Buhari underfunds crucial audit office – Report
The underfunding has hindered the performance of the auditor-general’s essential duties.
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Saraki denies being offered oil bloc, nomination tickets
Mr Saraki’s travails in the APC is connected to his long-standing cold war with the presidency.
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The APC faction said it is surprised the president and the party are now pleading with its leaders not to defect.
Comment2019: APC, PDP trade tackles on coalition against ruling party
"If PDP is not alleging wild conspiracies, they are threatening to boycott elections or announcing fake defections.”
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SPECIAL REPORT: Lagos Forgotten Communities: How IDPs suffer in Nigeria’s wealthiest state (1)
The victims include children who along with their parents fled the Boko Haram insurgency in North-east Nigeria.
CommentINVESTIGATION: Inside Nigeria’s drivers’ licence fraud and how officials dupe applicants (1)
Regulatory officials take bribe and collude to help applicants obtain drivers licences without undergoing stipulated measures.
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Osun 2018: Adeleke speaks after emerging PDP candidate
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Mr Adeleke defeated his closest rival by seven votes in the primary.
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Akwa Ibom govt abandons another multi-million naira college
The latest discovery continues to show how the education sector in the state has been allowed to suffer.
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Former APGA candidate, Alex Otti, returns for Abia governorship race
Mr Otto says his mandate was stolen in 2015, and vows not to let that happen again.
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Fire engulfs Jos market, razes 217 shops — Official
Properties worth millions of naira were also lost.
CommentNorth East
Nigerian Air Force aircraft neutralises fleeing Boko Haram terrorists
The successful airstrikes took place at Bulagalaye and Kwakwa, both in Borno State.
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‘Two Fighting’ In Osun: A Dancing Senator Versus Jagaban’s Cousin, By ‘Fisayo Soyombo
Sadly, it appears that in Osun, September 2018 will be about choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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Editorial: Mischaracterising the Nigerian Youth Issue
The president needs to learn that foreign trips should not be the occasion to demarket Nigeria.
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Electing the Right People Into Political Offices, By Mohammed Dahiru Aminu
The current reality of the Nigerian polity prevents any attempt to attain a fairer, more egalitarian society.
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Nollywood
Nigerian to write standalone comic on Black Panther’s “Shuri”
Marvel is launching the comic in October.
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How piracy is slowly crippling Kannywood — Producer
''Before a marketer sells 10 copies of the movie, more than a 1000 are already out on the streets''.
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Nigerians applaud singer Falz over sexual violence video
The reactions came after the award-wining artiste announced the release of the video.
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Lifestyle
Five myths about sex, old age
It’s not ageing per se that lowers libido and sexual activity, but circumstances that accompany ageing.
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Nigerian writer named judge for 2019 Man Booker International Prize
The Man Booker International Prize, launched in 2005, is an international literary award hosted in the UK
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How the weather will look like on Thursday
NiMet predicts cloudy skies, thunderstorms and rainy activities
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Nollywood
Nigerian to write standalone comic on Black Panther’s “Shuri”
Marvel is launching the comic in October.
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How piracy is slowly crippling Kannywood — Producer
''Before a marketer sells 10 copies of the movie, more than a 1000 are already out on the streets''.
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Nigerians applaud singer Falz over sexual violence video
The reactions came after the award-wining artiste announced the release of the video.
CommentLifestyle
Five myths about sex, old age
It’s not ageing per se that lowers libido and sexual activity, but circumstances that accompany ageing.
CommentArts & Books
Nigerian writer named judge for 2019 Man Booker International Prize
The Man Booker International Prize, launched in 2005, is an international literary award hosted in the UK
CommentTravel
How the weather will look like on Thursday
NiMet predicts cloudy skies, thunderstorms and rainy activities
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Oil prices fall amid demand concerns
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s 20 biggest economies ended a meeting in Buenos Aires over the weekend.
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Mesut Ozil retires from international football
"I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose."
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Al Shabaab storms Somalia military base, claims 27 soldiers killed
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The attack follows a June attack on the base by al Shabaab that wounded seven soldiers.
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Former Charles Taylor’s deputy convicted in U.S.
Thomas Woewiyu was convicted on 11 counts of criminal immigration fraud.
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