The noisy Senate: Saraki berates senators for noise making in plenary
The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki on Wednesday advised some senators to stop making noise during plenary to avoid being walked
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Senate draws battle line with the Presidency again over Magu
What appeared to be the resumption of the face-off between the Executive and the Legislature took place in the Senate yesterday. The upper
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Nigeria’s sovereignty is negotiable. It is not sacrosanct – Agbakoba
Prominent Igbo lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Tuesday condemned the call for the country’s
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Senate dares INEC: You can’t recall Melaye easily
The Senate yesterday dared the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to go ahead with the recall of Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West), as
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Ashaka Cement withdraws from NSE
Ashaka Cement Plc has voluntarily delisted from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for violation of the exchange free float deficiency provision of 20
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Police arrest Imo Catholic priest for shooting assistant
The Parish priest in charge of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Eziama-Osuama, in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev. Father
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Ex-FCT minister Bala Mohammed asks court for access to clothings, others in sealed house
A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Bala Mohammed, on Tuesday asked a High Court of the FCT in Gudu, Abuja,
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FG to vaccinate sheep, goats against PPR disease
The Federal Government will soon commence the mass vaccination of sheep and goats across the country to protect them against the Peste des
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My HIV-positive wife brings her lovers into our bed, man tells court
A businessman, Emeka Ndu, on Tuesday told a Jikwoyi Customary Court, Abuja, that he `blindly married an HIV-positive wife out of love.’ Ndu
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Stevie Ryan, Youtuber commits suicide
The 33-year-old Youtuber and actress Stevie Ryan has died in what the Coroner’s Office has ruled a suicide by hanging. The L.A. County
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Nigerian traditional medicine practitioners offer to treat Buhari
The National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners has said its members can cure the ailing President Muhammadu Buhari of any ailment if
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Maitama Sule’s funeral: Kyari leads FG delegation
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday named Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, as the head of the Federal Government
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2019: Ex-PDP ministers scout for presidential candidate
Peoples Democratic Party former Ministers Forum met in Abuja on Monday and resolved to field one of its members as the party’s presidential
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‘How military officers, bankers stole N339m’
The Federal Government has made public details of how two military personnel – Wing Commander Ishaka Yakubu and Lt.-Commander Akinbamidele Odunsi – worked
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BREAKING: Three feared killed as Badoo strike at Owode-Ajegunle in Lagos
Suspected ritual cult, Badoo, terrorising Ikorodu in Lagos has struck at Owode Ajegunle, killing at least three people. The cultists attacked Crystal Church of
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Mrs Buhari condoles with Maitama Sule family
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has condoled with the family of late Danmasanin Kano, Yusuf Maitama Sule, who died in
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Police investigate cause of accident on Enugu-Markudi Road
The Police have commenced investigation into the cause of the multiple vehicular accident which led to the death of seven persons along the
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Blind graduate yet to receive salary five months after automatic employment by Borno gov
A 32-year-old blind university graduate in Borno, Mr Mohammed Mustapha, who was offered automatic teaching appointment by Gov. Kashim Shettima on compassionate ground,
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APC chief escapes assassination near Jonathan’s home
A leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bayelsa State chapter, Chief Dikivie Ikiogha, has escaped assassination. It was learnt that five gunmen, suspected
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Osinbajo tasks AU on Standby Force, Peace Fund
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has called for the full implementation of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), especially the African Standby Force
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Elder statesman Maitama Sule dies at 88. Nigerians mourn him
The journey ended yesterday for Maitama Sule, Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN). The Kano State-born politician died at 87
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Ahiara: Rejection of Pope’s appointee insulting, says priest
Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Philip Jamang, has described the rejection of Bishop Peter Okpalaeke by some members of the Ahiara Diocese, Mbaise, in
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Focus on oil blocks as talks on Nigeria’s future hot up
The debate on Nigeria’s future continued yesterday with more calls for its restructuring to address development and marginalisation. Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson called
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Petrol cars will vanish in 8 years, Nigeria in more trouble
No more petrol or diesel cars, buses, or trucks will be sold anywhere in the world within eight years. The entire market for
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Time ticks for Melaye as INEC releases timetable for his recall
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday in Abuja, released the timetable and schedule of activities for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye,
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How NJC shields corrupt judges, by presidential adviser
The national judicial Council (NJC) has been accused of shielding corrupt judges. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, Office of the
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2015 poll: ‘Diezani gave N264m cash to bribe INEC officials’
The Federal High Court in Lagos was told yesterday that two Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) employees, Christian Nwosu and Yisa Adegoyin, received
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Ex-Governor Suntai succumbs to death five years after surviving plane crash
Two days to his 56th birthday, a former Taraba State Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai died yesterday in Orlando, Florida, United States. He had
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European Court sentences baby to death
A European Human Rights Court has given its verdict on a case of human rights that will compel a couple to allow their
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Trouble brews in APC over suspended SGF Lawal’s replacement
Trouble is brewing in the National Working Committee the All Progressives Congress following disagreements over who should replace the suspended Secretary to the
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