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Boko Haram: DSS arrests, charges 45 in plot to attack Lagos; as Ambode appeals for calm
The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested and formally charged 45 suspects over an alleged Boko Haram plot to…
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NEMA confirms 27 dead, 96 injured in Friday’s Jimeta mosque bomb blast
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Friday night, confirmed that about 27 persons died and 96 injured in the suicide…
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APC condoles with Borno, Adawama States over deadly attacks, says cowardly Boko Haram is doomed
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condoled with the government and people of Borno and Adamawa States over the deadly…
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Tribunal nullifies Wike’s election; orders fresh poll within 90 days
The drama which trailed proceedings at the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has ended with the…
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Another Friday bomb blast rocks Jimeta mosque in Adamawa; with 24 confirmed dead
A suspected suicide bomb attack at a newly-opened mosque in Jumbutu, one of the crowded settlements in Jimeta, off Yola,…
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Mrs. Ugwuanyi to sponsor less privileged children to Abuja fiesta; gets NTA honour
Wife of the Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, has affirmed her readiness to sponsor some less-privileged children in the…
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NIMASA personnel rescue 3 after vessels’ collision
The Search and Rescue team of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has rescued three crew members and…
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President Buhari seeks increased bilateral cooperation between Nigeria, Hungary
President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, in Abuja, stated that he looks forward to increased bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Hungary, ‘since…
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Buhari’s government will make petrol cheaper soon – VP Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has revealed that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is presently working on a medium-term…
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President Buhari not shy of women — Adesina clarifies
The claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is shy around women, purportedly made by one Gideon Samani, Thursday, and published by…
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Flooding: Rivers govt commences demolition of structures on waterways
The Rivers State Government has commenced the demolition of structures which are impeding the free flow of water along the…
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How I lost 5 neighbours, friends in Maiduguri mosque suicide bomb attack — Man
ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri Following the gruesome Friday morning suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital,…
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(Updated) Death toll hits 10 in Maiduguri mosque suicide bomb attack
Hospital sources say the death toll from Friday morning’s suicide bomb attack on a Maiduguri, Borno State, mosque has reached…
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EFCC docks ex-Adamawa commissioner over N20m land fraud; another for impersonation
A former Adamawa State Commissioner for Finance and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, John Elias, was, Thursday, arraigned before Justice…
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N789m oil subsidy scam: EFCC closes case against Majope Investment, 4 others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Thursday, closed its case against Opeyemi Ajuyah, Majope Investment, Abdullahi Alao, Axenergy, and…
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Man bags 6 months in jail for N2.1m stock trading fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Thursday, October 22, 2015, secured the conviction of one Bashir Olumuyiwa, Managing Director,…
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Gov. Obiano’s wife presents 80 wheelchairs to the physically-challenged
No fewer than 80 physically-challenged persons were rewarded with free wheelchairs by the wife of the governor of Anambra State,…
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(Feature) Nigeria’s notorious baby factories
The government of Africa’s most populous country is trying to crack down on this hideous trade, which may include the…
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Ajaokuta steel company needs $1.1bn for rehabilitation — Group
The African Iron and Steel Association, has said that about 1.1 billion dollars would be required to revive the Ajaokuta…
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Airlines operating in Nigeria earned N10.5bn from ticket sales in 7 months –NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Thursday, said that foreign and domestic airlines operating in the country sold N10.5 billion…
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6 confirmed dead in Maiduguri mosque suicide bomb attack, as culprits’ accomplices flee
Two accomplices of the lone suicide bomber who Friday morning successfully attacked a mosque in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State,…
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Electricity tariff set for 40% rise by November — NERC
Nigeria plans to increase electricity rates by as much as 40 percent for some customers next month as a fall…
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(OPINION) Six lessons we have learnt by Reuben Abati
The democratic experience in Nigeria has definitely been a continuing learning curve, and the more lessons we learn at various…
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IMF presses Nigeria to devalue naira currency
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pressing Nigeria to further devalue its naira currency amid uncertainty over the political and…
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