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Senate tells Obaseki to re-inaugurate Edo State House of Assembly or it will take over its functions

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has been ordered to withdraw his inauguration of the Edo State House of Assembly or risk its functions being taken over by the National Assembly in Abuja.

 

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UK Home Office deny Onyekuru work permit scuttling his hopes of featuring for Everton this season

SUPER Eagles striker Henry Onyekuru will not be playing in the English Premier League over the forthcoming season after the British Home Office rejected an application filed by his clubside Everton to grant the player a work permit.

 

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Nigerian-born Olukemi Badenoch named as Britain's minister for children and families

NIGERIAN-born member of Parliament for the Essex constituency of Saffron Walden Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch has been appointed as Britain's new minister for children and families by prime minister Boris Johnson.

 

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As long as we are content with being eternal consumers our socio-economic woes will continue to multiply 

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) July 30 has always been a historic day in the history of humanity. In Nigeria too it is important for us an on this day in 1966, Lt Col Yakubu Cinwen Gowon became head of state after the country was without a helmsman for 24 hours 

(2) On this day in 1975, some nine years later, Brigadier Murtala Ramat Mohammed also seized power, taking over from General Yakubu Gowon as head of state 

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Nigerian Bottling Company plans to sell Coca Cola in chewable bottles as part of green programme

NIGERIAN Bottling Company (NBC) officials are planning to introduce revolutionary new chewable bottles in which they will sell Coca Cola as part of a radical environmental programme aimed at reducing the amount of plastic in circulation.

 

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NCAA gives Air Peace a clean bill of health after checking all its aircraft following Lagos accident

NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) officials have given Air Peace the all clear after carrying out a technical audit of the airline's fleet of aircraft and ascertaining that its planes meet all the standard set for domestic carriers.

 

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Federal government to auction Diezani's jewellery seized by Lagos high court valued at $40m

FORMER petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke's 149 pieces of jewellery valued at $40m recently seized by the federal government is to be auctioned off with the proceeded remitted to the federation account.

 

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High commissioner George Oguntade pledges to support diaspora groups launching initiatives in Nigeria

NIGERIA'S high commissioner to the United Kingdom Justice George Oguntade has pledged to use his office to facilitate the ongoing process of the diaspora helping to boost education and other socio-economic programmes back home through a series of community initiatives.

 

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Southern and Middle Belt leaders refuse to participate in security summit over Macban's attendance

REPRSENTATIVES of several Middle Belt and southern socio-cultural groups have shunned a security summit called by former military head of state General Abdulsalam Abubakar because the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) was invited.

 

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Akeredolu visits Ondo State House of Assembly and finds out snake story was manufactured

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State paid a surprise visit to the state house of assembly to investigate claims that a snake fell into the chambers when lawmakers were sitting and got those present to confirm that the whole story was made up.

 

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