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Manchester City set up League Cup semi-final against Manchester United
London, Dec. 19, 2019 Manchester City remained on course to lift the League Cup in England for a third successive…
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Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme enrollment hits over 113,000 in 2 yrs.
The Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme (BHIS) has registered a total of 113,424 public servants within the past two years it…
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PIB: How Ninth N’Assembly will break the jinx – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the Ninth National Assembly will do things differently to break the jinx…
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Africa
African Development Bank approves $5 million grant to scale up Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 16, 2019/ The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a grant…
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Army General arrested over alleged arms deal, says Abia Police Commissioner
Umuahia, Dec. 16, 2019 The Commissioner of Police in Abia, Mr Ene Okon, said on Monday that the command arrested…
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Business and Economy
Long-awaited Ikeja Hotel forensic audit to be released soon- Idigbe
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, Dec. 16, 2019 Mr Anthony Idigbe (SAN), the interim Chairman, Ikeja Hotel Plc, on Monday said…
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Enugu has never had a kind-hearted leader like Ugwuanyi, says Fr. Mbaka …As gov offers special thanksgiving to God for electoral victory
The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has described Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of…
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Nigerian celebrity, Prof. Ajayi-Ore, shines on America’s Broadway
Ms. Lilian Ajayi-Ore, President/CEO Global Connection for Women Foundation (GC4Women), has been listed on the elite Broadway Magazine, PAYBILL Magazine…
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KongaPay excites market with ATM card-less withdrawal, USSD features
E-commerce giant, Konga has recorded another feat with the roll-out of card-less withdrawal and unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) features…
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FIFA goes after Blatter, Platini in bid to recover $2m
Zurich, Dec. 16, 2019 World football ruling body FIFA on Monday filed claims in a court in Switzerland seeking to…
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Manchester United draw Club Brugge in Europa League, Arsenal get Olympiakos (see The Full Draws)
Nyon (Switzerland), Dec. 16, 2019 Manchester United will continue their 2019/2020 UEFA Europa League campaign against Belgian side Club Brugge…
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Alleged pension scam: witness tells court how Faisal Maina withdrew N58m from UBA
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Dec. 16, 2019 An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, operative, Mohammed Goji, on Monday, revealed…
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Nigerian Army approves redeployment, posting of senior officers
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Dec. 16, 2019 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has approved the redeployment and…
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Five ‘Yahoo Boys’ bag jail terms in Calabar
Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State on Thursday, December 12, 2019, handed prison…
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Injured U.S based Nigerian musician to undergo another surgery
Lagos, Dec. 15, 2019 The U.S-based Nigerian musician, Folashade Akinboboye, popularly called Folaship, who was involved in a fatal car…
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NNPC declares N5.20b trading surplus in August
By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Dec. 15, 2019 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it made ₦5.20billion trading surplus for…
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Over 100m Nigerians threatened by desertification, deforestation, erosion – Ohakim
By Chidi Opara Owerri, Dec. 15, 2019 A former Governor of Imo, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, says over 100 million or…
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FG commends Dangote’s $30bn domestic revenue generation drive, road constructions
By Grace Alegba Lagos, Dec. 15, 2019 The Federal Government on Sunday commended the Dangote Group for its proposed plan …
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Nigerian leaders witness the wedding of Prince Uche Secondus’ Daughter
Nigerian political leaders from across the country on Saturday gathered at the Rivers State Ecumenical Christian Centre, Port Harcourt for…
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US energy firm, Triton Solar, SV-NED to launch first Solar Assembly Plant in Nigeria
Triton Solar, a United States-based manufacturer of solar panels, lighting and batteries and Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development (SV-NED) Inc…
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Fowler in soup over unexplained FIRS’ N40b ‘campaign fund’ •More heads to roll as top FIRS staff are interrogated •Top South West politician fingered, may be quizzed
All is not well within the Presidency (comprising of the office of the President and Vice President) over alleged misappropriation…
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Bayelsa polls: Fear grips APC as Appeal Court gives verdict
Indications emerged on Saturday that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa may have gone into panic mode…
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Bournemouth stun Chelsea 1-0 away to end losing streak
London, Dec. 14, 2019 Defiant Bournemouth stole all three points with a late goal from Dan Gosling at Chelsea in…
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Arsenal’s Tierney to undergo shoulder surgery, out for 3 months
London, Dec. 15, 2019 Arsenal have confirmed that defender Kieran Tierney faces around three months on the sidelines after suffering…
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