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Okowa condemns Delta killings, directs arrest of killers

Ovie Okpare, Warri The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has warned that his government will no longer tolerate killings and destruction of properties over boundary disputes and called on the...

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Don underscores importance of Mathematics

A professor of mathematics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Samuel Okoya, has said the relegation of mathematics will adversely affect all aspects knowledge.  The News Agency of Nigeria...

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Ahmed warns against hate speech, incitement

Success Nwogu, Ilorin The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lawan Ado, on Tuesday said hate speech  would henceforth be treated as terrorism in the state. Also, the state Governor, Alhaji...

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Gombe CJ swears in 26 judges

The Chief Judge of Gombe State, Justice Hakila Heman, on Tuesday advised judges in the state to update themselves with the ever-changing nature of legal procedural rules. Heman gave the advice after...

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B’Haram used 83 kids as suicide bombers in seven months —UNICEF

Friday Olokor, Jos The United Nations Children’s Fund on Tuesday expressed concern over the increase in the use of children, especially girls as suicide bombers in the North-East by Boko Haram...

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Nigerians slam Presidency as aide says rodents damage Buhari’s office

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The comment by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, that the office of President Muhammadu Buhari is being renovated because...

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You must keep Nigeria one, Buhari orders security chiefs

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has given security chiefs a directive on ongoing agitations in the country, saying they must ensure that Nigeria remains one. The Chief of Defence...

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JAMB pegs varsity admission cut-off mark at 120, poly 100

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday pegged the minimum cut-off mark for admissions into universities for the 2017/2018 academic year at 120. The decision was...

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Controversy over alleged ban of Olamide, Davido songs

Olusola Fabiyi  and Chux Ohai Controversy on Tuesday surrounded an alleged ban on songs of three Nigerian musicians by the National Broadcasting Commission. Online platforms widely reported that the...

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Eid-El-Kabir: Govt brings in more Lake Rice

Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government said on Tuesday that another batch of Lake Rice had been packaged in preparation for the Eid-El-Kabir celebration. The state Commissioner for Agriculture,...

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Belgium, France now issue Dutch visas — Envoy

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on Tuesday, stated that it was no longer in the business of issuing visas to Nigerians. The Embassy’s Charge d’ Affaires, Mr. Michel Deleen,...

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Court orders forfeiture of 58 more Diezani’s houses to FG

Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of 58 houses linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The houses,...

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Angola heads to polls as Dos Santos ends 38-year rule

Angolans vote Wednesday in an election marking the end of President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos’s 38-year reign, with his MPLA party set to retain power despite the economic crisis. The MPLA, which has...

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Police arrest 26 suspected kidnappers, promote 6,455 officers

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The police have arrested 26 suspected kidnappers along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway and recovered arms and ammunition. Parading the suspects on Tuesday, the police spokesman,...

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Kwara PDP crisis deepens as Makarfi peace parley fails

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The crisis rocking the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Tuesday as the Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee failed to reconcile the...

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Ajimobi has no right to create beaded kings, says Olubadan

Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, on Tuesday described the report of the commission set up by the Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi to review the existing...

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PDP’ll shock APC in 2019 –Delta Speaker

Ovie Okpare, Warri The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has said  the Peoples Democratic Party will defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming...

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FRSC creates team on Lagos/Ibadan road gridlock

Afeez Hanafi The Federal Road Safety Corps says it has set up a special enforcement team to address the gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It stated that the team, Operation Restore Sanity, would...

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Edo consumers protest high electricity bills

Alexander Okere, Benin IRATE youths have shut down the Ikpema unit office of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Youths stormed the BEDC office on...

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‘Lagos can become African Hong Kong’

Sesan Olufowobi The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, says Lagos State has the capacity to become the African version of Hong Kong in the next 50 years. Bello, who spoke at the...

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