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Don’t make political capital out of non-payment of gratuity to pensioners – Gov Emmanuel warns politicians
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has said that non-payment of workers’ gratuity is a…
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New AIG Zone 5 warns against extortion, bullying by police personnel
By Deborah Coker Benin, Dec. 25, 2021 The new Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 5, Benin, Ahmad Abdurrahman, has…
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Videos surface showing Uche Nwosu free from detention
Videos have emerged, online, of Uche Nwosu, son-in-law of former Governor Rochas Okorocha being given a rousing welcome, apparently freed…
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Buhari commiserates with ThisDay Executive Director over loss of mother
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Dec. 27, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the Komolafe family on the…
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Abaribe to Abia people: Look forward to seeing me as your Governor in 2023
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Ahiaba (Abia), Dec. 27, 2021 Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senate Minority Leader, on Monday declared interest to contest…
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Her Royal Highness, Ugoeze Norah Omosu Okwale goes home
The entire people of Umuchieze in Umunneochi Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia State, particularly the families of H.R.H Eze…
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Why we’re wary of choosing moneybags as DAME sponsors – Founder, Lanre Idowu
26 December 2021 Diamond Awards for Media Excellence clocked up 30 this year. Its Supervising Trustee, Mr. Lanre Idowu, speaks…
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Confusion over Uche Nwosu’s whereabouts; Uzodimma is after my family – Okorocha; The guilty are afraid – Uzodimma
There were conflicting reports Monday concerning the whereabouts of Uche Nwosu, son-in-law of former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas…
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Nigerian troops nab injured bandits at Zamfara Clinic after fleeing military raids; Foil ISWAP attack on Special Forces’ School
Nigerian troops have arrested injured bandits at a health facility in Zamfara State. In another development, the Special Forces and…
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Humanitarian Affairs minister sympathises with victims of NEXT fire
Scene of the fire incident in Abuja By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Abuja, Dec. 27, 2021 Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister…
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Soot and our collective conscience (1) By Dakuku Peterside
As you read this column, there is a high probability that there is at least a 500 percent increase in…
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Desmond Tutu, Kukah and the protests in London By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 27 December, 2021) Proverbs are not just the palm oil with which yam is eaten; they are the yam.…
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Nembe Spill: Regulatory agencies conspiring with Aiteo against devastated community – Bayelsa Tech Committee
The Bayelsa State’s Government Technical Committee on the Nov 5 oil leak at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 at Nembe…
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Buhari mourns Archbishop Tutu
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africans and the global Christian body, particularly Anglican Communion, over…
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12 medical laboratories sealed by A/Ibom Govt for flouting regulatory standard; Campaign to extend to more towns in 2022
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo No fewer than 12 medical diagnostics laboratories in Akwa Ibom state were closed down by the…
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Breaking news: Uche Nwosu not kidnapped; Arrested by Police for alleged sponsorship of unknown gunmen
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Imo State, Mr. Uche Nwosu, contrary to reports that he was kidnapped,…
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Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law Uche Nwosu kidnapped during church service
26 December 2021 •Uche Nwosu Former APC gubernatorial candidate in Imo State, Mr. Uche Nwosu, has been kidnapped, according to…
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Obasanjo recalls Archbishop Tutu’s role in Nigeria’s debt cancellation
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has recalled the role played by late Desmond Tutu in getting the Nigeria’s…
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Anti-apartheid icon, Archbishop Desmond Tutu passes on at 90
December 26, 2021 Hero of South Africa’s anti-apartheid crusade, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has died, aged 90, on Sunday. President Cyril…
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NEXT Supermarket, Abuja, on fire
Firefighting fighting fire at NEXT Cash and Carry supermarket in Abuja By Kelechi Ogunleye Abuja, Dec. 26,2021 Next Cash and…
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I don’t have Covid-19, Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture cries out
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has denied reports that he has Coronavirus otherwise called COVID-19. Mohammed, in…
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Nigeria’s politics changing for good – APC governors
By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Dec. 26, 2021 The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) says Nigeria’s politics is going through fundamental changes…
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Gunmen abduct traditional ruler in Plateau
By Polycarp Auta Jos, Dec. 26, 2021 Gunmen abducted Mr. Charles Mato, the Sum Pyem, and paramount ruler of Gindri,…
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No plan by European Union to ban cocoa export, says Association
By Segun Giwa Akure, Dec.25,2021 Mr. Mufutau Abolarinwa, the National President of Cocoa Association of Nigeria, has described as falsehood,…
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Christmas: Army, Air Force Chiefs celebrate with troops in Maiduguri
COAS, CAS, serving food to troops during Christmas luncheon in Maiduguri on Saturday By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, Dec. 25, 2021 The…
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