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Microsoft pays $2.5bn for Minecraft maker Mojang
Minecraft players can create intricate virtual worlds Microsoft has bought Mojang, the Swedish firm behind the popular video game Minecraft, for $2.5bn (£1.5bn). The title, which has sold over 54...
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George Clooney to receive honorary Golden Globe
US actor, director and producer George Clooney is to receive an honorary award at next year’s Golden Globes. Organisers said the 53-year-old would be given its Cecil B DeMille award for “his...
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100 million people saved from hunger over last decade: UN
The number of hungry people in the world has dropped by 100 million over the last 10 years, though one in nine are still undernourished, with Asia home to the majority of the underfed, the UN said...
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Suicide by crocodile pit: Elderly woman torn apart by dozens of the giant...
An elderly woman committed suicide by jumping into a pond full of crocodiles, it has been reported. Wanpen Inyai, 65, was torn apart after apparently throwing herself into a pit with more than 1,000...
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Nigeria concludes two-year strategy to raise trade with Asia to $80bn
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga The federal government yesterday concluded an elaborate plan targeted at boosting trade between Nigeria and countries in Asia by 100 per...
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Stakeholders to revive Kaduna textile mills
All hope is not lost on the defunct textile industries in Kaduna as there are plans to revive the ailing factories. Our correspondent learnt on Friday that the moribund Kaduna Textiles Limited and...
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Illicit financial flows cost Nigeria $140bn – Oteh
DG,Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms. Arunma Oteh The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms. Arunma Oteh has disclosed that Nigeria lost a total of $140...
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APC accuses FG of harassing opposition, pampering alleged Boko Haram sponsor
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP-led Federal Government of engaging in a systematic harassment of members of the opposition party, while at the same time shielding accused Boko...
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NCC says inactive telecoms lines now 39.2m in June
The inactive lines currently on the telecommunications operators’ networks have reduced to 39,252,177 as at June 2014, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. This is contained in the...
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Senate refers appointments of Justice Nweze, others to committees
The Senate on Wednesday referred the nomination of Chima Nweze as Justice of the Supreme Court to its Committee on Judiciary for further scrutiny. Also, the nominations of Retired Capt. Mukhtar Usman...
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ABU lecturer caught sneaking into girls’ hostel
A lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria was arrested on Sunday night at a private female hostel in Samaru, Zaria. It was gathered that, the lecturer disguised himself with Hijab (veil)...
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16 completed dams can generate 135mw of electricity, says Ochekpe
Minister of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Ochekpe Minister of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Ochekpe, said on Tuesday in Abuja that 16 out of 37 completed dams in Nigeria were capable of generating 135.15...
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FG inaugurates 14 units of ozone-friendly foam machines
Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentia Mallam The Federal Ministry of Environment on Tuesday inaugurated 14 units of ozone-friendly low pressure foam machines to commemorate the 2014 International Day...
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Commission to conduct referendum in 27 LCDAs
The Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) on Wednesday said it would conduct a referendum on the proposed 27 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). OSIEC’s Chairman, Mr Olusegun Oladitan,...
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Jewish group condemns Biden’s ‘offensive’ reference to ‘Shylocks’
Vice President,USA, Joe Biden Vice President Joe Biden’s casual use of an expression some deem anti-Semitic has drawn sharp criticism from the Anti-Defamation League. Biden referred to bankers that...
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Fish destroyed in Sokoto didn’t have Ebola -customs
Sokoto State Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service yesterday cleared the air on the controversy surrounding the des-truction of 1,050 cartons of frozen fish last week. The consignment worth...
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LAUTECH wins Google 2014 Online Marketing contest
Prof. Adeniyi Gbadegesin, the Vice-Chancellor, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has commended the institution’s team which won the 2014 Google Online Marketing...
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2015: PDP fixes Dec. 6 for presidential primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday fixed Oct. 29 and Dec. 6 for its Governorship and Presidential Primaries respectively, ahead of the 2015 general elections. This, was announced by Mr...
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Quintuplets born to Pakistani couple childless for 16 years
A Pakistani woman has given birth to five babies, her husband, Zahir Khan, said on Thursday, after 16 years of childless marriage. He said four baby girls and a boy were born by his wife in her 30s at...
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Ebola: South West states announce new measures in schools
Many states across the South West Zone are putting in place new strategies to contain any outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in order to meet Monday’s resumption date announced by the Federal...
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