Missing Indonesian farmer found dead in python
A missing farmer has been found dead inside the stomach of a four-metre long python in Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province, media reports said
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Senate on collision course with the Presidency. Suspends RECs confirmation in protests against Buhari’s refusal to sack Magu
What appears a stand off between the Senate and the Presidency has played out at the upper chambers with the Senators standing down
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2017 Budget: Dogara gives committees Thursday deadline to submit reports
The Speaker House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday gave Friday deadline to committees yet to submit report of 2017 budget to
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Austria begins process of banning hijab
Austria on Tuesday took the first steps towards a ban on full-face veils in public, as the cabinet presented amendments to the country’s
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Yakubu withdraws his human rights suit.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out the breach of fundamental human rights suit instituted by former NNPC Group Managing Director, Andrew
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NUT orders all teachers to register with Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed its members to register with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria to entrench professionalism in
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SON seizes N40m sub-standard electric cables in Anambra
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it has confiscated five truck-load of substandard electric cables, worth over N40 million in Obosi, near
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I was forced to kill 13 people, says 17-year-old Boko Haram suspect
A 17-year-old Boko Haram suspect (Name withheld) said he was forced to kill 13 people in Chikingudu forest in Kalabalge Local Government Area
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Saraki did not get Paris Club Refund – NGF
Recent reports indicate that the President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki may not have benefited from the Paris Club Loan Refund as
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UNILORIN VC debunks allegations of corrupt practices
Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin has debunked allegations of corrupt practices leveled against the university administration, saying many people were not
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Couple arrested for trying to sell baby online
A Tennessee couple has been arrested after attempt to sell their 5-month-old infant online. John David Cain, 26, and Deanna Lynn Greer, 37,
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Drama: Sen. Melaye mocks his traducers, appears in academic robes
Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West drew a lot of attention at the National Assembly on Tuesday when he appeared for plenary in
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Plane crash kills 6 in Zimbabwe
A small aircraft chartered by Mozambican ports company, Cornelder, crashed near the Mozambique-Zimbabwe border, killing all six occupants according to reports. It is
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Benson Idahosa Varsity faults NAFDAC on clearance to consume Fanta, Sprite
BENSON Idahosa University, BIU, Benin City, Edo State, has faulted the Federal Government’s clearance that Fanta and Sprite beverages were good for consumption, insisting
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Customs intercept N242m worth of prohibited drugs in Lagos
THE Federal Operations Unit, FOU, of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS yesterday intercepted a total of 5, 056 cartons of drugs valued at
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The imprisoned ex-Adamawa governor, Ngilari, released from prison in questionable circumstances
Who wrote the letter asking an Adamawa State High Court judge to release the convicted former governor of the state, James Balla Ngilari,
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U.S. Army studies ‘third arm’ device for soldiers
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is studying the use of a body-worn weapons mount for soldiers to carry and fire their weapons. The
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Australian snake flies to New Zealand on private jet
A brown tree snake flew aboard a private jet from Brisbane airport in Australia to Auckland airport in New Zealand. The snake with
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Probe uncovers massive fraud in YouWin programme
An ongoing probe, ordered by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has uncovered a massive fraud in the Federal Government Youth Enterprise
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China builds world’s largest nano research centre
Chinese scientists are building the world’s largest multifunctional research platform for nano-science and nano-technology that could help develop more powerful computers and more
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Buhari eulogises Tinubu @ 65, says he is a great leader
President Muhammadu Buhari has poured encomium on former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, describing him as a great leader. President Buhari said
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Teenager’s death: Xenophobic attacks in India against Africans
Hundreds of residents of an Indian city where a teenage boy died of a suspected drug overdose went on a violent rampage against
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Saudi forces intercept 4 ballistic missiles
Saudi forces have destroyed four ballistic missiles launched from Yemen which were targeting two border cities, Al Arabiya local news reported on Tuesday.
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Abuja airport runway ‘not extended by 18 weeks’
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Julius Berger, the contractor handling the repair of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja runway, said
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We’ve no certificate scandals — Jonathan, Fayose
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, have said that they do not have any certificate scandal. They stated
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Customs seizes Kano Senator’s 13 cars smuggled into Nigeria
Here is another reason for Nigerian senators to be angry with Hameed Ali, a retired colonel, heading the Nigerian Customs Service as Comptroller-General. The
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Governor diverts N500m refund to repay his loan
Detectives have recovered N500million allegedly diverted by a governor from the London-Paris Club loan refund. The governor diverted the N500million (out of his
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Obasanjo’s wife wants court to shift son’s wedding
The wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mrs Taiwo Obasanjo, on Monday, filed a suit at an Ikeja High Court, seeking to stop
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Protest in Uyo as Senate halts Etim’s swearing-in
The people of Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District have on Monday protested over the Senate refusal to obey court ruling by swearing-in
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Saraki appears before committee investigating seized SUV. Disowns the controversial vehicle
The Senate committee on Ethics and Privileges is currently grilling Senate President Bukola Saraki over the seizure of a sport utility vehicle (SUV)
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