BREAKING: Osinbajo presides over FEC, reverts to 10am
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, is currently presiding over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council. The meeting started at about 10am at
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IBB’s daughter weds on Friday
Former military President, retired Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, will on Friday in Minna, Niger State give out his last daughter, Halimat, in marriage.
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Boko Haram victims get $500m U.S support
U.S. has announced additional $500 million in humanitarian assistance to to support the people affected by the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in
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Hollande to handover to Macron on Sunday
French President Francois Hollande will formally hand power to his newly elected successor Emmanuel Macron at 10 am local time (4.00 a.m. ET)
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Release of Chibok girls excites U.S.
The release of 82 of the Chibok schoolgirls by their Boko Haram captors, after three years, is heart-warming, the U.S. government declares. Mr
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Wife wants 14-year-old marriage dissolved over excessive sex
A woman, Foluke Ojo, has approached a magistrates’ court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, seeking the dissolution of her marriage with
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Juventus beat Monaco again to advance to Champions League final
Juventus of Italy on Tuesday qualified for their second UEFA Champions League final match in three seasons with a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory
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Nasarawa signs MoU with Chinese coy to build fertiliser plants
Nasarawa state government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese company, BEIDOU Automatic Equipment company for the procurement of
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Anger in Indonesia over jailed Christian governor
Hundreds of people gathered outside Jakarta’s city hall on Wednesday to voice support for the Indonesian capital’s Christian governor, who was jailed for
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Bomb scare causes panic on Saudi airliner
Airport officials say an apparently mentally unstable man caused panic among passengers on a airliner heading for Cairo from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
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‘Iranian Messi’ taken to police station
An Iranian student had to be taken to a police station at the weekend – because he looks too much like Lionel Messi.
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Tupac documentary announced
An authorized documentary on the life of Tupac Shakur has been announced. Amaru Entertainment—the company established by the late Afeni Shakur to release
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EFCC clears air on Magu’s visit to Rivers Chief Judge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared the air on the visit of its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu to the
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Turkey, Israel clash over Jerusalem
Tensions have resurfaced between Turkey and Israel, with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticising the “racist and discriminatory” treatment of Palestinians. Israel responded by summoning
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Police in Delta probe death of commander
The police in Delta are investigating the murder of the Ughelli Area Commander, ACP, Usman Ndanbaba, by unidentified persons, the Commissioner of Police,
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Police rescue three, arrest kidnappers in Imo forest
Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command on Tuesday stormed the dreaded Avu Forest in the Owerri West Local
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Lanre Gentry, Mercy Aigbe’s hubby sent to prison
Mr Lanre Gentry, the husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has been remanded in Ikoyi Prison for alleged wife battering, in the latest twist
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National Assembly raises budget by N143b
Federal lawmakers have raised the 2017 budget estimate by N143 billion. A harmonised Approptriation Bill will be passed tomorrow. President Muhammadu Buhari in December
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Constitution Review: Reps devolve more Power to States. Joint account abolished. Independent candidacy approved
The House of Representatives Special Ad-hoc Committee has heeded the stringent call for true federalism and restructuring of the country by granting the devolution
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Bizare! DPO shoots man dead, injure others in Lagos
A trigger-happy Divisional Police Officer (DPO) on Sunday night shot dead a fashion designer, Jamiu Ayoade and injured two others. The incident occurred
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Odu-Orji, Cross River Commissioner regains freedom
Mr Gabriel Odu-Orji, the Commissioner for Water Resources in Cross River, kidnapped on April 9, has regained his freedom. ASP Irene Ugbo, the
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FG has no funds to pay salary, promotion arrears, says Ngige
The negotiation for new minimum wage may have been kept in the cooler until salary and promotion arrears owed civil servant are cleared, it
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Notorious armed bandit killed in Zamfara
The Police on Monday in Zamfara said that a suspected armed bandit, one Sani Abdullahi, had been killed in a gun battle with
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37,000 Nigerians emigrated to Italy in 2016 –Italian parliament Speaker
Thirty-seven thousand Nigerians emigrated to Italy in 2016 alone, the President, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, Mrs. Laura Boldrini, disclosed in Abuja on Monday.
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Court refuses to unfreeze Patience Jonathan’s account
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday refused a request by Dame Patience Jonathan, seeking to unfreeze her accounts, having about 15.5
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Nnamdi Kanu’s father wants charges against son dropped
Eze Israel Kanu, the traditional ruler of Isiama Afaraukwu in Umuahia, has appealed to the Federal Government to withdraw all the charges against
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Tinubu calls for special care for released Chibok schoolgirls
A former Lagos State Governor, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Monday called for special and adequate care for the released Chibok schoolgirls, to help
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Lady dies after lover’s knife attack in Yenagoa
A 26-year-old man has reportedly stabbed his 18-year-old girlfriend in a hotel room in Yenagoa. The man took to his heels when the
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Naira appreciates against dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Monday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian currency gained
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Pressure on Shekau, Buhari’s health led to Chibok girls’ release
Military pressure, in-fighting within Boko Haram and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s health combined to secure the release of 82 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, sources
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