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US will oppose Palestinian-pushed resolution at UN, spokeswoman
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The United States has said that it would not support a UN resolution calling for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. “It is not something we...
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2 in court for theft, stabbing student with broken bottle
Two men, Morufu Cole, 27 and Suleman Tukur, 26, were on Friday arraigned in a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for stabbing a student with a broken bottle and stealing his property. Cole lives...
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Fayose floors Fayemi at election petition tribunal
Governor Ayodele Fayose The election of Governor Ayodele Fayose in the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State was Friday upheld in Abuja by the Ekiti state governorship election petition...
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Capital market indices up by 3.39 per cent on NSE
Equity transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday ended on positive note for the second consecutive day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All-Share Index appreciated...
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We are investigating claims of mass abduction in Borno – Military
The military said it had yet to verify reports of alleged kidnapping of scores of villagers at Gumsuri in Borno, earlier in the week. It said that the report was being investigated. This is contained...
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CBN, banks sign MoU on power sector intervention fund
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) have signed two Memoranda of Understanding on implementation of the N213 billion Power Sector Intervention Fund. Mr Godwin...
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Guber ticket: We have not granted waiver to Maku – LP
former Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku The Labour Party (LP) on Monday said that it had not granted waiver to the immediate past Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, to get its Nasarawa...
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Gombe bomb blast: 19 dead, 25 injured
The Police in Gombe said 19 people had died and 25 others sustained injuries during a bomb blast that occurred at Dukku motor park, Gombe, on Monday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the...
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Timothy Ajiboye of ThisDay newspaper dies in Lokoja
Mr Timothy Ajiboye, Correspondent of ThisDay newspaper in Lokoja, is dead. News of his death came as a shock to his colleagues as he was with others at the Press Centre on Lugard Street in Lokoja where...
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Lil Wayne adds another tattoo to his collection
There’s no end to Lil Wayne and tattoos…he gets a eerie one on his chin. It’s an eye and its said to be synonymous with the eye- a symbol of illuminati- and this eye is similar to the one on the...
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NFA election crisis: Igbokwe hails FIFA, urges inauguration of arbitration panel
Leonard Igbokwe, a petitioner in the Sept. 30 Nigeria Football Association (NFA) board election, on Monday applauded FIFA’s decision to wash its hands off the matter concerning the election. He,...
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Gov. Okorocha swears in new CJ
Governor Rochas Okorocha Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Monday swore in Justice Paschal Nnadi as the new Chief Judge of the state. He congratulated Nnadi on his meritorious appointment and called on...
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Ex-Green Eagles player Otolorin passes on
An ex-Green Eagles and defunct IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan, Moses Otolorin, on Monday passed away in Ilorin at the age of 65. One of the children of the deceased, Funke Otolorin, confirmed the...
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World Bank to support Nigeria’s power sector with $1.7bn
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Monday said that the World Bank would support the Nigerian Power Sector with 1.75 dollars (about N294 billion ) over the next four years. This is contained in...
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s stature moulded with a bulge!
A statute has been erected in the honour of the world’s best footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo,in his home town,Madiera,Portugal but not without the funny bulge in front of his shorts. It’s said that the...
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I would stabilise the naira, Jonathan pledges
FEC MEETING IN ABUJA In a nationwide New Year broadcast in Abuja on Thursday, President Goodluck Jonathan pledged that his government would continue to promote policies that ensured economic stability....
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Nigerian Stock market closes on a bearish note…dips by 0.08%
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed for the year on a bearish note as the market capitalisation depreciated marginally by 0.08 per cent. Reports say that the depreciation was due...
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Nkiru Sylvanus in husband snatching scandal, weds Oge Okoye’s ‘husband’ secretly
Nkiru Sylvannus According to latest report, Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus has gotten married to Stanley Duru, the ex-husband of her colleague and former friend, Oge Okoye. Nkiru is believed to have...
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Panel to examine new information on death of Hammarskjöld in 1961
Photo credits: UN An independent panel of experts is to examine new information that emerged on the death of former UN chief Dag Hammarskjöld. The United Nations General Assembly approved a consensus...
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Pension arrears would be paid, Fashola pledges
Gov Babatunde Fashola of Lagos Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State said on Wednesday that Government would pay the arrears owed pensioners in 2015. The governor made the promise while addressing...
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