Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday announced the Federal Government’s approval of a 90-day special window for business registration at a reduced rate of N5000 only. A statement, signed by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President in Abuja, said that Osinbajo made the announcement […]
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Manchester United’s poor run of form continued as they were held to a 0-0 draw by LaLiga side Valencia in Group H in this season’s UEFA Champions League at Old Trafford on Tuesday. United went into the clash on the back of three straight games without a victory (two defeats and one draw) but could […]
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, is testing a number of envelopes sent to the Pentagon in Washington after a “suspicious substance’’ was found, a U.S. Department of Defence spokesman said on Tuesday. “On Monday, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency detected a suspicious substance during mail screening at the Pentagon’s remote screening facility,’’ Rob Manning […]
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Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, has announced her support for Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in the Lagos state All Progressives Congress governorship primary election. In an incredible twist of event, Dr Idiat dumped support for her boss, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and has decided to throw her weight behind Sanwo-Olu in the Lagos State APC primaries. Speaking […]
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An array of vehicles were gutted by fire earlier today after a petrol tanker spilled its contents on the Lagos-Badagry expressway between Barracks and Onireke in Ojo Local Government. According to reports, the fire started some minutes after the tanker had been evacuated with its flammable liquid still on the scene. The inferno reportedly started […]
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Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, has threatened industrial action unless the Federal Government resumes negotiations on the 2009 agreement over the poor state of public Universities. The Union accused the Government of failure to pay the backlog of owed salaries, even after the presidential initiative on continuous audit verification. It also argued that the FG […]
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Super Eagles Trainer Gernot Rohr, has left out John Obi Mikel and a couple of other regulars for the crunch AFCON 2019 qualifying double-header against Libya. The 21-man list released contains most of the Super Eagles recent regulars with fresh call ups handed to a few other players. Inform Arsenal Forward Alex Iwobi, Ahmed Musa, […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of thunderstorms and rainfall activities over most parts of the country on Tuesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Monday, predicted cloudy conditions with prospects of thunderstorms over the Central States like Ilorin, Lafia, Minna, Kaduna, Lokoja and Abuja […]
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Senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray Bruce has announced that he will not be seeking re-election into the upper chamber of the National Assembly. He announced his withdrawal from the senatorial race in a letter to PDP stakeholders which he also published on his Facebook page. The Senator said he is withdrawing from the race […]
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A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says the current administration is the worst since the civil war. Abubakar, who was vice president from 1999 to 2007, said this on Sunday at a media chat organised under the aegis of The United Nigeria Group (TUNG) in Abuja. Listing […]
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