniversary of the Public…
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U.S clarifies role of deployed troops in fight against Boko Haram
The White House has explained that the 300 United States troops being deployed to the West African Multi-national force stationed in…
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Parole Board approves Pistorius release; to be placed on house arrest until 2019
The South African parole board has decided that paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison next Tuesday, October…
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FRSC explains handicap in curbing roads accidents in Edo
AGENE GODWIN, Benin THE Edo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has attributed the delay in…
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Abia Assembly receives Ikpeazu’s list of commissioner nominees
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has submitted his list of commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly. A statement…
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Sports
NFF plots North African friendly for Super Eagles
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may have set in motion plans to arrange an international friendly match for the Super…
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Africa
Benin Republic mourns Kerekou ‘father of democracy’
Benin Republic’s former leader Mathieu Kerekou, who led the country over 30 years after first seizing power in 1972, has…
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NSE All-share index drops to 29,000 mark on sell pressure; as naira firms at N225 to dollar
The All-Share Index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Wednesday dropped to 29,000 mark due to the free fall of…
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Tribunal confirms Dankwambo as Gombe Governor; as Appeal Court uphold Ajimobi’s election
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Gombe, Wednesday, upheld the return of Ahaji Ibrahim Dankwambo of the Peoples Democratic Party…
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EFCC boss, Lamorde hosts Kenyan anti-graft agency delegation, sues for closer ties
Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, has reiterated the need to strengthen the existing collaboration among African…
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Lagos govt vows to unlock traffic gridlock in metropolis
The Lagos State Government, Wednesday, reiterated its determination to tackle the traffic gridlock in the metropolis by putting in place…
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PDP accuses APC of inciting violence in Kogi, Bayelsa ahead of gubernatorial polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of inciting violence in Kogi and Bayelsa…
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Arts
Nigeria National Carnival gets royal blessing
Organizers of the Abuja Carnival now known as the Nigeria National Carnival has revealed that the 2015 edition of the…
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Lead Story
Senate puts ministerial nominees’ screening on hold till Tuesday, Wednesday
The Senate has announced a decision to suspend further screening of ministerial nominees till next Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20 and…
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Bayelsa guber poll: Arrest APC state chairman now – Sylva writes IGP; Alaibe faction vows to back Dickson
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State took a dramatic twist on Wednesday with its governorship…
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Senate confirms 18 ministerial nominees; Amaechi, Shittu to face screening Thursday
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, announced, Wednesday, that the house has confirmed 18 ministerial nominees after two days of screening. The…
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EFCC arraigns two businessmen in Lagos over N2 billion fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday October 14, 2015, arraigned the duo of David Nwachukwu and Frank…
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Enugu govt partners Defence College to revitalize economy, boost IGR
Enugu State Government and the National Defence College have announced an agreement aimed adopting strategies to boost the state’s internally…
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