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Gamaliel Onosode dies at 82
Elder statesman, Gamaliel Onosode has died aged 82. Onosode reportedly died, Tuesday morning, at the Gold Cross Hospital, Ikoyi, Lagos,…
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Hajj stampede update: Nigerian official, others question actual death toll
Officials from several countries have said that more than 1,000 people died in last week’s stampede near Mecca during the…
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Thunderstorm wreaks havoc in Benin
AGENE GODWIN, Benin RESIDENTS of parts of Benin City, the Edo State capital, were, Monday, left counting their losses following…
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Nigeria’s teledensity grew by 7.08% in 6 months — NCC
The teledensity in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry increased by 7.08 per cent within six months, according to data provided by the…
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PDP will win Kogi, Bayelsa governorship elections – Jibrin, BOT Secretary
Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT), Sen. Walid Jibrin, has claimed that the party has been making…
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Hajj stampede: Buhari directs NAHCON, embassy to account for all Nigerian fatalities; as S/Arabia issues more images of victims
The death toll from last Thursday stampede in Mina, Mecca which claimed the lives of 769 Muslims, including 54 Nigerians,…
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APC confirms cancellation of Bayelsa governorship primary; New venue to be announced
Sequel to the objections raised by the Chairman of the Bayelsa State Governorship Primary Elections Committee, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, as…
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Be alert, resist hawks around the Presidency out to derail democracy – PDP charges Nigerians
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on Nigerians to be alert and join hands with it to resist “hawks…
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NAHCON confirms 54 Nigerian fatalities in Hajj stampede; as Iran joins JNI in call for probe
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of 54 Nigerians in last Thursday’s deadly stampede in…
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Ambode declares 2015/2016 Legal Year open; Reiterates commitment to legal reforms
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday, reiterated his commitment to carry out legal reforms in the state, just as…
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Kwara’s Next Entrepreneur Scheme geared towards promoting youth employment–Ahmed
Governor Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the Kwara State’s Next Entrepreneur Scheme introduced recently by his administration, which provides…
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Convene NEC to select new chairman now or…; Secondus gets 7-day ultimatum
Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has been given a 7-day ultimatum within which…
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Obaji bags Champion of Education Award
Nigerian education and child rights campaigner, Philip Obaji has received the Champion of Education for Peace and Development Award. Obaji…
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UNIC, CMC mark Peace Day with fanfare in Lagos; as UNSG calls for global ceasefire
The 2015 International Day of Peace was marked in Lagos Nigeria with fanfare as youths, government and NGO partners trooped…
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Fayemi, Canadian minister, others for Friends of Africa Conference
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and International Trade, Michael Chan,…
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We have not asked Saraki to resign – NLC
President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has denied reports in the media linking the labour group with a…
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Nigeria Exports Crude to the US
Visiting Professor and Fellow of the Emerald Energy Institute (EEI), University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Paul Michael Wihbey’s recent prediction…
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Only 14m bank accounts have been linked to BVN –CBN; warns of no further extensions after Oct 31 deadline
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that there would be no further extensions to the ongoing Bank Verification…
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Etisalat partners Webmall for Connect Commerce conference 2015
Telecommunications operator, Etisalat is partnering with Virtual Retail outlet, Webmall, to host a conference on commerce dubbed ‘ConCon 2015’. The…
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(Photonews) Ochendo Global in Abia State Government House!
Immediate past Governor of Abia State, now a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Theodore Orji, Ochendo Global,…
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I’ll fulfil my electoral promises, Ambode assures
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend assured Lagosians that he would fulfill the electoral promises he made…
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We’ve begun sanitizing NNPC to make it free of corruption; trial of those who misappropriated NNPC revenues to start soon – Buhari tells China’s President
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his determination to fully sanitize Nigeria’s oil industry and make it totally free of corruption…
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(Letter to the Editor) Apapa: The good times are back
Whatever Magic the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has put in place to ease the Traffic Gridlock in APAPA must…
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SPDC JV sponsors three Nigerian universities to Shell Eco-marathon in South Africa
Students of three Nigerian universities have built cars they will race at the Shell Eco-marathon, Africa (SEMA) in South Africa…
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