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US travel restriction on Nigeria, others: Aregbesola heads Buhari Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has set up a Committee, headed by Minister of Interior, Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola, to study and address…
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Leave Omo-Agege alone, Urhobo leaders warn mischief makers
Kings, elders and religious leaders from Urhobo Kingdom in Delta State stormed the National Assembly at the weekend to express…
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NCC activates 122 toll-free emergency telephone number in 18 States
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has said the Commission has…
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“The Igbo man doesn’t kneel down for anybody except his chi…” – Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senate Minority Leader
By Jideofor Adibe This week I am continuing with my no-holds-barred interviews with some outspoken Nigerian leaders. As soon as…
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Arts & Entertainment
Service of Songs for late Mazi Donatus Okoro holds today in New Jersey, USA
A Service of Songs in memory of Mazi Donatus Obasi Okoro is being organised by the family of Hon. Nnanna…
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Local
Why we resuscitated Kwara Sports Festival 15 years after — AbdulRazaq *Says stadium’s Indoor Sports Hall for renovation, new squash court coming
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said he approved the resuscitation of the state annual sports festival as part of…
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Burundi court sentences Iwacu journalists to 2.5 years in prison
Nairobi, January 30, 2020 Burundi authorities should not contest the appeal of four journalists from Iwacu convicted Thursday and should stop filing…
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Infrastructure: Ekiti asphalt plant commences operation …as Fayemi restates commitment to quality road network
The infrastructure development agenda of the Dr Kayode Fayemi-led administration in Ekiti State has received a major boost as the…
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Africa
African Strategic Leadership Prayer Network holds 24 hours Praise & Worship in Washington DC
The 2020 Edition of the annual 24 hours Praise and Worship program over America from Washington DC holds from 6pm…
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Investiture Ceremony of Engr. Funmilola Ojelade as 16th President of Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria holds
The Investiture Ceremony of Engr. Funmilola Ojelade as the 16th President of the Association of Professional women Engineers of Nigeria, APWEN, was…
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Oyo Governor, Makinde, reshuffles cabinet
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday, approved a minor cabinet reshuffle, which affected two Ministries. The Governor, in…
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EFCC arrests 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office on Thursday, January 30, 2020, arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters,…
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CAN pours encomium on Ugwuanyi for peace, good governance …Honours him with award of excellence
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Enugu State Chapter, on Friday, honoured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi with an award of…
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Health
Gombe, 4 others to benefit from programme aimed at tackling malnutrition
The Gombe State Chapter of the Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (SC-SUNN) is among four other State chapters…
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Business and Economy
How Konga restored confidence in Nigeria’s e-commerce sector in 2019
Despite the significant upheavals in the Nigerian e-commerce sector amid a series of potential investor apathy-inducing developments in 2019; the…
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Police foil kidnap incident at Ogbia in Bayelsa, rescue 2 victims
Barely three weeks after the Bayelsa Police Command freed a six year old kidnap victim, the Command on Thursday said…
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Akwa Ibom senatorial re-run: Why Akpabio faces imminent sack! By Dr. James Umoren.
Senator Godswill Akpabio told Nigerians that he would not participate in the senatorial election re-run because he didn’t want to…
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Court grants bail to Adoke, others
Justice A. I. Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday, January 30, 2020 granted bail…
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Senate swears in PDP’s Ekpenyong
The Senate on Thursday swore-in Senator Christopher Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Akwa-Ibom North-West Senatorial District in…
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Amotekun is shaping up well—Makinde says at C & S Conference
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde said on Thursday that the South-West security initiative, Operation Amotekun was shaping up well. The Governor…
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Dignitaries honor Justice Chinwe Iyizoba (rtd.) as Inaugural Dialogue/Book Presentation holds
The Inaugural Dialogue on Good Governance and Public Presentation of the book Contemporary Issues in Law & Society: Legal Essays in Tribute to Hon. Justice Chinwe…
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Lead Story
Senate probes NNPC over $396m spent on Refineries’ maintenance
The Senate on Thursday resolved to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the sum of $396 million expended…
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Ekiti to reposition state’s economy through zero oil plan
Ekiti state government has disclosed plans to domesticate the Federal Government’s zero oil strategy for total diversification of the economy…
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