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Local
Count Ijaws out of secessionist Oduduwa Republic, IYC tells Afenifere
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) on Wednesday dissociated the Ijaws from the agitation for Oduduwa Republic and urged those behind…
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Arts & Entertainment
Bob Marley made music for everyone – PMAN
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Lagos, May 12, 2020 Obi Casmir, President, Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN), says raggae…
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Health
Senator Stella Oduah puts smiles on faces of constituents; Distributes palliatives
Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, has provided 30,000 bags of rice, 60,000 tubers of yam and…
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Fayemi meets freed Commissioner …restates commitment to security of lives, properties
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode has restated his commitment to the safety and security of lives and properties of Ekiti…
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Reps move to cancel Chinese/Nigeria loans
By EricJames Ochigbo Loans Abuja, May 12, 2020 The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an investigation committee…
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Health
U.S Govt lauds Buhari’s deployment of resources in fight against COVID-19
By Edwin Nwachukwu Lagos, May 12, 2020 The U.S. Government on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the mobilisation of…
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COVID-19: NNPC to extend delivery of medical facilities, infrastructure to states not covered
States that have not benefited from medical facilities and infrastructure support from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and her…
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Local
Banditry: Implement report of Ad-hoc C’ttee on Security Challenges, Senate tells FG
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, implement the recommendations contained in the report…
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Local
NCDMB warns against illegal deployment of expatriates in oil, gas sector
By Solomon Asowata Lagos, May 12, 2020 The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says it is intensifying efforts…
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Local
Makinde appoints retired army officer ‘Operation Burst’ DG
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has appointed Colonel Oladipo Ajibola (retd) as the Director-General of the Operation Burst, a…
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Gombe covid-19 taskforce decries attack on its rapid response teams… Discharges 59 from isolation centres
Chairman of the Gombe State Taskforce on Covid-19, Professor Idris Mohammed, has decried the increasing number of attacks on its…
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Local
Zulum to fix State, Int’l hotels, 4 industries
Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday began measures towards the resuscitation of the Maiduguri International hotel, the state hotel,…
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Senate probe of NDDC to complement FG’s forensic audit – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that the investigation being carried out by the Senate into the…
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Africa
Senegal laboratory helps develop rapid coronavirus tests for Africa
Dakar, May 12, 2020 Scientists in Senegal have started validating inexpensive, rapid test kits that could make the fight against…
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Health
Russian President’s spokesperson, prime minister, culture minister, construction minister test positive for novel coronavirus
Moscow, May 12, 2020 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, informed state media on Tuesday that he had contracted…
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Business and Economy
NNPC records ₦211.62 billion from Petroleum Products sales in February … Reports 111 per cent increase in trading surplus
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Tuesday in Abuja announced that its Downstream subsidiary Company in charge of bulk sales…
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Lead Story
Buhari seeks Senate’s confirmation of 42 nominees career ambassadors; Law Reform Commission, NDIC nominees (see full lists)
By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, May 12, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought the confirmation of the Senate for appointment…
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Local
Laporta eyes Guardiola return if elected Barca president
Former Barcelona President Joan Laporta said he will seek to bring former manager Pep Guardiola back to Barcelona if his…
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Local
N40bn NDDC probe: Ex-militants back NASS
By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, May 11, 2020 A group of ex-militants known as ‘Conscience of the Niger Delta’ has thrown…
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Health
U.S. pandemic death toll hits 80,000 as states continue reopening
Los Angeles, May 12, 2020 New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S., plans to start reopening…
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Health
U.S. virus expert Fauci to testify to Congress
Washington, May 12, 2020 The top U.S. expert on infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci, will testify to the Senate on Tuesday,…
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Local
EFCC returns $4,040 to Brazilian victim of internet fraud
Debora Moreira, a Brazilian victim of internet fraud, has acknowledged the receipt of the sum of $4,040 which was recovered…
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Lead Story
FG set to evacuate 200 Nigerians from Canada on Thursday
By Harrison Arubu New York, May 11, 2020 The Nigeria High Commission in Canada says it is set to evacuate…
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Local
EFCC secures final forfeiture of Chinese’s $300,000
Justice Babatunde Quadri of Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, May 11, 2020, ordered the final forfeiture of $300,000, belonging…
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