Ekiti: Five docked for stealing 600 bags of cement
The ongoing construction of the new Erekesan Market otherwise known as “Oja Oba” in Ado-Ekiti by the Ayo Fayose administration has been stalled
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Soldiers force lady to undress for wearing camouflage
There has been widespread condemnation of an alleged public harassment of a yet-to-be identified lady by some military officers. A picture of the
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APC not opposed to true federalism – Odigie-Oyegun
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said the party was not opposed to true federalism as perceived in some
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No more room for excuses, Osinbajo tells ministers
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Muhammadu Buhari administration will no longer accept excuses that suggest that delivering sustainable socio-economic development to Nigerians
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S/Sudan: Rebels launch attack on government’s forces
Heavy fighting erupted in the South Sudanese town of Pagak, near the Ethiopian border, when rebels launched an offensive against government forces, the
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Recall: Melaye knows fate Sept 11
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 11 for judgment in the suit by Senator Dino Melaye, challenging his planned recall by voters
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ASUU set for strike over 2009 deal
University teachers are set for another strike over the controversial 2009 agreement they reached with the Federal Government among other issues. A meeting
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China to deepen media relations with Nigeria
China has expressed its willingness to expand its media relations with Nigeria and to promote greater relationship and objectively represent developments in China
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Another possible kidnappers den discovered in Lagos with human parts
There was confusion at the Ile Zik bus stop, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Thursday after a suspected kidnappers’ den was uncovered around
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Senate, NLC slam police action as anti-Buhari protest continues
THE Senate and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday condemned the attack by the Police on a group of protesters in Abuja campaigning against
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Confusion over Neymar PSG debut as La Liga delays transfer certificate
Neymar is poised to make his much-anticipated debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday when they travel to Guingamp in their second game of
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Pro-Buhari rally counters `Charly Boy’
Many youths on Thursday hit the streets of Abuja and marched to Unity Fountain to denounce Charlie Boy’s group which has been calling
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Anambra Guber: Oyegun meets party’s aspirants, inaugurates screening committee
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress party, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has met with party aspirants in the up-coming Anambra state governorship
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Corruption in a military, a global challenge – TI
Transparency International on Thursday reiterated its position on the problem of corruption in military establishments across the globe, maintaining that corruption in military
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Anti-Igbo song embarrassing, unfortunate – Balarabe Musa
The production and circulation of an anti-Igbo song in parts of Northern Nigeria is “embarrassing and unfortunate”, a former governor of old Kaduna
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Anambra monarchs seek inquisition into Ozubulu church killings
The Anambra State Council of traditional rulers has appealed to the Anambra State Government to immediately set up high powered Commission of Enquiry
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Yobe Pilgrims Board officials allegedly steal hajj fares paid by 41 persons
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested officials of the state’s Pilgrims Welfare Board and Potiskum Local Government Council officials over alleged missing
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ASUP, NASU, SSANIP strike ground activities at three Delta Polytechnics
Academic and other activities in all three Delta state government-owned polytechnics were paralyzed on Thursday as academic and non-academic staff unions of the institutions embark
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INEC closes Voter Registration Aug.15 – Anambra REC.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, on Thursday said the ongoing continuous voter registration would end on Aug. 15
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CORRUPTION: CEOs owned up on missing N30trn – Senate
The Senate appears to be breaking the corruption hard nut in Nigeria’s import and export sectors as it disclosed that some chief executive
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Obiano attacks Oyegun, says APC chair is a virus to the party
The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has said that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, lacks
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Court orders flogging of man for stealing waste bin
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that 20-year-old Nasiru Mohammed, be given six strokes of the cane for stealing
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Kidnappers’ den: ‘Mad’ woman arrested with phones, ATM card
Three new suspects have been arrested at a suspected den of kidnappers and ritual killers in the Obadeyi-Ijaiye end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
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ABC of Lassa fever
The ‘multimammate rat’ called Mastomys natalensis which has many breasts and lives in the bush and around residential areas is the reservoir host
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Liverpool rejects Barcelona’s £90m bid for Coutinho
English Premier League side Liverpool FC have rejected a bid of 100 million euros (about £90m or N45bn) from Spanish side FC Barcelona
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Afreximbank opens shareholding to investing public
Supranational trade finance bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), says it is opening its shareholding to the investing public with a 300 million dollars
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Shocking! Smuggler drowns 50 African teen migrants
Roughly 50 teenage Somali and Ethiopian migrants were “deliberately drowned’’ on Wednesday by a smuggler. The smuggler forced 120 passengers into the sea
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‘Hidden’ N249b: Court strikes out Fed Govt’s case against seven banks
A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a suit by the Federal Government seeking to recover $793,200,000.00 (about N249,659,700,000.00) from seven
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Osinbajo appoints 21 new Federal Permanent Secretaries
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the appointment of 21 new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita,
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