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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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NUJ petitions Osinbajo over IGP’s incessant attacks on Nigerian journalists
The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abdulwaheed Odusile, has petitioned the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on the…
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GOCOP, CPJ condemn Premium Times Reporter’s arrest, demand his immediate release
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, have demanded the immediate release of PREMIUM…
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Birth registration: Only 40 % of women access health facilities, says UNICEF
About 62 per cent of children born in Nigerian were usually born outside health facilities, the United Nations Children Emergency Fund,…
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MamaYe launches Fund Naija Health project in Gombe
A nongovernmental organization, MamaYe – evidence for action, has launched the Fund Naija Health project in Gombe aimed at getting…
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Nollywood Founder Chris Obi-Rapu returns; Reveals how ‘Living in Bondage’ was made; Hugs Anambra as movie hub
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu It was quite remarkable meeting with Chris Obi-Rapu, the director of the epoch-making movie Living in Bondage,…
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US Embassy closes Abuja Consular Section till further notice
The U.S Embassy has announced a temporary closure of its Abuja Consulate section until further notice. The development indicates that…
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Governor Ikpeazu’s MSME narrative By Godwin Adindu
Though he died unsung, Pa Ichiogu Ikpeazu, the great Umuobiakwa goldsmith, still lives on. Exceptional genes do not die.…
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Buhari’s administration committed to security, infrastructure upgrade–Osinbajo says in Zamfara
By Chijioke Okoronkwo; Ishaq Zaki The President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will continue to secure the country, upgrade its infrastructure and…
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Fake news assuming more vicious dimension – Lai Mohammed
By Rotimi Ijikanmi The Minister of Infomation and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says as the 2019 general elections approaches, fake…
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No Foreign pressure on Buhari to drop 2nd term bid – Presidency
By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency has described as fiction parading as news the Tuesday’s Daily Independent Newspaper report with the headline; ‘Pressure…
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Bayelsa Airport: Iworiso-Markson inspects work on state TV mast
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson on Tuesday visited the Niger Delta Television (NDTV) to inspect…
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Premium Times demands immediate release of its reporter, Samuel Ogundipe
PREMIUM TIMES Newspaper has called for the immediate and unconditional release of its reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, arrested and being detained…
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Enugu Govt. seals off GTBank, Sterling Bank, Unity Bank, Heritage Bank, others, over non-payment of N200 m taxes
The Enugu State Board of Internal Revenue after obtaining Court Orders, on Tuesday carried out a distrainment exercise on four…
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Osinbajo orders immediate overhaul of Police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad; IGP begins immediate implementation of directive
Following persistent complaints and reports on the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) that border on allegations of human…
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Access Bank raises N800 million in support of vulnerable children
The game of Polo to an average Nigerian may be nothing more than a group of men riding on horses…
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Nestlé Central & West Africa Region appoints new Market Head
Mr. Rémy Ejel has been appointed the new Market Head for Nestlé Central & West Africa Limited, a subsidiary of the world’s leading Food…
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Gombe PDP guber aspirant extols competence of Nigerian youths
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant in Gombe State, Alhaji Hassan Muhammadu has praised the resilience and competence of…
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SNEPCo MD calls for diversification roadmap …as Shell wins SPE exhibition award
The Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Bayo Ojulari, has harped on economic diversification as a…
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‘We are not involved in land grabbing,’ says Presco; ‘Yes you are,’ Edo Community insists
By Osehobo Ofure The management of Presco Plc has distanced itself from the allegation of land grabbing by Elders, youths…
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Gov Dickson has placed Bayelsa on path of devt, says CPS
The Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Francis Ottah Agbo, has said that Governor Henry Seriake…
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