Ekweremadu to IPOB, MASSOB: sit-at-home should be optional
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has advised that the sit-at-home order declared by some rights groups in the Southeast for tomorrow should be optional.
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Female teachers fight in classroom over male counterpart
A teacher and a classroom aide duking it out in front of students at a Georgia middle school last week was caught on
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Osinbajo on Democracy Day: let’s make sacrifices
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday urged Nigerians to make sacrifices for Nigeria’s greatness. He spoke at the Interdenominational church service to mark Democracy
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Lagos APC holds primaries in 377 wards: Afikuyomi
The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State will hold councillorship primaries in the 377 Wards of its 57 local government areas this Monday.
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700 schools shut for non-payment of fees
Osun State Internal Revenue Service (OIRS) has sealed off over 700 private nursery, primary and secondary schools for non-payment of registration fees and
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NANS distributes 15, 000 exercise books to Gombe pupils
The National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) says it has distributed 15, 000 exercise books and writing materials to public primary schools in Gombe
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Corpers forced to sleep outside as Lagos camp becomes overcrowded
Disturbing pictures have emerged on the social media of National Youth Service Corps members in Lagos who have been forced to sleep outside
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IPOB, MASSOB members arrested in Ebonyi
The Police in Ebonyi on Saturday confirmed the arrest of some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in various part of
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Ramadan: Osinbajo felicitates with Muslims
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has appealed to Nigerians, especially Muslims, to use the period of Ramadan for reflection on national challenges and join
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Children’s Day: UNICEF adopts comprehensive approach to end violence against children
The United Nations Children Fund says it is adopting a comprehensive approach to curtail violence against children in Nigeria. UNICEF Child Protection Specialist,
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British Airways suffers IT outage, cancels flights
British Airways has cancelled all flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports as a global IT failure causes severe disruption for travellers. The
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Photos: 40-man US team delivers Nigerian woman’s sextuplets
A 40-person team at US Virginia Commonwealth University(VCU) Medical Centre successfully delivered Nigerian Ajibola Taiwo of sextuplets on 11 May, according to a story
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‘My wife wants divorce, says I can no longer satisfy her sexually’
Mr Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Friday dissolved a 20-year marriage between one Oladiran Olukayode and
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Dubai robot police resumes duty
The Police in Dubai have revealed the first robotic Police officer., giving it the task of patrolling the city’s malls and tourist attractions. The
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After 17 years of childlessness, God showers a Nigerian couple with sextuplets
After 17 years of marriage with hope, a Nigerian couple, Adeboye and Ajibola Taiwo, has delivered sextuplets. The children were delivered at Virginia
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EFCC seizes properties of Jonathan’s godson
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have taken over tastily-finished multi-billion naira buildings belonging to a godson of ex-President Goodluck
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Egypt: Masked militants massacre 26 Coptic Christians
Masked militants riding in three SUVs opened fire Friday on a bus packed with Coptic Christians, including many children, south of Cairo, killing
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Senate passes PIB, scraps NNPC
The Senate yesterday passed a part of the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) 2017 is expected to
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Drama as part of the money recovered from Justice Ngwuta gets missing in custody
Counting of the sums of money allegedly recovered from the official residence of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, and
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Kogi Governor, Bello, guilty of double registration – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (NAN) has accused Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello of double registration for Permanent Voter Card, as against the
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Why North rejected Confab report, by Abdullahi
Former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Professor Ango Abdullahi, yesterday shed light on why the North rejected the 2014 National
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Ramadan: Sultan set to announce sighting of moon
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Thursday said the announcement of the sighting of the moon would be made by the Sultan of Sokoto,
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A diatribe on Biafra and nationhood. Obj, Osinbajo and Nwodo thread words
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said yesterday that the 30-month Civil War was never meant to exterminate the Igbo, but an altruistic attempt to
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FRSC tasks commercial drivers on routine medical checkups
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has charged commercial drivers to go for routine medical checkups. The Corps’ Sector Commander in Plateau, Mrs
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NUC to upgrade FRSC academy to degree awarding institution. Affiliates to FUTO
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Academy in Udi, Enugu State, is to be upgraded to a degree awarding institution, the FRSC Corps
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Onuekwusi, Manchester bomb blast trend on Google Search
Nigerians searched on Google to know more about the death of Channels TV correspondent, Chukwuma Onuekwusi and the Manchester bomb attack from May
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Zuckerberg finally bags honourary Harvard degree 12 years after quitting
Facebook co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, one of Havard’s most famous dropouts has finally returned to pick up his degree twelve years after leaving Harvard to
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Ekiti: Murder suspects reject lawyer during trial
There was a mild drama at an Ado Ekiti High Court on Thursday as seven persons standing trial in the murder of a
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Facebook posts land a politician in jail
The Federal High Court this Thursday sentenced a prominent Ethiopian opposition politician to six years and six months for accusing the government of
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Lamido Corruption Trial: Court Adjourns to July 7 for Ruling on transfer of case
Justice Babatunde O. Quadri of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja has adjourned to July 7, 2017 for ruling on a motion by
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