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Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:40:50 +0000
Buhari, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, governors, others extol ex-Lagos governor at 69
By Bolaji Ogundele, Sanni Onogu, Nicholas Kalu, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and governors have eulogised ex-Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who clocks 69...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:30:01 +0000
Imo monarch attacks Okorocha inside plane
By Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri There was a mild drama inside the business class section of Air Peace at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri on Sunday, as the former chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilom...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:20:47 +0000
Attempt on Ortom: Abba Kyari’s team arrives in Benue
By Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja and Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu has set up a Special Investigation Task Force to further probe the attempt by some gunmen to kill Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom. The team, the po...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:12:34 +0000
Kogi restructures N8b bonds
Our Reporter Kogi State Government has restructured its sub-national bonds to extend the maturity date of the two bonds by three years. The government restructured its Kogi State N5 billion Series I 15 per cent Fixed Rate Bond and N3 billion Series I...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:06:59 +0000
Broadband penetration dips by three per cent
By Lucas Ajanaku Mobile broadband penetration declined by three per cent due to Federal Government’s policy that banned activation of new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The Federal Government has also given marching orders to infrastructur...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:00:24 +0000
‘Soludo most qualified for governor’
By Emma Elekwa, Onitsha Secretary to Anambra State Government (SSG) Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu has described ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as the most qualified candidate for the governorship seat. He said the former...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:58:48 +0000
Fury’s dad casts doubt on Joshua fight
Tyson Fury’s father John has cast doubt over whether his son’s fight with Anthony Joshua will go ahead. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn had claimed the pair signed a two-fight deal, but Fury Snr insists it means nothing until a date o...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:56:16 +0000
Fed Govt dispels possibility of fake COVID-19 vaccines
The Federal Government has dispelled the possibility of any fake COVID-19 vaccines being administered or sold by unauthorised institution in the country. Director, Department of Hospital Service, Federal Ministry of Health Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi, state...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:55:31 +0000
CAF picks Cape Verde officials for tie
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Cape Verde’s  Fabricio Duarte to take charge of proceedings for tomorrow’s  2021 AFCON qualifier between Nigeria and Lesotho at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. Others named along with ...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:54:47 +0000
Three killed at Benue party
By Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi Three young men have been killed at an all-night birthday party in Odoba Otukpa, Benue State. A report by a resident of the community, Julius Ali said a man from Obu Otukpa, a neighbouring town, was hacked to death following ...



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