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DiamondXtra Season 13: Access Bank rewards customers with N600m
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, Aug. 12, 2021 Access Bank Plc on Thursday unveiled DiamondXtra Season 13 savings promo to reward…
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Buhari, Sanwo-Olu mourn Mohammed, first son of late fiery lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi
President Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have sent their condolences to the family of the late…
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New book, SAKADELLI reaches world’s choice libraries
By Yinka Olatunbosun There is a ‘Sakadelli’ in everyone of us. To be sure, everyone has a story to tell…
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NGO urges Journalists to embed data in Environmental reporting
A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI) on Wednesday urged journalists in the Niger Delta to…
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November guber polls: Anambra PDP leaders rally behind Ozigbo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership in Anambra State has declared total support for the party’s flag-bearer for the November…
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The blasphemy of forgiveness By Martins Onyeike
With the glitz and fanfare usually associated with a carnival or pageantry, the terrorism-riddled and traumatized town of Bama, Borno…
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Court remands father for allegedly defiling 4 daughters
By Adenike Ayodele Ikeja, Aug. 12, 2021 An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 39-year-old cleaner, Sunday Julius, in…
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Zulum enrolls 5,361 orphans to school in Monguno
… Offers scholarships for children of CJTFs, hunters, vigilantes Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday in Monguno,…
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NRC postpones Lagos-Kano train service
By Aisha Cole Lagos, Aug. 12, 2021 The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday announced the postponement of the Lagos-Kano…
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Police seal off Enugu APC office
By Ifeoma Aka Enugu, Aug. 11, 2021 Enugu State Police Command has sealed off the All Progressives Congress (APC) office…
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Chelsea add UEFA Super Cup to Champions League trophy
Belfast, Aug. 11, 2021 Substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain’s Villarreal…
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Braving into the unknown: Review of Orlando Dokubo’s DEAN’s PRIZE By Anaele Ihuoma
Title: Dean’s Prize . Publisher: Kraftgriots, Ibadan. Publication Year: 2020; 252 pages Reviewer: ANAELE IHUOMA Where does the world of…
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What Twitter must do to operate in Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Aug. 11, 2021 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says issues surrounding the…
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Dickson out of EFCC after interrogation, says petition against him are frivolous
Former Governor of Bayelsa, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday said he was questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Sunday Igboho: Obasanjo should not obstruct judicial process – Prof. Balogun
A former Special Adviser to the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Professor Murtala Jide Balogun, has cautioned ex…
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Investment in youths, critical ingredient for Nigeria’s development — Obi
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has explained that…
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WHO announces 3 new drugs for COVID-19 clinical trials; 203 million cases of disease recorded globally
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Aug. 11, 2021 Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of…
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Ibadan flood control: We remain committed to World Bank-backed project – Makinde
*Oyo Govt insists it’ll continue to fund project *World Bank in letter to Makinde, recognises Gov’s ‘unwavering support’ to flood…
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Tears as musician killed by cultists is buried; Family calls for justice
Dennis Udoma, Uyo Emotions and tears were let loose at Okoyo village, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, as…
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Court remands man for allegedly impregnating deaf and dumb
By Aisha Gambo Kaduna, Aug. 11, 2021 A firewood cutter, Samaila Bala, has been remanded by a Shari’a Court at…
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Travails of Nigerian-born South African Doctor: NiDCOM to report matter to SGF-led PTF-COVID-19; We want it probed – Dr. Ugwu; Regulations to be revised – source
The travails of Dr. Ayokunle Akanbi, a South Africa-based medical practitioner in the hands of Nigerian officials is being referred…
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Zuma riot: Nigeria Consul General to SA visits victims of looting
By Fortune Abang Abuja, Aug. 11, 2021 The Consul General of Nigeria to South Africa, Malik Abdul, on Tuesday…
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Northern Nigeria: UN establishes task force to address food insecurity
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Aug. 10, 2021 UN Secretary-General, António Guterres says the organisation has established a task force…
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Welcome, ministry of innovation By ANIEBO NWAMU*
In his sixth year as Nigeria’s minister of science and technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu last Friday announced with glee the…
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Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, impounds 31 bags of rice
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has impounded 31 bags of…
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