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Friday, 26 February 2016

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A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etc

FG confirms Mtn's N50bn lodgement as part payment
3:21:37 PMadekunle

The Federal Government has confirmed the payment of N50 billion by Mtn as part payment of the N1.04 trillion fine by the Nigerian Communications Commission.

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Agatu massacre: We need Presidency's intervention- Gov Ortom
3:13:53 PMIkenna

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday appealed to the presidency to intervene in the incessant bloody clashes between Fulani herdsmen and the farmers in the State, regretting the sad development had claimed many lives and destroyed valuable properties.

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Flashback: 90-day plan of new FIFA President, Gianni Infantino
2:54:11 PMIkenna

On Monday, February 1, 2016, the new FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, unveiled a comprehensive action plan that he will implement in his first 90 days as FIFA President if he is elected.

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FIFA Presidency: See football legends who supported Infantino
1:33:46 PMIkenna

Before his emergence on Friday, as the new FIFA President, Switzerland's Gianni Infantino had sought the support of 209 Member Football Associations (FAs), making up FIFA, as well as ex-internationals and football legends.

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INEC to distribute PVCs in FCT from March 4 to March 10
1:07:59 PMFemi Ajasa

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has fixed March 4 to March 10 for the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to eligible voters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

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37th Kaduna Trade Fair: Recare set to provide free hair analysis for participants
1:02:18 PMFemi Ajasa

The Kaduna International trade fair has entered its 37th edition and Recare cosmetics, makers of Natures Gentle Touch hair and scalp solution products for women says it will offer a free hair analysis to participants at this year's event.

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Breaking: Gianni Infantino emerges new FIFA president
12:15:43 PMIkenna

Italian Gianni Infantino on Friday, in Zurich, Switzerland, was elected as the new President for world soccer governing body, FIFA.

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Breaking: Fred Amata emerges DGN President
11:58:04 AMjohnabayomi2

Fred Amata of the Amata dynasty has emerged the winner of the keenly contested president of the Directors Guild of Nigeria, DGN.

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Breaking: NFF appoints Siasia, Yusuf, Amuneke for Egypt match
11:53:02 AMIkenna

Nigeria has re-appointed Samson Siasia as Head Coach of the Senior National Football Team, Super Eagles.

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Lagos hails Supreme Court verdict on Rev. King
11:00:57 AMTony Chinonso

The Lagos State Government on Friday hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court which upheld the judgment of a Lagos High Court sentencing the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo (popularly known as Rev. King) to death by hanging. The apex court, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, dismissed the appeal filed by Rev. King for lacking in merit, and held that the facts of the case were "like what you see in a horror movie."

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Thursday, 25 February 2016

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Why I featured foreigners in my new album - Enkay
4:01:37 PMjohnabayomi2

BY ANOZIE EGOLE Talented gospel singer and member of the Tehila singing crew, Nkiruka Ogboruche, aka Enkay, is making a bold entry into the Nigerian gospel music scene with the release of her debut album,The Kingdom Anthem, which will soon hit the airwaves.  The singer who came to limelight in 2014, when she released her hit
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Abia CP visits family of slain monarch
3:45:00 PMAbiodun

Abia State Commissioner of Police, CP Joshak Habila has visited the family of the slain monarch of Ikeala Ahiaba autonomous community, Eze James Nwabeke who was assassinated by unknown gunmen.

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Oliseh rejects 'top' African nation's offer
3:36:43 PMadekunle

SUPER Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh has claimed that he was approached by an unnamed top African nation last year but turned down their offer.

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Ijaw Communities to Shell: Niger Delta Avengers is non-existent
3:29:43 PMAbiodun

Ijaw communities in Delta and Bayelsa states, affected by the recent oil spill from Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC ruptured pipelines, have faulted the oil company for saying that a militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, which claimed to have blown up several oil installations in the Niger Delta region, was responsible for the spill.

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Ighalo yet to decide on Olympics
3:29:40 PMadekunle

HEAD Coach of the national U-23 team, Samson Siasia, is yet to contact Watford sensation Odion Ighalo over the possibility of taking him as one of the three over-aged players to the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Delta Dep Speaker makes case for IPP in Ndokwaland
3:26:50 PMAbiodun

The Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Friday Osanebi, has said that the need for stable electricity in Ndokwaland through an independent power plant was pivotal to his socio-economic plans for the people, but insisted that dialogue would be used in the pursuit of the goal.

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Alleged crashed marriage: AY reacts, says gossip is a tool to distract people.
3:26:05 PMjohnabayomi2

Popular comedian-turned-actor, Ayo Makun aka AY, has reacted to the rumour making the rounds that his 7-year old marriage to his wife, Mabel has hit the rocks. AY’s reaction was coming a day after news went viral on Wednesday, that his marriage to Mabel, who is an interior decorator has crashed, owing to alleged domestic
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Anti-corruption war, panacea for development, says Lai Mohammed
2:58:06 PMadekunle

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday said that the Federal Government's war against corruption was a panacea for development.

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Gov Emmanuel'll transform A-Ibom, youth leader assures
2:50:32 PMIkenna

The Chancellor, Akpabio Centre for Leadership, Bassey James, has urged Akwa Ibom State citizens to rally round Governor Udom Emmanuel, describing him as a gift from God to the state.

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Man kills, buries friend over affair with wife
2:47:00 PMFemi Ajasa

Akure-Ondo State Police Command's detectives have arrested a middle-aged man identified as Moses Alugo, for killing and burying his friend, who allegedly slept with his wife.

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Wednesday, 24 February 2016

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Okorocha calls for comprehensive list of Imo citizens in US jails
3:56:11 PMAbiodun

Apparently irked by the corporate bad image some Nigerian citizens in foreign lands attract to the country, Governor Rochas Okorocha has called for a comprehensive list of Imo sons and daughters serving various jail terms in the United States of America prisons.

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Gov Emmanuel'll transform A-Ibom, youth leader assures
3:52:53 PMAbiodun

The Chancellor, Akpabio Centre for Leadership, Bassey James, has urged Akwa Ibom State citizens to rally round Governor Udom Emmanuel, describing him as a gift from God to the state.

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Don't cancel ExxonMobil's Usan field contract, NDIMRC tells FG
3:52:04 PMAbiodun

THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change, NDIMRC, has urged the Federal Government to ignore the call by some stakeholders in the Nigerian oil and gas industry to cancel the $260 million contracts for ExxonMobil's Usan Field.

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Biafra is Ijaw, not Igbo- Asari-Dokubo
3:37:22 PMIkenna

Leader of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Front, NDPVF, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo has said that contrary to the perception in most quarters that the name Biafra which was adopted by the then breakaway Eastern region is Igbo, the phrase is Ijaw.

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Why I donated my $30,000 watch to Ben Bruce Foundation - Moszynski
3:26:57 PMAbiodun

Michael Moszynski, the CEO of London Advertising, has clarified that he donated his $30,000 watch to Ben Bruce Foundation, not to Senator Ben Murray Bruce as erroneously reported in some media.

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Monimichelle assures on Enyimba stadium
3:20:41 PMadekunle

THEcontractor han-dling Enyimba International stadium, Aba, Monimichelle, has assured that the arena would be ready before the Peoples Elephants play their next continental game after the first round hurdle against Vipers of Uganda.

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Photos: Buhari arrives Medinah to pray for Nigeria
3:18:39 PMIkenna

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, arrived Medinah for lessa Hajj, Umrah, to pray for Nigeria.

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High expectation in SON, as Ag. DG warns importers
3:06:22 PMadekunle

As soon as he took over as the acting Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria [SON] Dr. Paul Angya fired a warning shot to importers of products which similar locally produced counterparts enjoy core competence and high quality.

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Oyegun commends Buhari over crop of cabinet members
2:47:05 PMadekunle

President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended for the quality of cabinet members he has appointed to drive the Change Agenda of the Federal Government.

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Dynamo Kiev v Man City line-ups: Iheanacho makes team
2:22:39 PMAbiodun

Starting line-ups for the Champions League last 16, first leg between Dynamo Kiev and Manchester City at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday

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