IN THE NEWS…
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Nancy Reagan, James Ocholi Pass On
Former United States First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at age 94. Her husband Ronald Reagan, who was president from 1981–1989, died...
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Ese Oruru to Meet Parents Tuesday
A 14-year-old girl, Ese Oruru, who was kidnapped from her state Bayelsa by one Yinusa and forcefully taken to Kano State for...
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Adio Heads NEITI
Veteran journalist and communication expert Waziri Adio was Tuesday appointed executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Eight years ago,...
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1.0KUK Votes on EU Referendum
JUNE 23 — Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the United Kingdom will vote on whether to remain in the EU...
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Bayelsa Governor Loses Wife
The wife of Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, south-south Nigeria, was reported dead on Thursday. Details of Rachael Dickson’s death will...
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Ooni of Ife Becomes UNN Chancellor
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed newly installed Ooni of Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II), chancellor of Nigeria’s first indigenous university, the University...
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EFCC Arrests, Quizzes Alison Madueke
Nigeria’s EFCC on Wednesday in Abuja arested Mr Alison Madueke. He was accused of laundering over $600, 000. Madueke is the husband...
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First African UN Boss Boutros-Ghali Dies
The secretary-general of the United Nations from 1992 to 1997, Mr Boutros Boutros-Ghali, has died at the age of 93, the United...
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NTA, FRCN, VON, NAN, NBC, NOA Lose Heads
The federal government Monday sacked the chief executives (DGs) of its media/information agencies. After a meeting with them, information and culture minister...
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FG Appoints 13 New VCs
Nigeria’s minister of education Adamu Adamu on Saturday announced President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the appointment of new vice-chancellors for 13 Nigerian...