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2016 Budget: Presidency commends National Assembly

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The Presidency on Wednesday commended the National Assembly for passing the 2016 Appropriation Bill. The Special Adviser to the President…

I begged my abductors in vain – Jonathan’s uncle

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Chief Inegite Jonathan, 72, uncle and foster father to former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, who was abducted by gunmen on…

Detained Austrian sues EFCC, demands $10m as damages

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An Austrian security consultant has sued Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC( for alleged illegal detention. Wolfgang Reinl asked…

FG to hold town hall meeting for herdsmen, farmers

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herdsmen Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Wednesday said the Federal Government would hold a town hall meeting between…

Wike to immortalise slain NYSC member

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Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government will immortalise Mr Samuel Okonta, the corps member who lost his life during the…

EFCC dismisses report that Judge Kafarati was bribed to rule in favour of Saraki

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied reports that the anti-graft agency told an online news platform that…

El-Rufai gets NLC ,TUC ultimatum to reverse anti-Labour policies

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Femi Adi/Kaduna As battle line is drawn between Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC and Kaduna State government…

Apologise or face our wrath, Ekiti lawmakers tell DSS

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Eromosele Ebhomele Lawmakers at the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday demanded an unreserved apology from the Department of…

Lagos opens 2 recreation parks for Easter funfair

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Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has concluded plan to open the Ikorodu and Badagry Recreational Parks for public use…

Group slams Fayose over attacks on Buhari

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Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Members of the Ekiti Kete South-South/South-East Movement have condemned in the strongest terms, what the group described…

UAE blocks $517m transfer by ex-Nigerian governor

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An attempt by a yet to be identified former Nigerian governor to transfer $517million out of United Arab Emirates to…

PICTURES: Buhari presides over APC national caucus

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On Tuesday evening, President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the All Progressives Congress National Caucus Meeting at the Presidential Villa in…

Reconcile your differences, Oyegun tells Ganduje, Kwankwaso

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The national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has urged Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State to…

3 clerics kidnapped in Kaduna, N100m ransom demanded

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Abductors of the National President of Fellowship of Churches of Christ In Nigeria known in as “Tarayyar Ekklesiyoyin Kristi A…

Easter holiday: Osun again offers free train ride

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As part of its continued commitment to the welfare and well-being of the people, the Government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola…

LASG staff arraigned over alleged forgery of Deed Of Assignment

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Paul Iyoghojie A Senior Staff with the Lagos State Government, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Olaide Ibraheem, 48, has been arraigned before…

Buhari, Osinbajo, governors, others proffer 71 ways to revive Nigeria’s economy

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President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the governors of the 36 states alongside ministers have proffered 71 ways…

Edo: APC guber aspirant vows to probe Oshiomhole, others, if elected governor

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ Ahead of the September 10 governorship election in Edo, an aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives…

Residents laud Ambode for completing Meiran Ile-Iwe road

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Some residents of Ile-Iwe in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State on Tuesday lauded the State…

Queen’s College sex scandal: Police boss summons principal, teacher

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Cyriacus izuekwe Lagos State Commissioner of police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, has summoned the principal and a teacher of Queen’s College,…

Tricycle operator batters LASTMA officer

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Cyriacus Izuekwe A tricycle operator has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly battering an officer of…

Labour unions set to shut down Kaduna Wednesday, beg Sen Sani for support

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Femi Adi/Kaduna Ahead of Wednesday’s planned protest by labour umion in Kaduna, Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, the Nigerian Union of…

Bizman sent to prison over dud cheque

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Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year-old man, Mustapha Rasak, has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for allegedly issuing N4m…

13 dead, 35 injured in Brussels explosion

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Two explosions have rocked Zaventem airport, in Brussels, Belgium as people queued to check in, the first one going at…

Lassa fever: Second victim dies in Ogun, 216 contacts certified free

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Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The second victim of Lassa fever who has been at the isolation centre at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching…

Why I wanted Wike out of Rivers – Okupe

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Eromosele Ebhomele Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former senior aide to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Tuesday morning explained why he…

EFCC arraigns Sani Abubakar for fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on March 21, 2016 arraigned one Sani Abubakar, and Bishong Obi Akatcha (now at…

Boko Haram destroyed 956,453 houses, 5, 335 classrooms in Borno

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Some 20,000 people have been killed in the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno state in northeast Nigeria, according to a…

Lagos Assembly begins sensitisation for made-in-Nigeria goods

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Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced an enlightenment campaign for Nigerians to commence patronising made-in-Nigeria goods,…

Medical students to study for 7 not 11 years – NUC

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Medical students are required to do seven years in the universities and not 11 as erroneously reported in some news…

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