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Star golfers gather for Kaleidoscope Celebrity Golf Tournament; Eight prizes to be won
Star golfers will gather at the iconic Steel Canyon Golf Club in Georgia, United States of America, US, for the…
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NDLEA confirms burning down of office by suspected hoodlums in Edo
Benin, Oct. 21, 2020 The office of the Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Benin,…
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Pastor Adeboye condemns ‘in strongest terms’ military crackdown on #EndSARS protesters
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has condemned “in the strongest possible…
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Okotie backs protesters, calls for caution
The Shepherd Superintendent of the Household of God Eklesssia, Rev Chris Okotie has thrown his weight behind the #ENDSARS protests…
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#EndSARS: UN reiterates call for ‘maximum restraint’ by security agents
By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Oct. 21, 2020 Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has reiterated the UN’s call for maximum restraint…
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#EndSARS: Biden urges U.S. to stand with Nigeria
By Busayo Onijala Lagos, Oct. 21, 2020 Former U.S. Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, says the…
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#EndSARS: SERAP condemns reports of shooting of protesters at Lekki Toll gate
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “reports that security agents are shooting at #EndSARS peaceful protesters at the…
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Zamafara gold: Ijaw youths vow to cripple oil installations
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Tuesday vowed to occupy all oil installations in the Niger Delta region to protest…
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#EndSARS protests: IPAC seeks 2-week postponement of bye-elections
By Yemi Adeleye Lagos, Oct. 20, 2020 The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Lagos State on Tuesday urged the Independent…
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#EndSARS: Peter Esele, unionist, wants Govt to partner youths in new Nigeria project
By Deborah Coker Benin, Oct. 19, 2020 As the #EndSARS protests by the youth in the country continue across the…
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#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu inaugurates judicial panel on brutality, human rights violations
Panel Commences Proceedings In Lagos Sanwo-Olu Charges Panel Members On Justice, Fairness Govt Still Awaits Youth Representatives As Tribunal…
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Kobe’s 2008 MVP jersey to be displayed at Smithsonian museum
Washington, Oct. 20, 2020 NBA great Kobe Bryant’s jersey from the 2008 season when he won his sole regular season…
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Leave the road, let’s dialogue, Sanwo-Olu appeals to protesters • Asks youths to be part of Police reforms
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has, again, appealed to the youths demonstrating against police brutality in the State to leave…
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CBN releases framework for financing of mass metering
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, Oct. 19, 2020 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its framework for National Mass Metering…
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#EndSARS Protests: Before we lose the plot by Tony Usidamen
Even as #EndSARS—a nationwide campaign against police brutality in Nigeria—enters Day 12, some still consider it as “misdirected” and “futile.”…
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#EndSARS protesters attack Ijaw Youths Council President in Bayelsa
A mob protesting police brutality on Sunday in Yenagoa, attacked President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Mr Peter Igbifa…
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NCDMB, NLNG, others oppose hike in content fund
By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Oct. 19, 2020 The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and key organisations in the…
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Notorious ex-SARS officer says he never spoke with Peter Obi on Ezu River killings
One-time head of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) at Awkuzu, Anambra State, Mr. James Nwafor, has refuted a…
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Liverpool’s Van Dijk to undergo knee surgery
Liverpool (UK), Oct. 19, 2020 Centre-back Virgil van Dijk has damaged knee ligaments and is set to undergo surgery, English…
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Omo-Agege calls for peace in Isoko
The Deputy President of the Senate (DSP), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, is shocked and saddened by the reported killing of…
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SERAP sues Buhari, NASS, wants court to declare electricity tariff, fuel price hike illegal
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 302 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and the…
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Rivers Special School gets Shell’s science lab donation
For the first time since its establishment 35 years ago, the Special School for Handicapped Children in Port Harcourt, Rivers…
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Rivers State Foundation holds Virtual Town Hall meeting, Saturday
The Rivers State Foundation Inc. will on Saturday, October 24, 2020 hold a Virtual Town Hall meeting. The program, according…
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RE: Wike’s maverick conformism By Paulinus Nsirim
We read the opinion piece with the above title, published in The Nation Newspapers of October 18, 2020, under the…
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