In a bid to boost capacity utilization of electricity supply to businesses and homes and reduce dependence on petrol, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has struck a new deal with some joint venture partners to commence the delivery of Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, by trucks to power generation companies and industries. The decision which…
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Hector Jobarteh, winner of the third season of reality show “Gulder Ultimate Search” was reportedly shot dead in his home in Lagos on Sunday. According to a Facebook user, Hector had been trailed to his home from the airport by armed robbers. He had gone to pick up his younger brother at the Murtala Mohammed…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that every Nigerian has a right to live and work in any part of the country. The President said this while hosting Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State in his home in Daura. According to Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assitant to President Buhari on Media & Publicity, the president assured all Nigerians…
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Mrs Oluchukwu Ajulufo, a journalist, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the Nov. 18 governorship election in Anambra. Ajulufo was nominated by affirmative action and unanimous votes of the 64-man delegate at the primary election of the LP in Awka on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Friday remain Group B leaders in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers after whipping the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 4-0 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. After a tentative beginning, which saw both sides being cautious, the hosts moved into high gear after 15 minutes and were almost opening scores in the…
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The federal government has reacted to news making the rounds that vice president Yemi Osinbajo has taken over talks between the FG and striking university lecturers. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige had made the declaration on Wednesday while fielding questions from State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) that the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to strengthen the bonds of friendship and unity in order to keep the country together. The President, in his Eid-El-Kabir message to Nigerians from his home in Daura, Katsina state on Thursday reassured Nigerians that the country can make rapid progress on all fronts. He also thanked Nigerians…
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Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, was elected as the primary candidate of the Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) to contest for the Anambra gubernatorial election on November 18, 2017. The 35-year-old was elected unopposed in the exercise that took place in Awka, Anambra state on Thursday, August 30. The exercise was conducted and supervised by party executives led by the…
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Residents of Makurdi, the Benue State capital are calling on the federal and state government to come to their aid after torrential rainfalls between Sunday and Thursday left close to 3,000 houses submerged with thousands rendered homeless. According to Guardian, the victims claim there is still no provision for temporary shelters and relief materials, saying emergency…
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The wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has felicitated with Nigerians for witnessing this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The First Lady, in her tweeter handle, thanked Nigerians for their continued prayers and support to President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. ” On this day of Eid Adha, I join all Nigerians in thanking God for the blessings…
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