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Late Patrick Sawyer’s wife mourns Dr Adadevoh, apologizes to Nigeria

Mrs. Decontee Sawyer, widow of the Liberian who brought the deadly Ebola Virus Disease to Nigeria has expressed sadness over the death of Dr Ameyo Stella Adedavoh. While responding to an email sent to...

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Soldiers storm Daily Trust, warns newspaper to retract story on alleged mutiny

Armed soldiers from 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Thursday, stormed the Maiduguri Northeast regional office of Media Trust, publishers of Daily Trust Newspaper. DailyPost gathered that two of the...

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EFCC Arrests Impersonator Of Okonjo-Iweala’s Secretary

John Nze Madu was arrested at Diamond Bank, Ojodu branch, Lagos, where he went to make withdrawals with an ATM card. A suspected fraudster that impersonated Barrister Wilson Amarachi, Secretary to...

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‘FG’s Action On Chibok Girls Not Good Enough’ — Oby Ezekwesili

By CHIKA MEFOR AND EJIKE EJIKE The #BringBackOurGirls group yesterday, expressed doubt of the rescue mission of the Chibok school girls abducted over 4 months ago, citing the federal government’s...

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NanoSilver is not cure for Ebola –Manufacturer

THE manufacturers of NanoSilver, Minerals for Life Limited, on Thursday, denied the claim that the mineral solution was a cure for the fast spreading Ebola Virus. This was contained in a statement by...

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BREAKING: Ogoga of Ikere is dead

A Prominent traditional Monarch in Ekiti State, the Ogoga of Ikere, Oba Adegoke Adegboye is dead. Adegboye, who became the king of the of the town, the “gateway to Ekiti State” in early 70s, died at...

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Suicide Bombings: SSS alerts Nigerians to theft of Reverend Sisters’ regalia...

Following the recent bombings in the northern part of the country which involved females, the Department of State Security, DSS, has raised the alarm over the stealing of regalia belonging to the...

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“I don’t want the public to know my next of kin” – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday kept the information about his next of kin away from the public. The former president, who registered for the National Identity Card (NIC), said he wished...

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DSS urges vigilance over stealing of Rev Sisters regalia in Kano

The Department of State Services (DSS) has advised the public to be vigilant following the stealing of 13 pieces of “Catholic Reverend Sisters’ Regalia’’ from  a tailor’s shop in Kano. This is...

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Nigerians defy rains to honour late Dora Akunyili in Enugu

Nigerians from different walks of life on Friday defied the downpour in Enugu to attend the wake-keep of former Minister of Information, the late Prof. Dora Akunyili. Among those in attendance were...

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Ebola: Patrick Sawyer was evil, a terrorist – Nigerians

Nigeria was a merry-go country and free of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) until late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, ignominiously appeared on the scene on July 20 fully aware that he had the...

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Ebola scare: Customs intercepts and destroys truckload of monkey meat

The Nigerian Custom Service, Kaduna and Kastina commands yesterday, destroyed a truck loaded with dried bush meat suspected to be monkey’s smuggled into the country by an unknown person. Speaking when...

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June 12 Controversy: Those close to Abiola sold him out—Fred Eno

I did not betray Kokori On MKO’s post-humous birthday: We have forsaken what he stood for Fred Eno was special assistant to the late Chief MKO Abiola, the undeclared winner of the June 12, 1993...

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A tale of two defectors: Fani-Kayode and Ribadu… like a chaste prostitute

By Dele Sobowale “A honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will remain bought.” Simon Cameron, c1860, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS p190. A honest politician, like a chaste prostitute, is...

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2015: The secret power behind Jonathan — Kema Chikwe

From the inception of this democratic dis­pensation in Nigeria, Ambassador, Dr Kema Chikwe remains one of the few women who have had a sturdy and steady lime­light through various public offices. She...

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Army has placed orders for anti-Boko Haram ammunition — Minimah

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME CHIEF of  the Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, says the army would soon end the Boko Haram insurgency in the northern part of the country. Speaking at the 2 Brigade barracks,...

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Gunmen kill three policemen on duty in Bauchi

No fewer than three policemen have been killed by gunmen at a check point around Tilden Fulani village in Toro Local Government area of Bauchi State. It was gathered that the incident occurred, on...

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Chibok Girls’ Parents Demand Bodies Of Their Children For Proper Burial

The parents of the abducted Chibok girls seem to be fed up at the rate on which the search for the girls who have been gone for more than four months have been unfruitful and they say they want the...

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BREAKING NEWS: NMA Calls Off Strike, urges govt to reverse sack of resident...

After several disagreement and acrimony between the Nigerian Medical Association ( NMA ) and the federal government,  the NMA Sunday called off its 55 days strike, saying that   its decision to suspend...

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Briton with Ebola being flown home from Sierra Leone

LONDON (AFP) – A British healthcare worker who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is being flown to London for treatment, the Department of Health said on Sunday. Officials said the patient was...

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