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Cabinet Retreat: Ambode sets key agenda for his administration

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Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says in the next three and half years, his administration will vigorously pursue…

Navy changes tactics against oil thieves, pirates

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The Nigerian Navy on Thursday said it had adopted a new training regime that would improve troops’ proficiency in internal…

Senate confirms Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman

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The senate has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman and successor of…

China to abolish one-child policy

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The Chinese government said it would abolish its one-child policy for a couple, a report said on Thursday. The decision…

Man with human head lands in court

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The police on Thursday arraigned a 75-year-old, James Adeniran, and three others in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged…

A Weekend With Kongi by Wale Okediran

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“Trespassing Vehicles will be shot and eaten” was the grim sign that welcomed us to Wole Soyinka’s residence in Abeokuta.…

5 arrested over illegal dredging

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Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested five person for…

5 arrested for hitching a ride on train

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Cyriacus Izuekwe Five men have been arrested and charged before Ebute Metta Magistrates’ Court for hitching an illegal ride on…

Corruption is Nigeria’s main headache – CACOL

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Eromosele Ebhomele The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, on Wednesday has affirmed that corruption was Nigeria’s primary problem adding that…

Meet Nicolas the alcoholic monkey and symbol of abuse in Chile

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Escaping the clutches of alcoholism is never easy, and it certainly wasn’t for Nicolas, who had to go on anti-depressants…

Court convicts motorists for attempting to bribe FRSC Marshal

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Jethro Ibileke/Begin A middle aged motorist, Ayo Okundaye, has been convicted by a mobile court sitting in Benin court for…

Security guard, man docked over theft of MTN’s 24 backup batteries

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Two men, Opeyemi Oni and Adewale Salami, were on Wednesday charged before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for…

Akinyemi recommends two-party system for African countries

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Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, a former Minister of External Affairs and the Deputy Chairman of the 2014 National Conference, on Wednesday…

Amosun appoints 16 new Perm Secs

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Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state today approved the appointment of 16 new Permanent Secretaries in the state.…

Arms proliferation increasing crime rate in Niger Delta – Zone 5 AIG

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5, Benin, Musa Daura, has decried the increasing rate…

Sanusi sacks Bayero’s son for refusing to pay homage to him

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The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has sacked Chiroma of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Bayero after he refused to…

FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N389.9bn in September

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The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, on Wednesday said that N389.9 billion was shared among the federal,…

Ambode leads new cabinet on retreat

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Kazeem Ugbodaga Barely two weeks after its composition, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is leading the Lagos State Executive Council on a…

Edo plans teacher posting reforms to stop cheating

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state government has concluded plans to carry out reforms on the recruitment, deployment, promotion and posting of…

NLC slams Sanusi, says he’s fronting for IMF

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Eromosele Ebhomele The Nigerian Labour Congress on Wednesday warned Emir Muhammadu Sanusi of Kano state to avoid turning traditional institution…

40 families of deceased officers get N53m from Police

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The Nigeria Police on Thursday presented cheques worth N53 million under the Police Life Insurance Scheme to families of 40…

Oyakhire condoles with Gen. Abdulsalami over death of brother

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin The former Military Administrator of Oyo and Taraba States, AIG Amen Oyakhire (rtd), has commiserated with former Head…

Family rolls out plans to immortalise Ayinde Barrister

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The children of the late fuji maestro, Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, have concluded plans to immortalise their father by establishing…

Ivory Coast: Buhari congratulates Ouattara on his reelection as president

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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’Ivoire on his re-election for a second term in office.…

I’ll deal with corrupt persons, recover stolen funds – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in New Delhi reaffirmed his administration’s resolute commitment to curbing corruption, plugging all loopholes in…

Lamorde sues Punch newspaper for N1billion

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Kazeem Ugbodaga The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has sued The Punch Newspaper to the tune…

Petrol scarcity resurfaces in Awka

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Scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), has resurfaced in Awka as its price has gone up to between N110 and…

Alariya Oodua publisher, Lanre Dodo Balogun dies

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KAYODE APONMADE Lanre Dodo Balogun, the publisher and Editor-in–Chief of Alariya Oodua, a Yoruba language weekly entertainment magazine, is dead.…

Tribunals’ verdicts against Wike, 20 Rivers lawmakers won’t stand — OCJ Okocha

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Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Onueze C. Okocha,…

Our policies will hurt some businesses— Buhari tells Indian bizmen

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President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in New Delhi that despite the fall in oil prices, his Administration remains fully committed…

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