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I’ll get married at the right time –Pawpaw

Chux Ohai Osita Iheme, aka Pawpaw, is one half of the popular Nollywood comic pair known as Aki and Pawpaw. Both men have since moved up the creative ladder, from being just comic actors to making...

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Lack of access to liquidity hampering power sector – NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Friday said the challenge bedevilling the nation’s power sector is lack of access to liquidity to promote investment in the sector. The Acting Chairman...

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Trump denies sex assault lies, faces Michelle Obama rebuke

Donald Trump savaged US media Thursday for reporting “outright lies” that he groped and forcibly kissed women, as First Lady Michelle Obama blasted the Republican nominee in a powerful tirade. Just 26...

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Exploding Note 7: Samsung suffers more losses

Samsung on Friday said the crisis over its exploding Note 7 smartphones would cost another $3 billion-plus in lost profit over the next two quarters, but hoped expanded sales of its other flagship...

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Gay couple arrested over Facebook photo

An Indonesian gay couple has been arrested after a photo on Facebook of the men kissing sparked anger, police said Friday, in the latest move against the country’s homosexual community. There has been...

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Police recover N2.7m bribe money from ACP

The Nigeria Police Force Complaint Response Unit said it had recovered N2.7m bribe money from an Assistant Commissioner of Police serving in one of the state commands. This is contained in the third...

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‘Fifth columnists sabotaging Buhari’s govt’

Friday Olokor, Abuja About 200 protesters, under the aegis of the Coalition of Civil Society Groups, in Abuja on Thursday, warned those they called fifth columnists, sabotaging the efforts of the...

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Melania Trump threatens People Magazine with lawsuit

Melania Trump threatened People Magazine and a former staff reporter with legal action late Thursday over “false and completely fictionalised” statements in the writer’s account of Donald Trump forcing...

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La liga: I’m feeling better, more confident – Ronaldo

Three-time World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo insists he will have a “spectacular” season despite a slow start to the campaign caused by knee ligament damage. Ronaldo was sidelined for two...

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$1.1bn Malabu oil deal complex, AGF tells Reps

John Ameh, Abuja The Federal Government said on Thursday that it had no conclusive position on the controversial $1.1bn award of Oil Prospecting Licence 245, better known as ‘Malabu Oil Deal.’ It said...

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License illegal refineries, Rep tells FG

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, has said that instead of destroying illegal refineries in the Niger Delta, the Federal Government should license and regulate them....

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Nigerians react to Aisha Buhari’s comments

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Trump stalked me throughout debate, says Clinton

Hillary Clinton has accused her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump of “stalking” her during their televised debate on Sunday. Trump often stood closely behind the Democratic nominee glowering...

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Switzerland, Red Cross, Borno lawyer negotiated release of Chibok girls

Our correspondents The government of Switzerland, the Red Cross and a Borno State-based lawyer helped to negotiate the release of the 21 Chibok girls, it has been gathered. The Swiss government on...

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Police hunt for Kaduna cop killers

The Kaduna State Police Command on Friday said it operatives were on the trail of the bandits who killed two police sergeants on Thursday in the state. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Aliyu Usman, said...

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Buhari congratulates UN Secretary-General-designate

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated Antonio Guterres on his appointment by the United Nations General Assembly as the next UN Secretary General, beginning from...

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NDDC warns against fake agric empowerment scheme

The Niger Delta Development Commission has warned the public to ignore forms for enrolment for agricultural empowerment programme purportedly being circulated by the commission. The acting Managing...

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Can you identify the people in the picture?

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Copa del Rey: Barca to face Hercules, Real get Cultural Leonesa

Barcelona begin their defence of the Copa del Rey against Hercules next month, whilst Real Madrid face a trip north to Leon to take on Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. Hercules have suffered two...

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Nigeria, others account for 60% of world’s TB cases – WHO

The World Health Organisation has warned health authorities worldwide on the need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat the “deadly epidemic” of Tuberculosis. The Director of the WHO’s TB...

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