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Rio Olympics basketball: Nigerian women out

Idris Adesina Nigerian women are out of the basketball event of the 2016 Olympics after they finished third in Group C of the 2016 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The tournament was played...

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Hounding opposition leaders won’t solve economic problems –Obanikoro

Toluwani Eniola A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has condemned the raid of his home by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday. The...

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ISIS develops app to recruit children, says FG

Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has developed and launched a new mobile application aimed at recruiting and indoctrinating children for the purpose of furthering its Jihad...

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Buhari extends stay in London, returns Sunday

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will not return to Nigeria from London, where he is spending his 10-day medical vacation, until Sunday. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this to...

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PDP chiefs meet as factional supporters clash at secretariat

John Alechenu, Abuja Supporters of the Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee and their counterparts from the Ali Modu Sheriff’s group on Thursday clashed at the party headquarters. Trouble...

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Sex scandal: US govt cancels three Reps’ visas, Dogara orders probe

John Ameh and Adelani Adepegba The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday, directed the investigation of three members of the House for an alleged sex scandal. The...

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NSCDC nabs two cable vandals

Olatunji Obasa Two suspected vandals of power cables have been arrested by the operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.  The suspects, Mansir...

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Ritual killers remove pregnant woman’s foetus, murder girl

Success Nwogu, Ilorin A pregnant woman, Roheemat Akata, has been killed by suspected ritual killers, who removed the foetus in her womb. Killed along with the pregnant woman was her neighbour’s...

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Floods wreak havoc in Ekiti, submerge shops, churches

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti A downpour has wreaked havoc in Adere community along the Ilawe Road, Ado Ekiti, as churches and houses are submerged in floods. No fewer than three churches and several...

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Police arraign oil firm, bank for fraud

Afeez Hanafi The police on Thursday arraigned the President of an oil firm, Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, Uche Ogah, and an ex-employee of the United Bank for Africa, Deji Somoye, before a Tinubu...

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Arepo residents flee homes after vandals kill ASP

Olaleye Aluko Residents of Voera Estate in the Arepo area of Ogun State have started fleeing their homes after some suspected vandals killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police in the community.  Our...

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Nine die in Lagos crash, mob burns truck

Samson Folarin Tragedy struck at the University of Lagos Waterfront end of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State, on Wednesday after a Mazda bus with number plate, AKD 292 XL, rammed into a stationary...

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3Invest, Houston EB5 partner on hotel, residence development

Real estate advisory company, 3Invest Limited, has announced a partnership with United States-based Houston EB5 to raise capital for the development of the Thompson Hotel and Residences in San Antonio,...

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Senate summons ministers, Emefiele, others over MTN fine

Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Senate Committee on Communications has accused some top Federal Government officials of short-changing the country by the reduction of the fine imposed on MTN Nigeria for...

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US Consulate, NSE, Globetech collaborate on urban sanitation

Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The United States Consulate in Nigeria has partnered the Nigerian Society of Engineers and a waste management company, Globetech Remedial Limited, to unveil an engineering...

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Chinese firm to build 1,000 houses for civil servants

Friday Olokor, Abuja The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Chinese firm to build 1,000 houses for federal civil servants in the country. The Head of the Civil Service...

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Retailers question dollar rents in Nigerian malls

 Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi Retailers who operate in dollar-denominated malls across the country are questioning the development following the free fall of the naira in recent times. Prior to the...

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Nigeria ready to utilise biotechnology opportunities – Experts

Science and technology experts in the country have said that adequate preparations for the domestication of biotechnology in Nigeria have been made. According to a statement by the National Biosafety...

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Constitute new SURCON council, NIS begs Buhari

Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors has called on the Federal Government to speed up the appointment of a new president and members of council of the Surveyors Council of...

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3SC beat MFM amid fight in first away win

Idris Adesina Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan on Sunday defeated Lagos side, MFM FC, 1-0 at the Agege Stadium to secure their first away win of the season in one of the Week 23 matches of the...

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