We cannot leave PDP for Sheriff –Markarfi
The sacked Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said members of the party are free to
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Osinbajo visits Edo state today, commissions Lagos-Ibadan rail line, tomorrow
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is expected in Edo State today as part of his trouble-shooting visits to oil producing communities in the Niger
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Petroleum ministry faces $8bn judgment liability
The Federal Government is at the risk of coughing out over $8bn to litigants over disputed “contractual and statutory obligations” by the Ministry
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FG rebukes Jonathan over Chibok girls. It’s a hoax, Jonathan replies
The Federal Government has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to stop engaging in finger-pointing over the issue of the Chibok girls who were
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Buhari calls Obasanjo, Bello, says he is fine
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday spoke with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on the telephone. Buhari called
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Florence Seriki, Omatek Computers boss dies at 54
One of Nigeria’s pioneers in Information Technology, Florence Seriki, is dead. She was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Omatek Plc, the
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Sudanese court jails three rights activists
A Sudanese court on Sunday sentenced three human rights activists to a year each in jail after convicting them of publishing fake reports
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Single father of 3, deported after 20 years in US
Juan Carlos Fomperosa García planned to celebrate his son’s 17th birthday on Thursday. But first, he had to go in for a meeting
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Britain, Iraq sign £10b loan deal
Britain agreed on Sunday to arrange £10 billion in loans to finance infrastructure projects in Iraq over a 10 year period, a programme
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We are not part of plan to form APDP, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee says it is not a party to the purported planned registration of Advanced Peoples Democratic
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Speak with me to prove you are healthy, Fayose tells Buhari
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari, to speak with him to prove he is hale and hearty instead
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Kemen disqualified from #BBNaija for sexual advances on set
Kemen, one of the Big Brother Naija #BBNaija housemates has been disqualified from ongoing TV reality series. He was caught on camera on
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Akeredolu: My emergence as governor was a miracle and manifestation of peoples’ trust.
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described his emergence as governor of the state as “a miracle”. The governor said this at
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Airport diversion: IGP assures air passengers of maximum security
The Inspector General of Police,(IGP) Ibrahim Idris, has on Sunday assured air transport passengers being diverted to the Kaduna International Airport of maximum
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Wiretapping: Trump demands Obama probe
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Congress to investigate his allegations that former president Barack Obama ordered the wiretapping of his phones during
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Heroic Ebola nurse dies in hospital ‘because doctors refused to touch her’
In November 2014, Salome Karwah of Liberia graced the cover of Time magazine as a symbol of strength and humanity after surviving Ebola
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3.67 million Nigerians lost their jobs in one year – FG report
The harsh economic situation currently facing the country may have forced about 3.67 million Nigerians into the unemployment market within a one-year period
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Fertiliser to cost less than N6,000 – Minister
The federal government is to reduce the cost of a bag of fertiliser by N6,000, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu
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Ebonyi Court remands woman for causing death of newborn
An Abakaliki Magistrate Court presided over by His Lordship Oguoke Udeh has ordered that a 20-year-old unmarried mother, Miss Favour Igboji, be remanded
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Nigeria to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production by 2018 – Ogbeh
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says the Federal Government is doing everything possible to achieve self-sufficiency in rice
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Troops capture 14 Boko Haram terrorists
Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole have captured 14 Boko Haram terrorists and neutralised many others in Borno state. The Army embarked on
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Our visit to Kuje: What Nnamdi Kanu told us in prison — Utomi
A renowned economist and former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, tells TOBI AWORINDE that Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention is a violation of the
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At 80, Obasanjo speaks: “I am a village boy who did somethings by accident”
Your Excellency, you are 80 years in numbers, but you don’t look it. What is the secret of your strength and stamina?
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NLNG’s revenue crashes by N646.6bn
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited posted a revenue decline of N646.6bn ($2.12bn at N305/$ official exchange rate) in its 2016 financial year.
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Nigeria upbraids Amnesty International over report
The federal government has dubbed the 2015/2016 report of Amnesty International (AI) as lacking conformity to standards.This is particularly so on evidence gathering,
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EFCC raids house of Jonathan’s ally, GeorgeTurnah
A team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has ransacked the palatial home of George Turnah, popularly known as the godson
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The problem with Obasanjo is that he sees himself as a saint — Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo to emulate statesmen like former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar. According
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APC, INEC plotting to rig 2019 elections – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission was working in collaboration with the All Progressives Congress
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I donated N3.5m to improve the condition of IDPs –2face
Weeks after backing out of a planned protest walk against bad governance which had already gathered momentum, pop star, Innocent Ujah Idibia aka
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“PDP not dead, Obj should mind his business”, says Jibrin, PDP BOT Chair
Embattled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hit back yesterday at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for proclaiming it “dead, sunk and gone.” Chairman of the
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