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Edo poll: Oshiomhole accuses S’South govs of hiring militants

The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has accused some governors in the South-South of importing militants to rig the September 28 governorship election in the state. Oshiomhole, who spoke when...

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Delta police smash child theft syndicate, rescue 12

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an Asaba-based businesswoman suspected to be a ringleader of a child theft syndicate. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Zanna Ibrahim, made...

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EPL: How Arsenal got first home win

Santi’s Cazorla’s controversial stoppage-time penalty gave Arsenal their first home win of the season as they saw off Southampton 2-1 in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. It was a...

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YABATECH gets new deputy rectors

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Dr Olukemi Oyelola and Mr Taofeek Raheem as Yaba College of Technology’s Deputy Rectors, Academic and Administration respectively. A statement...

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Rio Paralympics: Oyema wins power-lifting silver medal

Esther Oyema gave Nigeria its third medal of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio on Saturday by winning a silver medal in the power-lifting competition. Oyema won the medal in the women’s -55 kg event of...

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Reagan shooter released after 35 years in psychiatric hospital

John Hinckley, the man who tried to assassinate president Ronald Reagan 35 years ago, was freed from a psychiatric hospital in Washington on Saturday, a report said. Hinckley was released from St....

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Top Islamist extremist shot dead in Dhaka – Police

Bangladesh police Saturday shot dead a suspected top Islamist extremist who allegedly had a key role in July’s Dhaka cafe attack in which 22 people were killed, police told AFP. “While we were...

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Four million Nigerians awaiting prepaid meter -NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has revealed that over four million electricity consumers are awaiting prepaid meters in the country. The Acting NERC Chairman, Dr. Anthony Aka, Made the...

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Do women have erectile dysfunction?

Funmi Akingbade There has been a lot of controversy over the subject of erectile dysfunction in women. Some groups of researchers say women do not have this type of complications. They argue that women...

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Edo poll: Don’t tamper with voters’ register, PDP warns

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party has warned that the allegation made by the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, that it registered 8,000 militants for the forthcoming...

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Traore double sends CSKA Moscow top

A brace by Lacina Traore gave reigning Russian champions CSKA Moscow a 3-0 win over visitors Terek Grozny in the first official match at their new CSKA Arena on Saturday. It lifted the Red Army side...

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Two killed in attack on Niger refugee camp

At least two civilians have been killed and several wounded in an attack by unidentified assailants on a UN refugee camp in Niger near the Malian border, sources told AFP Sunday. “Two died and several...

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Boko Haram blamed for Borno road attack

Boko Haram was on Sunday blamed for an attack on motorists in northeast Nigeria which left one person dead and underlined the Islamist group’s continuing security threat to civilians. Gunmen on...

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US response to 9/11 increased terror threat – France

America’s response to the 9/11 attacks augmented rather than defeated the jihadist threat, with the consequences of the Iraq war now being felt in terror-scarred France, President Francois Hollande...

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Clinton leaves 9/11 ceremony early, blames overheating

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign – already scrambling to recover from her gaffe about Donald Trump’s supporters – was dealt another headache Sunday when the Democratic nominee left a 9/11...

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Bag of rice may sell for N40,000 by December – Minister

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that Nigeria spends about $22bn a year on importation of food. Lokpobiri made...

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Nigerians didn’t elect you to complain, PDP tells Buhari

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop blaming past governments and face governance squarely. It reminded President Buhari and his party,...

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My ambition not worth anybody’s blood – Obaseki

Ramon Oladimeji The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said his ambition is not worth the blood of anyone. Obaseki said though he was disappointed...

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Edo election: National Assembly to probe security report

Niyi  Odebode, John Alechenu and Leke Baiyewu The National Assembly will investigate   the Independent National Electoral Commission, the police and the Department of State Services for crises relating...

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Boko Haram: JNI, NASFAT urge vigilance during Sallah

Bayo Akinloye The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, an umbrella body of Islamic groups in Nigeria, has called on Muslims nationwide to be security conscious as they celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir this week. The JNI...

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