Police arrest 3 FUT Minna students for protest
Niger Police command this Thursday announced the arrest of three persons in connection with the protest by students of the Federal University of
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Petrol tanker fire raze buildings, banks, filling station in Onitsha
A petrol tanker fire Wednesday night, razed down more than 10 buildings including shopping malls, banks, residences and a Mobil filling station near
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Zamfara Govt House, hospital in darkness over unpaid electricity bills
Zamfara State Government House in Gusau has remained in darkness following the disconnection of electricity supply to the premises by the Kaduna Power
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Bayern Munich destroy Arsenal, Madrid win
Bayern Munich ruthlessly destroyed visiting Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie. The visitors conceded five goals
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Football headers risk brain damage, say scientists
Repeated headers during a footballer’s professional career may be linked to long-term brain damage, according to tentative evidence from scientists in the United
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‘Ojukwu would have joined APC
A governorship aspirant in Anambra state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Ralph Okeke on Wednesday said the late
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Court awards lawyer N20m against Nigeria police
An Owerri High Court on Wednesday awarded N20 million as damage against the Nigeria Police for assaulting an Owerri-based lawyer, Chukwuemeka Amaghiro, in
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Dangote targets one million tonnes of rice yearly
Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group of Companies, says his company plans to produce one million tonnes of rice within the next three
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NCC clamps down on illegal registration centres
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) through its Enforcement Department on Wednesday in Abuja clamped down on some illegal sim cards registration centres. The
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Solanke: Nigerian legal system is bleeding internally
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) , Mrs Folake Solanke, has described the recent linking of judges and senior lawyers with acts of
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FIRS makes N3.3 trillion in 2016
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) made a record N3.303 trillion in 2016, its chairman Babatunde Fowler disclosed in Lagos, shredding earlier reports of the
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Buhari: Saraki, Dogara visit to UK in pictures
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday traveled to London to visit
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Okorocha confesses: Buhari marginalising Igbo •Says nothing to show that South East is part of Nigeria
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State yesterday dispensed with partisan considerations to broach issues of core interest to the Igbo nation when Acting
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CAC workers protest poor welfare, shut offices
Business activities were this Wednesday grounded at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission in Maitama, Abuja following protests by the workers over
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Nigerian asylum seeker arrested in Switzerland for murder
A 27-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker has been arrested by Swiss police in connection with the murder of a volunteer at the centre run
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Police get FG’s approval to recruit 10,000 officers annually
The Federal Government has approved the recruitment of 10,000 policemen every year to address the shortfall in the numerical capacity of the Force. The
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Pro Buhari protests in Kano
Thousands of people, including women and youths, on Wednesday in Kano held a rally, organized by group, ‘’I STAND WITH BUHARI’’, in support
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Suspected killer of Kim Jong Nam arrested
Malaysian Police has detained a woman in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim
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BREAKING: Saraki, Dogara visit Buhari in UK
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and some principal officers of the National Assembly are
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Guinea suspends beauty pageant over bikinis
The government of Guinea has placed a temporary ban on beauty pageants amidst outrage over bikinis. The announcement followed the conclusion of a
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Less than one per cent fake naira notes in circulation – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday debunked claims that about 20 per cent of the naira notes in circulation were counterfeit. The
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Peugeot to aquire GM’s Vauxhall, Opel business
France’s PSA Group, maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, is in talks about taking over General Motors’ (GM) loss-making European business Opel. PSA,
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Arik suspends flights to London, Johannesburg
The Management of Arik Air has suspended its international flight operations to the London and Johannesburg routes. The spokesman of the Asset Management
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1.7 million candidates to sit 2017 UTME — Oloyede
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said 1.7 million candidates are expected to sit 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
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India arrests a Nigerian, Okechukwu for heroine
For the third time in a week, India’s Kullu police brought another Nigerian drug kingpin, identified as Okechukwu Mathew to Manali on Tuesday
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Soldiers sack 6 Agatu villages, kill pregnant woman, five others
Soldiers have sacked six villages in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, killing six persons, including a pregnant woman. This followed
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Manager-turned-oil hawker murdered in Gbagada
A woman in her 50s, identified simply as Vivian, has been killed on Adewale Kuku Street, Millennium Estate, Gbagada, Lagos State. It was learnt
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Kenya: Appeal court frees jailed doctors
The Court of Appeal in Kenya this Wednesday ordered the release of officials of the national doctors’ union to continue negotiations with the
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US to pump $1b into Nigeria’s power sector
Power Africa, an initiative by the US government to light up Africa, on Tuesday said it was planning to invest about one billion
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Retirement: No regrets about my decision, Bolt says
Usain Bolt says he has no regrets about his decision to retire from athletics in 2017 as he has accomplished everything he wants
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