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Alleged missing N53bn: Rivers APC insists Amaechi is innocent; dismisses panel’s report as ‘rubbish’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has dismissed the indictment of former Governor of the state, Chibuike Rotimi…
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Business and Economy
COAS Buratai commends NIMASA for combating sea piracy; seeks cooperation on resettlement of IDPs
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai has commended Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…
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Oil prices continue rise; hits $51.83, Thursday
Oil prices rose, Thursday, extending this week’s near 8 percent rally, although an unexpectedly large rise in U.S. inventory levels…
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Lead Story
I won’t stay in office beyond February 2016 – Hayatou, new acting FIFA President
Few hours after his appointment as the new acting President of FIFA following the suspension of Sepp Blatter from office along…
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Belarusian writer, Alexievich wins 2015 Nobel Literature prize
Belarusian writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich has won the 2015 Nobel Prize for literature. Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the…
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Sports
Vincent Enyeama announces retirement from international football
French club, Lille OSC’s goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has announced his retirement from international football after 13 years with the Super…
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Updated! FIFA suspends Blatter, Platini, Valcke; Issa Hayatou to act as FIFA President
The Independent Chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the Ethics Committee has suspended FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, along with the…
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Police arraign auto mechanic for converting client’s vehicles to personal use
AGENE Godwin, Benin Edo State Police Command has arraigned a 29-year-old mechanic, Shegun Moses before an Oredo Magistrate Court for…
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Local
Rivers senator, Integrity Group petition Buhari, Senate over Amaechi’s ministerial nomination
Opposition to the ministerial nomination, Tuesday, of former Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has continued to mount with a…
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EFCC arraigns Abubakar, Nadabo Energy over N761m fuel subsidy scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday October 7, 2015 arraigned Abubakar Ali Peters and his company Nadabo Energy…
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Local
Bayelsa NASS caucus kicks against Alamieyesiegha’s extradition notice …Sylva fingered as behind the plot
Chairman of the Bayelsa State caucus in the National Assembly, Senator Foster Ogola, has condemned fresh moves to have former…
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Aisha Buhari, Okorocha condole with Sokoto over Hajj deaths
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, and Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, have condoled with the people and…
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N1.5b subsidy scam: EFCC faults Tukur, 4 others’ bid to quash charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, opposed bids by Mahmud Tukur and four other defendants, standing trial…
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(OPINION) Buhari and Fulani Herdsmen By Idang Alibi
This nation, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, a Fulani man, owes elder statesman and former Secretary to the…
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Local
PDP again postpones Edo State congresses; Commends 2015 post-elections report
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of the rescheduled state congresses in…
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PREPARED FOR CHANGE – A sermon by Professor Anya .O. Anya at the University of Ibadan
(A sermon by Professor Anya. O. Anya at the Chapel of the Resurrection, University of Ibadan on the occasion of…
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IMF cuts forecast for global growth; downgrades figures for Nigeria, others
The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its forecast for global economic growth this year, reducing its figure to 3.1% from…
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Ambode constitutes Governing Boards of Health Service Commission, others
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday constituted Boards for the Health Service Commission, Audit Service Commission, Universal Basic…
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Add value to government or be dropped, Ahmed tells new political appointees
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has charged newly-appointed political office holders in the state to add value to governance…
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Complete your properties now, Lagos govt warns owners of abandoned buildings
Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned owners of uncompleted and abandoned buildings in the State to ensure that they expedite…
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Emir of Ilorin to President Buhari: Nigeria needs restructuring; commence implementation of confab report towards it
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to commence process that will lead to…
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NEMA confirms 14 dead in Damaturu suicide attacks; as troops repel Boko Haram attack on barracks
The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the death of at least 14 people in three separate suicide bomb attacks…
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Burkina Faso General, ex-minister formally charged over failed coup
The General in charge of the failed coup in Burkina Faso last month has been formally charged, along with one…
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Africa
Oil price rises as supply falls, stockpiles draw
Oil prices rose, Wednesday after data showed the market was beginning to tighten, with falling supply, higher demand and lower…
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