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Army buries former Provost Marshal, Gen. Ahmed with full honours
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, July 16, 2021 The body of Maj.-Gen. Hassan Ahmed, former Provost Marshal of the Nigeria Army…
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INEC bombshell: Soludo, Ozigbo, dropped for Anambra guber polls (See cleared candidates)
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared a member of the House of Representatives, Chukwuma Michael Umeoji, as flagbearer of…
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2021 Ojude Oba festival cancelled
The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has approved the cancellation of the 2021 edition…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s case goes global as British law firm submits forms to take over
….DSS says it’s legal unit will vet British High Commission, Bindmans law firm, London’s forms Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to Nnamdi…
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Soludo may go to jail; APGA ticket threatened
*Accused of perjury, corruption, false assets declaration *Allegedly bought house in London while serving as CBN Governor The Chief Magistrate…
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Senate passes conference committee report on PIB, retains 3% for host communities
The Senate has passed the conference committee report of the Senate and House of Representatives on the Petroleum Industry Bill,…
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NEC to review implementation strategy of EndSARS recommendations – Osinbajo
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, July 15, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the National Economic Council (NEC) will meet to…
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Senate approves President Buhari’s request for $8.325bn, €490m external loans
The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune of $8,325,526,537 (USD) and €490,000,000 (Euros) under the…
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Lauretta Onochie As Metaphor by Azu Ishiekwene
The refusal of the Senate to confirm Lauretta Onochie, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee as national commissioner of the Independent National…
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Support Aliyah Shipman to attend Tokyo 2021 Olympics (Read her story, sign her petition)
Since October of 2019, I have been fighting and medaling for the Haitian Taekwondo Federation in competitions such as the…
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2023: Akwa Ibom Deputy Gov., Ekpo urges PDP Elders to be united
The Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor, Mr Moses Ekpo, has urged the the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) elders to work as a…
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When Obasanjo and Uba brothers dealt with Anambra State By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
In the halcyon days of his regime, President Olusegun Obasanjo touted Christianity and Pharisaical prayers. He had a sedulous apostle…
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Africa
Group wants climate change treated as emergency
By Patience Omoha Abuja, July 14, 2021 A group of African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday called on the…
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World Finance magazine names Zenith Bank Best Commercial Bank in Nigeria
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, July 14, 2021 Zenith Bank Plc has been named ”Best Commercial Bank in Nigeria” at the…
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Senate barks: Faults NNPC over non-remittance of N3.87trn from crude oil sales in 2015
…wants N865.44bn illegal revenue deductions stopped …directs NPA to refund $37.67m, N67.5bn, N1.07bn, $2.3m, €196,257 to treasury …mandates EFCC, ICPC…
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#FIXPOLITICS supports Nigerian Press against National Assembly’s gagging plot
The #FixPolitics Initiative has condemned the attempt by the House of Representatives to gag the media and has called on…
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England’s heartbreak at Wembley By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Euro 2020 has come and gone but the reverberations are bound to continue for some time…
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EFCC operation at Parkitonian Hotel, Lekki, Lagos – The true story
In the early hours of Tuesday July 13, 2021 a team of operatives from the Lagos Zonal Office of the…
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Court remands 2 friends for allegedly defiling minor
By Ngozi Njoku Ikeja, July 14, 2021 A Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered that two friends be…
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Electoral Act Amendment: Lobby lawmakers, don’t blackmail NASS leadership – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has kicked against what he described as the ‘calculated blackmail’ against the leadership of…
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Gold Star Wives of America hold 76th National Convention in Historic Charleston, SC
The 76th National Convention of the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. has started, Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Historic…
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Victor Agali visits Carl Academy & Football College
Former Olympique D Marseille and Nigerian ex-International, Victor Okechukwu Agali, has thumbs up Carl Academy as one of the best…
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Battle readiness: 2 Div, Nigerian Army begins Inter-Brigade competition
By Deborah Coker Benin, July 13, 2021 The 2 Division, Nigerian Army on Tuesday at the Ekehuan cantonment, Benin, began…
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Business and Economy
Ease of doing business: Danbarde dismisses award given to Gombe as unmerited
William Attah, Gombe Mohammed Jibrin Danbarde, an All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart in Gombe State who recently dumped the party…
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