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Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:25:50 GMT
Inside Politically Motivated Bloodshed in Ebonyi Where Citizens Are Taxed to Kill Their Neighbours
[Premium Times] Devastated by ethnic violence drawn out by land disputes and vested political interests, the Effium community has been deserted by the majority of its residents as the conflict consumes hundreds of lives and properties in the war-torn...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:23:05 GMT
Africa Athletics Championships - Nigeria Climbs to Third Spot On Medals Table
[Premium Times] Team Nigeria's golden moment on Friday came in women's discus and women's 4x100m relay respectively.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 07:27:55 GMT
Reports of 10 New Monkeypox Cases In 7 Days
[Premium Times] The NCDC also confirmed that no fewer than 110 suspected cases of monkeypox had been reported in the country.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:17:01 GMT
APC - the Intrigues That Swallowed President Buhari's Secret Candidate
[Vanguard] At the beginning of the final full year of his administration, President Muhammadu Buhari had in one of the interviews he granted Channels Television in January 2022 said that he had a preferred successor whose identity he would safeguard ...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:02:09 GMT
I Remain Committed to New Nigeria Project - Vice President
[Vanguard] Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo says he remains committed to the dream of a new Nigeria despite the outcome of the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention .

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:29:52 GMT
Anambra to Set Up Special Court for Crimes Against Children
[Premium Times] A government official disclosed this on Friday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:34:24 GMT
Polygamy - 'You Failed Traditionally, Scripturally', Actress Georgina Onuoha Slams Yul Edochie
[Vanguard] Nollywood actress and activist, Georgina Chigozie Onuoha has slammed her colleague, Yul Edochie for using traditional and biblical references to justify polygamy

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:34:23 GMT
Is Nigeria's $25bn Diaspora Remittance a Sign of Mediocrity?
[Daily Trust] There has been this argument on social media about whether Nigeria should actually 'breed' graduates to send abroad to earn dollars and grow diaspora remittances. I am on the opposite side of that argument, even though it is a complicat...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:34:21 GMT
VP Slot - Options, Hurdles As Tinubu Meets APC Nwc, Govs - Visits Osinbajo
[Vanguard] PRESIDENTIAL Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is facing his first major hurdle as the standard bearer of his party. Who will be his running mate? Will he be a fellow Muslim or Christian? Wi...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:34:19 GMT
Obi Cubana Crushes Over Wife Ahead of Their 14th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
[Vanguard] Billionaire businessman and king of night life, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana has described getting married to his beautiful wife as one of the best decisions he has taken in life.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:34:16 GMT
World Ocean Day - Erosion Washing Away Our Cemeteries, Ogulagha Residents Cry Out
[Vanguard] Residents of Ogulagha community in Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State have called on oil companies, government and other relevant agencies to come to their aid, saying erosion has been washing away corpses in their cemetery into the...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:34:13 GMT
Govt Moves to Avert Shortchanging of Passengers At Airports
[Vanguard] Lagos -- The Federal Government yesterday, conducted a verification of measuring scales at the nation's airports.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:34:10 GMT
Basic Education - Why Nigeria May Not Achieve Global Agenda By 2030 - Unicef
[Vanguard] The United Nations Children's Funds, UNICEF, in collaboration with Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office in Nigeria, has said that despite the progress made, Nigeria was not likely to achieve the global agenda of universal inclusive ...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:34:05 GMT
Running Mate - Crisis Looms As Atiku Intensifies Consultations
[Vanguard] The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, in continuation of his consultations towards choosing his running mate, will be meeting ex-PDP governors and ministers, this weekend.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:30:19 GMT
Akpabio's Emergence As APC Senate Candidate 'Not Recognised' By INEC
[Premium Times] This may be the end of the road for Mr Akpabio's dream of returning to the Senate in 2023.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:30:18 GMT
2022 Hajj - Only 3 Carriers Shortlisted to Airlift Pilgrims From Nigeria
[Vanguard] No fewer than three airline have been listed as major carriers to airlift pilgrims from Nigeria by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:18:26 GMT
Why Nigeria Female Filmmakers Produce Highest-Grossing Nollywood Films - Zulumoke
[Premium Times] Female filmmakers produced five top highest-grossing Nollywood movies at the box office between 2016 to 2022.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:18:23 GMT
Soludo Appoints Dora Akunyili's Son, 10 Others As Special Advisers, Heads of Agencies
[Premium Times] The latest appointments bring the total number of the governor's appointed aides, so far, to 28.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:12:06 GMT
Nigeria Bleeding, Soaked in Blood - Catholic Bishops
[Vanguard] Owerri -- President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, has raised the alarm that Nigeria is bleeding and soaked in blood.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:07:19 GMT
Atiku Releases Economic Agenda, Vows to Break Govt Monopoly
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has released his economic agenda guiding principle, with a vow to break government monopoly in all infrastructural sectors.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:07:16 GMT
Worsening Insecurity Will Harm Nigeria, Others' Economic Outlook - Report
[This Day] The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has warned that the worsening security situation in Nigeria and some other countries in Africa would weigh negatively on the continent's growth outlook in 2022.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:07:14 GMT
Despite Waning Investments, Oil Financing Boosts Nigeria's FDI to $7bn
[This Day] Nigeria emerged West Africa's largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), with its flows doubling to $4.8 billion, mainly due to a resurgence in investments in the oil and gas sectors, the United Nations Conference on Trade and D...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:07:11 GMT
Kaduna Confirms Killing of 32, Debunks Aerial Attack By Terrorists
[This Day] The Kaduna state government has debunked reports that terrorists used a helicopter to kill 32 people in an attack on four communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:07:08 GMT
NDLEA Arrests 666 Suspects for Alleged Drug Trafficking in Borno
[This Day] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested no fewer than 666 suspects for alleged drug trafficking in Borno between 2021 and June 2022.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:07:07 GMT
Govt Declares Monday, June 13 Public Holiday to Commemorate Democracy Day
[This Day] The federal government has declared Monday, June 13 as public holiday to commemorate the 2022 Democracy Day.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:07:05 GMT
Democracy Day - Govt Declares Monday Holiday, Says Abiola Duly Honoured
[Leadership] Federal government has declared Monday, June 13, as public holiday to mark this year's Democracy Day celebration.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:31:21 GMT
Court Makes U-Turn, Orders FCT Minister to Swear in New Council Chairmen, Councillors
[Premium Times] The new chairmen and councillors of the six area council of Abuja who were elected on February 12, will now been sworn in on June 14.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:27:50 GMT
APC Primary - Tinubu Visits Amaechi, Bello, Akpabio
[Premium Times] Mr Tinubu emerged winner of the APC presidential primary election on Wednesday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:31:06 GMT
2023 - Adebayo Clinches SDP Presidential Ticket
[Daily Trust] Abeokuta -- A business mogul, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the 2023 poll.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:20:54 GMT
LAAC Conference Gets Aviation Ministry, Agencies Support
[This Day] The Ministry of Aviation and the agencies in the industry have indicated their interest and support for the upcoming annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC), which would be held on July 28, 2022 in Lag...



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