The ‘original’ Supremes: Remembering Florence ‘Flo’ Ballard
By Anthony Maliki
Florence Ballard’s death on February 22, 1976 marked a dark watershed in the music industry in the United States of America (USA) and indeed the world. She…
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Nigeria as a nation of influence
By Anthony Maliki
The strength of Nigeria in global economy is in no doubt, acknowledged in Australia's recent Foreign Policy White Paper as an 'emerging power', part of a select…
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Inflation decline: Plan rather than jubilate, don advises FG
A don, Dr Charles Nwaekeaku, has said that the progressive decline in inflation rate is heartwarming, but advised the Federal Government to plan more rather than jubilate as the…
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JAMB holds 2018 admission policy meeting in Osun June 26
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed June 26 for the 2018 admission policy meeting to kick-start the admission process into the nation’s tertiary…
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Buhari signs off 2018 budget today
President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the government’s long-delayed budget into law today, Information Minister Lai Mohammed has said.
In May, the National Assembly passed a record…
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Windstorm/Fire disasters: President Buhari condoles govt., people of Bauchi
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the government and people of Bauchi State, following one of the country’s worst windstorms in Bauchi and the subsequent fire at Azare…
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Stranded Nigeria fans trickle out of Kaliningrad
About 100 Nigerian soccer fans stranded in Kaliningrad following their team’s loss to Croatia in their World Cup opener were finally on the move on Monday after what was described…
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Ekiti poll: Accept defeat in good faith if you lose, Atiku tells APC
Atiku
A former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State to accept defeat in good faith if it loses the July 14…
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Minister seeks support for Buhari to end killings
Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibrin on Monday solicited the support of well meaning Nigerians to enable the Federal Government restore peace across the…
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1500 Nigerians in Italian prisons, says envoy
San Vittore jail in Milan, Italy
The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, says no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy.…
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Dangote inaugurates 200 houses, school for widows in Borno
The Aliko Dangote Foundation on Monday inaugurated 200 housing units and a school it constructed for widows among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno.
Alhaji Aliko…
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Rice smuggling: FG to shut land border in few days
The Federal Government says it will shut down the land border between Nigeria and a neigbouring country in a few days time to avoid smuggling of foreign rice into the country.…
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Bayelsa community laments pollution by oil spill from Shell’s oilfield
Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Dickson
Residents of Agoro Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Monday berated the poor and slow response to an oil spill from…
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PDP general elections guidelines not ready – Organising Secretary
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that its guidelines for 2019 presidential primary election was not yet ready.
The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its…
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Dogara condoles Bauchi windstorm victims
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has commiserated with victims of Saturday’s windstorm in Bauchi and called for government’s intervention.
The storm,…
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Emir of Gusau confers traditional title on Gov. Yari
Emir of Gusua, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello
The Emir of Gusau in Zamfara, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, has conferred a traditional title of “Garzon Gusau” on the state governor, Alhaji Abdul’aziz…
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