Probe: Senate panel berates Buratai, rejects his rep
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, on Wednesday, sent the representatives of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur
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Fuel crisis iminent as unions threaten strike over N800b debts
The petroleum downstream sector seems set for another crisis, with key unions threatening to go on strike. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers
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FG approves payment of N26bn owed Discos, investigates exportation of poor quality yam to US
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the payment of N25.994bn being debts owed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies to electricity distribution companies. The
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Sergio Aguero Out for six weeks, says Team Doctor
Manchester City Striker Sergio Aguero is likely to be out of action till the last month of the year, this, a doctor of the Argentina national
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Ex- Minister Moro’s trial: ‘How N675m Immigration applicants’ money was shared’
Two prosecution witnesses appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, narrating how the sum of N675,675,000 realised from 675,675 applicants who
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Robbery suspect thanks God for escaping Police bullet
A member of a robbery gang, Wasiu Ganiu, that shot the Divisional Police Officer of Ogbere Division has expressed joy that he was
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Hurdles for TSTV as Two content providers accuse it of copyright infringement
Two international content providers, Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited and belN, have accused TELCOMM SATELLITE TV (TStv) of infringing their exclusive distribution rights
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N664m SURE-P fraud: EFCC re-arrests Permanent Secretary in court
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday re-arrested the serving Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Clement
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PTAD uncovers 15,600 ghost pensioners in FG payroll
The Pension Transitional Administration Directorate (PTAD) said it has discovered and removed 15,600 ghost pensioners from the Federal government payroll following verification exercises as part
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Rare disease, Monkeypox hits Bayelsa as medical doctor, 10 others are quarantined
Fear has gripped the residents of Bayelsa State as a deadly viral epidemic known as “monkeypox” has broken out in the state. According
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TRCN laments 207,818 unqualified teachers in primary schools system nationwide
There are 207, 818 unqualified teachers in primary schools across Nigeria, the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) said on Wednesday. Its Registrar,
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World Animal Day: Zoo managers boycott celebration over insecurity
The National Association of Zoological Garden and Wild Life has skipped the 2017 World Animal Day celebration following the abduction of their colleague
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Allardyce to sue English FA over sacking
Former England manager Sam Allardyce has sent a “5,000-word letter’’ to the country’s Football Association (FA) seeking damages for the way they handled
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Court dismisses senator’s bid to reclaim seized building
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by Senator Peter Nwaoboshi to reclaim his seized 12-storey building. Nwaoboshi
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How ex-Air Chief Amosu, others ‘diverted N21b ’
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation officer, Tosin Owobo, yesterday testified that three former Nigeria Air Force (NAF) officials allegedly diverted
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Fresh arrests loom in INEC as EFCC probes 20 states
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said that he would continue to cooperate with the EFCC in
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RCCG opens drug abuse rehabilitation centre
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday urged parents, guardians and caregivers to watch out for signs of drug abuse and addiction
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I will like to be back to Nigeria to answer charges against me , Diezani tells court
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the Attorney General of
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TSTV: The face behind the brand and partners
ABS, Telcom Satellite limited are TSTV partners So by now it is assumed that everyone already knows about the latest Pay TV platform
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Rumpus in the petroleum sector as Kachikwu protests award of $25b contracts by NNPC
A crisis of confidence has broken out between Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
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Dogara finally Swears in Hembe’s replacement
Finally, the House of Representatives swore in the replacement for the sacked member representing Vandeikya/Konshisha federal constituency of Benue state, Herman Hembe Tuesday. Dorothy
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Chinese scientists out with LiFi to replace WiFi
WiFi could become obsolete in a few years as Chinese scientists have developed a faster way of transmitting data via LiFi. The Chinese
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Ecuador’s VP Glas, goes to jail for bribery
Ecuador’s Vice President Jorge Glas, has been jailed after the Supreme Court ordered his arrest while he is investigated for allegedly taking bribes
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Rock star, Tom Petty dies at 66
Rock star Tom Petty, 66, has been reported to have died of cardiac arrest by his manager, Tony Dimitriades. He was found in
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Anambra election: APC planning to use Federal might to rig election, not APGA – Obigwe
The National coordinator APGA Media Warriors, Evang Chinedu Obigwe, Tuesday debunked tangentially the alleged statement which reads ‘APGA planning to rig November 18th
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Seven arrested for assault at Asaba Shoprite
No fewer than seven persons have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command after a customer and his friends allegedly disrupted commercial
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Nigeria won’t disintegrate, says Oyedepo
NIGERIA will not break up in spite of its present challenges, Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide Dr. David Oyedepo said
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There should be restructuring dialogue platform —NLC
Organised labour, yesterday, renewed its call for the Federal Government to set up a platform that will facilitate dialogue on the calls for
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FinTech: Banking hall transactions dip by 25%
Banking halls are getting less attractive to customers. Huge transactions now happen outside the banking halls, courtesy of rising influence of Financial Technology
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We’re not planning to destroy police stations – IPOB
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, denied yesterday that its members were planning to destroy some police stations in Aba, Abia State, saying
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