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Group cautions Bayelsa youths to shun thuggery, electoral fraud in Southern Ijaw poll
NEDU MARK YENAGOA Ahead of the governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state by the Independent…
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FG won’t remove subsidy – Kachikwu; introduces price modulation policy
Federal Government has assured that it will not remove the subsidy in the petroleum downstream sector, but would instead introduce…
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WAEC releases Nov/Dec WASSCE results, conceals Maths, English
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Thursday, in Lagos released November/December 2015 WASSCE results, concealing the statistical data of…
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MTN drags NCC to Lagos High Court over $3.9bn fine; claims regulatory body overstepped its powers
MTN Group challenge in court a $3.9bn fine by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) after resolving that the penalty that…
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Corruption: Media persecution unnecessary — Metuh
Office of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted attempts by the Economic and Financial…
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Yuletide: Enugu intensifies action on road construction to ease movement
Enugu State Executive Council has approved over N106 million for execution of various developmental projects in the state. In a…
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Fayemi dissociates self from fake social media accounts
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dissociated himself from social media accounts created by some persons to…
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Shi’ites: SERAP seeks UN investigation into Zaria clashes
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to Mr. Christof Heyns, the United Nations (UN) Special…
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Nullification of election ‘temporary setback’ – Wike; insists Rivers remains PDP state
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has described the nullification of his election as a temporary setback, insisting that ‘God’s will…
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(Opinion) Trouble on many fronts By Bola Bolawole
We have not tired warning against opening up wars on many fronts. Opening up a second war front in the…
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Gov. Ambode presents 2016 budget proposal of N665.588bn to House of Assembly; set to commence a-meal-day programme
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Thursday, presented the 2016 budget proposal of N665.588 billion to the state House of…
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2015 Nigerian general election set a new standard for democracy in Africa – Jega; advocates peaceful polls in continent
Former National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has said elections in African countries need…
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Gov. Wike congratulates Aguma on election as FIDA Country VP
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has congratulated Mrs Inime I. Aguma on her election as the new National President…
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Lagos partners UNICEF to end violence against children
Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commenced a Three-Day Violence Against Children (VAC)…
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Military panel: We don’t have any problem with Ekiti people’s mandate – PDP; faults APC’s emissary claim
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ‘stop crying over its…
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Minimum wage: NLC wants governors to cut-down on ‘unnecessary spending’
AGENE GODWIN, Benin The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called on the Nigeria Governors’ Forum…
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Obama appoints Adewale Adeyemo as Deputy NSA
United States President, Barack Obama has appointed a Nigerian, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo as his Deputy National Security Adviser for International…
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FG considers to sell Eurobond Q1 2016 to fund budget
Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun has revealed that the country will consider issuing international debt early next year for the first…
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CAN protests FG decision to join Saudi Arabia’s Islamic coalition against ISIS
Umbrella body of Christians in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Wednesday night, protested plans by the Federal Government…
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(Opinion) Ikpeazu: Combining physical and stomach infrastructure.
By Godwin Adindu Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State may have drawn from recent history to drive the two concepts…
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Aregbesola pays N302 million to owners of houses affected by road construction
The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has on Wednesday paid compensation worth over N302 million to people whose…
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Buhari’s $300,000 allegation: We have been vindicated- PDP; insists on Truth Commission
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the denial by President Muhammadu Buhari as an alleged beneficiary of funds relating…
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UBTH denies resident doctors’ allegation of mismanagement; as CMD alleges cabal after his job
AGENE GODWIN, Benin The management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) Edo State, Wednesday, described as ‘tissue of…
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