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Insert tracking device on naira notes, Don tells CBN

A university don has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to insert security chips on the nation’s currency notes for easy tracking of every naira in circulation. Prof. Sunday Adewumi made the call on...

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NNPC cuts oil prices to woo buyers

’Femi Asu with agency report The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has cut the price of every type of crude oil it sells in an effort to regain share of the global oil market amid continued...

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Ogun bricklayer accused of robbery, tortured to death

Samson Folarin A bricklayer, Adeleke Oyadara, has been tortured to death in Kujore, Iwelepe, in the Sagamu area of Ogun State, after he was accused of robbery. PUNCH Metro learnt that a businesswoman,...

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Police arraign driver for raping mental patient

Samson Folarin The police have arraigned 60-year-old Bankole Lawal before an Ifo Magistrate Court, Ogun State, for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman, Temitope, in the Ifo area of the state. Our...

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Another judge says Amaechi asked him to influence judgments

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja, Fidelis Soriwei and Ade Adesomoju Another Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, has accused the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and his Science...

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Bribery: Pastor denies leading Umana to Justice Okoro’s house

Etim Ekpimah, Uyo Mr. Ebebe Ukpong, whom Justice Inyang Okoro in his letter accused of leading the former governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State, Umana Umana, to his...

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Five best apps to help you lose calories

Ozioma Ubabukoh Lose it! Setting up this app is extremely easy – plug in your age, height, weight and target weight. Then, search for the food you’re eating throughout the day in the large library of...

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Chibok Girls: NUT warns FG against broken promises

Folashade Adebayo The Nigeria Union of Teachers on Thursday urged the Federal Government not to renege on its promises of scholarships, rehabilitation and employment to the recovered 21 Chibok Girls....

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Iwobi backs Arsenal to top Champions League group

Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi says he’s confident the Gunners can beat Paris Saint-Germain at home and finish top of their Champions League group. Arsenal top Group A on goal difference ahead of PSG at the...

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Aso Rock policemen protest ‘discriminatory’ allowance

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Some policemen attached to the Police Mobile Force 24, State House, are not happy over their alleged exclusion from the payment of the outstanding allowance to security men...

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South Africa to pull out of International Criminal Court

South Africa will withdraw from the Hague-based International Criminal Court, media reports in Johannesburg said Friday, sparking rapid criticism from rights bodies. A document confirming the...

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iPhone7 hits Korean stores in Note 7’s absence

The Apple iPhone 7 went on sale in South Korea on Friday, seeking to fill a void left by arch-rival Samsung on its home turf following a damaging recall fiasco over the Note 7 smartphone. The South...

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CBN gives 310 youths N930m to start business

Everest Amaefule, Abuja A total of 310 youths, including members of the National Youth Service Corps, on Thursday received N930m from the Central Bank of Nigeria to establish profitable ventures in...

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How should government resolve Dele Giwa’s murder case?

Criminal matters do not die. From time to time, the government should be updating the case file (of Dele Giwa’s murder). The government should not close the file. It should assign investigators to look...

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Trump gets booed at New York event

Taking a break from the nastiest campaign in recent memory, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton came together Thursday for a New York white-tie soiree intended to bring some levity just weeks before the...

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We arrested 80 fraudsters, recovered N57m – EFCC

Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Office, on Thursday said it recovered over N57m from suspected fraudsters in the South-West between February and...

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Robbers hijack tanker, divert N4.5m fuel

Afeez Hanafi The police in Lagos are on the trail of some suspected robbers, who allegedly hijacked a tanker laden with 33,000-litre fuel valued at N4.5m on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The robbers...

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Ecobank targets 100 million customers with new mobile app

Ecobank Group has launched a mobile payment app tagged ‘Ecobank Masterpass QR’ aimed at increasing its customer base to 100 million across Africa by 2020. Masterpass QR is the first mobile-driven,...

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Mexicans tackle Trump with faeces, swastikas at caricature museum

His golden hair twists into smelly, fly-infested excrement. In other cartoons, his trademark locks are shaped into a tongue or a wall. His silhouette also serves as Adolf Hitler’s moustache. Donald...

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Patience Jonathan sues SERAP, says $15m is gift

Ramon Oladimeji  Wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, has urged a Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain a human rights organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project,...

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