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Military rescues 30 from Boko Haram
•Terrorsits kill 29 in Borno From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri The military yesterday said it rescued 30 civilians including women, children and babies held hostage in Borno central town of Dikwa...
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Akpabio emerges Senate minority leader
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the Senate yesterday, in Abuja, announced the appointment of Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa-Ibom North-West) as the minority leader in the Red Chamber. Making...
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Dogara buckles, as Gbajabiamila emerges House Majority Leader
Speaker blasts colleagues for being selfish From Iheanacho Nwosu, Abuja After weeks of infighting,ding dong politics and finger-pointing, Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, yesterday...
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FG overrules JAMB on new admission policy
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Following the nationwide outcry that trailed the new admission policy of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Federal Government has overruled the...
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EFCC grills Saraki’s wife, grants bail
From Fred Itua, Abuja Wife of Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki, was yesterday grilled for several hours by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the commission’s headquarters in...
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Saraki gets confidence vote from senators
From Adetutu Folasade-Koyi, Abuja On a day trouble was expected in the red chamber, 81 of 108 senators yesterday, passed a vote of confidence in Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his Deputy, Ike...
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Ooni of Ife dies at 85
By ZIKA BOBBY First class traditional ruler, Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, is dead. He was 85 years old. Daily Sun gathered that the Ooni, who fell ill was flown out in air ambulance on Friday,...
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Buhari deserves 100 days honeymoon –Tinubu
…Says no deadlock in seeking solution to NASS crisis From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The leader of the All Progressive Congress (ACP), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described as unfair attempt by...
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Bombshell: Jonathan didn’t love A’Ibom people –Senator Okon
Despite acting as his political backbone most of the times, Akwa Ibom people have dropped a damning verdict that former president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan never liked them. The verdict came from the...
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Boko Haram: Multinational force to cross borders
Multinational troops fighting Boko Haram will be able to pursue the militants across borders, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu said. Shehu told the BBC there was now trust between those contributing...
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FX pressure: Nigeria’s economy a volcano waiting to erupt –CBN
From Amechi Ogbonna, Isaac Anumihe and Blaise Udunze, Calabar The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described the nation’s economy as a volcano waiting to erupt owing to the continuous pressure from...
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Rice investors decry Customs action over duty payment
Rice investors and importers have decried the sealing of their warehouses by the Nigeria Customs Service over alleged non-payment of N23.60 billion excess importation levy. The Customs, on Tuesday,...
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Jonathan’s CSO, Obua back in hospital
Barely a week after the Department of State Services (DSS) released the Chief Security Officer to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obua, he has been readmitted at the Abuja National Hospital...
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Abia North poll: Tribunal overrules objection to Kalu’s witnesses
From Chuks Onuoha, Umuahia Four witnesses who testified at the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Umuahia, yesterday faulted the return of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
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Banks seized state bailout funds over debts –Gov Yari
Says we are verifying WAEC’s claim From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Governor of Zamfara State, Abdualziz Yari, has said the $2.1 billion dividend paid into the Federation Account by the Nigeria...
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Ile-Ife quakes over Ooni
From Yinka Fabowale, Oluseye Ojo, Udoh James, (Ibadan) and Clement Adeyi (Osogbo) He’s alive, say Palace authorities The ancient city of Ile-Ife was yesterday shaken to its foundation following the...
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Army moves 334 officers around, appoints new GOCs
BY PHILIP NWOSU Nigerian Army has realigned its major commanders in a reorganization process which tends to put the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai firmly in control. In the...
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Military rescues 59 more hostages from Boko Haram
From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri The military has rescued another 59 hostages from Boko Haram hide-outs in Borno State during raids in what appeared like a renewed vigour to end insurgency in the...
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N23bn rice duty debt: Customs to shut down Intercontinental Hotels
By Alex Akao The last may not have been heard of the ongoing battle by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to recover over N23 billion rice duty allegedly evaded by five giant rice-importing companies,...
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Alleged fraud: EFCC arrests ex-NIMASA boss
From Fred Itua, Abuja Barely two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the director general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Patrick Akpobolokemi, the...
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