Egypt asks Qatari ambassador to leave as Maldives severs ties with Abu Dhabi
Egypt has given the Qatari ambassador in Cairo 48 hours to leave the country and has recalled its senior representative in Doha, the
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U.S. threatens to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council
The U.S. threatened to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council unless reforms are ushered in including the removal of what it sees
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Tragic! 22 passengers burn to death in India bus, truck collision
Officials say 22 people were burnt alive when their bus collided with a truck in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh early Monday.
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Breaking: Prof. Osotimehin, UNFPA boss is dead
Nigeria’s former Health Minister, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, is dead. His death was announced early Monday morning (today), but a press release by his
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7 bodies of African migrants in abandoned truck in Libya
Officials say they discovered seven bodies of African migrants who died from suffocation after being locked for two days in a refrigerated truck
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NYCN hails Ugwuanyi for appointing youths
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for appointing largely young people into the State
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Lagos APC submits candidates’ list for council polls
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has received the list of candidates from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the chairmanship
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Anambra Revenue Service seals bank over N2bn debt
The Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS) has sealed some branches of Eko Commercial Bank in the state over alleged N2 billion tax
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London attack: British PM resumes campaign
British Prime Minister Theresa May resumes campaigning on Monday after a deadly militant attack on London Bridge. May said Britain must be tougher
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Police arrest two robbery suspects, cultist in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers and a cult kingpin in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
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Alleged bribery tape: Melaye, judge must come clean, says Adeyemi
A former representative of Kogi-West senatorial district, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has demanded for thorough investigations into the leaked tape of a conversation held
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Ekiti fuel crisis: Jubilation as Fayose, oil marketers end face-off
Wild jubilation yesterday greeted the end to a three-week face-off between Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and oil marketers in the state as
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Senate plans to invite CBN, banks over high interest rates
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the Senate is concerned about the high interest rates on loans, stating that lawmakers will this week
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Why Osinbajo is under attack, by Senator Sani
Those attacking acting President Yemi Osinbajo might have been unwittingly creating room for a North-South crisis, Senator Shehu Sani has said. Some politicians
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Buhari will be back soon — Kalu, ex-Abia gov
Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday, said President Buhari would be returning to Nigeria before June 11 and urged Nigerians to
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Reps open public hearing on alleged $17bn stolen crude today
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the Department of Petroleum Resources, International Oil Companies and over 40 other firms are expected to appear on
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Kidnappers move Lagos pupils to Niger Delta creek
There were fears yesterday that the six abducted Lagos State Model College pupils might have again been moved by their kidnappers. It was
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Supreme Court appoints woman as Chief Registrar for the second time ever
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (NJC), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha as the Chief Registrar of
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Man trying to drown his twins shot dead by neighbour
A man trying to drown his three-month-old twins was on Friday shot dead by his neighbour. Leland Michael Foster a resident of Ada,
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Shock as governor’s name disappears from INEC list
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s name has disappeared from the voters register after being accused of double registration. Bello’s name has been delisted,
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REAL MADRID WIN 11TH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE
CRISTIANO Ronaldo fired Real Madrid into the history books as they beat Juventus at the Millennium Stadium. The Portugal skipper scored twice as
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Buhari recovering fast, back soon – First Lady
First Lady Aisha Buhari sent some cheery news home yesterday from London about her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari: he will return soon. And
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BREAKING: Police arrest 12 people over London attack
British counter-terrorism police said Sunday they had arrested 12 people in Barking, in east London, in connection with the van and knife attack
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Alleged corruption: NJC directs Justices Ademola, Okoro, others to resume duties June 7
The storm seems to be over for five of the judges who were suspended last year on the strength of their being investigated
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Anambra donates 50 motorcycles to police
The Anambra Government has donated 50 motorcycles, fitted with modern communication gadgets, to the state’s police command, to support its fight against criminals.
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Saudi-bound pilgrim arrested with cocaine at Lagos Airport
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos have intercepted a 54- year- old
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Boko Haram: NSCDC deploys 600 personnel to worship centres in Borno
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Borno Command, has deployed about 600 personnel to various worship centres in Maiduguri to assure worshippers
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Enyimba threatens Plateau’s lead
Enyimba of Aba would tomorrow confront league leaders, Plateau United in the Match day 22 of the Nigeria Professional League. The People’s Elephant
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Why OPC is backing Biafra –Gani Adams
National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress(OPC), Otunba Gani Adams believes that restructuring is the only thing that can save the nation from
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NDDC Director Attempted to Bribe me — EFCC top official
The South-South Zonal Head of Operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ishaq Salihu, has told a Rivers State High
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