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Sokoto will continue with fertiliser subsidy, Gov.Tambuwal assures
Considering its importance in the agricultural value-chain, Sokoto State government has said it will continue with the policy of providing…
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Presidency to Saraki: Your case is purely judicial; No, it is political – Ilorin Emirate Descendants Union
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has been advised to pursue his case at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT,…
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HID Awolowo: Atiku, APC, PDP, Govs. Ikpeazu, Ahmed, Fayemi mourn
Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku Abubakar, has paid glowing tribute to Chief Hannah…
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Frederick Fasehun, OPC Founder, clocks 80 today (Monday)
Founder and President of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Fasehun, clocks 80 years old today (Monday), September 21.…
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Tinubu, Ambode, others urge progressives to preserve legacies of matriarch HID Awolowo
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Sunday, in company of prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and other…
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Gunmen abduct Bayelsa monarch at Ogbogoro
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the traditional ruler of Ogbogoro Community, His…
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Arts & Entertainment
Etisalat Prize for Literature opens entries for Flash Fiction category
Submission of entries for the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature Flash Fiction Category will open from September 21 to October…
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Africa
270 Nigerian experts, diaspora seek oil and gas opportunities at SNEPCo business summit in Aberdeen
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company of Nigeria Ltd (SNEPCo) hosted a business summit in Aberdeen, September 12, at which…
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Gov. Ikpeazu leads the way as Abia completes road work with cement technology
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has successfully completed a road construction work using cement technology, which is also…
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NNPC secures $1.2bn Alternative Funding Arrangement for 36 oil wells worth additional $5bn into Federation Account; as Kachikwu projects new deal as template for upstream financing
In a landmark move designed to supplement the Federal Government’s Cash- Call commitment, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has…
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Lagos to improve material recovery system in waste management
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Environment, Mr Toyin Onisarotu, Saturday restated the state government’s commitment to ensuring a…
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Itsekiri chiefs officially announce death of Olu of Warri, name Emiko as successor
The Warri Traditional Council of Chiefs has officially announced the demise of Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwase 11, about two…
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Goldman’s ‘Next 11’ markets sinking faster than BRICs
By this time last year, it looked like Goldman Sachs Group’s selection of emerging market up-and-comers which includes countries like…
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NMA pledges to eradicate measles by 99 per cent from Nigeria
Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has said pledged to eradicate measles by 99 per cent from Nigeria as it had successfully…
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Nigeria Football Federation’s Disciplinary Committee releases decisions on 21 cases
The Disciplinary Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has, according to Mr Ademola Olajire, NFF spokesman, released decisions made at…
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President Buhari applauds Obasanjo’s role in resolution of Guinea-Bissau crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended President Jose Mario Vaz and the people of Guinea-Bissau for the peaceful resolution of the…
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H.I.D Awolowo: A nation’s mother translates to immortality – Fashola; She has left a big shoe – Senator Mark
Immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, at the weekend mourned the matriarch of the Awolowo Family,…
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Lagos enlists 400 market leaders as Ambassadors against domestic violence
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) has enlisted over 400 market leaders popularly called Iya lojas…
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Gov. Dickson mourns passage of H.I.D. Awolowo, wife of father of progressive politics in Nigeria
Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has expressed shock at the news of the death of Chief (Mrs.)…
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Business and Economy
KIA Motors Nigeria appoints Fudons Automobile in Bayelsa
In a bid to deepen its penetration into the Nigerian market and steadfastly, continuously strive to be at the pulse…
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Nigeria’s democracy on quick slide – PDP insists ….They cannot return Nigeria to ‘Egypt’ – APC assures
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress, APC, is leading the…
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Chief (Mrs) H.I.D Awolowo dies at 99, President Buhari, Gov. Ambode mourn ‘Jewel of Inestimable Value’
Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu (HID) Awolowo, wife of the late sage and one-time Premier of the then Western Region,…
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Intelligence – led policing is the ultimate for Nigeria – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has reaffirmed his belief in intelligence-led policing, saying it is the ultimate…
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