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Clash: Gov. Bagudu orders distribution of relief materials to displaced persons
By Dauda Shehu The Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, on Thursday visited the scene of a violent clash between farmers…
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Petrol monitoring: NNPC, DPR dispense 57,000 litres free to motorists
By Yetunde Bada A team of officials from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and…
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Anambra Central: INEC Chairman risks jail over rejection of court order
The gates of prison are yawning to welcome the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu,…
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Education tops as capital projects get 65% in Borno’s N170b budget
Governor Kashim Shettima on Thursday presented Borno’s 2018 Budget of N170. 2 billion with education getting the highest amount of…
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Bauchi State Govt. budgets N168bn for 2018 fiscal year
By Huseyn Abubakar Mbar Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State on Thursday presented N168 billion budget for 2018 fiscal year…
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33 year old sales boy jailed for life for attempted murder of pure water business ‘Oga’
Danjuma James, Sokoto A Sokoto High Court presided over by Justice Malami Umar Dogon-daji has sentenced 33 years old Pure…
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Lagos State Govt records N50bn cash transactions from creative sector
By Folasade Adeniran The Lagos State Government says it recorded N50 billion cash transactions from the creative sector in the…
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Fuel crisis: Saraki directs Senate Committee to suspend recess ….As Senate summons Kachikwu, NNPC’s GMD, others
In a bid to end the ongoing fuel crisis and the untold hardship it is presently unleashing on Nigerians, President…
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FG reiterates commitment to bringing back Nigerians willing to return from Libya
By Adekunle Williams and Solomon Asowata The Federal Government says it is committed to bringing back all Nigerians who are…
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Liverpool agree world record deal to sign Van Dijk from Southampton
Liverpool have agreed to sign Netherlands international Virgil van Dijk from Southampton for a reported world record fee for a…
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UN chief dispatches Obasanjo to Liberia, commends peaceful vote
By Prudence Arobani UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has announced that he is sending former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to support…
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Jailbreak: 36 prisoners escape from Ikot Ekpene Prison in Akwa-Ibom
At about 1147hrs on Wednesday, 27 December 2017, there was an attack on kitchen staff that were on duty at…
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Abuja motorists get more free fuel as NNPC, DPR, seal stations
By Yetunde Bada Some motorists in Abuja on Wednesday got more free petrol as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)…
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SEC to collaborate with journalists on investor education
By Lucy Nwachukwu The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pledged to work with Finance Correspondents to ensure proper reportage…
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NEPZA licenses 3 new Free Trade Zones worth $2.751bn
By Suzzy Tolofari The Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Mr Emmanuel Jime, says the authority has…
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A’Ibom Govt. denies presenting over bloated budget for 2018
By Isaiah Eka The Akwa Ibom Government says its 2018 budget is not “over bloated” as being speculated by Policy…
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America offers to sell Super Aircraft to Nigeria
The United States (US) Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, Wednesday presented the Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) in respect…
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Bike mishap: President’s son stable – Presidency
By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency on Wednesday said that the son of the President, Yusuf Buhari, who was involved in…
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Rivers govt. to complete Mile One market; Gov. Wike lauds Rivers Speaker for contributions to state’s development
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that he is working hard for the completion of the Mile-One Market…
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Oil hits approximately $67 on Libyan pipeline blast
Oil prices have touched two-and-a-half year highs in light volume boosted by an explosion on a crude pipeline in Libya…
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Court ends 16-yr-old marriage over husband’s neglect of matrimonial duties
By David Adeoye An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between one Adebisi…
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Early morning accident claims 4 on Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Road
By Abiodun Lawal Four persons were feared dead in an accident involving a Ford bus and a Mack trailer on…
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