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Complete your properties now, Lagos govt warns owners of abandoned buildings
Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned owners of uncompleted and abandoned buildings in the State to ensure that they expedite…
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Emir of Ilorin to President Buhari: Nigeria needs restructuring; commence implementation of confab report towards it
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to commence process that will lead to…
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NEMA confirms 14 dead in Damaturu suicide attacks; as troops repel Boko Haram attack on barracks
The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the death of at least 14 people in three separate suicide bomb attacks…
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Burkina Faso General, ex-minister formally charged over failed coup
The General in charge of the failed coup in Burkina Faso last month has been formally charged, along with one…
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Oil price rises as supply falls, stockpiles draw
Oil prices rose, Wednesday after data showed the market was beginning to tighten, with falling supply, higher demand and lower…
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Employ more midwives, implement Drug Revolving Fund — Health group urges Bauchi govt
By RUTH YARNAP, Bauchi Bauchi State Accountability Mechanism (BASAM) for Maternal New Born Care Health (MNCH) has appealed to the…
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Quarterly Town Hall Meeting: Ambode vows to confront challenges of Lagos headlong
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday rendered his account of stewardship in the maiden edition of the quarterly…
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Flood submerges over 40 houses in Edo
AGENE Godwin, Benin No fewer than 40 houses have been submerged by flood in Udaba, Anegbette, Oghomere communities in Etsako Central…
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Ugwuanyi sets up committee to give education face lift in Enugu; wife receives delegation
In pursuance of his campaign promise to give education a face lift in the state, the governor of Enugu State,…
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Widespread smuggling persists in the North – President, Harmonized Traders Union
By MUHAMMAD TUDUNWADA, KANO The President of the Harmonized Traders Union, Dr Bature Abdulaziz, has drawn the attention of the…
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Choice of Deputy: Bayelsa APC Chairman, ex-militant leader beat up Sylva in Abuja
The crisis rocking Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over who should be running mate to Timipre…
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Violence at Bayelsa APC secretariat as Sylva dumps state chairman as running mate
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Violent clashes occurred at the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayelsa State headquarters in Yenagoa, as over two…
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Oshiomhole suspends 4 LG chairmen over diversion of funds
AGENE Godwin, Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has suspended four Local Government Chairmen for non-payment of staff salaries,…
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Buhari applauds U.K’s support over recovery, repatriation of Nigeria’s stolen funds
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja applauded the renewed support from Britain and Switzerland for the recovery and repatriation of…
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Tribunal validates David Mark’s election; as ex-Senate President re-affirms faith in Judiciary
Immediate past Senate President, and senator representing Benue South Senatorial Zone, Senator David Mark, has reaffirmed his faith in the…
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Amaechi’s nomination, best Independence Anniversary gift – Rivers APC
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted with joy to the news of the nomination…
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UK crime agency obtained clearance to seize £27,000 cash from Diezani – Court hears
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained court permission, Monday, to temporarily seize £27,000 from former Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani…
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Man, 35, escapes lynching after raping 13 yr-old girl in Yenagoa
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa A 35 year-old man Mr. Akpobomei Michael, over the weekend, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, escaped death at…
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Navy arrests 11 oil thieves, impounds tanker with 6, 000mts of crude in Yenagoa
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Central Naval Command, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, has arrested 11 suspected crude oil thieves as well as…
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Kano govt lauds Etisalat’s Adopt-A-School initiative
The Kano State Government has commended telecommunications operator, Etisalat Nigeria over its Adopt-A-School initiative, a pan-Nigeria intervention programme aimed at…
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2 Neutrino scientists win 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics
Japan’s Takaaki Kajita and Canada’s Arthur B. McDonald won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics for their discovery that neutrinos,…
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ICPC, EFCC silent on Alison-Madueke
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) have refused…
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Senate announces ministerial list; Amaechi, Fashola, Fayemi, Ngige included; screening to commence next Tuesday
The much-anticipated President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list handed over to the Senate late September 31, has been formally read out…
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Economic diversification policies will inform my 2016 budget proposal — Buhari tells French investors in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his proposed 2016 National Budget will include fresh policies and measures geared towards boosting…
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Ambode swears-in new perm sec for Education District 4; pledges to uplift state’s civil service
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday, restated his commitment to ensuring that the state civil service remains one of…
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