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There was outrage yesterday as the report of the Federal Government’s 24-man committee blamed the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,...
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A few Nigerians, described as elite, may be stealing yearly about 42.25 million barrels of the nation’s crude oil worth $3.6billion at the prevailing price of $85 per barrel.
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The Federal Government injects over $1 billion (about N500 billion) into the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) yearly for positive change in the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable in the country.
News
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Former US president Barack Obama was due to campaign Saturday in a neck-and-neck state election touted as a bellwether of public opinion on Joe Biden's first year in the White House.
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its aircraft in Operation ‘Hadin Kai’ (OPHK) have continued to pound insurgent targets on islands
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told his foreign minister to expel the ambassadors of 10 countries including Germany
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The military on Saturday conducted a combined route march in Maiduguri for security agencies to keep fit and synergise for effectiveness.
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The Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, says 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre...
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Six young people were killed when their horse-drawn vehicle hit an old land mine dredged up by rain in Senegal's southern Casamance region
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Chelsea proved they can cope without their injured strikers as Mason Mount's hat-trick powered the Premier League leaders
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Dr Godwin Maduka, Governorship Candidate of Accord Party for the Anambra governorship election, slated for Nov. 6, said
Sports
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Robert Lewandowski stated his case to win the Ballon d'Or by scoring his 10th Bundesliga goal in nine games this season for leaders Bayern Munich
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Organizers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar hope to attract 1.2 million tourists to the Gulf country, an official said, hosting them in traditional hotels and "innovative" accommodation.
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Paulo Dybala is back for Juventus' Serie A clash at fierce rivals Inter Milan after recovering from a thigh injury, coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Saturday.
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Cristiano Ronaldo admits Manchester United need time to hit their stride after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's spending spree.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the spirit Manchester United displayed in coming back from 2-0 down to beat Atalanta 3-2 in the Champions League
Latest
4 hours ago
Former US president Barack Obama was due to campaign Saturday in a neck-and-neck state election touted as a bellwether of public opinion on Joe Biden's first year in the White House.
5 hours ago
Robert Lewandowski stated his case to win the Ballon d'Or by scoring his 10th Bundesliga goal in nine games this season for leaders Bayern Munich
5 hours ago
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its aircraft in Operation ‘Hadin Kai’ (OPHK) have continued to pound insurgent targets on islands
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Features
1 day ago
There is this negative image developed of socializing at work that when you mention socializing at work to someone then they think about the office gossip, slackers at the water cooler or the dirty politics that are going on in the office but that is not the case in today’s norm. Nowadays, socializing in offices…
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18 Oct
A medical inquiry has heard that a Nigerian doctor Francis Megwa, who was employed as a senior house officer at University Maternity Hospital Limerick knew "near nothing" and was unable to take blood samples and insert intravenous drips and had to ask what an obstetrician was. Megwa is accused of two counts of poor professional…
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The Federal Government, yesterday, officially scrapped the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF)...
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Following the expected arraignment in court, today, of the embattled leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, his lead counsel, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has made some demands on the Federal Government and law enforcement agencies.
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Antigua and Barbuda prime minister Gaston Browne said the authorities will arrest a Nigerian couple who are thought to be fleeing to the country after pulling off a N22billion fraud in Nigeria. Antigua Observer reported that Browne spoke in response to claims that the Nigerian couple Bamise and Elizabeth Ajetunmobi had obtained citizenship from Antigua…
1 day ago
After speculations about his health and whereabouts since his re-arrest in June, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, finally appeared in court...
Politics
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Sometime in 1996, my good friend, the late Abidina Coomassie, published a book, Political Opportunism, in which he primarily excoriated the political enemies of the late Head of State
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The very serious trust deficit between the leadership and the people they lead today, the widespread perception of injustice and inequity in the distribution of opportunities
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Let me allow you to enter my column today by way of revising a remark I made last Friday with reference to Daniel Okwudili. Daniel Okwudili was not a product of Amukpe Football Club of Sapele.
Business
15 hours ago
Insist it is yet to receive notification for acquisition FBN Holdings Plc Friday denied claims by online media that the Nigerian business mogul, Femi Otedola has acquired majority stake in the bank. In a statement signed by the company secretary, Seye Kosoko obtained from Nigerian Exchange Limited(NGX), the bank is yet to receive any notification…
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Notwithstanding the economic recovery recorded in the sub-Saharan Africa region, as well as the modest growth projections for the remaining part of 2021 and 2022, the International Monetary Fund
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Energy prices soared in the third quarter of 2021 and are expected to remain elevated in 2022, adding to global inflationary pressures and potentially shifting economic growth
Guardian Life
12 hours ago
An assistant director told Alec Baldwin that the prop gun was safe to use; newly filed court documents have revealed. The 63-year old had been told by an assistant director that the weapon was a "cold gun." TMZ reports that according to a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe court, the assistant director didn't…
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He sat relaxed, gazing into the thin air as he spoke. On his tee shirt lay the inscription ‘Confident’, neatly stretched across his chest. And for this 26-year-old,...
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Foremost continental award platform, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), has partnered with the English conglomerate, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to boost the credibility and accuracy...
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Not relenting on the chart-topping success of "Feeling," Ladipoe is back with a new song titled "Running" on which he features Fireboy DML. "Running" is Ladipoe's second single this year. The rapper revealed that it is also the first single off his forthcoming EP "Providence," set to drop next month. Fireboy, who delivered the chorus,…
Guardian TV
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While his neighbors were busy clearing their land, John Ole Saeni decided to maintain part of the natural forest on his rural property. The retired teacher's efforts have created a little oasis for three zebras who would usually migrate to greener pastures.
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While his neighbors were busy clearing their land, John Ole Saeni decided to maintain part of the natural forest on his rural property. The retired teacher's efforts have created a little oasis for three zebras who would usually migrate to greener pastures.
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Syrians use olive waste to create 'birin', a biomass fuel to be used to heat homes during the winter as an alternative to diesel, which few families can now afford in Syria's Idlib province.
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Protesters sing and chant at a demonstration against police brutality in Manzini, Eswatini. The tiny African country has been rocked by a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations, including workers from the transport sector as well as pupils and students who have boycotted lessons and called for free schooling.