Buhari’s govt harassing my family, says Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan believes that his family is being hounded by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. He said he lost the 2015
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2015 polls: I didn’t know why Jega insisted on going ahead with an election in February 2015.
The 2015 general election came to the fore again on Tuesday with former President Goodluck Jonathan and an ex-Chairman of the Independent National
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Breaking: Court grants Kanu bail on health grounds, barred from press interviews and rallies. Gov. Fayose in court also for Kanu
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted bail to the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on health grounds.
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CBN must scrap multiple exchange rates, says Soludo
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Monday highlighted steps the Federal Government needed to return the
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Photos: Amosun saves Aregbesola’s aide from mob attack
But for Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Idiat Babalola, an aide of Governor Rauf Aregbesola, would have been lynched by a mob
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Nigeria to get new aircraft maintenance hangar
Indication emerged on Monday that a new aircraft maintenance hangar would be developed in Abuja to service Nigeria and other West African countries.
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Lagos seals off Tony Rapu’s church
The Lagos State Government has approved the sealing of a Lekki-based Church, This Present House, for violating building regulations. The church, christened ‘The
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Lagos rakes in N436 billion internal revenue
The Lagos State government recorded N312.820billion as last year’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade, spoke yesterday at a
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Paris Club loan refund: Consultant sues govs, demands N53.6bn fee
One of the consultants in the payment of the Paris Club loan refund to the states has sued the 36 state governors in
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DisCos need N100bn to resolve electricity hiccups
he Association of Electricity Distribution Companies (ANED) has appealed to the Federal Government to provide the N100 billion subsidy it promised after private
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Adetayo, Punch reporter back in Aso Villa
Nigeria’s Presidency has recalled the Correspondent of Punch Newspapers, Olalekan Adetayo, attached to the State House, Abuja, barely 10 hours after his expulsion
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Nurse, others arrested for allegedly stealing four-month-old boy
A 43-year-old senior nurse with Federal Medical Centre, Katsina is among four suspects now in Katsina police net in connection with the alleged
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NSA knew about $43.4m, NIA boss Oke tells panel
Members of the Presidential Investigative Committee probing the recovery of $43.4million at Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos sat yesterday for more than 11
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Kano Pillars accept Ikhana’s verbal resignation
The board of Kano Pillars Football Club has accepted the resignation of its Technical Adviser, Coach Kadiri Ikhana. The media officer of the
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INEC official arraigned for ‘N112m bribe’ in Delta
Justice Efreti Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State yesterday ordered that Mrs. Fidelia Omoile, an official of the
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Benitez, Newcastle back in English Premier League
The Rafa Benitez boys, Newcastle United have clinched their return to the English Premier League after overcoming ten-man Preston North End 4-1 on
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How SARS operatives allegedly abandoned delivery man after accident
team of Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, policemen have been accused of abandoning a delivery man after their vehicle was involved in an
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Tenant manhandles landlady over rent
A 28-year-old fashion designer, Chizoba Nwakuro, who allegedly slapped his landlady over unsettled house rent, was on Monday hauled up before an Ikeja
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Delta: INEC distributes voting materials ahead of April 26 by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed voting materials ahead of Delta House of Assembly by-election (DTHA) for Warri South 1 slated
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Pastor in court over N40,000 fraud
A 57-year-old cleric, Celestine Wanu, who allegedly obtained N40,000 from one of his church members on the pretext that he would help him
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Former PDP national secretary defects to APC
A former national secretary of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and indigene of Enugu State, Chief Rex Onyeabor, has defected to the All Progressive
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Adeleke’s burial: Mob collapses canopy on Amosun, Akeredolu, others
Angry supporters of Adeleke collapse canopy on Amosun, Akeredolu, Oyinlola to chase out Idiat Babalola, who is a commissioner nominee of Governor Rauf
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Police accuse Obas of aiding attacks in Ikorodu
Disturbed by the worsening cases of violence in Ikorodu area of Lagos, the police have accused traditional rulers and chiefs in the area
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Customs nets N2.4bn in Sokoto
The Sokoto Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said it collected over N 2.4 billion as revenue between January, 2016 and
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Adeleke’s Burial: Angry youths attack Gov. Aregbesola’s aide
Angry youths in Ede, Osun State have attacked Mrs Idiat Babalola, the Senior Special Adviser to Gov. Rauf Aregbesola on Diaspora. Babalola who
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Alleged drunken FRSC operatives recalled
Head, Media Relations and Strategy of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Bisi Kazeem, has said that some FRSC officials who were allegedly
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Nigerian Prince wins $1m grant
Nigerian Prince, a proposed movie on email scammers, has won a $1m AT&T grant at the Tribeca Film Festival. The movie, written and directed
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Pandemonium as cultists clash in Lagos
There was confusion at Idioro, Lagos on Monday morning when suspected cultists clashed in the area. police arrested several people, recovered bags of
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33 ships laden with goods arrive Lagos ports
Thirty three ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos
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Arraign suspended judges now or let them resume work –SAN
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Sebastine Hon, on Monday called on the Federal Government and the National Judicial Council to stop what
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