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550Soyinka on DSS’ Display of Naked Power, Sowore’s Release
Nigeria’s Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has warned the Department of State Services, DSS, to stop the charade and display of crude...
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515UNN Moves Against Sexual Harassment, Admission and Job Racketeering
Fifteen members of staff of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, have been suspended over their alleged involvement in jobs and admission...
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558Atiku’s Appeal Lacks Merit, Supreme Court Rules
After about five hours of sitting this Wednesday, a seven-man panel led by Tanko Mohammed, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), gave its verdict:...
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496$6.3m Grants from MacArthur to Nigerian Journalism and Media
/… to advance accountability and anti-corruption efforts/ MacArthur Foundation has announced more than $6.3 million in journalism and media funding to advance...
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797Nsukka Journalists Prepare to Tackle Officeholders
Nigeria’s Independence Day seems to have also become Convention Day for Nsukka Journalists Foundation. The group established by veteran and working journalists...
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1.1KA School Visited by an Angel
For 10 years, Mrs Kwatsabta Uba has run Hyel Glory School at Karon Maijigi, on the outskirts of Abuja, almost as a...
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558Odigie-Oyegun to Progressive Governors: Tackle Oshiomhole
Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has pleaded with Progressive Governors to stand with Edo State governor...
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593New Data Challenges Traditional Notions of ‘Rich’ and ‘Poor’
Of the 1.3 billion people who are multi-dimensionally poor, more than two-thirds of them—886 million—live in middle-income countries New York, 11 July...
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In BBC Interview, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Says Journalist Azory Gwanda Is Dead
Nairobi, July 10, 2019 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Tanzanian government to provide a detailed public account...
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512Patience Jonathan Forfeits $8.4m, N9.2bn to FG
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered the forfeiture of former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan’s $8.4 million and...