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The over-zealousness of the government and the lawmakers in introducing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) to Nigeria and passing the Biosafety bill into law - which some experts have described as suicidal, is uncalled for in
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The Presidency Office of Digital Engagement (PODE) has commissioned a weekly newsletter for Nigerians home and abroad to stay abreast of most immediate decisions in-and-out of Aso Villa. The weekly email newsletter, titled “Government At
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No fewer than eight persons were on Monday burnt to death at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Zamfara State, for an alleged blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad by one of the deceased. The school is located in Talata Mafara, the headquarters of Talata Mafara Local Government Area. Reports reaching Gusau, the State capital, said the assailants
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FIDEI Polytechnic Gboko in Benue State was, on Wednesday, shut down indefinitely following the alleged killing of two students and two police officers by a group of thugs known as ‘SHAWA.’ The two students were
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced that 110,469 applicants have been shortlisted in the recently embarked nationwide police recruitment. The aptitude tests for the applicants will commence on Monday, August 22 The PSC Chairman,
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A foiled jailbreak in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Thursday, August 18, has left many prisoners dead. Over 14 inmates, and a prison officer were said to have killed been in the incident, while several others
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According to National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), an annular eclipse will occur in all parts of the country with different degrees of totality on Thursday, September 1st, 2016. Here are the facts. This
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The Police in Ogun State, yesterday, released unconditionally, the trader, Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, who was arrested last Saturday for naming his pet dog ‘Buhari’. The embattled trader, who was visibly angry after his three-day incarceration
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The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday inaugurated 39 gun boats and 45 operational vehicles to assist the fight against criminalities in parts of the country. Thirty of the boats were built in Nigeria. At the inauguration
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Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, a trader in Ogun state has been arrested for naming his dog Buhari. Chinakwe was arrested after one of his neighbours of Northern extraction complained bitterly that he named his dog after
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