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Tuesday, 22 December 2015

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Buhari to reward athletes in the new year
4:07:29 PMadekunle

President Muhammadu Buhari has set a machinery in place to reward athletes and footballers who excelled in various sporting endeavours accordingly in the New Year. The Minister of Youth and Sports Barr. Solomon Selcap Dalung gave the hint in Abuja Tuesday.

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Anambra community petitions IG over arrests
3:44:22 PMAbiodun Alade

THE Umucheke community, Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, IG, over what it described as unlawful arrests and continued harassment of innocent people in the area.

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MTV Base ends 2015 in style
2:43:15 PMAbiodun Alade

The usually quiet Ikeja City Mall car park came alive in a blaze of lights, music and good spirits on Friday December 18, 2015 as the #BASEWHITEXMASPARTY organised by MTV Base dazzled over 2,000 screaming fans with performances from superstar acts like Olamide, Phyno, Wande coal, Reminsce, Sean Tizzle and a host of other A-list music artistes.

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How Skepta, Krept & Konan, Olamide rocked Beat FM Xmas concert
2:37:18 PMAbiodun Alade

The highly anticipated Beat FM Christmas concert which took place on Sunday, 20th of December, at Federal Palace Hotel saw UK Grime artistes Skepta, Stormzy, Krept & Konan thrill their Nigerian fans.

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Biafra: FG slams fresh 6-count charge against Kanu, 2 others  ??
2:32:44 PMadekunle

The Federal Government has slammed a fresh six-count criminal charge against the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.

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O'jez plans foreign trips for table tennis team
2:23:58 PMIkenna Asomba

Financier of O'jez Sports Academy, Joseph Odobeatu, has revealed plans of an integrated talent development system including a programme of international competitions and exchange for young athletes on his stable.

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2016 budget: APC says its ?budget of change
2:17:10 PMFemi Ajasa

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ?hailed the N6.08 trillion 2016 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to a joint-session of the 8th National Assembly.

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2015 a progressive year for Nigerian sports
2:10:06 PMadekunle

Uncertainty and Nigerian sports sleep together, while those in charge of administration are experts in singing discordant tones, but amidst this cacophony, Nigerian athletes have always stirred up results, the year 2015 was no exception.

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Tennis star, Angel worries over mother's burial plans, future
2:06:15 PMadekunle

Almost three months after the unprovoked and gruesome murder of her mother, Beauty Nwankwo, youth tennis sensation, Angel Macleod is deeply concerned about the non-burial of the deceased, who was felled by the bullets of a mobile policeman in Victoria Island.

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APC and appeal court ruling on Akwa Ibom governorship election
2:03:19 PMadekunle

BY the time you read this, an appeal court may have given its verdict on the two appeals filed by Governor Udom Emmanuel and Umana Okon Umana, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), respectively, in respect of the outcome of the April 11 governorship election in Akwa Ibom State.

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Monday, 21 December 2015

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Lenovo thrills smartphone market with VIBE series
4:08:47 PMadekunle

The global leader in mobile communications, Lenovo, at the weekend added flavor to the Nigerian smart market with the introduction of VIBE series - the Lenovo VIBE P1m and Lenovo VIBE respectively.

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Farmers in Niger begin harvest of organically grown rice
4:06:04 PMadekunle

History is being made in Emigi, a remote farming village in Katcha Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, as farmers have begun the harvest of rice produced by using bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides, two critical inputs used in organic farming, only.

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Mourinho to agree five-year Man U deal
3:53:03 PMadekunle

Jose Mourinho has agreed a five-year deal to become the new Manchester United boss, according to stunning claims in Spain.

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Bet9ja rewards Agents, staff
3:47:46 PMadekunle

In recognition of their partronage and dedication to making Bet9ja The Nigeria's number one sports betting company, Bet9ja, honoured some outstanding staff and agents during its 2015 End of the year party and Awards night in Lagos .

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Mourinho'll be hit at Man Utd - Ozil
3:44:40 PMadekunle

Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has come out in support of Jose Mourinho and believes the 52-year-old, who is tipped to take over at Manchester United, will succeed in his next position.

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In photos: Ambode commissions Ipaja-Ayobo, Ikotun-Ejigbo roads
3:31:53 PMFemi Ajasa

In photos: Ambode commissions Ipaja-Ayobo, Ikotun-Ejigbo

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Dasukigate: We are sanitising defence procurements - Buhari
3:08:00 PMadekunle

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that his administration was taking urgent and appropriate actions to restore order, due process and probity to the procurement processes of the nation's Armed Forces.

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Boko Haram: Britain to assist Nigeria with additional military personnel
3:06:02 PMAbiodun Alade

The British Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Michael Fallon, has said his country will deploy additional military advisers and trainers to Nigeria to help in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency.

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FG urges Nigerians to disregard Islamic State's propaganda
3:03:35 PMadekunle

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to disregard the propaganda antics of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the people of Nigeria.

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Buhari approves review of extant taxation laws to address inadequacies in tax regime
3:01:50 PMAbiodun Alade

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday in Abuja approved the review of extant taxation laws to address the inadequacies in the nation's current tax regime.

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Sunday, 20 December 2015

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FCMB excites fans as COPA Lagos ends
4:05:44 PMadekunle

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited has restated its commitment to support initiatives geared towards youths, sports and overall national development. The assurance was given by the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Bank, Mr. Ladi Balogun, during the closing ceremony of this year's COPA Lagos Beach Soccer tournament on December 20, 2015. The tournament, organised by Kinetic Sports Limited and sponsored by the financial institution for the fifth consecutive year, took place from December 18 to 20, 2015 at Eko Atlantic Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos.

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Clinging to power: the African leaders who won't stand down
3:27:32 PMAbiodun Alade

Even the fate of Blaise Compaore, who was ousted after a bloody uprising in 2014 after 27 years as president of Burkina Faso, has not been enough to deter other African leaders from clinging to power long after their constitutions demanded they go.

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Arms scam: Yuguda, Bafarawa, son to know fate tomorrow
3:24:59 PMjohnabayomi2

?An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, will tomorrow, determine whether the former Minister of Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and his son, Sagir Attahiru, should be released on bail pending their trial.

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Real Madrid massacre Rayo 10-2
3:21:36 PMjohnabayomi2

Gareth Bale scored four times as Real Madrid came from behind to beat nine-man Rayo Vallecano 10-2 in a wild game at the Santiago Bernabeu to close the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid to two points.

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Be resolute in face of current challenges, Oritsejafor urges Nigerians
3:21:32 PMAbiodun Alade

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has urged Nigerians to be resolute in the face of the current challenges confronting the nation.

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We inherited N11.8bn pension liabilities by June - Masari
3:00:44 PMadekunle

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said that his administration inherited a pension liability of N11.8 billion at the end of June 2015.

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Osinbajo urges people of North-East to move over to APC
2:57:20 PMadekunle

Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday said there was no justification for people in North-East of Nigeria to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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Gunmen abduct Commissioner, Gov Dickson's sister in Bayelsa
2:56:00 PMAbiodun Alade

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday abducted the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Local Government Madam Serefina Otazi, family sources told newsmen.

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114 Roads: LASG charges communities to assist contractors
2:41:49 PMIkenna Asomba

The Lagos State Government has called on all communities in the Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, of the state to cooperate with contractors who will execute 114 roads approved for construction by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in all councils.

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Share/Tsaragi clash: 4 feared killed,30 injured,50 houses burnt
2:40:35 PMadekunle

No fewer than 50 houses have been reportedly burnt,30 persons injured, while four persons were feared killed in the resumed communal clash between the people of Share and Tsaragi despite the curfew imposed by Kwara state government.

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