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NUC directs varsities to subscribe to NgREN broadband

Friday Olokor, Abuja The National Universities Commission has directed all universities in the country to subscribe to the broadband connectivity platform offered by the Nigerian Research and Education...

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N1tn fine: Court rejects application to seize MTN’s funds

Ramon Oladimeji A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday declined making an order to stop MTN Nigeria Communications Limited from moving its funds in 21 Nigerian banks out of the country. The...

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Metuh tore confessional statement, says EFCC source

Fidelis Soriwei, Olusola Fabiyiand John Ameh The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has torn a confessional statement he made to the Economic and Financial...

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Gunmen attack 66-year-old over Baale tussle in Lagos

Olaleye Aluko Some gun-wielding hoodlums have attacked a 66-year-old chief, identified only as Orelaja, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the attackers, who invaded Orelaja’s...

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Mob beats robbers for attacking bank customers

Samson Folarin   Four robbery suspects met their Waterloo on Tuesday at the Jibowu end of the Ikorodu Road, Lagos State, after they were apprehended by a mob while attempting to rob a bank customer of...

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NDLEA official, Ojukwu arrested for drug trafficking

Afeez Hanafi An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ali Adamu, and a 48-year-old woman, Ijeoma Ojukwu, have been arrested in connection with the discovery of 2.2 kilogrammes of drug...

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Kidnappers abduct RCCG pastor during service

A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God has been kidnapped by yet-to-be identified persons. It was gathered that Pastor Ayo Raphael was kidnapped during the Sunday service at the...

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#FreeOlisaMetuhNow hits cyberspace

Geoff Iyatse Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party have responded to the release of a chieftain of the All Progressives Party, Jafaru Isa, via #FreeOlisaMetuhNow. The release of Isa earlier in the...

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How you can make money from your website

For a website to make money, it needs to sell something. Right? Well, yes and no. Your website can sell a product or service, and it can also sell the opportunity for another business to connect with...

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NSE: Investors lose N804bn in seven days

Stanley Opara Equity investors in the country’s capital market in the first seven trading days of the year lost N804tn of their investment worth. Market capitalisation after the trading on the floor of...

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NDIC to cover non-interest banks’ deposit liabilities

’Femi Asu The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation said it had found it necessary to develop a framework for insuring deposit liabilities of non-interest financial institutions in the country. The...

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Foreign policy for Nigeria

Because charity must begin from home, Nigeria’s foreign policy must take its bearings from Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) which declares that “the security and welfare of the...

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Al Ain sign Brazilian, set to dump Emenike

Festus Abu Arabian Gulf Premier League holders Al Ain have signed a replacement for Emmanuel Emenike. The United Arab Emirates side on Tuesday completed the signing of Brazilian striker Douglas after...

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Dele signs new Spurs deal

Tottenham Hotspur breakthrough star Dele Alli has signed a new five-year contract tying him to White Hart Lane until 2021, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday, AFP reports. Alli, 19, joined...

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Abbass hails Access Bank Lagos City Marathon

Nigeria’s greatest professional marathoner Abbass Muhammed on Tuesday commended Access Bank for supporting the upcoming Lagos City Marathon. The event will take place in Lagos on February 6. The record...

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NIS nabs suspected traffickers, rescues 29 in C’River

Mudiaga Affe, Calabar THE Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested two suspected human traffickers and rescued 29 victims. The state Comptroller of Immigration, Mrs....

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Soldiers raid ex-militant’s home, allege gunrunning, kidnapping

Chukwudi Akasike Soldiers have raided the residents of a former militant leader, Chief Solomon Ndigbara (also known as Osama bin Laden), for alleged gun running and kidnapping. The soldiers were said...

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Gunmen kidnap two doctors in Rivers, colleagues kick

Chukwudi Akasike, Gunmen have kidnapped two medical doctors in different parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The abducted doctors were identified as Dr. Isaac Opurum and Dr. Ib Aprioku,...

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Imo, C’River police commands decorate officers

Mudiaga Affe and Gibson Achonu The Cross River State Police Command on Tuesday decorated 3,978 newly promoted senior and junior officers in the state. Decorating the officers in Calabar, the state...

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Agent remanded in custody for defrauding accommodation seekers

Nosa Akenzua AN Asaba High Court in Delta State on Tuesday remanded an estate agent, Williams Akpasa, 41, in custody for defrauding 12 accommodation seekers. The presiding judge, Justice Theresa Dai,...

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