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Queen of Netherlands visits Ambode, lauds LASG’s health policy…Lagos Health Insurance Scheme to kick off early 2018, Says Gov
Queen of Netherlands, Her Majesty, Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor, Mr…
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Nokia, TD Mobile partner to boost mobile penetration in Ghana
TD Mobile, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest mobile devices distributor, has officially launched its operations in Ghana with its appointment as exclusive…
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826 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in 1 month – NEMA
By Solomon Asowata The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says a total of 826 Nigerians stranded in Libya, enroute Europe,…
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30 Schools to benefit from Skye Bank’s Financial Literacy Campaign…as part of activities to mark 2017 World Savings Day
Skye Bank CEO, Tokunbo Abiru, has unveiled the Bank’s plans to take financial literacy campaign to 30 schools in the…
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2015 PDP defectors have become liability to Buhari, says Presidency
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), few weeks to the the…
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German Police arrest Syrian suspect, avert `major terrorist attack’
German Police arrested a 19-year-old Syrian suspect, who planned an Islamist-motivated bomb attack in Germany aimed at killing as many…
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Metuh’s Counsel calls for Daura’s arrest for failure to produce Dasuki in Court
Emeka Etiaba, SAN, counsel to the embattled former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh on Tuesday, October…
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CBN pumps another $195m into Forex Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, injected another $195 million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange…
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British Police: 7 women report Weinstein sex abuse allegations
British Police on Tuesday said that they were investigating allegations of sexual assault from seven women against disgraced Hollywood producer…
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200,000 living with HIV in Oyo – NACA DG
By Akeem Abas Dr Sani Aliyu, Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says an estimated 200,000 people…
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Osinbajo in Bayelsa, says elites, religious leaders frustrating anti-graft war …Bayelsa is blessed – Adeboye. Oritsejafor…I’m glad Ecumenical Centre came through me, says Dickson
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), on Tuesday came hard on elites, including religious leaders across Geo-political zones for their…
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Gov. Wike National Wresting Championships to feature 10 weight classes — Director
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) on Tuesday said that it had increased the weight categories from eight to 10 for…
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President Buhari commends Nigeria’s progress in World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ ranking; Receives new SGF, Boss Mustapha
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed most heartily, the phenomenal improvement of Nigeria on the World Bank’s Doing Business latest rankings…
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Police in FCT arrest 37 armed robbery suspects
By Joseph Edeh The Commissioner of Police in FCT, Mr Sadiq Bello, said the command arrested 37 suspects in connection…
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Abuja airport new terminal building 80% completed – CCECC
By Sumaila Ogbaje The China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) handling the new terminal building at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
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Anambra: Police to deploy 28, 000 personnel for Nov. 18 governorship polls
Mr Garba Umar, Commissioner of Police in Anambra, says it will deploy 28,000 of its personnel to ensure…
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Dasuki storms Appeal Court as Jonathan demands N1bn over Metuh subpoena
The former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is being unlawfully detained against court orders by…
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Gombe Assembly vows to mount pressure on Gov. Dankwambo over release of health sector funds in 2018
The Gombe state House of Assembly Committee on Health has vowed to vigorously mount pressure on the State’s executive arm…
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Ambode congratulates new UNILAG VC, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday congratulated Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe on his appointment as the new Vice Chancellor…
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Bolanle Ambode and COWSLO’s defining milestones By Tayo Ogunbiyi
The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWSLO has, no doubt, become a worthy partner in the progress of…
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Obaseki to address shortage of teachers, lauds Igbanke Forum
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government is taking decisive steps to solve the problem of shortage of…
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Police arrest burglar of Sen. Nwaoboshi’s residence in Asaba
By Carol V. Utulu The Police in Delta said they have arrested one Emeka Ezeonyi who allegedly broke into the residence of…
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African Development Bank strongly supports Nigerian Government’s economic recovery efforts
The African Development Bank is in consultations with the Government on how best to continue its support for its…
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MTN calls $4.2bn claim by Turkcell “opportunistic, “baseless”
MTN on Tuesday called a 4.2 billion-dollar claim by Turkcell in a South African court over a disputed Iranian mobile…
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Navy deploys 7 ships, 37 boats for operation `Octopusgrip’ in Niger Delta
By Shedrack Frank/Nathan Nwakamma The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Central Naval Command (CNC), Rear Adm. Bello Al-hassan, on Tuesday…
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