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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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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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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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