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Saraki denies he was attacked by mob
The media office of Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has denied reports that the Senate president was attacked by hoodlums in Ilorin. The Special Assistant to the senate president on new media,...
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Unpaid salaries: Kwara workers hurl missiles, disrupt Sallah prayers
• I was not attacked –Saraki From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin Disgruntled workers in Kwara State civil service almost disrupted Sallah prayers at the Eid praying ground in Ilorin, Kwara State yesterday....
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One die, 20 hospitalised after meal at traditional marriage
From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha A 13-year-old primary school pupil has been confirmed dead, while 20 others are battling for life in different hospitals in Enugu-Ezike in Igbo-Eze North Local Government...
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Fayose hits Buhari, again
…Insists: You can’t appoint your in-law as INEC boss From Wole Balogun, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has, again, tackled President Muhammadu Buhari on the appointment of acting...
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I slept on bare floor for 4 days – Falae
•We paid no ransom – IGP From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure There was wide jubilation in Akure, the Ondo State capital yesterday as former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and...
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MASSOB sends SOS to UN, America, others
From Paul Osuyi, Asaba Members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Delta North Zone, have cried out to the United Nations to save them from what they described...
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Bayelsa guber: 12 parties adopt Dickson as sole candidate
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The re-election bid of Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, received a boost yesterday, as 12 political parties in the state under the aegis of the Inter-Party...
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Soldiers destroy Boko Haram fuel dump
From Molly Kilete, Abuja Soldiers on counter insurgency operation in the Northeast have destroyed a fuel depot belonging to suspected members of Boko Haram. The fuel dump located at Ladu Dumbawa ward,...
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Hajj tragedy: 717 killed, 863 injured in Saudi stampede
By Ismail Omipidan with Agency Report Two days to the end of this year’s hajj, a huge stampede led to the death of no fewer than 717 people while at least 863 were injured in Saudi Arabia yesterday....
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Review salary structure, health workers tell Buhari
Crisis seems to be looming in the health sector. This is even as the Medical and Health Workers’ Union (MHWUN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set machinery in place for the commencement of...
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Army recaptures strategic town from Boko Haram
(LAGOS) The Nigerian army says it has recaptured the strategic town of Banki in the northeast from Boko Haram militants. Army spokesperson Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement several militants were...
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Nigeria Lashes out at Saudis over Stampede Deaths
(TEHRAN) Nigeria underlined the Saudi officials’ weak management in organizing the Hajj last major rite on Thursday, killing and wounding hundreds of pilgrims from different nationalities. Nigeria...
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Battle for Bayelsa APC guber ticket shifts to Abuja
FROM FEMI FOLARANMI, YENAGOA The battle for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bayelsa State governorship ticket has shifted to Abuja with the National Working Committee (NWC) in a dilemma on how...
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Hajj death toll rises to 2000
FROM ISMAIL OMIPIDAN Death toll from Thursday’s stampede during the major rites of this year’s hajj exercise, has risen from over 700 to about 2000. Pakistan, so far, has the highest death toll of...
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Famous undertakers compete for HID Awolowo’s funeral
■ May be buried beside husband FROM MOSHOOD ADEBAYO AND SEGUN OLATUNJI, ABEOKUTA Famous undertakers and event planning companies in the country are now jostling to secure the contract for the funeral...
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Day Emeka Anyaoku ‘embarrassed’ me – Ali Baba, comedian
By Deji Aroloye Former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and ace comedian, Atunyota Alleluya Akporobomerere popularly known as Ali Baba could be described as accomplished men in their...
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Ministerial list: Buhari dumps 73 nominees from states
FROM ADE ALADE, ABUJA and CHIDI NNADI, ENUGU Governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) should expect the shock of their lives as President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to unveil...
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Germany-based businessman shot dead in Lagos
■ Police hold two suspects BY CHIOMA IGBOKWE It happened in Iyana Ishashi, along the Lagos-Badagry expressway. Mr. Barry Ndulue, a middle-aged man was coming back from a business trip to Ghana on...
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Gunmen kidnap pastor in Ondo
FROM BAMIGBOLA GBOLAGUNTE, AKURE Barely 24 hours after the release of the N a t i o n a l Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae by his abductors, a renowned pastor in Ondo...
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Kidnappers of Cometstar chairman insist on N220m ransom
BY CHIOMA IGBOKWE Two weeks after the abduction of the Chairman of Cometstar Manufacturing Company, Sir James Uzochukwu Uduji by unknown gunmen in front of his residence at 7th Avenue in Festac town,...
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