Court orders Army to pay dismissed soldier N9m
The National Industrial Court sitting in Makurdi yesterday ordered the Nigerian Army to pay one Lance Corporal Zuberu Rafiu the sum of N9 million
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Ivorian International,Tiote, slumps and dies
The 30-year-old former Newcastle United midfielder, Cheick Tiote, has died after collapsing during training in China, a spokesman for the player has announced.
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Woman sells 20 children in Anambra
A 20-year-old lady identified as Chinasa Onwuasoanya has been taken into custody of the Special Armed Robbery Squad in Anambra State for alleged
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140,000 farmers to get anchor borrower loan in Kebbi
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, said on Monday that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would grant loan to140,000 rice farmers in the
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Whistle blower on Ekweremadu gets bail
A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Monday granted bail in the sum of N500,000 to 50-year-old businessman, Ahmed Echoda, who allegedly gave
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Osinbajo opens confab on illicit financial flows
A two-day conference on promoting International Co-operation in combating Illicit Financial Flows and Enhancing Asset Recovery has opened in Abuja. The conference which
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New Army University to take off in September – COAS
Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai has disclosed that the Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies (NAITES), Biu; now accredited into
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OAU suspends religious activities in hostels
The Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has locked up two halls housing mosques over crisis rocking the Muslim students’ body of the
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Police arrests Pastor for operating fake maternity in Abia
The Abia state police command has arrested and paraded a pastor who operates a church and a medical centre which has been converted
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Egypt asks Qatari ambassador to leave as Maldives severs ties with Abu Dhabi
Egypt has given the Qatari ambassador in Cairo 48 hours to leave the country and has recalled its senior representative in Doha, the
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U.S. threatens to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council
The U.S. threatened to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council unless reforms are ushered in including the removal of what it sees
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Tragic! 22 passengers burn to death in India bus, truck collision
Officials say 22 people were burnt alive when their bus collided with a truck in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh early Monday.
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Breaking: Prof. Osotimehin, UNFPA boss is dead
Nigeria’s former Health Minister, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, is dead. His death was announced early Monday morning (today), but a press release by his
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7 bodies of African migrants in abandoned truck in Libya
Officials say they discovered seven bodies of African migrants who died from suffocation after being locked for two days in a refrigerated truck
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NYCN hails Ugwuanyi for appointing youths
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for appointing largely young people into the State
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Lagos APC submits candidates’ list for council polls
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has received the list of candidates from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the chairmanship
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Anambra Revenue Service seals bank over N2bn debt
The Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS) has sealed some branches of Eko Commercial Bank in the state over alleged N2 billion tax
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London attack: British PM resumes campaign
British Prime Minister Theresa May resumes campaigning on Monday after a deadly militant attack on London Bridge. May said Britain must be tougher
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Police arrest two robbery suspects, cultist in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers and a cult kingpin in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
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Alleged bribery tape: Melaye, judge must come clean, says Adeyemi
A former representative of Kogi-West senatorial district, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has demanded for thorough investigations into the leaked tape of a conversation held
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Ekiti fuel crisis: Jubilation as Fayose, oil marketers end face-off
Wild jubilation yesterday greeted the end to a three-week face-off between Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and oil marketers in the state as
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Senate plans to invite CBN, banks over high interest rates
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the Senate is concerned about the high interest rates on loans, stating that lawmakers will this week
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Why Osinbajo is under attack, by Senator Sani
Those attacking acting President Yemi Osinbajo might have been unwittingly creating room for a North-South crisis, Senator Shehu Sani has said. Some politicians
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Buhari will be back soon — Kalu, ex-Abia gov
Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday, said President Buhari would be returning to Nigeria before June 11 and urged Nigerians to
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Reps open public hearing on alleged $17bn stolen crude today
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the Department of Petroleum Resources, International Oil Companies and over 40 other firms are expected to appear on
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Kidnappers move Lagos pupils to Niger Delta creek
There were fears yesterday that the six abducted Lagos State Model College pupils might have again been moved by their kidnappers. It was
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Supreme Court appoints woman as Chief Registrar for the second time ever
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (NJC), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha as the Chief Registrar of
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Man trying to drown his twins shot dead by neighbour
A man trying to drown his three-month-old twins was on Friday shot dead by his neighbour. Leland Michael Foster a resident of Ada,
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Shock as governor’s name disappears from INEC list
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s name has disappeared from the voters register after being accused of double registration. Bello’s name has been delisted,
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REAL MADRID WIN 11TH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE
CRISTIANO Ronaldo fired Real Madrid into the history books as they beat Juventus at the Millennium Stadium. The Portugal skipper scored twice as
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