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Jail Break Attempt Foiled In Ebonyi As Inmates Riot
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One source said two prison officials were killed by the inmates. Read More…
EFCC Uncovers Another $5m Cash Given To Fayose By Obanikoro
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered another $5million (N1.040billion) cash allegedly given to Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose by former Minister of State for Defence Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, it was learnt yesterday. Read More…
Rio Olympics: Brazil 6-0 Honduras – Neymar breaks Olympic world record as Brazil cruise to final
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Neymar scored after 15 seconds at the Maracana Stadium on Wednesday evening as Brazil went on to thrash Honduras 6-0 in the Olympic semi-final in Rio de Janeiro. Read More…
PDP holds convention, extends Makarfi committee’s tenure
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THE People Democratic Party has extended the tenure of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the party by one year. Read More…
CNP sues Buhari, Saraki, Dogara over NDDC board
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THe Concerned Ndokwa Patriots has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari before the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State over the exclusion of indigenes of Ndokwa from the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Read More…
BREAKING: Avengers deny agreeing to dialogue with FG
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Niger Delta Avengers, on Wednesday, denied agreeing to enter into dialogue with the federal government for a possible ceasefire in the region. Read More…
PDP convention: Decisions at Port Harcourt null, says Sheriff
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Factional National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has described the decisions reached at the purported National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party as illegal, null and void. Read More…
Police seal off PDP convention venue
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The Sharks Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State venue of today’s National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been sealed off by a combined team of security personnel from the police and Department of State Services (DSS). Read More…
3 Female Nigerian Wrestlers Reach End Of Road In 2016 Olympic Games
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The hopes of Nigeria winning any Olympic medals keep diminishing as three Nigerian wrestlers – Mercy Genesis, Hannah Reuben and Aminat Adeniyi – have been eliminated from the women’s wrestling preliminary round at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics on Wednesday. Read More…
EFCC Detains Former Imo Governor Achike Udenwa
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) rearrested former Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa on Wednesday in connection with an alleged campaign scandal committed during the 2015 presidential election. Read More…
The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said that the party’s national convention will go on as scheduled. He said this while reacting to the order of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which stopped the convention. He said that the order was not superior to the order the party received from Port Harcourt earlier in the day giving permission to hold the convention.
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The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said that the party’s national convention will go on as scheduled. Read More…
Jail-breaks: FG dismisses 23 prisons officers, suspends 11
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The Federal Government has dismissed 23 prisons officers for alleged complicity in jail-breaks at Kuje Medium Security Prisons, Abuja and Koton-Karfe Prisons, Kogi, respectively. Read More…
Court Suspends PDP Convention
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday stopped the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party from going ahead with its plan to conduct the national convention of the party slated for Thursday. Read More…
Olympics: Venus Williams wins historic fifth medal
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American veteran Venus Williams on Saturday became only the second tennis player in history to win five Olympic medals after reaching the mixed doubles final. Read More…
Rio Olympics: Nigeria’s U-23 beats Denmark, cruises into semi-final
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Team Nigeria Captain, John Obi Mikel, scored a goal and also provided an assist on Saturday as the Dream Team VI cruised into the semi-finals of the men’s football event of the Rio Olympics with a 2-0 win over Denmark. Read More…
First Bank, UBA, Fidelity, Ecobank sell forex to 350 BDCs
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Not less than four commercial banks yesterday disbursed the first batch of Diaspora inflow-related foreign exchange (forex) to over 350 bureaux de change (BDCs), it was learnt. Read More…
PDP leaders snub Sheriff, set for convention
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Governors, leaders and other members of the Peoples Democratic Party have resolved to snub the factional National Chairman of the party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, as they resolved to go ahead with the party’s national convention. Read More…
Nigeria’s Okwelogu Fails To Progress In Women’s Shot Put Final Round At Rio
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Nigeria’s Nwanneka Okwelogu failed to progress into the final round of the women’s shot put at the ongoing 2016 Rio Olympics. Read More…
Photo: Osinbajo inaugurates Nigerian Railways concessioning Committee
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Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Friday inaugurated the Steering Committee on the Concessioning of the Nigerian Railways. Read More…
Miss World Australia finalist dies after car crash
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A Miss World Australia finalist has tragically died following a head-on car crash with two French tourists who were reportedly driving on the wrong side of the road. Read More…
US Election: Hillary Clinton leads in battleground states
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Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump in some of the most diverse battleground states – including by double digits in two of them – according to four brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. Read More…
Bolt, Fraser-Pryce, Okagbare set as athletics begins
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The Olympic track and field competition begins on Friday with all eyes on Jamican sprint sensation Usain Bolt. Read More…
I’m ready for negotiation, says Nnamdi Kanu
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Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in Abuja on Friday said he was willing to enter into negotiation with the Federal Government to secure his release and end the political crisis which has continued to trail his continued incarceration. Read More…
Soldiers comb Niger Delta creeks for militants
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Soldiers attached to Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have seized the creeks of Bayelsa State in search of the militants that killed three soldiers and carted away arms, ammunition and two gunboats. Read More…