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Police arrest, detain Premium Times reporter for failing to disclose source

Kingsley OBIEJESI Aug 14, 2018

SAMUEL Ogundipe, an investigative reporter with Premium Times has been arrested and detained by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. Asides Ogundipe, Premium Times’ editor-in-chief, Musikilu Mojeed, as…
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Nigeria has fewer than 50 specialists for cancer treatment, says Chidibe

Chikezie OMEJE Aug 14, 2018

WITH a population of about 200 million people, Nigeria has fewer than 50 medical professionals who are specialists in cancer treatment, says Runcie Chidibe, Executive Director of Project Pink Blue, a cancer-fighting organisation. To…
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Jubilation on Twitter as Osinbajo orders overhaul of SARS

Kingsley OBIEJESI Aug 14, 2018

IF Twitter were a real-life community, shouts of celebration and jubilation will be ringing out in its streets following the reports that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered a total overhaul of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)…
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Six months to 2019 polls… Should Nigerians worry about non-passage of election budget?

Kingsley OBIEJESI Aug 14, 2018

THE 2019 general will begin in approximately six months from now, but the National Assembly is still foot-dragging in considering and passing the N292 billion election budget presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. The lawmakers and…
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Travail of victims of Zamfara attack

admin Aug 14, 2018

By Mustapha Kaita SHUKRANA Ibrahim, one of the victims of the attack in Zamfara State is taking refuge in an IDP camp in Kankara local government area of Katsina state. Though Ibrahim is temporarily safe in his new settlement, he is ill…
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Saraki, Dogara explain why NASS cannot reconvene

Kingsley OBIEJESI Aug 14, 2018

THE leadership of the National Assembly says there is no date yet fixed for lawmakers to reconvene for the purpose of considering the 2019 election budget. Yusuf Lasun, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives had said last week that…
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Turaki, PDP presidential aspirant warns against executive roguery

admin Aug 14, 2018

FRONTLINE PDP presidential Aspirant, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has warned against actions that may cause the breakdown of laws and order in Nigeria, and truncate the country's democracy. He urged Nigerians not to allow anybody to plunge…
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Colourful cassava, maize and potato for sale in Nigeria

Chikezie OMEJE Aug 13, 2018

A NEW orange-fleshed sweet potato that looks like a carrot is now being planted and sold in Nigeria. Yellow cassava and orange maize are also available. While these new varieties of staple crops are open to question from curious Nigerians,…
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Reports of N21 billion found at Daura’s residence are false, says DSS

Kingsley OBIEJESI Aug 13, 2018

THE Department of State Services (DSS) says reports that huge sums of money, arms and voter cards were recovered from the residence of the service's former director general, Lawal Daura, was false. Tony Opuiyo, a spokesman for the…
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Undercover gone awry: Anas, Ghanaian masked reporter almost killed while investigating ritual…

Kingsley OBIEJESI Aug 13, 2018

TOP Ghanaian investigative reporter, Anas Aremeyaw, was nearly lynched by a mob in the Northern region of Malawi while investigating mysterious murders in an interior part of the southern African country. The investigation, titled …
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