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Oct 21, 2021

BREAKING: Hoodlums beat up Sowore at Kanu’s trial

Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, was attacked by suspected hoodlums at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. Sowore was denied access in...

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Oct 21, 2021

NARTO worried over debts as FG scraps PEF, PPPRA

The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has raised concerns over the fate of its liabilities with the scrapped Petroleum Equalization Fund (PE...

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Oct 21, 2021

BREAKING: Tension as Nnamdi Kanu’s trial resumes

There is tension around the Federal High Court in Abuja where leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, resumes his trial today. Moveme...

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Oct 20, 2021

BREAKING: Girdlock as #EndSARS memorial Protesters shut down Lekki Toll Gate

#EndSARS memorial protesters on Wednesday took over the Lekki Toll Gate in their car procession, causing gridlock on both lanes. Motorists living in the Lekk...

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Oct 20, 2021

24 states shun financial autonomy for judiciary

Despite signing a Memorandum of Action on autonomy for state legislature and Judiciary, most of the 36 governors have not encouraged the enactment of legislatio...

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Oct 12, 2021

Buhari lists achievements

Govt targets local production of weapons N13.3 billion for community policing Two years, four months and 12 days into his second term, President Muhammadu Buh...

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Oct 11, 2021

TCN votes N99.756b on bilateral, multilateral projects next year

More than two-third the proposed N104.179 billion capital expenditure of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for next year will be disbursed multilateral,...

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Oct 04, 2021

French Catholic Church had 3,000 paedophiles since 1950s, says commission

THE French Catholic Church has had an estimated 3,000 paedophiles in its ranks over the past 70 years, the head of an independent commission Jean-Marc Sauve pro...

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Sep 29, 2021

NBC okays 159 radio, TV stations

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted approval to 159 companies, communities and institutions of higher learning to operate radio and television stations. T...

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Sep 20, 2021

BREAKING: Buhari approves incorporation of NNPC Limited

President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) by directing that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)...

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Sep 17, 2021

Buhari is a man one can work with, says Femi Fani-Kayode

Former Minister of Aviation Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a man one can work with. Fani-Kayode said the leadership of Al...

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Sep 14, 2021

75 abducted Zamfara pupils freed

The abducted pupils of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, Maradun council of Zamfara State have been freed. They were abducted from the school on Septemb...

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Sep 10, 2021

Police uncover suspected child trafficking church in Imo

The Imo State Police Command has arrested an evangelist Ugochi Orisakwe, 47, and four others for allegedly using a church premise as a baby factory. She was ar...

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Sep 09, 2021

Obi Cubana’s name appears in university examination question

Popular business mogul, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana has appeared in a recently conducted first semester examination by Nnamdi Azikiwe Universi...

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Sep 09, 2021

Buhari makes new appointments

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of new chief executives for some agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education. The appointments...

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Sep 09, 2021

BREAKING: FG approves 5G Technology

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks for the digital economy. The 5G Policy was approved...

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Sep 09, 2021

BREAKING: Buhari appoints Waziri-Azi as new NAPTIP DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Fatima Waziri- Azi as Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Pe...

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Sep 07, 2021

NFF unveils Air Peace as Official Airline Sponsor • Parties sign N300m deal

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday unveiled Air Peace as the Official Airline Sponsor of Nigerian National Teams after signing a ground-breaking...

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Sep 06, 2021

2020 Paralympics: Nigeria finish Africa’s 4th best

Team Nigeria finished in the 33rd on the medals table as the 2020 Paralympic Games end in Tokyo yesterday with superlative closing ceremony. With a total...

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Sep 02, 2021

N86.6b approved for Works, Aviation projects • Fashola calls for road maintenance contingency fund

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved contracts worth N86.6 billion for projects in Works and Housing, as well as Aviation ministries. Work...

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