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Sports ministry denies asking athletes to buy air tickets to Rio
Lagos – The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development says it did not direct foreign-based athletes going to the Olympic Games in Rio to buy their own air tickets. The Minister of Youth and Sports,...
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Democrat Clinton picks Kaine as running mate, bypassing liberals
Washington, July 23, 2016 (Reuters/NAN) Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, opting for an experienced governing partner. Kaine is expected to help her present...
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I am happy to be back in APC- Ribadu
Yola – Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election in Adamawa says that he feels happy to be back in All Progressives Congress (APC)....
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Update on Gongon ambush: More missing soldiers found in stable condition
Kaduna – The Nigerian Army has said that troops on search and rescue operation have found five more soldiers and officers declared missing in last Wednesday’s ambush at Gongon village in Borno. Army...
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FG to launch new 4-year education strategy – minister
Kaduna – The Federal Government said on Saturday that it would soon launch a new education strategy, 2016 to 2020, to serve as a guiding framework for transforming the sector. The Minister of...
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CBN directs banks to sell forex to BDCs
Lagos – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed agent banks to approved international money transfer operators to sell foreign currency accruing from inward money remittances to licenced Bureau...
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Edo 2016: Obaseki promises to expand School of Agric to Aqua Science
Agenebode (Edo) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Edo, Mr Godwin Obaseki has promised to expand the School of Agriculture, Agenebode to include Aqua Sciences. Obaseki,...
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DSS arrests mastermind of deceptive planned over throw of President Buhari
Abuja – The Department of State Services ( DSS) has arrested one Jones Abari, aka Gen. Akotebe Darikoro, for the alleged mastermind of a hoaxed plan to overthrow President Muhammad Buhari by the...
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NSCDC Rescues Chained Boy from Church
Operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the rescued of a nine-year old boy, Taiwo Korede, who had been chained and detained for weeks in a church premises. In a...
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CJ Overrules Judge over Suswam
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, has returned the corruption case file of a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, to Justice A.R. Mohammed and ordered him to...
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FIFA president Infantino, Secretary General arrive on 2-day visit
Abuja – FIFA President Gianni Infantino, accompanied by Secretary General Fatma Samoura, on Sunday arrived in Abuja on a two-day visit. The duo was received by the President of Nigeria Football...
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Addressing cases of inconclusive elections in Nigeria
Political analysts opine that cases of inconclusive elections in the country are rampant in Nigeria in recent times. They observe that inconclusive elections occurred recently in governorship elections...
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IPMAN partners stakeholder to import kerosene, diesel to ease hardship
Lagos – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Sunday said it was partnering with some major stakeholders in the oil industry to import kerosene and diesel. The National...
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Nigeria finishes IAAF World U-20 Championships with no medal
Lagos – Team Nigeria to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World U-20 Championships which ended on Sunday did not win any medal. The Nigerian Observer reports that...
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Hassan-Kukah to reveal memoirs of Oputa Panel on Tuesday
Ibadan – Bishop Mathew Hassan-Kukah will on Tuesday, July 26, in Ibadan give a critical accounts of the findings from the Nigeria’s Truth Commission 2011, popularly known as `Oputa Panel’ This is...
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Nigerian club sides pay referees to win matches – FC Zamfara coach
Ilorin – The Coach of FC Zamfara of Gusau, Alhassan Muhammed, has alleged that club sides in the country do give referees money to win matches. Muhammed told The Nigerian Observer in Ilorin on Sunday...
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NIMASA to certify Naval Officers and Ratings in line with STCW
Lagos – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to certify Officers and Ratings of the Nigerian Navy in line with the requirements of Standards of Training Certification...
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Dalung summons AFN, FEAD staff over ticket scandal
Lagos – The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has summoned the Secretary, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Olumide Bamiduro, to explain the ticket scandal that rocked the social media at...
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Pirates kill 1 NSCDC personnel in Bayelsa, says Commandant
Yenagoa – The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed that pirates ambushed killed one of its officers in Southern Ijaw Council Area of Bayelsa. NSCDC Commandant in the state,...
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Economist predicts recovery of Nigeria’s economy, disagrees with IMF forecast
Abuja – An economist, Prof. Ben Aigbokhan, has predicted that Nigeria’s economy would recover from depression as soon as possible with the measures being put in place by President Muhammadu Buhari....
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