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Why now is best time to invest in Nigeria's e-commerce sector
4:04:00 PMFemi Ajasa

By JONAH NWOKPOKU Despite Nigerian  economy sliding into recession in the second quarter of 2016 and the naira continuing to suffer setback in the money market in spite of the flexible foreign exchange policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, some entrepreneurs believe this is just the right time to invest in the country’s nascent
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GENCOs generate less than 5% of national electricity need
4:02:10 PMFemi Ajasa

Quintas Renewable Energy Solutions Limited said that Nigeria's power generating companies, GENCOs are generating less than 5.0 percent electricity needs of the country.

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Photos: Ambode, wife celebrate Eid-El Fitr in Lagos
3:54:21 PMTony Chinonso

Photos: Ambode, wife celebrate Eid-El Fitr in Lagos

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AFEMAI leaders fault Ikimi on Oshiomhole
3:52:42 PMAbiodun

AFEMAI leaders from the Edo North senatorial district of Edo state, yesterday, demanded immediate apologies from Chief Tom Ikimi over the alleged use of derogatory comments against their son, Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

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Edo 2016: PDC gov aspirant throws weight behind Obaseki
3:51:49 PMAbiodun

THE presumptive nominee of the People for Democratic Change, PDC, Mr. Andrew Emwanta, says he has pulled out of the race to endorse the APC candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki.

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Sexual Harassment Bill: Growing concerns over randy dons in ivory towers
3:38:23 PMAbiodun

BUT for the event of August 29, 2015, Miss Rita Udoh(not real name), a 400 level law student of the University of Calabar could easily have claimed to have seen it all on campus.

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Buhari mourns Umaru Shinkafi
3:37:05 PMadekunle

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Sokoto State on the passing away of former Federal Commissioner of Internal Affairs, Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi.

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It's going to be total shut down tomorrow, PENGASSAN threatens
3:23:36 PMadekunle

THE leadership of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN has said that its planned strike expected to commence Thursday because of the alleged insensitivity of the Federal Government to resolve some issues affecting the oil and gas sector will be total.

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Photos: Container truck crushes buses, motorcyclists at Alakija
3:19:57 PMTony Chinonso

Photos: Container truck crushes buses, motorcyclists at Alakija

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Nigeria oil output rose in June, as prices decline
3:19:11 PMIkenna

NIGERIAN oil output rose last month following repairs to infrastructure that had been damaged by militant attacks. An average of 1.53 million barrels a day was pumped in June, up about 90,000 a day from May.

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Sex worker causes pandemonium after attempt to seduce magistrate fails
4:04:43 PMFemi Ajasa

CALABAR-A sex worker, who failed to show up in court last week Friday, caused a stir at the Magistrate's Court, Monday, when she could not seduce the magistrate, who then ordered her remanded at Afokang Prison, Calabar, for jumping bail.

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Robbers chop off DPO's ear in Anambra
4:02:55 PMFemi Ajasa

AWKA-The Divisional Police Officer for Ajali in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State (names withheld) had one of his ears chopped off and was stripped naked for attempting to arrest members of a notorious robbery gang.

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Our aim is not just investing for profit but making the world a better place- Yazid Suleiman
3:59:21 PMIkenna

Mr Yazid Suleiman is a 23-year-old Software Engineering graduate from the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State.

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Flying Eagles beat City Strikers FC 2-1
3:45:37 PMadekunle

- The national under-20 male football team, the Flying Eagles, on Tuesday beat Abuja-based Nationwide League One (NLO) clubside City Strikers 2-1 in a friendly match.

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Only PDP can solve Nigeria's economic problems- Gov. Emmanuel
3:41:31 PMIkenna

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, on Tuesday, said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, remains the only party capable of taking Nigeria out of its present economic situation.

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Accord crisis persists as state exco disown Pedro Obaseki
3:30:59 PMAbiodun

CRISIS within Accord arising from the claim of Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki as the party's governorship candidate has taken a new dimension as the Edo state chapter of the party has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognize him.

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Kidnapped Sierra Leonean diplomat freed
3:21:59 PMadekunle

A Sierra Leonean diplomat who was kidnapped in northern Nigeria has been freed, the national police chief said on Tuesday.

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Argentina coach Martino resigns
3:18:18 PMadekunle

Argentina head coach Gerardo Martino announced his resignation on Tuesday, deepening the chaos in the frustrated squad a month before the Olympics after its star striker Lionel Messi also quit.

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Snoop Dogg to play at Clinton convention party
3:13:53 PMFemi Ajasa

Snoop Dogg, the rap superstar and outspoken marijuana aficionado, will perform in support of Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the Democratic Party convention later this month.

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How FG can curb illegal arms importation to Nigeria
3:12:28 PMIkenna

To effectively tackle the security challenges currently afflicting Nigeria, the National Task Force on Illegal Importation of Small Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons and Pipeline Vandalisation has urged the Federal Government to immediately stop all illegal importations of ammunition into the country.

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Monday, 4 July 2016

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Ramadan: What is the real message for us?
4:02:45 PMadekunle

THE period of Ramadan is exceptional for a Muslim. It is used for spiritual rejuvenation, atonements and commitments to good deeds. It is a period set aside to burn cholesterol of sin and forge a way forward on how to be a better person in the society. At the end, the sanctimonious period helps in keeping the mind focused on the spiritual .

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SOS in IDPs camps
4:01:10 PMadekunle

HEARTLESS people are stealing food items from the weak and vulnerable Internally Displaces Persons, IDPs, living in camps Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. President Muhammadu Buhari should deal with individuals and organisations that are culpable of this inhumanity. Considering the fact that there are international aids agencies contributing to the funding of the supplies, it
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Ikorodu monarchs sympathise with BRT operator over vandalised buses
3:57:39 PMFemi Ajasa

Traditional rulers in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday visited the management of Primero Transport Services Ltd., over the recent vandalism of its buses by hoodlums at Maryland Bus Stop.

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Nigeria will appreciate foreign support to diversify economy- Buhari
3:47:56 PMadekunle

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria would appreciate international assistance in the ongoing process in the diversification of the economy.

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N4.5 b fraud: EFCC weighs evidence against Omisore
3:36:01 PMadekunle

With former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, safely in its custody, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, began considering whether the evidence at its disposal was strong enough to sustain the prosecution of the former Senator in court.

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Ramadan: Buhari hosts IDPs, physically challenged
3:22:43 PMAbiodun

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, observed the breaking of Ramadan fast with the physically challenged and Internally Displaced Persons, at Aso Villa.

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Fayose's bank account remains frozen, as Court adjourns to Sept 30
3:14:56 PMadekunle

The Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, failed to order the unfreezing of two accounts belonging and operated by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State with Zenith Bank, adjourning hearing in the case involving the governor and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC till September 30, 2016.

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?Ramadan: Rep Obasa salutes Muslims
3:01:07 PMAbiodun

The lawmaker representing Ojo Federal Constituency in the lower legislative chamber, Hon. Tajudeen Obasa has felicitated with the entire muslim jamah for observing the fasting period in compliance with the ethics stipulated in the Holy Quran.

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Mark greet Nigerians at Sallah
2:58:05 PMAbiodun

Immediate Past President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has decried the rampant cases of violent crimes in the country just as he challenged all men of good will to rise up to the occasion to remedy the situation.

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Oil deal: Diezani's ally, Omokore, 3 others secure N50m bail each
2:41:49 PMadekunle

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, docked oil mogul and ally to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, Mr. Jide Omokore before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

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