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Gov. Oyetola signs N119 bn Osun budget
By Olajide Idowu Osogbo, Dec. 30, 2019 Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Monday assented to the state’s 2020 Appropriation…
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Over half of Zimbabweans face severe hunger, UN warns
Johannesburg, Dec. 30, 2019 Zimbabwe is facing the worst hunger crisis in 10 years, a deputy director of the World…
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Sokoto Assembly loses APC member
Danjuma James, Sokoto The Sokoto state House of Assembly member representing Kebbe Constituency, Alhaji Isa Harisu, is dead. He suddenly…
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Erdogan seeks parliament approval to send Turkish troops to Libya
Istanbul, Dec. 30, 2019 The Turkish presidency on Monday sent a motion on deploying troops to Libya to parliament for…
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White House confirms Putin called Trump to thank U.S. for intelligence
Washington, Dec. 30, 2019 The White House on Monday confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin, called U.S. President Donald Trump on…
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Arts & Entertainment
Olori Bola Adetule celebrates 60th birthday, retirement in style, in USA
Members of the Oba Adetule Royal Dynasty in Diaspora, United States of America, Sunday, December 29, 2019, celebrated Olori Bola…
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UNICEF: Three-fold rise in attacks against children in war since 2010
New York, Dec. 30, 2019 There has been a nearly three-fold rise in attacks on children in conflict over the…
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Governor Wike lauds Senator Anyanwu for his political sportsmanship
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has commended Senator Samuel Anyanwu for his political sportsmanship despite the political challenges he…
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Abia State as theatre of absurdities: Dilemmas of confronting Gov. Ikpeazu: Diagnosis and prognosis
His Excellency, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, presumably or purportedly, Governor of Abia State, can be likened best to a king without…
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Zamfara Govt uncovers 119-year-old on its payroll
By Abubakar Ahmed Gusau, Dec. 29, 2019 The Zamfara Government says it has uncovered a 119-year-old (name witheld) on its…
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SERAP, others ask court to stop Buhari, others from spending ‘N37bn NASS renovation budget’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT, Enough is Enough (EiE) and 583 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High…
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Triton Solar to invest $300m in Plants in Lagos, Oyo, FCT
The Managing Partner, Global Head of Business, Triton Solar, Mr Bhagi Sandilya, has said the company will invest $300m or…
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Business and Economy
UKAID/DFID partners Techno Oil on LPG Cylinders’ distribution to rural communities
UKAID/Department for International Development (DFID) under its Modern Energy Cooking Services -Technology Research Innovation for International Development [MECS-TRIID] in conjunction…
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Ijaw Youths flex muscles with PHEDC over N16.5 bn debt, shutdown of operations
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has challenged the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) to substantiate its claim that customers…
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Arts & Entertainment
Carnival: Humanity is greatest religion on earth, says Gov. Ayade
By George Odok Calabar, Dec. 28, 2019 Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River on Saturday said that Humanity is the…
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Okonkwo’s solution to Igbo leadership question
Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, frontline political leader and intellectual used his lecture titled “Ndigbo In Contemporary Nigeria: A Social, Cultural, Political…
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Sokoto lawmakers’ loyalty to APC remains unshakable – Speaker
By Muhammad Nasir Bello Sokoto, Dec. 28, 2019 The Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Alhaji Aminu Achida, says the…
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NLNG’s Alumni Association hail FID on Train 7 as ‘strategic door opener for stronger Nigerian economy’
Nigeria LNG Limited’s Alumni Association has welcomed Friday’s Final Investment Decision (FID) on NLNG’s Train Seven project. With this long-awaited…
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Faith
New York increases police presence in Jewish areas after string of attacks
New York, Dec. 27, 2019 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday that police presence in some…
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NNPC, partners take Final Investment Decision on NLNG Train 7 project
By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Dec. 27, 2019 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and its partners have taken Final Investment…
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U.S. Coast Guard searching for helicopter carrying seven in Hawaii
Honolulu (Hawaii/U.S.), Dec. 27, 2019 U.S. Coast Guard crews were searching by water and sky early Friday morning for a helicopter carrying seven…
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Netanyahu wins landslide victory in Israeli ruling party’s leadership vote
Jerusalem, Dec. 27, 2019 The Israeli ruling party Likud announced on Friday that incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a…
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Political bigwigs storm Kano for Senate President’s son’s wedding
The bigwigs in Nigeria’s politics, top brass in government and captains of industry converged on the ancient city of Kano…
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