Gowon Estate residents protest blackout
The residents of Gowon Estate, near Egbeda,in Lagos suburb protested on Monday against a three-week-old blackout slammed on them by Ikeja Electricity Distribution
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“I’m not a thief”, Ibori says
A former Delta State governor, James Ibori, who was convicted of money laundering in the United Kingdom, said on Sunday, that he was
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Apo six: Judgment now March 9
The FCT High Court, presided over by Justice Ishaq Bello, on Monday adjourned till March 9, judgment in the alleged extra judicial killing
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Court to hear ex-First Lady’s suit, March 6
The Federal High Court, Lagos has fixed March 6, for further hearing in a suit filed by former first lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan,
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Ghana introduces free secondary education
The President of Ghana, Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo, has promised that the government will introduce free secondary education beginning from September. President Akufo-Addo said
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APC sweeps Yobe LG council elections unopposed
The All Progresives Congress (APC) has won all the seats in the local government election conducted in the 17 Local Government Areas of
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Abuja Airport closure: Kaduna airport navigation aids for upgrade
Plans are underway for the upgrade of the navigational aids at the Kaduna airport ahead of the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
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Trans-Saharan pipeline project begins soon
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), in collaboration with New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) plans to make proposed multi-billion dollars Trans-Saharan Gas
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AMCON: Arik in deep rot, needs N10bn to resume
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Sunday said it had discovered deep rooted rot at embattled airline, Arik Air. AMCON said
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Bale back in Real Madrid training
Real Madrid received a boost ahead of the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against Napoli on Wednesday as Gareth
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Enugu International airport abandoned?
Several months after a rain storm destroyed part of the terminal building at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the eastern gateway seems
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Don’t transfer Fani-Kayode’s case to Abuja, EFCC begs judge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has pleaded with Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss the application
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Xenophobia: Again, Nigerians under attack in Johannesburg, houses, property burnt
At least 15 houses either belonging or rented by immigrants, especially Nigerians, have been burnt by angry residents in Rosettenvile, south of Johannesburg.
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`Apo six: policemen know fate on Monday
The five policemen accused of extrajudicial killings of six Apo traders in 2005, will on Monday, know their fate as Justices Ishag Bello
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Wenger dismisses talk of Arsenal exit
Arsene Wenger insists he is not preparing to end his long reign at Arsenal despite Ian Wright’s claim the Gunners boss is on
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Bomb scare in Thessaloniki Greece as 72,000 residents evacuated
Thousands of Greeks evacuated their homes in the second-biggest city of Thessaloniki on Sunday to allow experts to defuse a World War Two
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59th GRAMMYs: All eyes on Beyonce, Adele
The music world gathers Sunday for the Grammys with the top awards a choice between a new, edgier Beyonce and the time-tested heartache
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Rivers rerun: Police panel hunts for N238m bribe cash balance
The police panel, which investigated the violence that characterised the December 10, 2016, legislative rerun polls in Rivers State, has intensified its efforts
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NSCDC rescues 15-year-old student from kidnappers in Maiduguri
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps this Sunday disclosed that it’s operatives rescued a student of El-kanemi Islamic Collage of Theology, Maiduguri
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Katsina establishes N500m tomato paste factory
Katsina State government has awarded a N500 million contract for a Tomato Paste Processing Plant at Kokami Village, Danja Local Government Area. The
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CAF: Rivers United draw with host Mali
Rivers United Football Club of Port Harcourt on Saturday held Real Bamako of Mali to a goalless draw in Bamako in their 2017
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Trump tells Japan to ignore North Korea threat
President Donald Trump has assured Japan it has the full support of the United States following a North Korean ballistic missile launch. “I
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Whistleblowers rake in $160m, N8b for Nigeria.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government’s Whistleblowing policy has yielded $151million and N8billion in looted funds. In a
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Two Nigerians, Uchenna, Okonkwo nabbed in India with hard drugs
India’s Delhi Police Crime Branch claimed to have busted in two incidents, two drug trafficking modules with the arrest of three drug traffickers,
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BREAKING NEWS! Ibori holds thanksgiving service, traditional rulers, Uduaghan, others attend
The thanksgiving service in honour of former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, who recently returned to Nigeria after serving a jail
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‘You are bad Muslims’ – Saraki chides extremists
The President of the Senate Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described all those who obstruct peace in the name of Islam as bad
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Unknown persons destroy newly laid structure for Army base in S/Kaduna. Perpetrators will be fished out- el-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has decried the destruction of the foundation and structure laid for the proposed Nigerian Army Battalion in
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Bolt powers All Stars to victory in Australia
Usain Bolt fired his team of international ‘All Stars’ to victory in the inaugural Nitro Athletics Series in Melbourne on Saturday, capping the
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Lesser Hajj: I prayed for Nigeria, leaders – Aisha Buhari
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Saturday in Abuja prayed for peace, stability and progress of Nigeria. She made the
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NYSC member attacked in C/River
Some unidentified hoodlums in the early hours of Saturday attacked a corps member, Miss Gbenimachor Chinezendu-Ezinne, in her residence at Obubra Local Government
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