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Germany Stops Nigeria at Rio Olympics
The German team on Wednesday stopped Nigeria’s Dream Team VI from reaching the finals of the male soccer event at the Olympics...
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954On 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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965$50, 000 for Each Bureau de Change Weekly
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has changed its initial decision to halt sale of foreign exchange to bureaux de change (BDCs),...
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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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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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PH Court Approves PDP Convention, Abuja Court Disapproves
The Federal High Court, Port Harcourt Division, led by Justice Ibrahim Watila on Monday ordered the inspector-general of police, Rivers State commissioner...
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1.4KAirtel TRACE Music Star 2016: Tiwamyenji Phiri Wins
Zambia’s Tiwamyenji Phiri has been crowned as the 2016 Airtel TRACE Music Star winner by US international superstar Keri Hilson. The competition,...
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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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955Rio 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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821Soyinka 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...