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IPOB can’t issue #SitAtHome order in Rivers – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the Indigenous People of Biafra cannot issue a sit-at-home order in his state. The governor spoke on Monday evening while featuring on Channels Television’s...

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N3.4b fraud: FG reconstitutes NSITF board, sacks MD, 12 others

THE President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the sacking of the top management staff of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund over alleged N3 4 billion fraud. The NSITF...

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Buhari inaugurates National Senior Citizens Centre

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has inaugurated the National Senior Citizens Centre. He has also established a 12-member board to oversee the affairs of the Centre. Senior...

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Edo: Ize-Iyamu congratulates Obaseki on Supreme Court victory

Chief Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the All Progressives Congress candidate for the 2020 Governorship Election in Edo on Monday congratulated Gov. Godwin Obaseki, on his victory at the Supreme Court. Ize-Iyamu in...

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Euro 2020: Zeqiri dropped as Xhaka, Shaqiri head up Swiss squad

Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka and Liverpool’s Xherdan Shaqiri headed up the final 26-man Euro 2020 squad announced by Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic on Monday. But there was no place in the squad for...

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It will be a pleasure to play with Messi -Aguero

Sergio Aguero said Monday that he was hoping to have the “pleasure” of playing alongside Lionel Messi after signing a two-year deal with Barcelona. Aguero will become a Barca player once his contract...

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COVID-19: FG, UAE in talks over resumption of flights

The Federal Government on Monday said it was in talks with its counterpart in the United Arab Emirates on the resumption of flights between the two countries. The Chairman, Presidential Steering...

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Those behind scrapping NYSC don’t mean well for Nigeria -Sultan

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, says those clamouring for the scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps scheme did not mean well for the country. Sultan said this on Monday...

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GNI’s annuity portfolio rises to N4.7bn

Great Nigeria Insurance Plc has said it grew its annuity portfolio by 8,876.05 per cent to over N4.7bn in the first quarter of 2021 from N52.5m in the same period of 2020. It disclosed this on Monday...

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Withholding tax increases compliance, says expert

A Senior Manager in the Global Compliance and Reporting Team of EY Nigeria, Mr Olaoluwa Ogunniyi, has said withholding tax helps to bring prospective taxpayers into the tax net. He said this during a...

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Regency Alliance’s assets rise by 17.77%

Regency Alliance Insurance Plc has said its assets rose by 17.77 per cent to N10.05bn as of the end of 2020 from N8.54bn in 2019. The Chairman, Mr Clem Baiye, disclosed this during the 27th annual...

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Belarus’ ‘air piracy’ should not be condoned

STRIPPED of cant, the diversion of a commercial aircraft and subsequent arrest of two passengers: a journalist and his Russian girlfriend, by Belarus, was a flagrant act of lawlessness. In what the...

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VIDEO: Students of Kaduna State University protest tuition hike

Students of the Kaduna State University on Tuesday took to the streets to protest the hike in tuition fees by the state government. They demanded that the state government reversed the increment which...

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Negotiation with Messi ‘going well’, says Barcelona president

Barcelona president Joan Laporta repeated on Tuesday that negotiations with Lionel Messi “are going well”, less than a month before the Argentine star’s club contract expires. “We are in talks with...

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FG extends new passport regime by one week

The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Muhammad Babandede, has extended the commencement of the new Passport regime earlier scheduled for June 1 by one week. Spokesperson for the...

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Axe dangles over 532 Plateau workers for age, record falsification

A total of 532 civil servants in Plateau State face sacking  after they were discovered to have falsified their ages and records. The state governor, Simon Lalong, said this onTuesday during a policy...

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Life becoming valueless in Nigeria –Group

The International Human Rights and Dignity Defenders’ Forum has called on the government at all levels to stand up to its promise of protecting the lives of citizens. The group, which spoke to our...

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‘Give back to your alma mater’

The Birch Freeman Old Boys Association has urged old students to give back to their alma mater, saying such a gesture will help to improve education standards in the country. The Global President of...

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Uncertainty surrounds Lagos APC primaries results

The All Progressives Congress party has still yet to release the results of the local government primaries for councillorship and chairmanship slots in the forthcoming council election. The APC, at its...

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Open letter to Senate President

It was our first Prime Minister Alhaji Tafawa Balewa who once observed that the “Nigerian democracy should be an ethnic commonwealth which should give each constituent a fair place under its umbrella...

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