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143 stranded Nigerians return from Libya – NEMA
By Yunus Yusuf Lagos, July 19, 2022 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received another batch of 143…
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New NNPC will guarantee national energy security, Buhari declares at unveiling of Africa’s largest national oil company
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja unveiled the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), affirming that the…
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Delta 2023: Urhobo Royal Fathers offer blessings, prayers to Omo-Agege…. Monarchs, others, laud him for attracting projects to all areas of Delta Central
Traditional rulers in Urhoboland in Delta State have offered royal blessings to the Deputy Senate President (DSP) and Delta…
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Uzodimma approves appointment of Ucheoma as new Head of Service
Governor Hope Uzodimma has approved the appointment of Barr. Raymond Obioma Ucheoma as the new Head of Service of Imo…
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Dangote Industries completes issuance of ₦187.6bn Series 1 fixed rate senior unsecured Bond, marking Nigeria’s largest corporate Bond Issuance
Lagos, Nigeria | Tuesday, 19 July 2022 Dangote Industries Limited (“DIL” or the “Group”), one of the leading, diversified and…
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$3.5M fraud: EFCC extradites FBI wanted Internet fraud suspect to US
A wire fraud suspect, Fatade Idowu Olamilekan on wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, was on Thursday…
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Senate suspends plenary over death of Edo lawmaker, Idehen
The Senate, on Tuesday, suspended plenary proceedings over the recent death of lawmaker representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Federal Constituency in Edo State,…
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U.S.-based don hails Nelson Mandela, condemns xenophobia in South Africa
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 19, 2022 A U.S.-based Nigerian historian and professor of Africana Studies, Apollos Nwauwa, has…
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UN Deputy Chief, Amina Mohammed, hails Nelson Mandela
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 19, 2022 UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has hailed Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo pays glowing tribute to Peter Obi at 61
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has paid glowing tribute to the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections and…
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PDP Senator defects to YPP to actualise governorship ambition
Isaiah Eka Ibiono Ibom (Akwa Ibom), July 18, 2022 Sen. Bassey Akpan, (PDP-Akwa Ibom), on Monday at his Ibiono…
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Bayelsa Govt disburses N126 m cash grant to 630 SME operators
The Bayelsa government on Monday disbursed a cash grant of N126 million to 630 small business operators as part of…
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Former Oyo Attorney-General, Bayo Lawal, becomes Makinde’s new deputy gov
…as Gov charges him to put state’s interest first …new Deputy Gov to supervise Housing Corporation, others Oyo State Governor,…
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Nollywood veteran actress ‘Ireti’ is dead; Segun Arinze, Fred Amata pa y tributes to late Ada Ameh
Nollywood Veteran actress Ireti Priscilla Osaje, Abuja/Taiye Olayemi, Lagos July 18, 2022 Nollywood veteran actress, Oluwasolamipe Onayiga, popularly known as ‘Ireti’…
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DMO raises N123bn in July FG bond auction
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, July 18, 2022 The Debt Management Office (DMO) says it raised N123.85 billion in its July…
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News Flash: Superb Falcons fail to reach WAFCON final
Rabat, July 18, 2022 Super Falcons of Nigeria has failed to earn a 10th final match appearance after falling 4-5…
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Peter Obi Support Group kicks as El-rufai blocks use of Arewa House
Peter Obi Support Network (PSON) has condemned Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State for his decision to prevent a planned…
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Scholarship: Zulum releases N5m on 13-year boy who copy-designed Borno flyover
A cheque of N5m approved by Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has been presented to a private school…
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2023: Omo-Agege promises better deal for oil-bearing communities
The Deputy Senate President and Delta APC Governorship candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has expressed concern over acts of injustice meted…
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Ex-Perm Sec, Sonny Echono, speaks on embarrassing salary of Nigerian University lecturers
With no end in view to the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike, a retired Permanent Secretary, Sonny…
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Senator Bassey Albert to announce YPP membership on Tuesday.
A Member of the Peoples Democratic Party – PDP until his resignation of membership on July 15, 2022, Senator Bassey…
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ASUU strike: Nigeria to be grounded, July 26, 27 by Labour; Banks to join
By Joan Nwagwu, Abuja/Esenvosa Izah, Lagos, July 17, 2022 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that it would embark…
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Two short takes on President Muhammadu Buhari By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Erstwhile Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, fled the capital, Kabul, on 15th August, 2021. Sri Lankan president,…
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Nigerians’ anger and the coming darkness By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 18 July, 2022 “Who jails society when it does horror to people?” Fela Anikulapo Kuti asked that question the…
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