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Nigeria Customs set to host 29th WCO confab, April 29
All is now set for the hosting of the conference of Directors-General of Customs in West and Central Africa of…
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PDP alleges massive looting of government property as APC tenure in Rivers ends
Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged a ‘looting spree’ at the Government House in…
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Abia re-run: Orji hails Ikpeazu’s victory; as APGA vows to go to tribunal
By Oko- Ume Nwamgbidi Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, has attributed the victory of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu of the…
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Rivers APC slams REC; sends SOS to Jega
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan,…
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Anioma pledge support for Igbuya as Delta House speaker
Anioma Leaders, Sunday described Delta State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya as a focused, visionary and…
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Shell trains 60 Niger Delta youths in art and crafts
No fewer than 60 young artists from the Niger Delta have been enrolled at the Prof. Bruce Onobrakpeya Training Centre…
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Amaechi, APC have budgeted N4.5bn for tribunal, LG polls in Rivers–PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has alleged that the Rivers State Government and the state’s All Progressives…
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Ekiti: Adesanmi emerges NLC state chapter chairman
The Nigeria Labour Congress, Ekiti chapter has elected Com. Raymond Adesanmi the new chairman. One of the most experienced health…
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Oronto Douglas to be buried in Bayelsa, May 2
Funeral rites for late Oronto Douglas, former Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy, who died at the…
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GTBank declares Q1 2015 PBT of N32.65bn
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015 to the…
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Shekau’s long silence prompts speculation over Boko Haram’s fall
Speculations are becoming rife as to the whereabouts of the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau following a long silence from…
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Jonathan orders removal of own campaign posters, banners, billboards
President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the immediate removal of all his political campaign posters across the country, explaining the move…
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Take your grievances to your state chairmen, PDP tells aggrieved candidates
Congress of national vice-chairmen and state chairmen of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday directed all the party candidates who…
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Abia re-run election: Obiano drums support for Alex Otti
Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has called on the people of Abia State to choose the surest path…
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APC has blown Ekiti impeachment saga out of proportion —Fayose, Wabba
The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose and President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Com Ayuba Wabba, Thursday, stated…
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Re-run elections: National Commissioners deployed to Abia , Imo, Taraba
National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have been deployed to Imo, Abia and Taraba States, where…
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PDP, APGA give conditions for participation in Abia guber re- run
The two main contenders in the Abia State Governorship poll, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All…
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Xenophobic attacks: SERAP drags S/Africa to ICC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mrs. Fatou Bensouda to use…
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Nigerian forces invade last known stronghold of Boko Haram
Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram’s last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday, in an…
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Hold APC responsible if anarchy breaks out in Ekiti, S/West, Fayose urges UN, AU
Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose in a statement has called on the United Nations and the African Union (AU) to…
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Abia passes vote of no confidence on REC
The Abia State government has insisted it does not have confidence in the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Professor…
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Ex-IGP Abba begs Nigerians for forgiveness
Immediate-past Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba has appealed for forgiveness from anyone he might have wronged while in office.…
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Editors convene in Lagos from tomorrow
Editors from across the country will converge on Lagos from tomorrow, Friday April 24 for the 2015 Biennial Convention of…
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AfDB presidency: Buhari joins lobby for Adesina
Nigeria’s lobby for the candidacy of the Agriculture and Rural Development minister, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, for the position of the…
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Akume, Otti mourn Chukwumerije
Former Benue State governor and the present Senate Minority Leader, Sen. George Akume, and the immediate past Group Managing Director…
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