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UPDATE: Bomb blast in Nyanya, kills 2, injures 19‏

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A bomb blast on Friday evening in Nyanya, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has killed two persons…

FIFA sponsor Visa wants Sepp Blatter to quit

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New York (AFP) – US credit card giant Visa became the third top FIFA sponsor to demand Sepp Blatter’s immediate…

Twin explosions rock Abuja, many dead

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Two bombs went off in the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja late on Friday, an official said. There was…

How we’ll screen Ambode’s nominees – Lagos Assembly

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Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday said it has a cordial relationship with the state governor,…

Diezani gets bail in UK, passport seized

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Former Nigeria Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been released on bail after she was arrested on allegations of money laundering…

EFCC raids homes of Jide Omokore, Diezani in Lagos, Abuja

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The arrest of Diezani Alison-Madueke in London today may just be the tip of a well coordinated international operation to…

Night guard, ex-convict arrested for armed robbery in Ogun

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Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command is not leaving anything to chance in chasing armed robbers out of the…

Kaduna boosts learning with 770,000 furniture, 305,000 uniforms

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The Kaduna State Government said it would provide 770,000 units of furniture and 305,000 sets of uniforms to its public…

Hajj stampede: Special prayer held for victims in Sokoto

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A special prayer was held in Sokoto on Friday for victims of the Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia. The prayer…

Bayelsa Polls: PDP mocks APC, says Sylva not electable

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Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt With Bayelsa governorship election three months away and scheduled for December 5, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Abducted AAU lecturer murdered by his abductors – Police

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‎Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin on Friday disclosed that Dr. Paul Erie, an Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics of…

Ghana foresees high cocoa purchases in 2015/16

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Ghana projects cocoa purchases of 850,000-900,000 tonnes in the 2015/16 cocoa season that opened on Friday. The chief executive of…

Abuja Trade Fair: Exhibitors applaud organisers for extension of closing date

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Exhibitors at the 10th Abuja International Trade Fair have applauded the organisers for the steps taken to extend the closing…

Player jailed 1 year for breaking opponent’s leg

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A footballer in Britain’s Sunday League has been jailed for a year after he deliberately broke an opponent’s leg on…

Ondo to begin chocolate production April 2016

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The Ondo State Government on Friday said that a modern chocolate factory to process premium quality cocoa beans produced in…

50 French coys to visit Nigeria, meet with Buhari

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A delegation of 50 heads of French companies are expected to visit Nigeria next week to explore business opportunities and…

Ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani arrested in London

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The immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday arrested in London. According to PREMIUM Times the…

Committee on establishment of national carrier submits report

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The Ministerial Committee on Establishment of National Carrier has submitted its report to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation,…

Terrorism: British boy, 15, jailed for life

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(Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy, thought to be the youngest Briton to be convicted of a terrorism offence, was given…

Burkina Faso coup leader handed over to government

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The leader of a short-lived coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendere, was handed over to authorities on Thursday after…

Man arraigned in Ibadan for illegal possession of a gun

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A 35-year old man, Waheed Akinsanmi, was on Friday arraigned in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for illegal…

Obama suffers backlash for sending soldiers to Nigeria, other countries

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By Jo Becker Advocacy/ Director Children’s Rights Division This week, President Barack Obama announced that four countries that use child…

No multiple thumb printing, ballot snatching in Rivers guber polls – Witnesses

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Four more witnesses for Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Thursday told the State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja…

Kebbi farmers lose crops worth N3bn to flood

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The Secretary, Kebbi chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Alhaji Muhammad Idris, said on Friday that 45,000…

300 Bakassi IDPs get free medical service

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No fewer than 300 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bakassi local government area of Cross River on Friday benefited from…

Ladipo Market finally demolished

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Cyriacus Izuekwe Traders at Ladipo Main Market in Mushin, Lagos State, western Nigeria, were in shock and tears as bulldozer…

Robbers force victims to serve them food during attack

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Cyriacus Izuekwe Robbers early Thursday morning invaded streets in Ejigbo community in Lagos State, western Nigeria. During the three-hour attack,…

Series of explosions rock Maiduguri, 14 dead, 39 injured

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AFP – A series of explosions rocked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, with casualties feared, witnesses…

Monsignor to Youths: Shun nepotism, bigotry

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Monsignor Cletus Gotan of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, Plateau state capital has urged youths and Nigerians generally to shun…

Go after the masterminds of Boko Haram, TMC urges Buhari

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An Islamic group called The Muslim Congress (TMC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use intelligence to engage captured Boko…

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