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Feb 12, 2020

Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu, others trade blame over fresh bomb attack

• How my family narrowly escaped death, by APC scribe • Accuses gov of masterminding incident • It was the handiwork of EPM, govt insists There were accusa...

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Feb 12, 2020

Senate threatens to sack evasive MDAs’ heads, rejects defence by proxy

– Suspends plenary for Longjam, holds valediction for Uwajumogwu The Senate Committee on Public Accounts yesterday threatened to sack heads of ministries, de...

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Feb 12, 2020

Two persons tested negative to Coronavirus in Nigeria

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire, yesterday confirmed that two suspected cases of Coronavirus have tested negative after diagnosis in the country...

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Feb 12, 2020

Building on fire in Magodo

A building at 70 Bashiru Shittu Street in Magodo is on fire, an eyewitness told The Guardian on Wednesday morning. The eyewitness said the building was razed...

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Feb 12, 2020

Will married men be allowed into priesthood? – Pope decides Wednesday

Pope Francis is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to make a limited exception to the celibacy rule for priests, one of the most controversial issues in th...

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Feb 12, 2020

Buhari has promoted tribalism, religion in military, others – Kukah

The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Tuesday hit the President, Major General Mohammed Buhari (retd.), hard. The cleric assessed...

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Feb 11, 2020

BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses Lokpobiri’s case, affirms Lyon as Bayelsa APC candidate

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed the Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last govern...

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Feb 11, 2020

Fire razes Atakumosa Central Market in Osun

An early morning fire on Tuesday razed part of Atakumosa Central Market, Adeti, Ilesha and destroyed goods worth millions of naira. The inferno which started...

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Feb 11, 2020

Uproar as police release Chima’s tortured body for autopsy

Tempers flared yesterday leading to an uproar at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) when the body of late Chima Ikwunado was brought out f...

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Feb 11, 2020

Your removal in national interest, Jonathan tells Waziri

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said the claim by a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs Farida Waziri, in her new...

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Feb 11, 2020

Nwakaeme gets €100,000 bonus for goals contribution

Anthony Nwakaeme, has received a €100,000 bonus from Trabzonspor after contributing 19 goals to the team this season. The Nigerian activated the clause in hi...

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Feb 10, 2020

My father left over 40 children at 86, says Reps leader, Ado-Doguwa

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, has condemned those who criticised him for showing off his four wives and 27 children...

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Feb 10, 2020

BREAKING: Adoke rejects EFCC custody, prefers Kuje prison

A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), on Monday, expressed his preference to be remanded in the Kuje Correc...

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Feb 10, 2020

BREAKING: Longjan, Plateau South senator is dead

The Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District, Ignatius Longjan, is dead. One of his colleagues in the Senate confirmed his demise to our corre...

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Feb 10, 2020

JUST IN: Nigerian Govt Files Fresh Charges Against Ex-AGF, Adoke

The Federal Government has filed fresh charges against a former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke. Adoke was a...

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Feb 10, 2020

WHO warns overseas virus spread may be ‘tip of the iceberg’

The head of the World Health Organization has warned that confirmed cases of coronavirus being transmitted by people who have never travelled to China could be...

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Feb 10, 2020

Man arrested for ‘attempting to kill wife’

HE police in Lagos have arrested a 45-year-old man Christopher Lament for alleged attempt to murder his wife Comfort. The incident occurred on February 2, at...

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Feb 10, 2020

South East Governors To Launch Regional Security Outfit

The governors of the South East met on Sunday over the security challenges and other issues in the region. At the end of the meeting which held at the Govern...

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Feb 10, 2020

South East governors to provide details of joint security programme to FG

he South East Governors Forum (SEGF) has promised to provide the Federal Government details of its joint security programme at the appropriate time. Gov. Dav...

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Feb 10, 2020

Obamas’ first film wins best documentary Oscar

The Barack and Michelle Obama-produced film “American Factory” snagged an Oscar on Sunday for best documentary — a win for Netflix, which backed the story of a...

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