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Sun, 07 Feb 2021 09:30:27 +0000
2023: Those who may run from North-central
Although most of the possible aspirants from the geo-political zone currently being touted are yet to acknowledge nursing such ambition, ‘Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor, reports that leaders of the North-central zone are working hard to prod...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 09:20:10 +0000
Fresh intrigues as APC searches for new chairman
By Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation Fresh intrigues are building up in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party’s search for a new national chairman intensifies, it was gathered on Saturday. Some leaders from one of the l...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 09:10:01 +0000
FFK’s ex-wife sends strong message
By Olushola Ricketts The birthday celebration of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode’s son, Aragon, didn’t go without raising an eyebrow. It is no longer news that the Aragon’s mother, Precious Chikwendu, and Fani-Kayode have...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 09:00:43 +0000
122 Imo indigent people lifted with N10m grant
By Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri A laboratory firm, Finlab Nigeria Limited, has carried out an empowerment programme that saw 122 indigent people from Imo State receiving empowerment packages as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. The beneficiaries...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 09:00:03 +0000
Showdown looms in Senate over appointment of Buratai, others as envoys
By Onyedi Ojiabor, Sanni Onogu, Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja The Senate appears poised for a showdown with President Muhammadu Buhari over his nomination of the recently retired service chiefs as non-career ambassadors. Some senators, The Nation gathered, ...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:54:42 +0000
Enugu, Ebonyi land disputes: Committee seeks sensitisation in affected communities
Our Reporter The Deputy Governor of Enugu State and Chairman of the Enugu State Boundary Commission, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, has stressed the need for adequate sensitisation to be carried out in disputed border communities of Enugu and Ebonyi States bef...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:48:41 +0000
Relief as Imo gets improved security
By Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri There seems to be relief amongst the residents of Imo State as security situation in the state is gradually improving. The state had, before now, been under siege of kidnappers and armed robbers with high profile individu...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:42:40 +0000
Don scores Okowa low on tertiary schools upgrade
By Elo Edremoda, Warri Retired Professor of Philosophy, Jim Nesin Omatseye, has reacted to the bill by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, seeking the upgrade of three tertiary institutions in Delta State. Speaking in a telephone chat with The Nation in Warri, t...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:40:10 +0000
Why CBN moved against cryptocurrency trading – Source
By Collins Nweze Trading in Cryptocurrencies is not backed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act which recognizes the naira as the only legal tender in the Nigerian financial system, an analyst has said. The CBN had on Friday, directed Deposit Mon...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:36:46 +0000
Aba residents lament indiscriminate arrests of innocent citizens by police
By Sunny Nwankwo, Umuahia Residents of Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State and its environs have cried out to the governor of the state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and the Inspector-General of Police IGP Mohammed Adamu) over what they described as indisc...



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