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Buhari flags off Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has said that his regime’s effort on job creation, consistency in policy and innovation stimulated a five per cent growth of the economy in the...

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BREAKING: FG considers sanction for Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination

The Federal Government may sanction eligible Nigerians who refuse COVID-19 vaccination. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, gave the hint at a...

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Total Nigeria Plc gets new MD

Total Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Dr Samba Seye as the Managing Director of the firm. His appointment takes effect from Wednesday, September 1. The company made the announcement in a...

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Nine killed as gunmen invade Kogi community

No fewer than nine persons were in the late hours of Tuesday allegedly killed and scores injured by gunmen that attacked Bagana community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State. A resident, who...

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10 things to know about Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), launched the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme on Tuesday, as part of his regime’s effort on job creation, consistency in policy and innovation....

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Striking doctors’ salaries withheld, says NARD

Striking resident doctors on Tuesday said the Federal Government had refused to pay their August salary in compliance with the no-work no-pay rule it recently invoked. The National President of the...

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W’Cup qualifiers: Ronaldo eyes Ali Daei’s goal record as Portugal, Ireland clash

Cristiano Ronaldo will play in all three of Portugal’s fixtures during the international break following his return to Manchester United, head coach Fernando Santos said. Ronaldo completed his United...

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US presence in Afghanistan ended in ‘tragedies,’ says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the United States’ 20-year campaign in Afghanistan ended in “only tragedies, only losses.” The Russian leader has a track record of criticising...

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Katsina begins payment of N247m compensation to market fire Victims

The Katsina State Government has commenced the disbursement of N247m to no fewer than 680 victims of the March 2, 2021 Katsina central market fire. The Chairman of the committee in charge of the...

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Abductors of Living Faith church members reduce ransom to N3m

Abductors of two female students of Kogi State Polytechnic (Itakpe campus) and non-academic staff of Confluence University of Science and Technology N3 million ransom. The three of them were kidnapped...

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BBNaija S6: Why I think Maria’s eviction is fake, says Pere

Big Brother Shine Ya Eye housemate, Pere, has revealed that he thinks Maria’s eviction is fake, as he can’t seem to get over it. He made this known in a late-night discussion on Tuesday, where the...

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Why US, EU countries reject foods exported from Nigeria

Stakeholders in the Nigeria agricultural food subsector, have decried the rejection of locally produced food crops exported to Western countries. The stakeholders lamented the situation during the...

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Don’t set Nigeria ablaze with inciting rhetoric, FG warns leaders

The Federal Government has admonished political, religious leaders and opinion moulders to “stop spewing incendiary rhetoric capable of setting the country ablaze”. The Minister of Information and...

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UPDATED: Buhari inaugurates NSIA board

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has inaugurated the board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority. This was done during the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over...

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WHO monitors new Coronavirus variant Mu

A new Coronavirus strain, named Mu, has been designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Mu, or B.1.621, was first identified in Colombia and cases have been recorded in...

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VIDEO: Joseph Yobo confronts Eko Hotel staff for interrupting Super Eagles...

VIDEO: Joseph Yobo confronts Eko Hotel staff for interrupting Super Eagles training Read More

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Barcelona hand Ansu Fati No. 10 shirt

Barcelona have handed Ansu Fati the No. 10 shirt which was recently worn by former captain Lionel Messi. The shirt became vacant after Messi left the club to continue his career with Paris St-Germain....

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Actor Ime Bishop celebrates new mansion, calls it ‘little Rome’

Comedy actor, Ime Bishop, popularly known as Okon Lagos,  has celebrated his new mansion which he called ‘little Rome’. Taking to his verified Instagram page on Tuesday, the actor shared images of his...

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Kenyan sex workers protest over colleagues’‘mysterious’ deaths

Kenyan sex workers state their concerns as increasing murders targeting them becomes alarming. Kenya Sex Workers Alliance and Africa Sex Workers Alliance officials revealed that five to ten sex workers...

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Toni Tones reveals #EndSARS tribute in ‘King of Boys’ Netflix series

Gbemi “Toni Tones” Adefuye, has revealed the one-liner tribute that she paid to the End SARS protest of October 2020 in the newly released Netflix series, “King of Boys: The Return of the King.” In...

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