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God has ordained Jonathan to be President – Enang

The Chairman of the  Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Sen. Ita Enang, on Wednesday  said President Goodluck Jonathan is constitutionally qualified to seek re-election in 2015. Enang,...

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Hull City to become Hull City Tigers – owner

English Premier League side Hull City are to change their name to Hull City Tigers, owner Assem Allam said in an interview published on Friday, explaining that the new title would make the club stand...

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Deportation does not reflect one Nigeria – Groups

Leaders of various organizations and professionals of Igbo extraction in Malaysia and its environs has condemned the deportation of 72 indigenes of Anambra State by the Lagos State government, saying...

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Tuface urges Nigerians to shun pirated materials

Nigeria music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, has urged Nigerians to shun pirated intellectual materials, just like adulterated drugs. “If pirated copyright materials do not have...

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Jang invites Amaechi to factional NGF meeting

The faction of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) led by Jonah Jang of Plateau State is scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow, Sunday.

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Rivers Varsity ignores ASUU strike, continues normal academic activities

Academic activities at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) are unaffected by the current nationwide strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over differences with...

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2015: PDP South East declares support for Jonathan at Awka rally

Ahead of  the 2015 general election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East Zone, on Friday adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as the Party’s Presidential candidate. The News Agency of...

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Oshiomhole’s Town Hall can of worms on education

It was a stinker, when Edo State Government last week, during a town hall meeting, opened a can of worms from the archive.The unpalatable stench  filled the air ; the venue where Governor Adams...

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Army raids hideout of suspected insurgents in Sokoto

The Nigerian Army, 1 Mechanised Brigade, Sokoto State, on Saturday raided a suspected hideout of insurgents at the Gidan-Igwai area of the state. The Spokesman of the Brigade, Capt. Yahaya Musa...

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How human heads were concealed in Onitsha hotel room – Suspec

LAST week’s demolition of a three –storey building housing Upper Class Hotel, located at No. 8 Old Market Road, Onitsha, was the third to be supervised by Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State in the...

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Lagos issues yellow card to ‘Keke Marwa’

August 2, 2012, Governor Babatunde Fashola signed Lagos State Road Traffic Bill into Law. The law restricted the activities of commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as ‘Okada Riders’, from about...

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Ositelu urges politicians to redirect ship of state

The Primate of the Church of the Lord (Aladura) Worldwide, Most Rev. Rufus Ositelu has urged Nigerian leaders to be courageous and firm to redirect the country on the path of progress and moral...

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CNPP decries high level of corruption in Nigeria

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), on Saturday decried the level of corruption and other vices in the country, which it said were impeding national development. The CNPP National...

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Prof Egwu’s antidote to mass failure in Mathematics out

Concerned citizens of Nigeria who have hitherto been perturbed by the woeful performances of students in Mathematics in their external examinations can now heave a sigh of relieve as a new book written...

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Eight arrested for killing elephant in Ogun

Eight persons include the alleged shooter of an elephant  in a  forest reserve popularly  called elephants forest in  a border area between J1 and J3 in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North local government area of...

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Jonathan reiterates commitment to improve power supply

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan Sunday reiterated his  total commitment and  focus towards the improvement of the nation’s overall economy especially the power sector. The President also assured Nigerians...

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Diagnosed with brain cancer: Oyinyechi, 14, sends SOS to Gov Peter Obi

ONYINYECHI Mary-Colette Okafor, the third of five children born to Aloysious and Grace Okafor of 34, Osho Drive, Olodi-Apapa in Lagos, has sent a distress call to the Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi,...

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NHIS seeks more funds to attain universal health coverage

The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr AbdulRahman Sambo, said inadequate funding was needed to attain universal health coverage in the country. Sambo told...

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APGA is back on track – Ilozumba

The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) is back to the mainstream of Nigerian politics after a long legal battle over its leadership, the Anambra Commissioner for  Works, Mr Calistus Ilozumba, has...

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Nwodo urges APC to do more for 2015

A former Chairman of the defunct Progressives Action Congress (PAC), Chief Charles Nwodo, has urged the newly registered All Progressive Congress (APC) to do more to take over power in 2015. Nwodo, who...

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