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Imo’s local parliament moves to fix bride price

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The Traditional Parliament in Nigeria’s eastern state of Imo, on Thursday in Owerri passed its first resolution on the harmonisation…

Obama backs Biden for VP

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The White House on Thursday ruled out dropping Vice President Joe Biden, and told Republican nominee John McCain that with…

US scientists unveil robots that can hide

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Scientists in the United States on Thursday said they had devised a rubbery robot, inspired by the squid and octopus,…

More die in workers’ strike at South Africa’s mine

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An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as…

176 die in Sierra Leone’s cholera epidemic

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Sierra Leone’s government on Thursday declared a cholera outbreak a national emergency after 176 deaths and 10,800 reported cases since…

Insecurity: Police seek cooperation with NURTW

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In an effort to stem the rising wave of violent attacks and loss of lives and properties, the Nigeria Police…

3 Women Jailed For Begging

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The Special Court in Alausa, Ikeja in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has sent three female beggars to jail for begging in…

Apapa Bank Raid: Slain Inspector Left 3 Wives, 8 Children

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The victim of the armed robbery raid at a bank in Apapa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, on Tuesday, Inspector Taiwo Ajetunmobi,…

PHCN Workers Call Off Strike, Give FG 1 Week Ultimatum

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Workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have called off the nationwide strike they embarked upon in protest…

Journalists Protest Brutality Against Colleagues

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Members of the Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, today staged a protest against the brutalisation…

Police Defuse Bomb In Rivers

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The police in Rivers say they have defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in the state-owned banana farm at Ueken…

Businessman Slams N920m Suit On Keystone Bank

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There is no respite yet for Keystone Bank Limited (formerly Bank PHB Plc) as two of its staff Anayo Nwosu,…

Warring Parties Restrained Over Disputed Land

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A Lagos high court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has ordered two warring parties laying claim to a…

Lagos Govt Asked To Check Excesses Of Omo Onile

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The Chairman of New Haven Estate Association in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mr. Victor Okereke, has appealed…

Odimegwu uses police to arrest ex-business partner

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A Lagos businessman, Mr Okon Iyanam, has petitioned Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Mohammed Abubakar, over alleged unlawful arrest…

Lagos Neighbourhood Watch Arrests Robbery Suspects

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Officials of the Neighbourhood Watch in Lagos have arrested four suspected robbers at Ajangbadi, Oto-Awori area of Lagos State, Southwest…

Ecuador grants WikiLeaks founder Assange asylum

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True to its promise for a definite pronouncement, Ecuador announced Thursday it has decided to grant political asylum to Julian…

A Pastor’s Dream Of A New Nigeria

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My Dream For A New Nigeria, a book by a clergyman, explores the socio-economic problems militating against Nigeria’s match to…

Nigeria’s unionists disrupt power supply to 4 states

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Nigeria’s Power Ministry has reported the disruption of electricity supply to four states, Delta, Edo, Ekiti and Ondo as junior…

Son Batters Father Over Money

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A 30-year old man, Uagbale Samson, has been arraigned before an Apapa Magistrate’s court, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly beating…

160 African boat migrants rescued, 2 die in Malta

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Malta’s navy recovered two bodies and rescued around 160 African migrants from two boats which got into trouble on the…

Date fixed for Benue council polls

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The Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) in Nigeria’s central state of Benue has fixed 24 November, for the conduct of local…

States, Federal governments share $1 billion oil money

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The Federal, states and local governments on Wednesday shared one billion dollars from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) “to execute…

NBA demands apology from Nigeria’s army

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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Gombe has issued a seven-day ultimatum to military authorities in the state to apologise…

Ecuador to rule on WikiLeaks Assange’s asylum

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Ecuador on Thursday will announce its decision on granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been taking refuge…

Enugu University vice-chancellor kidnapped

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Gunmen on Wednesday fired shots, injuring some police officers, before kidnapping the vice chancellor of a state university in southeastern…

Court asked to sack Oyinlola as PDP Secretary

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Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The battle to unseat former governor of Osun state, Mr. Olagunsoye Oyinlola as National Secretary of…

Emir Bayero’s ill-health will temper Sallah in Kano

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MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Indications emerged Wednesday in Kano, northwest Nigeria that this year’s Sallah Celebration would be devoid of colourful events,…

Minister punctures police panel report

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Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (retd) the Minister of Police Affairs on Wednesday told journalists that the Deputy Inspector…

4000 workers to be sacked by Federal agency

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Dr. Chris Onyemenam, the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has defended plans by the commission to lay off more…

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