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Eko Disco announces 3-hour outage in Ajah, Lekki, Alagbon
The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Sunday said there would be a three-hour power outage in Lekki,…
Yuletide: Nigerian Army to dismantle road blocks in South-East
The Nigerian Army “Operation Python Dance’’ in the South-East says some of its road blocks will be dismantled to facilitate…
Buhari attends 3rd Dakar Forum on Peace and Security in Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday depart Abuja for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the 3rd Dakar International Forum on Peace…
JAMB yet to commence sales of 2017 UTME application forms
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged the public to disregard the speculations that it had commenced the…
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Gov Ambode mourns passage of former minister, Olubi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday expressed shock and sadness over the death of foremost accountant and a…
Nigerian editors worry over kidnapping
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has expressed concern over the upsurge of Kidnapping in the country. In a communique…
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Fulani herdsmen and Nigeria’s survival
If there was any time when President Buhari would see the atrocities of the marauding Fulani herdsmen as a national…
Obaseki approves 50% waivers for tax defaulters
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has approved a 50 percent waivers for tax defaulters in the State. The moratorium…
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Recovered loot: SERAP wants AGF sent to prison
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has commenced committal to prison hearings against the Federal Government. SERAP wants Mr. Abubakar…
Lagos to float N60bn bond this month
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it is set to go to the capital market to float a bond…
CBN denies reports of allocation of dollars
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports from some quarters that it allocates dollars unilaterally. A statement by…
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$29.9bn loan: Presidency replies Emir Sanusi
The Presidency has said that the proposed external borrowing of 29.9 billion dollars by the government is meant for the…
APC candidate, Akinwunmi wins Lagos by-election
Mr Nurudeen Akinwunmi, Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday defeated his opponents to emerge winner of the…
MFM owns Prayer City, says General Overseer
Dr Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), on Saturday said that the…
Rivers election: Police to deploy 20,000 personnel, says IGP
The Police is to deploy about 20, 000 of its personnel to Rivers to provide security during the forthcoming re-run…
Benteke scores a brace as Palace beat Southampton 3-0
Two goals from Christian Benteke helped Crystal Palace gain a much-needed win over Southampton to ease the pressure on Eagles…
Tottenham demolish Swansea 5-0
Tottenham consolidated their position on the fringes of the Premier League top four with a commanding home victory over struggling…
Madrid hold Barca in El-clasico
Sergio Ramos scored a stoppage-time equaliser to extend Real Madrid’s unbeaten start to the season and deny Barcelona victory in…
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Trump appoints Nigeria’s Ogunlesi member of economic team
Nigerian-born Adebayo Ogunlesi, who is the chairman of Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm and one of Fortune 500…
el-Rufai responsible for attack on my office-Senator Sani
Senator Shehu Sani says the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is responsible for the attack on his campaign office…
By-Election: Ifako/Ijaiye residents resort to trekking over restrictions
Residents of Iju-Ishaga, Ogba, Agege and Ifako/Ijaiye areas on Saturday resorted to trekking due to partial road restrictions resulting into…
Patients resort to self-medication due to recession–UITH CMD
The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has expressed worry that patients have resorted to self-medication due to biting economic…
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Economic Recession: Abuja Carnival records poor turnout
The Abuja Carnival which began on Saturday recorded poor turnout of FCT residents due to the economic hardship in the…
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Breaking: 9 die in California club fire
At least nine people have died in a fire during a club night near San Francisco, authorities say. The fire…
Aguero, Fernandinho sent off as Chelsea beat City 3-1
Chelsea’s eighth successive Premier League win cemented their place at the top of the table – but their victory at…
Lagos By-election: Only 2 party agents vote in Ogba polling boot
Only two party agents cast their votes out of 534 registered voters at Polling Unit 043 in Ward 3, Ogba,…
Bodies of Brazillian football players arrive home
The bodies of 50 people killed in a plane crash that wiped out a Brazilian football team have arrived home.…
Gunmen attack Senator Shehu Sani’s campaign office
The campaign office of the senator representing Kaduna Central District, Shehu Sani, has been attacked by unknown gunmen, the police…
Lagos by-election: CP says all calm so far
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, says he is satisfied with the security situation in the areas…