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Minimum Wage: ULC, TUC, NLC reject N27,000; hold crucial meetings
The National Council of State adopted the N27,000 on Tuesday.
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Fayemi sacks Ekiti university VC, others indicted by panel
The governor acts on a white paper that indicted the officials.
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INEC planning to use N-power personnel for elections in Rivers – Wike
INEC denies the allegation
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Man goes berserk in Ebonyi, kills wife, children, four others
The assailant is believed to have a mental health challenge
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Ochanya: Benue govt says ‘clear case’ established against suspects
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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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Election: Atiku campaigns in Jigawa, says Buhari not ‘real’ Fulani
Mr Abubakar was in the state to solicit for votes ahead of the February elections.
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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
Singer Niniola buys JAMB forms for 30 students
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Lifestyle
Victoria Beckham splashes N600,000 on moisturiser made from blood
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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
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Singer Niniola buys JAMB forms for 30 students
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Victoria Beckham splashes N600,000 on moisturiser made from blood
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Books paint contrasting pictures of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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Nigeria’s first storey building records 13,609 visitors
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News Reports
Customs generates over N9 billion
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Football
Cardiff City’s new signing Sala missing after plane disappears over English Channel
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Africa
Ethiopia pardons 13,000 people accused of treason, terrorism
The beneficiaries have since been handed certificates of pardoning.
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Eight UN peacekeepers killed in Mali
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