APC National Convention to hold in December
Barring last minutes change in the arrangements, the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold in the first weekend of
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Why I shunned APGA gov campaign flag-off at Awka –Bianca Ojukwu
Mrs Bianca Ojukwu said in Awka on Sunday that she shunned Saturday’s flag-off of APGA governorship campaign to protest “post-mortem disrespect’’ to her
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PDP: Fresh defection fears trail two Southeast, South-South governors
Horsetrading over the zoning of the presidential ticket and national chairmanship of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is threatening to wreak
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Usyk beats Anthony Joshua to become heavyweight champion
Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Anthony Joshua with scores of 117-112, 116-112, 115-113 to become the new unified world heavyweight champion. Joshua was defending
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Strike: NARD gives FG 72 hours to pay withheld salaries, others
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Saturday gave the Federal Government a 72-hour ultimatum to pay the salary arrears of its
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Any northerner eyeing presidential seat doesn’t love Nigeria – CAC president
The President of the Christ Apostolic Church Nigeria and overseas, Pastor Samuel Oladele, has said anybody from the north who is planning to
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FG appeals to irate drivers to dismantle Bida-Lambata, Suleja-Minna roadblocks
The Federal Government at the weekend pleaded with the protesting drivers along Bida-Lambata and Suleja-Minna roads to unblock the driveway to allow for
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Disclosed! How NNPC funded 2015, 2019 elections -Bloomberg
Lawsuits in London and New York have shed light on how fees that trading firms paid agents to win oil contracts from Nigeria’s
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NDLEA operatives raid Abuja hotel, others, seize 3,300kgs of drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a hotel in Abuja where drugs are sold and young ladies camped for commercial
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Our dreams to achieve peace, devt in Niger Delta regions achieved — FG
The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio has said that the Federal government has achieved its dream of moving
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ANAMBRA’s OIL PRODUCING STATUS
IfeanyiChukwu AfubaI thought I had nailed it with my article, “Soludo as Obiano’s Parting Legacy” (This Day, June 30, 2021). The choice of
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Army to try officer for dehumanising NYSC member
A military officer has been filmed manhandling a female member of the National Youth Service corps (NYSC) in Calabar, the Cross River State
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Couple arrested in Imo for killing, burying secretly ‘stubborn’ son
Imo State Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly killing and secretly burying their 28- year- old son in a shallow grave
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Ogun judiciary workers suspend strike
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria in Ogun State has suspended its strike action embarked upon on August 11. The JUSUN suspended the
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Ikpeazu directs Abia CP to investigate, prosecute cops that raped Abia Poly student
Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has directed the state Commissioner of police, Mrs Janet Agbede to expeditiously investigate allegations of rape levelled against
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October 1st: FG assures of adequate security
The Federal Government has alerted the general public to heightened security activities preparatory to the events marking the country’s 61st Independence anniversary. The
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Naira will fall from N570/$1 to N400/$1 at black market if… – CBN ex-deputy gov, Moghalu
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, says the value of the naira will fall from N570/$1 to
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‘Nigerians can travel, do business with 120 countries without visa’
President of Nigeria – Dominican Republic Business Exchange NIDOR-BEX Dr Kingsley Azonobi has said with the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, Nigerian
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US investment firm buys Italian football club, Genoa FC
Genoa announced on Thursday they have been bought by American private equity fund 777 Partners for a reported 150 million euros ($175 million)
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Okowa loses Special Adviser, Iyasere, to death
Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has lost his Special Adviser on Entrepreneurship Development, Chief (Mrs.) Mary Iyasere. Iyasere reportedly died on Wednesday night after
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Truck drivers protesting alleged Police brutality block Numan-Gombe highway
The Yola-Numan road has been blocked by protesting truck drivers. The protest, which started around 9:00am, was trailed by chaos that disrupted vehicular
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Your hard smoking and heavy drinking made us break-up, Kpokpogri claps back at Tonto Dikeh
Politician, Prince Kpokpogri, has alleged that hard smoking and heavy drinking led to his break-up with the Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh. Kpokpogri made
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Zoning: PDP zoning panel meets in Enugu. North wants to retain the Presidency.
Key leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North have proposed that the next national chairman of the opposition party should
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FG is borrowing to build world-class infrastructure — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is borrowing to build world-class infrastructure and not for
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BREAKING: Court awards N50m damages against police over IPOB activist Ngozi Umeadi’s detention -Lawyer
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Gudu Judicial Division Abuja, has awarded N50 million damages against the police for arresting and
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BREAKING: We are not forming a new political party, says Utomi. Count me out, says Sen. Meaba
Political economist Prof Pat Utomi has debunked rumours that he, alongside other prominent Nigerians, are planning to announce the formation of a new
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Fresh trouble for Ifeanyi Uba: Dragged to court over his claimed NECO certificate
Barely 24 hours after senator representing Anambra South and governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Senator Ifeanyi Uba, boasted that he would
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IPOB: We’ll lockdown S’East for 1 month, if FG fails to bring Kanu in court Oct 21
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened to lockdown the South East for one month, if the Federal Government fails to produce its leader,
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UN: FG paid Black foreigners $500 each to protest against Yoruba Nation -Prof. Akintoye
The Chairman of Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has accused the Federal Government of sponsoring a counter protest at
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AMCON takes over mansion of former Kwara Governor
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over the mansion of former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, over alleged N5 billion indebtedness.
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