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Our position concerning elections remains the same – President Buhari; Hosts Ethiopian President
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the government’s commitment to free and fair elections will be followed through in…
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Don’t embezzle Ogoni Water Project Funds, MOSOP warns HYPREP; Accuses agency of corruption
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has cautioned the HydroCarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), the agency…
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Zulum urges cordial relationship between Gov, Deputy Gov
By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, May 19, 2021 Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno says cordial relationship between a governor and his…
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Senate names Chairmen of zonal public hearings, states position on Constitution Review; Wants maximum punishment for rail line vandals
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly holds no predetermined position on any issue of…
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Tambuwal inaugurates 3rd national urban water project in Sokoto
By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto May 19, 2021 Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday inaugurated the Bado-Kasarawa Water Supply…
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Africa
Nigeria committed to relationship with The Gambia — Osinbajo
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, May 19, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria will continue to support the aspirations and…
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Africa
Ohanaeze Ndigbo South Africa seeks justice for slain member
By Emmanuel Afonne Abuja, May 19, 2021 The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, South Africa (ONSA), has prayed the country’s court to ensure…
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Arts & Entertainment
Diette-Spiff, Twon Brass Monarch, flees as protesting Agip host community in Bayelsa persists
The Twon Brass community in Bayelsa, hosts to Agip’s Crude Export Terminal, has continued ongoing protests against lingering power outage…
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President Buhari assures investors of stable fiscal policies, urges more training, employment of youths
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Paris, France, urged investors to further explore vast opportunities of human and natural resources in…
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Education
UNILAG attracts N12 billion research grants
By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, May 18, 2021 The University of Lagos (UNILAG) attracted N12 billion research grants in the past…
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Prison escapees rearrested in Imo – Police
By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, May 19, 2021 The Police Command in Imo says it has re-arrested three prisoners who escaped…
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Senate considers bill to prohibit ransom payment to kidnappers …proposes 15 years imprisonment for defaulters
The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release…
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Health
NLNG signs MoU with USAID to eliminate malaria in Bonny
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) today signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID)…
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Arsonists set INEC’s offices in Ebonyi ablaze
By Douglas Okoro Abakaliki, May 19, 2021 Arsonists have attacked three offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in…
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Buhari meets Macron, gets assurances of support; Seeks debt relief for African nations
President Muhammadu Buhari and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron have committed their two nations to working together to fight insecurity…
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Just thinking aloud… (III) By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 As the two lost-but-found friends lap up the remnants of their pepper-soup, washing it down with…
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Movie producer, 19 others arrested for alleged internet fraud in Calabar
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday May 18, 2021, arrested…
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NSCDC impounds truck, arrests suspects with adulterated product in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Bayelsa on Tuesday said it arrested four suspects and impounded a…
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Sub-Saharan Africa requires $40bn annually for energy transition plans — Osinbajo
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, May 18, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Sub-Saharan African will require annual investment of 40…
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Emefiele faults claims of imbalance in agric interventions …Tasks stakeholders on food security
ADO-EKITI The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has faulted claims in certain quarters suggesting that the…
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Post-COVID-19: Nigeria, France must seize chance to strengthen military, economic ties
By Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Today, leaders from across Africa meet in Paris to discuss plans to…
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N2.343trn new borrowing request captured in 2021 budget – DMO
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, May 18, 2021 The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for…
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Imo Police Command gets new Police Public Relations Officer
Imo State Police Command has announced the resumption of duties of a new Police Public Relations Officer for the Command,…
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