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THISDAY is published by THISDAY Newspapers Limited. It hit newsstands on January 22, 1995 and quickly carved out a niche for itself in business and political reporting and for breaking big news stories. It soon became Nigeria's newspaper of record.

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THISDAY Did Not Receive ‘Suspicious Funds’ from NSA Office, Says Obaigbena

ThisDay Newspaper Dec 13, 2015 0

By Yemi Adebowale The management of ThisDay Newspapers Group has denied claims by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it received “suspicious funds” from the Office of the National Security Adviser…
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Politics

Dogara Not Invited to Meeting With President – Aide

ThisDay Newspaper Jul 3, 2015 0

Contrary to reports that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara was invited to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday night, the Speaker has denied knowledge of the meeting. There had been…
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Kwankwaso confines self at home over fear of EFCC arrest

ThisDay Newspaper Jul 2, 2015 2

The lawyer of Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State, Mr. Okechukwu Eze, has told the Kano High Court sitting in Gezawa that the threat of arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of his client, has confined him…
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Interview

Saraki Can Use His Position to Attract PDP Members to APC, says Evey

ThisDay Newspaper Jun 28, 2015 7

Having experienced a similar situation in 1992, a former Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Maurice Wayas Evey, in this interview with Adebiyi Adedapo, believes that APC may at the end gain from the unfolding development in the…
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Buhari’s US Trip: Obama’s Visit to Nigeria Will be on the Table

ThisDay Newspaper Jun 28, 2015 2

With 3-day bi-national meetings, who will represent Nigeria if Buhari's ministers are not in place? By Nduka Nwosu in New York An invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Nigeria, insecurity, bilateral and multilateral…
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Politics

Buhari Orders Disposal of Nine Presidential Aircraft to Cut Cost

ThisDay Newspaper Jun 19, 2015 5

As part of the federal government’s cost measures, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that nine of the VIP transport aircraft under the presidential fleet should be sold. Industry sources informed THISDAY that the presidential…
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THISDAY Foreign Editor, Ohia, Found Dead in His Car

ThisDay Newspaper Oct 23, 2013 0

Mr. Paul Ohia, Thisday Foreign and Diplomatic Editor, was found dead yesterday October 22nd in his official car, a white Kia Optima along Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos. According to eyewitness reports, the deceased had parked his car for…
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Leigh G Banks

How ‘five-and-dimer’ Joe sold caring renaissance to the macho Lone Star State August 3, 2021
When I first heard about the plight of Joe ‘Hurricane’ Dore, the bisexual hero and storekeeper of a little Texas alligator town, I was fascinated. After all Texas is ranked as one of the worst US states for LGBTQ equality. And Joe’s story had come to light just a few weeks after Donald Trump had […]
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Covid winners! Er, excuse me! Do you know Paul O’Sullivan from Manchester? August 1, 2021
This is him! Some say he may live in Moston? If you see him don’t be a stranger – he’s not behind the door at coming forward himself. And in fact he was part of the world’s first cyber Covid-lockdown band just over six months ago! Now everybody, including Dylan, is following him – and […]
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WHY CLAUDIA CRASHED TRYING TO LEVY A ‘TAX’ ON BOB’S LIFETIME OF WORK? July 31, 2021
Claudia Levy, the once-blonde bombshell who tried to blow a hole in Dylan’s sale of his songs, has earned quite a bit of celebrity off him over the years. She was pictured at the launch of Scorese’s bleary Rolling Thunder fantasy film, for instance. She also did an interview with Ray Padgett in Flagging Down […]
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ThisDay Newspaper

THISDAY Did Not Receive ‘Suspicious Funds’ from NSA Office, Says Obaigbena

Dogara Not Invited to Meeting With President – Aide

Kwankwaso confines self at home over fear of EFCC arrest

Saraki Can Use His Position to Attract PDP Members to APC, says Evey

Buhari’s US Trip: Obama’s Visit to Nigeria Will be on the Table

Buhari Orders Disposal of Nine Presidential Aircraft to Cut Cost

THISDAY Foreign Editor, Ohia, Found Dead in His Car

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