Peugeot to aquire GM’s Vauxhall, Opel business
France’s PSA Group, maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, is in talks about taking over General Motors’ (GM) loss-making European business Opel. PSA,
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Arik suspends flights to London, Johannesburg
The Management of Arik Air has suspended its international flight operations to the London and Johannesburg routes. The spokesman of the Asset Management
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1.7 million candidates to sit 2017 UTME — Oloyede
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said 1.7 million candidates are expected to sit 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
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India arrests a Nigerian, Okechukwu for heroine
For the third time in a week, India’s Kullu police brought another Nigerian drug kingpin, identified as Okechukwu Mathew to Manali on Tuesday
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Soldiers sack 6 Agatu villages, kill pregnant woman, five others
Soldiers have sacked six villages in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, killing six persons, including a pregnant woman. This followed
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Manager-turned-oil hawker murdered in Gbagada
A woman in her 50s, identified simply as Vivian, has been killed on Adewale Kuku Street, Millennium Estate, Gbagada, Lagos State. It was learnt
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Kenya: Appeal court frees jailed doctors
The Court of Appeal in Kenya this Wednesday ordered the release of officials of the national doctors’ union to continue negotiations with the
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US to pump $1b into Nigeria’s power sector
Power Africa, an initiative by the US government to light up Africa, on Tuesday said it was planning to invest about one billion
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Retirement: No regrets about my decision, Bolt says
Usain Bolt says he has no regrets about his decision to retire from athletics in 2017 as he has accomplished everything he wants
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Power generation improves by 3,632 MW/h
Twenty-eight electricity generating companies in Nigeria have released an average of 3,632MW/hour of power on Feb. 13, according to the website of the
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Horrible! Father kills 11-year-old twins over witchcraft
The Cross River Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old man for killing his twin children for allegedly being witches. Presenting the suspects to
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FG closes 20,000 bank accounts, moves N5.2tn into TSA
Since the commencement of the Treasury Single Account in September 2015, over 20,000 accounts with Deposit Money Banks belonging to Ministries, Departments and
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Heart-broken! Man discovers 32-year-old ‘son’ isn’t his child
A middle aged Nigerian man has discovered that a young man he raised from birth and who is now 32 years old is
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Brad Pitt and Kate Hudson face dating rumours
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Brad Pitt and Kate Hudson have been facing reports of a possible relationship for months, and recently,
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Champions League: PSG stun Barcelona 4-0 in Paris
Paris Saint Germain’s Angel Di Maria, Edinson Cavani and Julian Draxler made today’s Valentine Day a horrible one for Barcelona as PSG walloped the
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Lifting the veil of companies would help fight corruption- NEITI boss, Adio
Waziri Adio, Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), says knowing the real owners of companies is critical to checking
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Niger Delta: Osinbajo orders contractors back to site
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo this Tuesday ordered all contractors who abandoned projects in the Niger Delta region to return to site immediately. Osinbajo
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Again, EFCC charges Atuche, Ojo with N125b fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has docked again the former Managing Director of BankPHB Bank Plc, now Keystone Bank Plc, Mr. Francis
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Malabu oil bloc scandal: Shell, ENI ask Nigeria to lift forfeiture on OPL 245
A Federal High court in Abuja will hear on 27 February a plea by Shell and ENI to lift a temporary forfeiture to
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Lassa fever outbreak in Nasarawa kills 8
The Nasarawa State Government has said that no fewer than eight people have so far died following the recent outbreak of Lassa fever
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Court orders forfeiture of $9.7m to FG by Yakubu
Mr Andrew Yakubu has forfeited the huge money found in his secret safe in Sabon Tasha, in Kaduna town. Justice Zainab B. Abubakar
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43 year-old evangelist in police net for child-battering
A 43-year-old evangelist, Christopher Sule, accused of torturing his two children, has been apprehended by the social welfare office of Jos South Local
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AMCON takes over OAS Helicopters
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over Odengene Air-Shuttle Services, known more as OAS Helicopters in Lagos following a court
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Horror! Congo DR soldiers kill over 100 militia in 4 days
Soldiers of Congo DR targeting the Kamwina Nsapu militia group killed at least 101 people between Feb. 9 and Feb. 13, including 39 women,
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Breaking! N8bn currency scam: syndicate operates in CBN – Witness
A witness in the case of alleged N8 billion CBN currency scam this Tuesday said that there was a syndicate at the Ibadan
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Benue’s Gov. Ortom mulls N8b wage bill, apologizes over failed promise
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State has appealed for ideas on how to reduce the state’s hefty N8billion wage bill, said to be the highest
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Court extends voter registration in Kenya
A court in Kenya has ordered the electoral commission to extend the mass voter registration for the August general elections. The ongoing registration
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Earthquake raises sea bed, navigation unsafe
Navigation for ships is now unsafe in New Zealand waters following a 7.8-magnitude quake that shook the northeast of New Zealand’s South Island
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Wife, son charged with murder of Ancona, KKK leader
The wife and stepson of a Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, Frank Ancona have been charged with his murder and leaving his body
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Buhari homesick, home soon: Garba Shehu claims
President Muhammadu Buhari is homesick and will be on his way to Nigeria any time soon. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant, Media to
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