June 22, 2021

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National Sports

Former Super Eagles Striker, Odion Ighalo Gets FG’s Appointment

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Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has been appointed as the Ambassador of the resuscitated National Principal Cup. The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare, announced the appointment on Tuesday when...

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Local News

Reps Advocate Social Media Regulation As FG Insists Twitter Ban Is In Nigeria’s Interest

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An APC chieftain from Katsina State and a House of Representatives Committee member on Information, Fatuhu Mohammed has called for the regulation of social media claiming the time had come for the country...

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Local News

Lack Of Effective Law Enforcement Worsens Corruption In Nigeria – ICPC

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, has said the increase in corruption in Nigeria was not due to non-formulation of laws but lack of implementation and effective enforcement, based on...

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Local News

13 Year-Old Boy Murders Father With Axe On Father’s Day

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The Nigerian Police force has effected the arrest of a 13 year old boy for killing his father in Edo state. A 79-year-old man, Osariakhi Oronsaye was reportedly killed in his...

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Local News

Just In: Court Orders FG To Pay Rivers, Akwa Ibom States $3.3bn From Crude Oil Sales

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Justice Taiwo Oladipupo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the federal government to pay a cumulative sum of over three billion dollars to Rivers and Akwa Ibom States. ...

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Politics

Court Rules Out Suit Against Buni-Led APC Caretaker Committee

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A suit seeking for the dissolution of the Mai Mala Buni-led caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been strucked out by the federal high court in Abuja. The suit also urged...

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National

Just In: Court Stops Buhari Govt From Sanctioning, Prosecuting Twitter Users

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The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja in a landmark ruling today “restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and its agents from unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate, arrest...

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National

774,000 Jobs: Proceed To Your Banks, Federal Government Instructs ESPW Beneficiaries

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The Federal Government has issued fresh directives to the 774,000 participants of the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme. In a statement issued on Monday by Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for...

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Local News

Tanker Explosion Rocks Ogun, Kills Two

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Two persons have been confirmed dead in a tanker explosion that rocked Ogun State on Tuesday morning. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed the death of the two persons following...

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National

Breaking: Court Sentenced Former Chairman House Of Rep Ad-hoc Committee On Petroleum Subsidy, Farouk Lawan To Seven Years In Prison

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VAM news has learnt that a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced the former Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Petroleum Subsidy, Farouk Lawan to seven...