Tokyo 2020 venues to be 100 percent smoke-free: organisers
A general view of the construction site of the Ariake Gymnastics Centre for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games in Tokyo, Japan February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Trump-Kim summit breaks down over sanctions
A summit between US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended with no agreement after the US refused North Korean demands for sanctions relief, President…
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JAMB registers 1.8m candidates for 2019 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has registered over 1.8 million candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
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Handball federation’s ex-President, Dauda, dies at 61
Late Dauda
The immediate past President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Yusuf Dauda, died on Wednesday night at the age of 61, the HFN Secretary, Mohammed…
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Israel discovers 1,600-year-old Samaritan mosaic with rare inscription
A 1,600-year-old mosaic, bearing a rare inscription, was discovered in an ancient Samaritan winepress, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported on Wednesday.
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Nigeria election: Atiku rejects Buhari's victory
Atiku Abubakar
The runner-up in Nigeria's presidential election has rejected the result as a "throwback to the jackboot era of military dictatorship".
Atiku Abubakar criticised…
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I’ll support Buhari to succeed with my life — Bauchi PRP Rep-elect Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi
By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi
The newly elected House of Representatives member from Bauchi Local Government Federal Constituency, Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi, of the Peoples Redemption…
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Nigerian celebrities, Joke Silva, Desmond Elliot, others congratulate President Buhari
Actress Joke Silva
Nigerian celebrities, Joke Silva, Desmond Elliot and some others have congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election to office.
President Buhari was…
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Ariana Grande becomes Instagram Most-Followed Woman
Ariana Grande
Renowned American singer Ariana Grande 25, has racked up yet another spot with over 146.3 million followers surpassing Selena Gomez as the most followed woman on…
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Former NAN MD, Ima Niboro urges Atiku to emulate Jonathan and congratulate President Buhari
Mr Niboro
A former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Ima Niboro, has urged the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to congratulate President…
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Social dev’t agency commences training of 2nd batch trainees in Awka
The trainees in a group photo
By Sunny A. David, Awka
The Anambra State Community and Social Development Agency, (ANCSDA), World Bank-assisted programme kicked off a two-day…
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Anambra Police Command arrests 14 suspects for electoral fraud
Police Commissioner Ladodo
By Sunny A. David, Awka
Fourteen suspects were arrested at Obosi and Ojoto collation centres by the Anambra State Police Command for violating electoral…
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2019: President Buhari supporters’ celebration time
Crowd watch supporters of President Buhari celebrate at Dutse Alhaji, Bwari Area Council, Abuja on Wednesday
Tens of hundreds of President Muhammadu Buhari’s supporters took to…
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Obidigwe, Onwuaso others win Anambra national assembly elections
By Sunny A. David, Awka
Results of last Saturday’s polls have been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the various federal constituencies and…
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In spite huge potentials, Bauchi confronted with excruciating poverty, strife – NNPP guber candidate
Ambassador Shuaibu Ahmed Adamu
By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi
Despite amazing potentials, Bauchi State is today confronted with the greatest odds of excruciating poverty, high…
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Governor Abubakar threatens traditional rulers over election in Bauchi —-PDP
Bauchi Governor Abubakar
By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has alleged that the state government under Governor Mohammed Abubakar has…
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