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Commonwealth appoints ex-president Jonathan to mediate in Zanzibar poll stalemate
Just back from his role as head of a Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) observer team to monitor the Presidential Elections…
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‘Ogoni Nine Hanging’ anniversary: Rivers PDP praises late Saro-Wiwa, Ogoni people
Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Felix Obuah, has said the Ogoni people deserve…
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Airtel partners Unilever, NDA to boost oral hygiene among students
Telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has partnered with manufacturer of home and personal care goods, Unilever, alongside the Nigerian Dental Association…
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Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill three Nigerian refugees in Cameroon
Two female suicide bombers, suspected of belonging to Islamist militant group Boko Haram, killed three Nigerians in a truck full…
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CBN to unveil new rules to curb banks’ high interest lending, illegal charges
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN will soon introduce a set of measures that will protect bank customers from unethical…
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Corporate sector losses account for NSE All Share Index’s poor performance
Poor results announced by industry leaders in the oil and gas, banking and conglomerates sectors worsened the performance of the…
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CCB‘s witnesses fail to show up at Orubebe’s trial, case adjourned till Nov. 26
The Prosecution Counsel in the trial of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, at the Code of…
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Gov. Ikpeazu swears-in Bonnie Iwuoha, Eziuche Ubani, 18 other Commissioners
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has reminded his newly-appointed commissioners of the zero tolerance stance of his administration for…
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Military destroys more Boko Haram camps in Borno
ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri Troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade, Sunday, cleared more terrorists’ camps along Bale, Bita and Damboa…
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Ambode pledges to complete Bone Marrow Transplant Centre in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday, pledged the support of the state government to ensuring the completion of the…
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U-17 World Cup: PDP congratulates Golden Eaglets; calls victory ‘a testimony against Buhari’s ‘Demarketing’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the Golden Eaglets for Sunday’s World Cup victory, describing it as ‘a bold…
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Tribunal’s ruling: Intervene in Taraba State now to avert crisis; Group tells Buhari
A youth organization in Taraba State, the Taraba Coalition of Youth Leaders, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to move…
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SPDC JV’s Andoni GMoU Cluster empowers 80 Niger Delta women
Eighty women have graduated from a skills acquisition programme of the Andoni Cluster Development Board (CDB) under the Shell Petroleum…
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Group alerts police, dissociates self from planned protests on Ogoni Nine Commemoration day
The Ogoni Central Indigenous Authority (OCIA) has disassociated the Ogoni people from a plan by some groups operating in Port…
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(Photonews) Airtel CEO, Ogunsanya, pays condolence visit to Awolowo family
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has paid a condolence visit to the family of…
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CEO’s resignation ‘not an admission of guilt’ — MTN
The resignation of MTN’s group chief executive officer Sifiso Dabengwa should not be seen as an admission of wrongdoing, the…
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NCC fine: MTN’s chief executive resigns with immediate effect
Chief Executive Officer of telecommunications firm, MTN, Sifiso Dabengwa , has resigned after the firm following the $5.2bn fine slammed…
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Saraki’s case manipulated – APC senator admits
Senator Hama Isa Misau of the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC), has raised doubt about the ability of President Muhammadu…
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Wanted Boko Haram terrorist nabbed at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja
The Nigerian Army High Command, Sunday, confirmed that one of the 100 terrorists recently declared wanted has been arrested following…
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Nigeria closer to oil find in Chad Basin – NNPC
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has disclosed that the country is on…
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Buhari swears in INEC Chair and Commissioners Monday; Ministers Wednesday – Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday,constitute the new Federal Executive Council, FEC, with the swearing in of the the ministers-designate.…
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Governor Wike appoints 12 Special Advisers, State Post-Primary Board and two Social Media aides
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has approved the appointment of the following as Special Advisers to the governor: 1.…
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Support government to succeed Gov. Aregbesola charges well-meaning Nigerians
Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has called for unflinching support from well-meaning and wealthy Nigerians to complement the…
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Osun announces Prince Rasheed Akanbi as new Oluwo of Iwo
Prince Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, from the Gbaase Ruling House has been announced the new Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State.…
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Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets win Under 17 FIFA World Cup again!
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. This makes it the fifth time…
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