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Tribunal Rules Against Dino Melaye In Kogi Senatorial Elections

August 23, 2019 by Marie- Therese Oke

Tagged by Dino as “a grave miscarriage of justice”

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Facebook expands local language coverage to battle fake news scourge

August 15, 2019 by Marie- Therese Oke

Facebook is playing its role to fight fake news.

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Ruona Meyers Gains BBC’s Emmy Nomination with ‘Sweet Sweet Codeine’

August 7, 2019 by Marie- Therese Oke

A first for BBC World Service and for Nigeria

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Uber Initiates Operations In Third Nigerian Metropolis, Benin City

July 30, 2019 by Tomi Idowu

Defined regulatory agreements over aggressive uninformed expansion

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NIPOST: the last functioning state Institution

July 29, 2019 by Nneka Otika

Nigerians have grown accustomed to epileptic service from government-owned companies. The bad publicity associated with government parastatals has also engulfed the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). Although NIPOST has been in

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DAAR Communications vs The NBC: An Explainer

June 7, 2019 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Yesterday, it was announced that Africa Independent Television and Ray Power, the TV and radio stations owned by Raymond Dokpesi’s Daar Communications would have their operating licenses suspended by the

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NBA Names Amadou Gallo Fall President of Impending Basketball Africa League

May 28, 2019 by Tomi Idowu

The NBA has announced current Vice President and Managing Director for Africa, Amadou Gallo Fall as the President of the impending Basketball Africa League. The NBA recently announced the introduction

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The Long Arduous Road Leading To Nigerian Police Reform

April 1, 2019 by Nneka Otika

#EndSARS is one of the few social justice campaigns that had Nigerians from all works of life agreeing on one thing: the unit had to go. The hashtag which started

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Onyejeocha bids to become second female Speaker of the House of Representatives

March 28, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, a member of the house of representatives from Abia state, has expressed her interest in becoming the speaker of the house of representatives in the 9th national assembly.

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Tribunal Grants Atiku Permission To Serve APC, Buhari Through Substituted Means

March 27, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate at the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has been granted leave for substituted service on the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari,

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BBC’s Africa Eye Investigates Nigeria’s Electricity Crisis

March 26, 2019 by Tochi Praise

Despite being the largest producer of energy in Africa, Nigeria has struggled to supply electricity throughout the country for many years. In the latest episode of BBC’s Africa Eye tagged

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APC takes Kano, Plateau while PDP wins Sokoto, Benue, Bauchi in rescheduled guber elections

March 25, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday released the results of the supplementary governorship elections conducted in some states that were initially declared inconclusive. The states included Sokoto, Plateau, Kano,

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INEC to resume Rivers elections in April

March 25, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a timeline for the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Rivers State, indicating that it will resume the collation and

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Tribunal Nullifies Election of Oyetola, Declares Adeleke Winner of Osun Governorship Election

March 22, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

The Osun State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of the Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, as it held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

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Federal Government May Increase VAT To Pay Minimum Wage

March 21, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, has suggested the Federal Government might fund the new national minimum wage through an an upward review of the Valued Added