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Mazi EmekaJuly 9, 2016

‘Chibok girls’ plight worsens with every passing hour’ – BBOG

The Bring Back Our Girls campaigners, on Friday, disclosed that after more than a year of their first meeting with ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 7, 2016

‘Killing of Nigerians abroad is unacceptable’ – FG

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Wednesday, decried the killing of a 17 ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 6, 2016

‘I have no intention to run for 2019 election’ – Jonathan

Following media reports that former President Goodluck Jonathan might contest for the 2019 presidential election, the former president has denied ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 6, 2016

Despite weeks of fuel price hike, NLC yet to set-up committee on minimum wage

The Nigerian Labour Congress, on Tuesday, denied reports that it has set up a new committee to deliberate on the ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 4, 2016

EFCC might start going after Army chiefs in coming weeks – This is why

Again, the panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari from the Office of the National Security Adviser to investigate the ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 3, 2016

‘DSS and Army can’t win the war by feeding the President with false information’ – Avengers

Militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, on Saturday, denied the report by the Department of State Services (DSS) that several Avenger ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 2, 2016

National Assembly insists on using confab report despite Presdiency’s refusal

Despite the resolution of the President Buhari-led government not to use the 2014 national conference report, the National Assembly, on ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 29, 2016

The Senate rules were tampered with – Senator Ojudu

Senator Babafemi Ojudu, one of the witnesses in the ongoing forgery trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 29, 2016

APC to Presidency: Don’t forget that a cabal destroyed Jonathan’s government

The Kwara state All Progressive Congress (APC), on Thursday, threw its weight behind Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s assertion that there “is ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 27, 2016

‘Ekweremadu in traditional attire, journalists VS security’ – Senate on trial (PHOTOS)

The trial of the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu for forgery began in a Federal High ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 25, 2016

Buhari to militants: ‘In the name of Almighty God, take it easy’

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, pleaded with the Niger Delta militants to halt their continuous destruction of oil and gas ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 20, 2016

Ayo Sogunro: Nigeria’s shareholding formula

By Ayo Sogunro The Nigerians I compare to corporate Directors in our continuing discussion on the Hierarchy of Nigerian Policy ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 20, 2016

Forgery: Ekweremadu, Saraki, others have a date with the law tomorrow

Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, will on Tuesday be arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 19, 2016

‘Don’t mistake our maturity for weakness’ | The Senate’s welcome gift to Buhari (READ)

The Nigeria Senate has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of attempting to disrupt the 8th Senate. The accusation came a few hours ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 18, 2016

Dele Momodu: Hillary Clinton’s date with destiny

By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please, permit me to invite you on a flight to the United States of America ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 17, 2016

AUDIO: This is why Jonathan failed to win Mo Ibrahim prize

Billionaire businessman and founder of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, Mo Ibrahim, on Thursday, explained why ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 17, 2016

No way around it… Senate forces government to buy ‘Made in Nigeria’

The Nigerian Senate has a passed a bill that is seeking to mandate government parastatals to consider Nigerian business first ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJune 14, 2016

CAN appoints Oritsejafor’s successor

The successor of Ayo Oritsejafor as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been announced. Appointed as Oritsejafor’s ...

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Dele BenjaminJune 13, 2016

Ambitious Dino Melaye aims ‘to become President of Nigeria’

Dino Melaye, the Senator representing Kogi West constituency believes he would be the President of Nigeria, someday. Speaking as a ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 12, 2016

Abiola’s family to FG: ‘Pay us presidential entitlements’

As the nation marks the 23rd anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the family of the presumed winner ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 12, 2016

CAN hit by new crisis, Catholic church threatens to pull out

As the tenure of Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), winds down, a wave of fresh ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 10, 2016

China loan stunt: DSS to (possibly) arrest 5 of Fayose’s aides

Spokesperson to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, Lere Olayinka has dared the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 9, 2016

Just In: President Buhari releases list of ambassadors

After the recalling of former ambassadors, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, released the list of potential ambassadorial nominees. The list ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 7, 2016

Fayose praises Buhari for taking his advice

For what is perhaps the first time ever, the Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has found a reason to commend ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 6, 2016

Reno Omokri: The real problem with Buhari’s government

How can two walk together except they agree? Now if two people cannot walk together except they agree how much ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 3, 2016

Jonathan, our brother, failed to clean-up Niger Delta – Amaechi

Former Governor of Rivers State, now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, said that his administration did everything, including fasting ...

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Op-Ed EditorMay 31, 2016

Opinion: How to survive an economic crisis

By Omilola Oshikoya In the concluding part of her two-part series, Africa’s Premier Wealth Coach and Investment Consultant. Omilola Oshikoya, explores ...

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Ada IgboanugoMay 31, 2016

Morning Devotion: Bloody Biafra Day, A lesson in optics from Atiku, Buhari hails Jonathan & A focus on the ease of doing business

This morning on Morning Devotion, Joachim MacEbong discusses the recent killings by Biafra protesters, lessons from Past president, Atiku amongst ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 31, 2016

Fayose (literally) dares Buhari to stop him from traveling abroad

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to an alleged plot of President Muhammadu Buhari to place two Nigerian ...

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Ada IgboanugoMay 30, 2016

Opinion: How to survive and thrive in a changing economy

by Omilola Oshikoya In this two part series, Africa’s Premier Wealth Coach and Investment Consultant. Omilola Oshikoya, explores the recent ...

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