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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Thursday, January 16th, 2020

By Yakubu Uba The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has confirmed the death of a journalist, Mr Maxwell Nashan, attacked by unknown assailants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nashan, a young reporter with Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) FM station, popularly known as Fombina FM in Yola, was found unconscious in […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, January 16th, 2020

(dpa/NAN) The U.S. and China signed a so-called ‘Phase One’ deal on Wednesday thus putting on hold a trade war between the two economic giants but leaves in place massive tariffs on Beijing’s goods while also sidestepping some of the thorniest issues. The trade war has roiled world markets and slowed global growth over the […]
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Headlines
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has described the N20 billion approved by President Muhammadu Buhari through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the renovation of National Art Theatre, Lagos, as “outrageous”. It would be recalled that the Bankers Committee, an umbrella body of CEOs of commercial banks and the CBN […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Nollywood (Film Industry)
Thursday, January 16th, 2020

By Anita Eboigbe “Why fix what is not broken?” This is the general attitude Nollywood filmmakers seem to show, especially at this point where they think they have cracked the code to getting massive box office viewership. For the industry, the comedy button is not broken, so why fix it? The real question is – […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Imo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Thursday, January 16th, 2020

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Adams Oshiomhole has reconciled Sen. Hope Uzodinma, the new Governor of Imo, and former Governor of the state Sen. Rochas Okorocha. The reconciliation came few hours before Uzodinma was sworn-in as governor of the state. Okorocha and Uzodinma took opposing camps during the 2019 governorship election […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Imo, Judiciary, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri he Supreme Court, on Tuesday, sacked governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of justices that was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, held that Ihedioha who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, January 13th, 2020
Meghan Markle, officially known as the Duchess of Sussex, will reportedly attend a crisis family meeting by phone on Monday to talk strategy in repairing damage done to the royal family after she had returned to Canada. According to British news outlets, Queen Elizabeth II has summoned her grandson Prince Harry and his wife for […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Governors, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Monday, January 13th, 2020

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has called for the institution of a reward system to encourage soldiers to put in their best for Nigeria. He made the call during an inter-denominational Church Service marking the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church, Rumuepirikom on Sunday, The Governor, who urged members of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, January 13th, 2020
Britain’s ambassador to Iran has been arrested in Tehran during protests outside a university, the UK Foreign office has said. Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, said the arrest of Rob Macaire was a “flagrant violation of international law’’. He was detained for more than an hour before being released, the Iranian Tasnim news agency reported. […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Monday, January 13th, 2020

By Emmanuel Afonne President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Finance Bill into law to support the implementation of the 2020 budget. Buhari made this known via his Twitter handle saying “I am pleased to announce that this morning I signed into Law the Finance Bill, 2019. “This is the first time, since the return […]