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400 contractors bid for Nigeria Railway canteens, car parks, others
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday said that no fewer than 400 bidders were competing to participate in its capital projects for 2016. Read More…
Iduoriyekwemwen is PDP candidate in Edo – Sheriff
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The factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has insisted that Mr. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen is the party’s authentic candidate for the September 10 governorship election in Edo State. Read More…
BREAKING: EFCC Releases Blogger Abubakar Sidiq Usman From Custody
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SaharaReporters has learned that the Nigerian blogger Abubakar Sidiq Usman has been released from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody today. Read More…
Jesus allegedly appears in Markudi Church, worshipers troop in
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Saint Augustine’s Catholic Church, Nenger, Markudi, Benue State yesterday became a centre of attraction as scores of people, Christians and Muslims trooped in to catch a glimpse of the ‘image’ of Jesus Christ. Read More…
Jonathan alleges assassination plot, says Okah after his life
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised the alarm that his life is under threat. Read More…
16 burnt to death in Kogi accident
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No fewer than 16 people were killed after a commercial bus had a head-on collision with a Sports Utility Vehicle at the Alewu village end of the Lokoja-Abaji Expressway in Kogi State. Read More…
I’ve nothing to do with Niger Delta Avengers – Tompolo
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Former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, on Monday denied sponsoring the Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group that has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Niger Delta. Read More…
Train collides with Hilux van in Port Harcourt
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TWO persons were seriously injured when a passenger train hit a Hilux van in Woji axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Read More…
In New Video, Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau, Threatens To Attack Buhari In Presidential Villa
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Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the extremist Boko Haram sect, has in a new video threatened fresh but more vicious attacks on the Nigerian state even as he battles Abu Mussab Albarnawi the son of his erstwhile leader, Muhammed Yusuf, to retain the leadership and control of the outlawed group. Read More…
EFCC Arrests Blogger For ‘Cyber Stalking’ EFCC Chair
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Mr. Usman‘s arrest came shortly after publishing an article about EFCC Chairperson Ibrahim Magu on his blog. Read More…
New report indicts US embassy officials of ‘aiding’ corruption in Nigeria
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A recent report by the Council on Foreign Relations says that despite the United State’s government efforts to combat illicit finance, poor governance, and violent extremism in Nigeria and the world at large, US embassy officials in the country have neglected that for personal gains. Read More…
WAEC records over 50 per cent pass
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For the first time in over a decade, 52.97 per cent candidates have credits in English language, Mathematics and three other subjects in the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Read More…
‘Obasanjo came for Zero hunger programme, not PDP meeting’
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Friday to attend a meeting of Zero Hunger in Africa-Nigeria chapter and not a meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Read More…
I never attacked Buhari – Mbaka
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Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, on Saturday advised President Muhammadu Buhari against marginanisation of any part of the country in his appointments. Read More…
Gunmen abduct octogenarian father of Bayelsa lawmaker
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Some unidentified gunmen have abducted an octogenarian, Mr. Watson Iti, in Bayelsa State. Read More…
SaharaReporters’ publisher, Sowore, denies controversial chat with Jibrin; blames Saraki
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SaharaReporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore, on Friday denied having any conversation with the embattled former chairman of House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumini Jibrin. Read More…
Aisha Buhari speaks on U.S. visit, Governor Fayose’s attacks
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Aisha, President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, on Saturday said she was on a week-long visit to the United States of America to hold discussions with aid organizations on how to help the women and children facing starvation in the north eastern part of Nigeria. Read More…
EFCC Arrests Three FAAN Staff For N100 Million Fraud
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on August 2, 2016 arrested a level six officer of the Accounts Department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Christy Olabode, for an alleged fraud to the tune of N100 million. Read More…
Niger Delta Avengers Split, Breakaway Faction Promises To Expose Those Behind Attacks On Oil Installations
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A crack has appeared within the ranks of the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), with the breakaway group announcing itself as the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA). The split was announced in a statement signed by one Cynthia White. Read More…
Fayose Struggles To Justify Statements About Aisha Buhari As She Arrives In US
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Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has changed his tune about his allegation that US law enforcement authorities had indicted Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, for her alleged involvement in a financial scam. Mr. Fayose had once stated that Mrs. Buhari could not dare to step foot in the US, asserting that she would be arrested. Read More…
Budget Padding Scandal: Speaker Dogara runs to Buhari for help
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Except there is a last-minute change in his schedule, the embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, will on Friday meet President Muhammadu Buhari over the budget padding scandal rocking the lower legislative chamber, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Read More…
Court okays seizure of Fayose’s properties
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday validated the order it gave on July 20, 2016, authorising the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to seize some assets belonging to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, pending the completion of an ongoing investigation. Read More…
Lagos vice-principal goes missing on LUTH’s sickbed
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The Vice-Principal of Ijaye Ojokoro Junior Secondary School II, Adeyinka Afolabi, who was on admission at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, for an illness, has gone missing. Read More…
Okonjo-Iweala begged me not to say Nigeria was broke –Amaechi
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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said a former Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, pleaded with him not to tell Nigerians that the country was broke. Read More…