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JUST IN: Minimum Wage Bill passes first, second readings hours after Buhari’s submission
The Senate says N27,000 is fixed for all staff, including federal workers.
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Supreme Court turns down 14 pre-election cases
Two panels of the Supreme Court asked the appellants' lawyers, including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, to withdraw their appeals.
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"For months he has been reporting me to the president falsely accusing me but the president resisted."
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Top police squad under fire for seizing slain suspect’s asset, pocketing millions in rent
The Intelligence Response Team earned nationwide accolades for busting 'Evans' and other notorious gangsters, but rights groups are unimpressed.
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2019: Titi Abubakar in Ondo, seeks votes for husband
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Mrs Abubakar says the incumbent president has failed to deliver his promises to Nigerians.
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Port Harcourt records first rain in 2019 with heavy downpour
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The rain would enable farmers begin cultivation early.
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Police arrest mentally ill man who killed wife, 2 children, 5 others in Ebonyi
The suspect, after killing the seven victims and wounding four others, fled into the bush before resurfacing to kill another victim.
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Residents express delight as solar-powered electricity system opens in Abuja community
The facility produces electricity and 20,000 litres of treated water daily.
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Election: Buhari in Yobe, pledges improved security in North-East
The president also pledged to build a robust economy.
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Soldiers kill 58 suspected bandits in Zamfara – Official
Troops also rescue 75 persons earlier abducted.
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In traditional education, failure is not an acceptable option, but in engineering, failure is embraced with open arms.
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EDITORIAL: Buhari Must Act Now To End the Sordid Affair At NHIS
President Buhari must abandon his usual silence on matters of national import and restore sanity in this critical health scheme.
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Nollywood
Yoruba actor, Adewale Olarenwaju, aka ‘Ishow Larry’, is dead
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The late actor began his career as a makeup artist on the set of several Yoruba movies before becoming an actor.
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Music
New season of MTV Base ‘Celeb Living’ debuts
Nigerian celebrities taking viewers on a tour of their homes.
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Lifestyle
Eight out of 10 Nigerian women wear wigs – Survey
The study was conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria on 1,100 urban and suburban women
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Arts & Books
Books paint contrasting pictures of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
The controversy around Winnie Madikizela-Mandela continues in death as it did in life.
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Travel
Nigeria’s first storey building records 13,609 visitors
The 172-year-old house is located in Badagry, Lagos State.
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Nollywood
Yoruba actor, Adewale Olarenwaju, aka ‘Ishow Larry’, is dead
The late actor began his career as a makeup artist on the set of several Yoruba movies before becoming an actor.
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New season of MTV Base ‘Celeb Living’ debuts
Nigerian celebrities taking viewers on a tour of their homes.
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Eight out of 10 Nigerian women wear wigs – Survey
The study was conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria on 1,100 urban and suburban women
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Books paint contrasting pictures of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
The controversy around Winnie Madikizela-Mandela continues in death as it did in life.
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Nigeria’s first storey building records 13,609 visitors
The 172-year-old house is located in Badagry, Lagos State.
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News Reports
Polaris bank sale to begin after election – AMCON
“We would advertise for expressions of interest from investors after elections and commence the sale process.”
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Africa
Zimbabwe soldiers accused of beatings amid protest crackdown
Lawyers and activists say Zimbabwe police and soldiers have killed at least 12 people.
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Eight UN peacekeepers killed in Mali
UN peacekeeping and French forces are stationed in northern Mali.
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