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Wednesday, 13 January 2016

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Enforce official petrol pump price, Abia residents tell govt
4:10:07 PMAbiodun Alade

RESIDENTS of Abia State, particularly Umuahia, the state capital and Aba, the commercial hub, have called on the government to enforce the sale of approved pump price of N86.50k for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, at all petrol stations in the towns to ensure compliance with the Federal Government directive.

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Al-Jazeera ending US cable news channel April 30
3:27:56 PMAbiodun Alade

Al-Jazeera America, the cable news cable launched by the global Qatar-based media group in 2013, will be shut down April 30, the company said Wednesday.

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Thousands troop to UI as Adeboye hosts RCCG service
3:08:18 PMFemi Ajasa

Thousands of worshippers from within and outside Oyo State on Wednesday evening trooped to the University of Ibadan for a special Holy Ghost Service organised by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

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Key quotes from Obama's final State of the Union
2:55:44 PMAbiodun Alade

The following are key quotes from US President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address, delivered to Congress on Tuesday

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INSURGENCY: Army establishes new Division in northern Borno
2:35:50 PMIkenna Asomba

Nigerian Army Command has established a new Division in northern Borno as part of its strategic plans to boost military operations against terrorists, particularly in areas around the Lake Chad Basin.

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Agriculture: Saraki calls for serious intervention in lending to farmers
2:35:35 PMAbiodun Alade

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Wednesday called on Nigerians to take agriculture more seriously in order to diversify the country's economy.

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Mikel starts, Anichebe makes bench
2:29:23 PMAbiodun Alade

Thibaut Courtois, John Terry and John Mikel Obi return to the starting XI for the visit of West Brom tonight.

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N20m ransom: Ondo former Speaker's family begs abductors to pay N2.5m
2:23:31 PMjohnabayomi2

FIVE days after the former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly Hon Victor Olabimtan was abducted, his captors have reduced the ransom placed on him from N20m to N5m.

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Premier league fixtures
2:19:03 PMAbiodun Alade

Premier league fixtures

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Leicester seek revival against Tottenham
2:08:43 PMAbiodun Alade

Mauricio Pochettino is eager for Tottenham Hotspur to tighten up defensively when they renew acquaintances with Leicester City in the Barclays Premier League on Wednesday.

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Tuesday, 12 January 2016

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Firm signs agreement for 100,000bpd private refinery
4:08:31 PMAbiodun Alade

A Nigerian firm, Epic Refinery Group, has signed a consulting agreement with a foreign firm, Chiron Refineries, for the construction of a 100,000 barrel refinery in Bayelsa State that is expected to provide employment for many Nigerians.

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Missing 2016 budget 'April fool' - Dogara
3:58:35 PMIkenna Asomba

As outrage continued to trail the reportedly missing 2016 Budget presented to the joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, by President Muhammadu Buhari, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has described the reports as "an incredible and award winning April fool stunt.'

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Be magnanimous in victory, Siasia tells Dickson
3:55:53 PMAbiodun Alade

The candidate of Progressive Democratic Movement, PDM, in the just concluded Bayelsa State governorship election, Moses Siasia, Tuesday, congratulated the winner of the poll, Governor Seriake Dickson, calling on him to be magnanimous in victory and in his developmental approach.

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2016 must be a year of transparency and delivery - Saraki
3:01:40 PMAbiodun Alade

Distinguished colleagues, let me use this opportunity to thank all of us for the bipartisan manner in which we have continued to carry on our legislative duties; the togetherness, commitment and resolve exhibited so far and the bipartisan support extended to the Executive towards anticorruption and the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA), which has brought some sanity in the revenue system, to the approval of the 2015-2018 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy as well as the passage of the 2015 Supplementary Appropriation Act.

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Wizkid stole from me - Dammy Krane
2:49:35 PMFemi Ajasa

Drama on Twitter as Hypertek Entertainment artiste, Dammy Krane, accuses hip-hop star, Ayo Balogun a.k.a, Wizkid of stealing from him.

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Senate urges FG to intensify awareness of Lassa Fever
2:47:33 PMAbiodun Alade

Senate urges FG to intensify awareness of Lassa Fever

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IDG recognizes Alcatel OneTouch among global top brands
2:33:38 PMjohnabayomi2

At the just concluded 49th International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas , Alcatel OneTouch, a brand of TCL Communication, was recognized twice at an awards ceremony for the 2015-2016 Global Top Brands hosted by International Data Group (IDG).

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Lagos Assembly orders closure of Gbagada hospital blood bank
2:29:50 PMjohnabayomi2

In its commitment to bringing effective medical service delivery to residents of the state, the Lagos State House of Assembly, through its Committee on Health Services, Tuesday ordered the closure of the blood bank section of Gbagada General Hospital.

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Why we embarked on e-Dividend campaign - SEC
2:12:47 PMAbiodun Alade

The Nigerian Security Exchange Commission, says it embarked on e-Dividend sensitization campaign to across the country in order to sanitize the wrought in the system.

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FG eliminates ghost workers using BVN
2:07:31 PMAbiodun Alade

The Federal Ministry of Finance says it has successful completed a pilot project of using Bank Verification Number (BVN) details to fish out ghost workers, identity duplication and other irregular entries on the payroll.

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Monday, 11 January 2016

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BAYELSA: Mimiko hails Dickson's re-election
4:00:07 PMAbiodun Alade

GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State yesterday applauded the re -election of his Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriaki Dickson for a second term in office.

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Sacked FUTA staff school teachers want VC removed
3:55:37 PMAbiodun Alade

THE crisis over the sack of 45 teachers of the Federal University of Technology, Akure. staff primary school took a new dimension as the institution Chapter of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities yesterday called for the sack of the Vice Chancellor of the varsity, Professor Adebiyi Daramola

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Nigerian banks at risk over oil price decline - Lagarde
3:25:34 PMFemi Ajasa

Nigerian banks at risk over oil price decline - Lagarde

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Primates 2016: Archbishop of Canterbury's address
3:10:31 PMjohnabayomi2

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."

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List of previous Ballon d'Or winners
3:03:59 PMAbiodun Alade

A list of all Ballon d’Or winners since the first award in 1956 after Lionel Messi was crowned for a record fifth time at a ceremony in Zurich on Monday: 1956: Stanley Matthews (ENG) 1957: Alfredo Di Stefano (ESP) 1958: Raymond Kopa (FRA) 1959: Alfredo Di Stefano (ESP) 1960: Luis Suarez (ESP) 1961: Omar Sivori

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CBN halts dollar sales to bureaux de change
2:58:40 PMAbiodun Alade

Nigeria's central bank on Monday announced it was stopping the direct sale of US dollars to bureaux de change to protect the under-pressure naira and conserve depleted foreign reserves.

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Army panel report has no effect on Ekiti gov poll - Fayose
2:54:15 PMIkenna Asomba

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has reacted to the report submitted by the Army panel set up to look into allegations of
unprofessional conduct against soldiers during the Ekiti, Osun, Rivers and Akwa Ibom State governorship elections, saying "For all intent and purposes, the report can only useful to the army and one is not surprised because the panel must do the bidding of those who set it up."

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We have capacity to create 2m jobs annually - NASSI
2:43:30 PMAbiodun Alade

The National President of the Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Engr. Ezekiel Essien, says the association has the capacity to generate about 2 million jobs annually, with support from government.

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Ericsson introduces new IoT solutions for smart homes, cities
2:29:41 PMTony Chinonso

Ericsson as part of it resolve to equip communication service providers and utility companies to address services and requirements in the fast-growing Internet of Things (IoT) market. The new solutions including smart metering as a service, user & IoT data analytics and networks software 17A diversifying cellular for massive IoT are expected to strengthen Ericsson's unique positon with end-to-end capability.

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We won't release Metuh, until he returns N400m - EFCC
2:19:51 PMAbiodun Alade

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that the continued detention of the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is due to his unwillingness to admit and return the 'over N400 million' he allegedly received from embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

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