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Grand Slam

Serena Williams returns to tennis court by next week

Tournament organisers have announced on Sunday that Serena Williams is set to her comeback at the Mubadala exhibition event in Abu Dhabi by December 30. The 36-year-old has not played since clinching a 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open 11 months ago, after revealing she was pregnant during the tournament and taking […]

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Fayose

#FuelScarcity: Fayose opens govt house storage to residents, sells at N145

In its bid to cushion the effects of lingering fuel scarcity for residents in Ekiti State, Governor Ayo Fayose has opened the government house fuel storage. According to him, the fuel would be sold at the official pump price of N145 to residents, most of whom are likely to be from Ado, the state capital.

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Abike Dabiri

I wish Nigerians know Buhari’s softer, accommodating side —Abike Dabiri

Abike Dabiri, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Matters has expressed her wishes for Nigerians to be aware of President Muhammadu Buhari’s softer and accommodating side. She said she wished many know that the president is not all about the firm approach but he is also a soft man who is jocular

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Aregbesola

Aregbesola to workers: Half salary payment will be over by March 2018

The Osun State Government has promised that the financial crisis in the state which led to the government’s payment of modulated salary to some workers, would be over by the end of March 2018. The state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, said this while addressing the workers at the Civil Service Week programme which held on Friday

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NNPC

#FuelScarcity: NNPC holds emergency conference

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced an emergency press conference in order to resolve the fuel scarcity situation in the country. ICYMI:Fuel scarcity: Buhari sympathizes with Nigerians, assures urgent resolution   #HappeningNow: GMD @NNPCgroup @DrMKBaru holds a press conference on the fuel situation in the country. Thread to follow… pic.twitter.com/BnWvpz8F8i — NNPC Group

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Journalism

Fuel scarcity: Buhari sympathizes with Nigerians, assures urgent resolution

President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with Nigerians on the lingering fuel scarcity, promising urgent resolution. Buhari, who stated this on his twitter account said: “The fuel scarcity being experienced nationwide is regrettable. I sympathize with all Nigerians on having to endure needless fuel queues. “I’m being regularly briefed, especially on the NNPC’s interventions to ensure

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#EndSARS: IGP bars SARS from road operations

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force from conducting stop and search operations on roads except when necessary. Some group of Nigerians recently in the social media, called for the scrapping of SARS over alleged harassment of innocent Nigerians, using the

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