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924On the Brink of Disaster, PDP Fails to Elect National Officers
Nigeria’s former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, Wednesday failed to elect its national officers during a convention disrupted by security agents...
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Robbers Ambush CBN Bullion Van, Kill Escorts
— Bandits fail to escape with money — A bullion van belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) came under attack...
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1.1KJoao Havelange, Former FIFA Boss, Dies at 100
Former FIFA president Joao Havelange is dead. He died at the age of 100 years. The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter...
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Scatec Secures 100MW Solar Project in Nigeria
Scatec Solar (www.ScatecSolar.com) has signed an agreement with CDIL, a Canadian renewable energy development company focused on Africa, and BPS, a Nigerian strategic...
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Boko Haram Releases Video Showing Missing ‘Chibok Girls’
Terrorist group Boko Haram has released a video purporting to show some 50 schoolgirls (now women) kidnapped since April 14, 2014. In...
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918Rio Olympics: Nigeria Takes On Germany at Semi-final
With a goal scored by captain John Obi Mikel on Saturday, Nigeria’s Dream Team VI cruised into the semi-finals of the men’s...
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794Soyinka Discusses ‘One or Two Things’ with Buhari in Aso Villa
Prof. Wole Soyinka, one of the eminent personalities that endorsed Muhammadu Buhari for president early last year, Thursday visited the Nigerian leader...
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15 Inmates Escape from Nsukka Prison
At least 15 inmates of Nsukka Prison in Enugu State reportedly escaped on Tuesday night. The inmates broke their cells and scaled...
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1.6KHis Excellency the Executive Governor of Nigeria
Perhaps the only Nigerian governor who deserves the title “His excellency” is the one who rejects it: Rauf Aregbesola of the “State...
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997Wike Wins in Port Harcourt
Before the 2015 general election, many speculated that the seeming quarrel between then Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi and then minister Nyesom...