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As Eket Senatorial District celebrates Governor Emmanuel By Essien Ndueso
Governor Udom Emmanuel has diligently in the last three years of leadership followed the words of Thomas Fuller, an English…
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Lawal Daura: Scapegoat, sacrificial lamb, fall guy, victim or villain? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 May you live in interesting times! It is apt to remember this payer of the…
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Meet Bala Wunti, NNPC’s strategist-in-chief
They exist in every entity where deliberate planning and management of resources for the good of all stakeholders is…
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Snake rearing, most lucrative hard-currency-earning business,says snake research centre official
By Hajara Leman The officer in charge of Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe state, Dr Abubakar Ballah,…
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Davido storms Rivers State; Partners govt to train talents
Mega-Star Musician, David Adeleke popularly called Davido has announced his resolve to partner with the Rivers State Government to develop…
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Business and Economy
NNPC seeks clarification on proposed Petroleum Asset Management Company
By Yusuf Yunus The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday sought clarification on the funding structure of the proposed…
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NASS invasion: Senators to sponsor Motion demanding judicial probe
Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Isa Hamma Misau and his counterpart in the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other…
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SERAP sues NYSC over failure to publish Kemi Adeosun’s ‘exemption certificate’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier-General Sule Kazaure and the NYSC over “failure to publish specific documents and information on Minister of Finance Mrs…
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Man learns to walk again, months after release by abductors
A middle aged man at Odighi near Benin City, Edo state who was abducted by unknown gunmen in June this…
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Gombe APC loses Minority Leader in State Assembly to PDP
The Minority leader of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Honourable Ahmed Usman Haruna (APC) has formally declared his defection…
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2019: Tambuwal compulsorily retires 2 Permanent Secretaries; Sacks Commandant of state’s Special Marshal
Danjuma James, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has approved the compulsory retirement of two Permanent Secretaries from…
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Accused disappears without trace after arraignment in Lagos
By Chinyere Omeire An alleged pipeline vandal, Kingsley Ibeto, ran away without a trace after arraignment before a Federal High…
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Press “not enemy of the people”, U.S. Senate rebukes Trump
By Prudence Arobani The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday, rebuking President Donald Trump’s statement that the news…
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No kobo was paid to free Dapchi girls -FG insists; Challenges UN to provide evidence
By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Federal Government on Thursday insisted that it did not pay any ransom to secure the release…
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Police arrest prophetess for alleged sale of day-old baby
By Leo Okachie The Police Command in Abia has arrested one Amarachi Chinedu, over her alleged involvement in the…
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Arts & Entertainment
Aretha Franklin ‘Queen of Soul’ dies at 76
By Anita Eboigbe Singer Aretha Franklin popularly known as “The Queen of Soul is dead. A statement issued on Thursday…
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Gombe Snakebite Research Centre exports over 400 snakes to England every month – Official
By Hajara Leman Authorities of the Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe state, have revealed that over 400…
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DSS appoints Afunaya Spokesperson
The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the appointment of Mr. Nnochirionye AFUNANYA as its Spokesman/Public Relations Officer. He…
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Osinbajo, governors, service chiefs, I-G, at NEC meeting
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Thursday, presided over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of…
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2019: Bayelsa warns aspirants, says election is not war
The Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday said it would work with security agencies to ensure that the state remains safe…
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Buratai, 49 senior officers take test in Igbo, Hausa, Yorub
By Johnson Eyiangho The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai and 49 senior officers on Wednesday at the Army…
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Abacha’s Chief Security Officer, Al-Mustapha, considers joining Presidential race
By Hussaina Yakubu Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, says he will join…
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Nigeria’s Victor Moses announces retirement from international football
Nigeria’s Victor Moses has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 27 in order to focus on…
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The Legend of Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Emmanuel Ifeajuna is without question one of the most controversial names in Nigerian history. His achievement in sports won him…
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APC chiefs defect to PDP in Edo State; Say APC is distributing poverty
THE wind of defections blowing across the country has once again berthed in Edo State, the home state of the…
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