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Zulum Approves Employment for 15 People with Disability

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Four Chinese Arrested for Illegal Mining in Nasarawa

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Romania Donates Educational Tools to Nigerian Army School

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Ondo APC youths protest at APC secretariat, demand election rerun

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Nigeria Insists Africa Needs to Unite Against Insecurity for Growth, Development

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Tinubu, CJN, others for National Justice Summit 2024 Wednesday

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International IDEA, other development partners to hold National Justice Summit

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EFCC Advised to Follow Due Process in Its Case Against Yahaya Bello

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NUJ Celebrates Newly Constituted The Pointer Editorial Team

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U.S. govt berates ‘Nigeria for arbitrary arrests’ of Emefiele, Kanu by DSS

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Blank NEWS Online founding Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Albert Eruorhe Ograka, is a Graduate of Mass Communication. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ).

Act Of War' Was Organized By ISIS With Insiders' Aid -Says French President Francois Hollande

Act Of War' Was Organized By ISIS With Insiders' Aid -Says French President Francois Hollande

November 14, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 14, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – (with Agency Reports) French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday the deadly attacks in Paris that killed 127 people were “an act of war” organized from abroad by Islamic State with internal help. He said…

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DELTA: Ebie Lifts Basic, Secondary Education To Global Trend

DELTA: Ebie Lifts Basic, Secondary Education To Global Trend

November 13, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 13, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Delta State Ministry of Basic & Secondary Education is positioning itself to meet the current trends in the world of computerization of information. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Chiedu Ebie…

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List of Nigerian Ministers & Portfolios

List of Nigerian Ministers & Portfolios

November 11, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

List of Nigerian Ministers & Portfolios Nigeria, November 11, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – 1. Abubakar Malami – Justice 2. Geoffrey Onyeama – Foreign Affairs 3. Khadija Abubakar Abba Ibrahim – State Minister of Foreign Affairs 4. Muhammad Dan Ali –…

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NEXIM Bank, World Bank To Collaborate On Developing Nigeria’s Mining Sector

NEXIM Bank, World Bank To Collaborate On Developing Nigeria’s Mining Sector

November 11, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

ABUJA, Nigeria, November 11, 2015/(Blank NEWS Online) – “…The clear intention of The World Bank to collaborate with the NEXIM Bank towards a structured intervention in the Nigeria’s solid minerals sector is quite expedient. More so, with commitment and firm resolve of…

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PRO-BIAFRA PROTESTERS PUT NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN GABON UNDER SIEGE

PRO-BIAFRA PROTESTERS PUT NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN GABON UNDER SIEGE

November 11, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Libreville, November 11, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – By Sunday Ikuesan A group of people who identify themselves as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) protest at the gate of Embassy of Nigeria in Gabon in the early hour of this…

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Delta Speaker Escapes Impeachment After N1 bn Overseas Jamboree Training *Ex-Speaker Ochei Fingered in Plot

Delta Speaker Escapes Impeachment After N1 bn Overseas Jamboree Training *Ex-Speaker Ochei Fingered in Plot

November 11, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 11, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Having successfuly squandered a whooping N750 million on a jamboree training session which lasted for six weeks in Atlanta, Georgia., the Delta State House of Assembly at its resumed sitting on Tuesday, suspended the…

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EFCC Boss, Lamorde Embarks On Terminal Leave *ACP Magu to Act

EFCC Boss, Lamorde Embarks On Terminal Leave *ACP Magu to Act

November 10, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 10, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Ahead of the formal expiration of his tenure in February next year, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde has been relieved of his job and granted permission…

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CCT Adjourns Orubebe's Trial To Nov. 29 ***As Supporters Stage Protest In Abuja

CCT Adjourns Orubebe's Trial To Nov. 29 ***As Supporters Stage Protest In Abuja

November 10, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 10, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The trial of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has been adjourned till November 26, 2015 for proper hearing. Orubebe had appeared before the CCT…

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SPORTS: Okowa Commends Nigeria's Golden Eaglets, Falconets, World Scrabble Champ

SPORTS: Okowa Commends Nigeria's Golden Eaglets, Falconets, World Scrabble Champ

November 9, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 09, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated Nigeria on the back-to-back victory of the Golden Eaglets in the FIFA under-17 World football championship, which climaxed in the 2-0 trouncing of the Malian…

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Money Laundering Charges: Orubebe Docked @ Code of Conduct Tribunal

Money Laundering Charges: Orubebe Docked @ Code of Conduct Tribunal

November 9, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 09, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – In a bid to avert resentment and drive home his denials of stealing public funds, Nigeria’s former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has today, Monday, November 9, appeared before the Code…

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Robert Mugabe Wins "Confucius Peace Prize" @ 91 *Beats Bill Gates, Ban Ki-Moon

Robert Mugabe Wins "Confucius Peace Prize" @ 91 *Beats Bill Gates, Ban Ki-Moon

November 9, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 09, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has been selected to win the Confucius Peace Prize, as a result of his continued work in actively promoting “African peace.” Mugabe was said to have been chosen for…

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Nigeria Gets First Female Governor, As Tribunal Declares Aisha Alhassan Winner Of Taraba Guber Polls

Nigeria Gets First Female Governor, As Tribunal Declares Aisha Alhassan Winner Of Taraba Guber Polls

November 7, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 07, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Chairman of the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar has declared Hajiya Aisha Jumai Alhassan of the All Progressive Congress (APC) winner of the April 11, 2015 governorship election…

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Edo State: PDP Frowns @ APC's Plot To Recover Ex-Gov's $31m Loot *Alleges Oshiomhole Squandered Ntrn FG Fund

Edo State: PDP Frowns @ APC's Plot To Recover Ex-Gov's $31m Loot *Alleges Oshiomhole Squandered Ntrn FG Fund

November 6, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 06, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – EDO State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the Governor Adams Oshiomhole led state government of squandering over N1trillion allegedly received from the federation account from 2008 till date on perceived overpriced…

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Right of Reply: Gov Okowa Will Not Collect N10bn Loan From Bond Market

Right of Reply: Gov Okowa Will Not Collect N10bn Loan From Bond Market

November 5, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 05, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – We find it indeed funny and childishly theatrical that Universal Reporters 247 has began to toe the unpopular pathway of speculative journalism that Sahara Reporters is well known for. It is indeed a show…

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Delta 2016 Education Summit: Okowa Inaugurates 6-Man C'ttee

Delta 2016 Education Summit: Okowa Inaugurates 6-Man C'ttee

November 4, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 04, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – IN his determination to use education as tool for economic transformation, the Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has inaugurated a six-man committee to organise an education summit. Inaugurating the committee in Asaba…

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Ossai Lauds Nigerians For Assisting Flood Victims *Receives Water Treatment Filters From Idi Farouk

Ossai Lauds Nigerians For Assisting Flood Victims *Receives Water Treatment Filters From Idi Farouk

November 4, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 04, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Commissioner for Commissioner in charge of Bureau for Special Duties, Hon. Chika Ossai has commended Nigerians for defying all boundaries to assist those displaced by flood that ravaged some coastal communities in…

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Oduah Urges Youths To Shun Violence, Support Investors

November 4, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 04, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – YOUTHS have been urged to tap into the empowerment programmes of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration and desist from engaging in unlawful activities. Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Youths…

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AU Heads Of State, UN Officials, Others Brainstorm @ African Ministerial Confab In Dakar

AU Heads Of State, UN Officials, Others Brainstorm @ African Ministerial Confab In Dakar

November 3, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, November 03, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – African heads of state, government ministers and top officials from the United Nations, African Union and private sector groups have gathered in Senegal to chart a plan for boosting the uptake of intellectual property…

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False Assets, N70m Bribe: Code of Conduct Tribunal Set To Arraign Ex- Niger Delta Minister Orubebe

False Assets, N70m Bribe: Code of Conduct Tribunal Set To Arraign Ex- Niger Delta Minister Orubebe

October 31, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 31, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Al is set to formaly arraign the erstwhile Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe for false declaration of assets and alleged acceptance of bribe to the tune of about N70million., as…

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Buhari In India: Vows To Recover Stolen Funds To Avert Public Officers Seeking Personal Gains

Buhari In India: Vows To Recover Stolen Funds To Avert Public Officers Seeking Personal Gains

October 29, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 29, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in New Delhi, India reaffirmed his Administration’s resolute commitment to curbing corruption, plugging all loopholes in public sector accounting and deploying available resources for the good of all Nigerians. Addressing…

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Okowa Charges Trade Unions To Shun Divisive Tendencies … As Obi Re-emerges Chairman, Delta NURTW

Okowa Charges Trade Unions To Shun Divisive Tendencies … As Obi Re-emerges Chairman, Delta NURTW

October 29, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 29, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has charged unionists in Nigeria to shun divisive tendencies in the interest of peace. According to the Governor, members of trade unions should always work as a…

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EFCC Re-Arraigns Secretary, Accountant of Delta Scholarship Board *Accused Plead "Not Guilty" *Enjoy Bail *Court Adjourns To Dec.

EFCC Re-Arraigns Secretary, Accountant of Delta Scholarship Board Accused Plead "Not Guilty" Enjoy Bail *Court Adjourns To Dec.

October 28, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 28, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The EFCC on Tuesday re-arraigned the Executive Secretary Delta state Scholarship Board and Its Accountant, on five count charge of conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N169million. They were docked before Justice F…

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"Gov. Okowa Deserved His Victory @ Election Tribunal" -Says Aniagwu

"Gov. Okowa Deserved His Victory @ Election Tribunal" -Says Aniagwu

October 28, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 28, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Chief Press Secretary to the Delta state Governor, Mr. Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu has expressed suprise over the pervading tension that enveloped the state, shortly before the Tribunal judges confirmed Dr Ifeanyi Okowa as…

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Okowa Sets Up 7-Man C'ttee To Review Abandoned Delta Multi-Billion Naira Tourism Park

Okowa Sets Up 7-Man C'ttee To Review Abandoned Delta Multi-Billion Naira Tourism Park

October 28, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 28, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Government has set up a 7-man committee to review the execution of the multi-billion naira Leisure Park, Oleri in Udu local government area being executed by Sarner Ltd UK which has been…

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Setback For Wike, As Appeal Falters @ Supreme Court **APC Hails Ruling

Setback For Wike, As Appeal Falters @ Supreme Court **APC Hails Ruling

October 28, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 28, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, October 28, 2015 dismissed the appeal of the Rivers state governor, Nyesome Wike. The appellant had objected that the court lacked merit to relocate the case…

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Delta Governance: Okowa Lures Opponents Emerhor, Ogboru *As Jubilation Trail Tribunal Verdict

Delta Governance: Okowa Lures Opponents Emerhor, Ogboru *As Jubilation Trail Tribunal Verdict

October 27, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 27, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – JUBILIATIONS across Delta State and beyond greeted the affirmation of the election of Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa as duly elected Governor of Delta State by the election petition tribunal sitting in Asaba with Governor…

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Breaking NEWS: Tribunal Dismissses Ogboru, LP Suit Against Okowa *LP Vows To Appeal Ruling

Breaking NEWS: Tribunal Dismissses Ogboru, LP Suit Against Okowa *LP Vows To Appeal Ruling

October 26, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

THE Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Asaba, has dismissed the petition filed by Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru. Justice Nasir Gunmi, who heads the three-man Tribunal during the ruling today, dismissed the petition for lack of merit, amid tight security…

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BREAKING: Tension Rises As Tribunal Kicks Wike Out, Orders Fresh Guber Polls

BREAKING: Tension Rises As Tribunal Kicks Wike Out, Orders Fresh Guber Polls

October 24, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 24, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Saturday, October 24, 2015 nullified the election of Governor Nyesom Wike, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the April 11, 2015 governorship…

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UZUM, ANIAGWU UNFOLD OKOWA'S PLANS TO PROSPER DELTA **SEEK DELTANS' COMMITMENT TO GOVT POLICIES

UZUM, ANIAGWU UNFOLD OKOWA'S PLANS TO PROSPER DELTA **SEEK DELTANS' COMMITMENT TO GOVT POLICIES

October 21, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 21, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – By Albert OGRAKA The Senior Special Assistant (Special Duties) to the Delta state Governor on Orientation and Social Development (SSA-OSD), Barr. Eugene Azuka Uzum has assured Deltans of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s determination to foster unity,…

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Okowa Tasks Poly Lecturers On Multi-Disciplinary Research, Practical Life Skills For Students

Okowa Tasks Poly Lecturers On Multi-Disciplinary Research, Practical Life Skills For Students

October 20, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 20, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has challenged Polytechnic lecturers to pay emphasis on multi-disciplinary research and practical life skills to ensure that Polytechnic graduates can be seif employed. The Governor who spoke…

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FEATURES: "We Will Always Partner With Govt" –Says Obi, Delta NURTW Boss

FEATURES: "We Will Always Partner With Govt" –Says Obi, Delta NURTW Boss

October 19, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 19, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – CHIEF Ifeanyi Obi, Chairman of the Delta State Council of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) believes that a peaceful, united labour union is very vital to the progress of the society. As…

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Breaking: IPOB Group Writes World Leaders Over Arrest Of Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu

Breaking: IPOB Group Writes World Leaders Over Arrest Of Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu

October 19, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 19, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The reported arrest of the Director of Radio Biafra, Biafra Television and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Lagos, on Saturday, October…

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Embattled Akpabio Speaks Out: "Why I Was Grilled By EFCC" ***Insists Ekpenyong's Allegations Are False

Embattled Akpabio Speaks Out: "Why I Was Grilled By EFCC" ***Insists Ekpenyong's Allegations Are False

October 17, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, September 17, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Former Governor of Akwa Ibom state and incumbent Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has explained why he was interrogated for several hours on Friday by operatives of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial…

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OPINION: GOV. OKOWA’S COCKTAIL OF APPOINTMENTS AND THE APC VILIFICATION OF HIS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

OPINION: GOV. OKOWA’S COCKTAIL OF APPOINTMENTS AND THE APC VILIFICATION OF HIS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

October 17, 2015February 27, 2018 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, September 17, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – by Fejiro Oliver “Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee, is not to lift…

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Issues: Dilemma Of Okowa's Prosperity Agenda In Delta State

Issues: Dilemma Of Okowa's Prosperity Agenda In Delta State

October 16, 2015February 27, 2018 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 16, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Written by Ajalakpo Oweh (Courtesy: National Review Magazine) www.nationalreview.ng The electorates in Nigeria’s South-Southern state of Delta are becoming apprehensive that the promises of prosperity that moved them to cast their votes for Governor…

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"No Order Against Amaechi's Screening" –Rivers APC *As Senate Defers Amaechi, Shittu’s Screening

"No Order Against Amaechi's Screening" –Rivers APC *As Senate Defers Amaechi, Shittu’s Screening

October 15, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 15, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress [APC], has refuted alegations of a court order restraining the Senate from Screening former state governor, Rotimi Amaechi as a ministerial nominee. The Senate had today,…

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Ministerial List: Buhari Withdraws Ibeto, Replaced With Bawa

Ministerial List: Buhari Withdraws Ibeto, Replaced With Bawa

October 15, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 15, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The ministerial nominee of Niger state, Alhaji Musa Ibeto has had his nomination withdrawn by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ibeto has been replaced with Abubakar Bwari Bawa. The presidency is yet to give any reasons…

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Breaking News: Fire Guts Onitsha Electronics Market

Breaking News: Fire Guts Onitsha Electronics Market

October 14, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 14, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – Blank NEWS Online can disclose that the Onitsha International Electronics Market, Anambra State has been razed down by fire without casualty reports. Some security men reportedly sustained injures during the inferno which started at…

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Ilegal Levies: SUBEB Demotes Head Mistress For Extorting Parents In Delta

Ilegal Levies: SUBEB Demotes Head Mistress For Extorting Parents In Delta

October 14, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 14, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – The lid on petty fraud in Delta state public schols has finally been blown open, folowing the demotion of a school head over collection of illegal levies from pupils, despite the state government’s insistence…

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Black Sunday: Truck Crushes 2 Masquerades, 11 Others, Injures 17 In Anambra *Gov. Obiano Visits Accident Scene

Black Sunday: Truck Crushes 2 Masquerades, 11 Others, Injures 17 In Anambra *Gov. Obiano Visits Accident Scene

October 13, 2015 by Blank NEWS Online

Nigeria, October 13, 2015, (Blank NEWS Online) – It was black Sunday for the people of Ibughubu Village as no less than 13 persons including two masquerades were on Sunday evening crushed to death at Ibughubu Village in Umuchu, Aguata Local Government…

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