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16Feb
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Come, explain why you want to be PDP chairman, Olisa Metuh tells contenders – Vanguard

The Nation NewspaperCome, explain why you want to be PDP chairman, Olisa Metuh tells contendersVanguardABUJA- CRISIS rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has deepened as the national caucus meeting ended in deadlock over the choice of a chairman f...
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16Feb
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Saraki Endorses Innoson Motors, Urges Government To Protect, Patronize Local Firms To Succeed – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaSaraki Endorses Innoson Motors, Urges Government To Protect, Patronize Local Firms To SucceedInformation NigeriaSenate President Bukola Saraki on Monday said the government has a responsibility to ensure indigenous manufacturers thri...
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16Feb
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Ambode parleys corporate community on economy, investment – BusinessDay

BusinessDayAmbode parleys corporate community on economy, investmentBusinessDayGovernor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State will this Thursday meet with the business community to articulate his administration's economic programmes and policies expected...
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16Feb
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Akpabio says ‘Godswill’ would be done in Akwa Ibom in 2019 – YNaija

YNaijaAkpabio says 'Godswill' would be done in Akwa Ibom in 2019YNaijaFormer governor of Akwa Ibom State, now senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, has stated that his party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), will still govern the oi...
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16Feb
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Witness tells court how ex-governor Gabriel Suswam laundered N1 billion – YNaija

YNaijaWitness tells court how ex-governor Gabriel Suswam laundered N1 billionYNaijaThe trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan and his commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanachi resumed on Monday, February 15, as a prosecution witness ...
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16Feb
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Senate Caucuses Meet Over Saraki’s Pending Trial At The CCT – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderSenate Caucuses Meet Over Saraki's Pending Trial At The CCTOsun DefenderMembers of the Senate met separately at various caucus levels on Monday to discuss the fate of Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is to resume his trial at the Co...
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16Feb
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Halliburton scandal: EFCC investigates Adoke, four SANs – The Punch

SaharaReporters.comHalliburton scandal: EFCC investigates Adoke, four SANsThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has opened investigation into a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Joseph Daudu (SAN); the immediate past Att...
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16Feb
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Goodluck JonathanGEJ’s former ADC refusing to list beneficiaries of N10b loot – Pulse Nigeria

Pulse NigeriaGoodluck JonathanGEJ's former ADC refusing to list beneficiaries of N10b lootPulse NigeriaAdegbe was arrested in connection with the $2.1b arms purchase scam, involving the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Published: 1 m...
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16Feb
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Stop clampdown on pro-Biafra protesters, MASSOB, IPOB tell S-East, S-South Govs – Vanguard

VanguardStop clampdown on pro-Biafra protesters, MASSOB, IPOB tell S-East, S-South GovsVanguardABA— Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has urged governors of the South East and South South states to join hands and st...
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16Feb
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Probing Jonathan will be futile —Babatope – The Punch

The PunchProbing Jonathan will be futile —BabatopeThe PunchA member of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, on Monday said that any attempt to probe ex-President Goodluck Jonathan would be an exercise in futility. ...
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16Feb
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Police, thugs clash over death of resident – The Punch

The PunchPolice, thugs clash over death of residentThe PunchThugs and policemen clashed over the death of a 25-year-old man, Monsuru Alapini, on Monday in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos, causing pandemonium. Monsuru, a commercial motorcyclist, was repor...
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16Feb
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President Buhari Sacks DG Budget Office – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderPresident Buhari Sacks DG Budget OfficeOsun DefenderPresident Muhammadu Buhari sacked the former Director-General for the Budget Mr. Yahaya Gusau, announced today in a press release from his Senior Special Adviser for Media and Publicity F...
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16Feb
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Minister drums up support for military in war against terror – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperMinister drums up support for military in war against terrorThe Nation NewspaperMinister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has urged Nigerians to support the military in its efforts to clip the wings of Boko Haram. The ...
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16Feb
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Why heads should roll over the 2016 budget fraud – Nigerian Observer

Nigerian ObserverWhy heads should roll over the 2016 budget fraudNigerian ObserverIt is often said in a popular Nigerian local parlance that if there are too many fragment in gari (cassava flour), the blind would get to know. This has become the lot of...
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16Feb
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Supreme Court gives reasons for upholding Udom Emmanuel’s election as Akwa Ibom governor – Premium Times

Premium TimesSupreme Court gives reasons for upholding Udom Emmanuel's election as Akwa Ibom governorPremium TimesThe Supreme Court on Monday gave reasons for affirming Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party as the validly elected governor o...
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16Feb
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Senate Leader visits Buhari, says “I’m consulting” – The Punch

The PunchSenate Leader visits Buhari, says “I'm consulting”The PunchThe Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ndume had last Tuesday met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo along...
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16Feb
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Tragedy as Area Commander drowns in hotel pool – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperTragedy as Area Commander drowns in hotel poolThe Nation NewspaperThe Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police on Sunday recorded a painful loss of a senior officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Osung Ekpo. Ekpo who was t...
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16Feb
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EFCC disclaims recruitment adverts – DailyPost Nigeria

Pulse NigeriaEFCC disclaims recruitment advertsDailyPost NigeriaThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alerted the general public about “the activities of some unscrupulous elements, who have cashed in on the plan by the Commission t...
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16Feb
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Akwa Ibom: Umana failed to prove case, says Supreme Court – The News

The NewsAkwa Ibom: Umana failed to prove case, says Supreme CourtThe NewsThe Supreme Court on Monday adduced reasons for affirming Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as validly elected governor of Akwa Ibom. Justice Chima Nweze, who ga...
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16Feb
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I don’t want your appointment, Najatu Muhammad tells Buhari – Vanguard

VanguardI don't want your appointment, Najatu Muhammad tells BuhariVanguardNajatu Muhammad, a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, has rejected her appointment as the chairperson of the governing council of the Federal University, Dutse...
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16Feb
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My life is under threat − David Mark – The Punch

The PunchMy life is under threat − David MarkThe PunchA former Senate President, David Mark, on Monday petitioned the Inspector – General of Police, Solomon Arase, alleging that some gladiators in the forthcoming rerun election in the Benue South S...
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15Feb
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Breaking! Pres. Buhari Fires DGs Of NTA, VON, NAN, NBC, VOA, FRCN – 360Nobs.com

360Nobs.comBreaking! Pres. Buhari Fires DGs Of NTA, VON, NAN, NBC, VOA, FRCN360Nobs.comThe President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has wielded the big stick at the Directors General of Nigeria Television Authority, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeri...
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15Feb
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BREAKING: FG releases list of sacked DGs – The Punch

The PunchBREAKING: FG releases list of sacked DGsThe PunchPresident Muhammadu has approved the immediate disengagement of the Chief Executives of 26 parastatals and agencies of the Federal Government. A statement issued by the Secretary to the Governme...
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15Feb
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Nigeria: Halliburton US$185 Million Bribery Scandal EFCC Yet to Locate Refund – AllAfrica.com

The PunchNigeria: Halliburton US$185 Million Bribery Scandal EFCC Yet to Locate RefundAllAfrica.comMr. Damian Dodo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has told interrogators how five lawyers, who prosecuted multinational firms implicated in the $185 mi...
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15Feb
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Sons Of The DevilUndergraduates murder American returnee, steal her valuable – Pulse Nigeria

Pulse NigeriaSons Of The DevilUndergraduates murder American returnee, steal her valuablePulse NigeriaTwo final year students of the Ebonyi State University have been nabbed for murdering an American returnee to steal her property. Published: 3 minutes...
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15Feb
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UK police chief to be probed over Ibori fraud case – News24 Nigeria

News24 NigeriaUK police chief to be probed over Ibori fraud caseNews24 NigeriaLagos - The chief of the London Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe, is probe to face after the Scotland Yard officers investigating former Delta State Governor, James Ib...
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15Feb
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Gay WeddingPolice bursts same sex wedding in Abuja – Pulse Nigeria

Pulse NigeriaGay WeddingPolice bursts same sex wedding in AbujaPulse NigeriaThe police in Abuja have put an end to a wedding that was supposed to be between two homosexuals. Published: 4 minutes ago; Isaac Dachen. Print; eMail · Ibrahim Lawal an...
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15Feb
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Lagos police arrest ‘mad man’ with bank tellers, 22 ATM cards – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaLagos police arrest 'mad man' with bank tellers, 22 ATM cardsDailyPost Nigeriafake madman Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command attached to the Victoria Island area of Lagos State, have ...
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15Feb
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Don’t copy Pastors acting like Christianity is showbiz – Catholic warns priests – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaDon't copy Pastors acting like Christianity is showbiz - Catholic warns priestsDailyPost NigeriaCatholicChurchInteriorCapeMayNJ The Catholic Bishop's Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has warned its priests against “market place ...
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15Feb
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CNPP condemn sack of VCs, flays minister for appointing kinsmen as replacement – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaCNPP condemn sack of VCs, flays minister for appointing kinsmen as replacementDailyPost NigeriaCNPP The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has asked the Federal Government to immediately reinstate the Vice Chancellor of th...
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15Feb
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Why ex-president Jonathan may be prosecuted by President Buhari – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMWhy ex-president Jonathan may be prosecuted by President BuhariNAIJ.COMIf the suggestions by the Lagos state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) are anything to go by, ex-president Goodluck Jonathan may be prosecuted by Presid...
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15Feb
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Home News ‘Any cleric that supported Father Mbaka’s transfer is an enemy of the… – YNaija

The Guardian NigeriaHome News 'Any cleric that supported Father Mbaka's transfer is an enemy of the...YNaijaThe January 30 transfer of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka from Christ the King Parish,GRA, where he had been the parish priest for 20 years to Our...
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15Feb
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7 Govs Witness Gov Dickson’s Swearing In For Second Term – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership Newspapers7 Govs Witness Gov Dickson's Swearing In For Second TermLeadership NewspapersSeven governors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday witnessed the swearing in ceremony of the Bayelsa State governor,Ho...
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15Feb
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Yohanna wins Adamawa re-run election – Vanguard

VanguardYohanna wins Adamawa re-run electionVanguardYola—Immediate past Commissioner for Trade and Cooperative, and Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Talatu Yohanna , has emerged winner of the re-run election for Demsa/Numan/Lamurde fe...
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15Feb
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How my football career derailed — Gov. Lalong – Vanguard

VanguardHow my football career derailed — Gov. LalongVanguardGovernor Simon Lalong of Plateau State had cut his teeth in politics in the legislature having served as member of the House of Assembly between 1999 and 2006 and was speaker between 2000 a...
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15Feb
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Anyaoku, others for Ondo@40 lecture – The Punch

Anyaoku, others for Ondo@40 lectureThe PunchA former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has been named the Chairman of a symposium being organised by the Ondo State government as part of activities marking the 7th anniversary of Dr. O...
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15Feb
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‘PDP is heating up Ondo’ – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation Newspaper'PDP is heating up Ondo'The Nation NewspaperOndo State All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Akin Ogunsakin, in this interview with MUSA ODOSHIMOKHE, explains that the Peoples Democratic Party (APC) is heating up the Sun...
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15Feb
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CCT: SANs disagree over calls for Saraki’s resignation – The Punch

VanguardCCT: SANs disagree over calls for Saraki's resignationThe PunchWith the Code of Conduct Tribunal trial of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, set to begin on March 10, some senior lawyers in the country are divided over whether or n...
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15Feb
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Ex-NAF finance chief returns N84m looted fund to EFCC – The Punch

VanguardEx-NAF finance chief returns N84m looted fund to EFCCThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered N84m from the immediate past Director of Finance and Budget of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore O. O. Gbadebo, The PUN...
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15Feb
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Don’t interfere in senatorial poll, PDP tells Ortom – The Punch

The PunchDon't interfere in senatorial poll, PDP tells OrtomThe PunchThe Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has warned the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, against interfering in the February 20 rerun election in Benue-South sen...
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15Feb
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Gbajabiamila says President Buhari should be "absolved” of the 2016 budget crisis – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMGbajabiamila says President Buhari should be "absolved” of the 2016 budget crisisNAIJ.COMHon Femi Gbajabiamila, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, spoke on the issue of the 2016 budget while receiving leaders of the Nat...
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15Feb
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Nigeria’s economy: Awakening the snoring giant, by Adekoya Boladale – The Eagle Online

The Eagle OnlineNigeria's economy: Awakening the snoring giant, by Adekoya BoladaleThe Eagle OnlineA friend said to me over the weekend “If Mark Zuckerberg were a Nigerian and he created Facebook in a garage somewhere in Lagos or Ogun state, the ...
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15Feb
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Valentine celebration should bring Nigerians closer to God, says Cleric – Vanguard

Valentine celebration should bring Nigerians closer to God, says ClericVanguardLagos – The Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Monsignor Gabriel Osu, on Sunday said that Valentine celebration should bring Nigerians close...
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14Feb
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Notorious herdsmen are Malians, Chadians – IGP – The Punch

The PunchNotorious herdsmen are Malians, Chadians – IGPThe PunchThe Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, says most herdsmen that cause trouble in Nigeria are foreigners, specifically from the neighboring countries of Mali and Chad. According t...
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14Feb
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No area of my state under Boko Haram control, people enjoy safety – Yobe governor – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMNo area of my state under Boko Haram control, people enjoy safety – Yobe governorNAIJ.COMA delegation from Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) visited Damaturu, Yobe state, to deliver relief materials to the state. Baba Malam-Wali, the secretary t...
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14Feb
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CVC says tenures of sacked VCs of 9 Federal Universities expire Feb. 15 – Vanguard

The Nation NewspaperCVC says tenures of sacked VCs of 9 Federal Universities expire Feb. 15VanguardAbuja – Prof. Michael Faborode, the Secretary-General, Committee of Vice-Chancellors (CVC), says that the tenure of vice-chancellors of nine Federal Un...
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14Feb
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Buhari mourns Hajiya Fati Koko, says she had a good heart – Vanguard

The Nation NewspaperBuhari mourns Hajiya Fati Koko, says she had a good heartVanguardAbuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the virtues of Hajiya Fati Koko, popularly called Maitalla Tara, who passed away at age of 95 years. This is containe...
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14Feb
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We need prayers for President Buhari, he has genuine mission – Primate Ayodele – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMWe need prayers for President Buhari, he has genuine mission – Primate AyodeleNAIJ.COMEditor's note: Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, the founder and spiritual head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, celebrates his birthday on Sunday,...
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14Feb
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SERAP calls for tougher sanctions against corrupt lawyers – Vanguard

VanguardSERAP calls for tougher sanctions against corrupt lawyersVanguardFollowing growing allegations of corruption against some senior lawyers and their alleged complicity or facilitation of judicial corruption, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountabili...
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14Feb
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EDO 2016: Why I want to succeed Oshiomhole – Edebiri – Vanguard

VanguardEDO 2016: Why I want to succeed Oshiomhole – EdebiriVanguardCHIEF Solomon Edebiri was the revelation during the 2012 governorship election debate organized for candidates in Edo State. His policy plans and what he would do to bring the state ...
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14Feb
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Budget padding, scandalous votes and eagle-eyed senators – Vanguard

VanguardBudget padding, scandalous votes and eagle-eyed senatorsVanguardWhen Ministers began the defence of their budgets, last week, errors in the document made the Senate to express worries over what has now been described as padding by the Executive...
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14Feb
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Use of card reader didn’t violate any law—Igini – Vanguard

VanguardUse of card reader didn't violate any law—IginiVanguardBarr. Mike Igini is a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo and Cross River States. In this interview, he expresses shock over the judgments of the Supreme Court on the ...
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14Feb
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President Buhari: The bigger the head, the bigger the headache (1) – Vanguard

VanguardPresident Buhari: The bigger the head, the bigger the headache (1)VanguardWhen I read in the newspapers that the President, Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari, was complaining in Ethiopia that our judiciary is his major headache in the highly dramatised p...
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14Feb
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Ndoma-Egba, Otu, others defect to APC – The Punch

The PunchNdoma-Egba, Otu, others defect to APCThe PunchNational Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Saturday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State received a former senate leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba as well as a former...
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14Feb
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Youths endorse Tinubu as Yoruba Leader – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersYouths endorse Tinubu as Yoruba LeaderThe Nation NewspaperThe Oodua Youth Movement (OYM) has pronounced All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader and former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as leader of the Yo...
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14Feb
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Woman, 48, held after vomiting wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport – News24 Nigeria

News24 NigeriaWoman, 48, held after vomiting wraps of cocaine at Abuja airportNews24 NigeriaAbuja – A 48-year-old woman is alleged to have vomited wraps of white powdery substances which later tested positive for cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Interna...
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14Feb
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Insecurity: Sultan Seeks Constitutional Amendment To Integrate Traditional, Religious Leaders – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaInsecurity: Sultan Seeks Constitutional Amendment To Integrate Traditional, Religious LeadersInformation NigeriaSultan-of-Sokoto-Alhaji-Muhammad-Saad-Abubakar-III ( The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, yester...
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13Feb
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Chibok GirlsAir Force hints at possible locations of abductees – Pulse Nigeria

Pulse NigeriaChibok GirlsAir Force hints at possible locations of abducteesPulse NigeriaFamuyiwa stressed that the force has for this reason abstained from attacking the identified areas to avoid hitting the girls. Published: 2 minutes ago; Gbenga Bada...
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13Feb
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FG reopens Halliburton bribery scandal, implicated SAN says ‘we did nothing untoward’ – YNaija

YNaijaFG reopens Halliburton bribery scandal, implicated SAN says 'we did nothing untoward'YNaijaThe Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has begun a fresh probe into the $180 million Halliburton bribe scandal. The anti-corruption age...
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13Feb
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Police kill suspected kidnapper, rescue 3 victims – Daily Sun

Daily SunPolice kill suspected kidnapper, rescue 3 victimsDaily SunPolice in Kogi on Friday shot and killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued three kidnap victims at a border area between Kogi and Edo.. The Commissioner of police in Kogi, Mr Bansen Gwa...
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13Feb
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EFCC launches fresh probe into Mu’azu, Anenih, PDP chieftains – YNaija

YNaijaEFCC launches fresh probe into Mu'azu, Anenih, PDP chieftainsYNaijaIt is believed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a fresh investigation into some members of the Peoples Democratic Party's Board of Trustees a...
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13Feb
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Buhari to partner Central African countries on anti-terrorism – The Punch

VanguardBuhari to partner Central African countries on anti-terrorismThe PunchPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said his administration would partner with the 11-member Economic Community of Central Africa States to rid Nigeria and her neighbours of...
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13Feb
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$2.1billion Arms Scam: Army hands over 7 generals, 5 colonels to EFCC for probe – Vanguard

Vanguard$2.1billion Arms Scam: Army hands over 7 generals, 5 colonels to EFCC for probeVanguardTHE Army headquarters on Thursday night confirmed that 12 Army officers including serving and retired have been sent to the Economic and Financial Crimes Com...
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13Feb
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We’ll bring changes into governance – Edebiri, Edo PDP guber aspirant – Vanguard

VanguardWe'll bring changes into governance – Edebiri, Edo PDP guber aspirantVanguardCHIEF SOLOMON EDEBIRI was the revelation during the 2012 governorship election debate organized for candidates. He had contested the election under the platform ...
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13Feb
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Kano govt celebrates Murtala Muhammed – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperKano govt celebrates Murtala MuhammedThe Nation NewspaperThe Kano State Government in collaboration with Topseal Communications Limited is organising a commemorative event in honour of the late military Head of State, General Murtal...
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13Feb
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Diary of a six-day President – The Punch

The PunchDiary of a six-day PresidentThe PunchPresident Muhammadu Buhari penultimate Friday made a sudden announcement that he had started a short vacation that would end on Wednesday. That announcement made via a statement by his Special Adviser on Me...
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13Feb
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Taraba: Judiciary Remains Window Of Hope For Democracy – PDP – Osun Defender

The Nation NewspaperTaraba: Judiciary Remains Window Of Hope For Democracy – PDPOsun DefenderThe Peoples Democratic Party says that the Judiciary has shown that it remains the window of hope for democracy to strive in this country. The party said tha...
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13Feb
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Police kill suspected kidnapper, rescue 3 victims – Vanguard

Police kill suspected kidnapper, rescue 3 victimsVanguardLokoja – Police in Kogi on Friday shot and killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued three kidnap victims at a border area between Kogi and Edo.. The Commissioner of police in Kogi, Mr Bansen Gw...
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13Feb
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Arrest Warrant: My men are on the trail of Niger Delta Militant leader Tompolo – IG Arase – Naija247news

Naija247newsArrest Warrant: My men are on the trail of Niger Delta Militant leader Tompolo – IG AraseNaija247newsThe Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has said that his men are on the trail of the Niger Delta Militant leader, Mr Governme...
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13Feb
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FG Directs Security Beef-up Around All IDP Camps – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFG Directs Security Beef-up Around All IDP CampsCHANNELS TELEVISIONsecurity The federal government has directed a beef-up of security in and around camps for internally displaced persons in the country with renewed measures put in pl...
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12Feb
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Court refuses to stop trial of SAN, Ricky Tarfa – The Eagle Online

The Eagle OnlineCourt refuses to stop trial of SAN, Ricky TarfaThe Eagle OnlineA Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Lagos has thrown out an application by a prominent lawyer, Ricky Tarfa (SAN), seeking to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commiss...
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12Feb
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5 Nigerian Politicians Who Have Had Their Impeachment Upturned By The Court – Information Nigeria

Information Nigeria5 Nigerian Politicians Who Have Had Their Impeachment Upturned By The CourtInformation NigeriaA Court of Appeal sitting in Yola on Thursday reversed the impeachment of Murtala Nyako as governor of Adamawa State. INFORMATION NIGERIA r...
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12Feb
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Senate Committee urges FG to develop border communities – Naija247news

Naija247newsSenate Committee urges FG to develop border communitiesNaija247newsThe Senate Committee on States and Local Governments has urged the Federal Government to develop the country's border communities as many of the Nigeria's problems e...
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12Feb
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Courage Beyond Insurgency: The Story Of A Corps Member In Yobe – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONCourage Beyond Insurgency: The Story Of A Corps Member In YobeCHANNELS TELEVISIONNYSC members One of the cardinal objectives of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in Nigeria is to ensure corps members involve in meaningfu...
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12Feb
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How burglar’s head got stuck in burglar-proof bars after stealing [PHOTO] – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaHow burglar's head got stuck in burglar-proof bars after stealing [PHOTO]DailyPost Nigeriaburglar-proof 1 There was drama at a plaza on Plateau Club Road, Jos, Plateau State as a 32-year-old suspected thief got his head stuck betwe...
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12Feb
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Kayode Akinmade: Ondo at 40, the sun still shines – The News

The NewsKayode Akinmade: Ondo at 40, the sun still shinesThe NewsThere are quite a number of states making progress in Nigeria, trudging on in spite of the odds. With the steady slide in the value of the naira following the tragedy in the global oil ma...
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12Feb
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United Nations chief slams double terrorist attacks on refugee camp in northeastern Nigeria – Laurel Leader Call

Laurel Leader CallUnited Nations chief slams double terrorist attacks on refugee camp in northeastern NigeriaLaurel Leader Call"I think they are not able to do that; they send groups to go and kill vulnerable targets". It is very important fo...
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12Feb
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Lagos plans relocation of Ikoyi Prison, seeks FG support – WorldStage

WorldStageLagos plans relocation of Ikoyi Prison, seeks FG supportWorldStageGoverno Akinwunmi Ambode who spoke when the Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd.) paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Wednesday urged...
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12Feb
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5 stunning facts to know about Buhari’s 24-year-old special assistant (photo) – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COM5 stunning facts to know about Buhari's 24-year-old special assistant (photo)NAIJ.COMNews broke on Thursday, February 11, 2016 that President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Bashir Ahmad as his special assistant on New Media. The appointment...
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12Feb
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25-yr-old man kills father over fight with mum – Vanguard

Vanguard25-yr-old man kills father over fight with mumVanguardeffiong. A young man, Mfreke Archibong Effiong, was yesterday paraded by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly killing his father, Mr. Archibong Effiong in Ibesikpo-Asutan LGA of ...
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12Feb
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Man bags seven years for printing fake naira – The Punch

National MirrorMan bags seven years for printing fake nairaThe PunchA Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday convicted one James Onwuso who was caught printing fake naira notes. The judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, sentenced Onwuso to seven years imprison...
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12Feb
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Poor budget implementation affecting economy – Saraki – The Punch

VanguardPoor budget implementation affecting economy – SarakiThe PunchSenate President, Bukola Saraki, has lamented that ineffective implementation of past budgets and abandonment of projects have led to wastage that has negatively affected the natio...
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12Feb
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$2.1bn ARMS PROBE: NAF fires indicted officers, appoints new AOCs, PSOs – Vanguard

Vanguard$2.1bn ARMS PROBE: NAF fires indicted officers, appoints new AOCs, PSOsVanguardABUJA—The Nigerian Airforce High Command stepped up its anti-corruption war, yesterday, with the removal of officers, including Air Officers Commanding, AOCs, fing...
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12Feb
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SACK OF 3000 WORKERS: Okorocha receives govt/labour agreement – Vanguard

VanguardSACK OF 3000 WORKERS: Okorocha receives govt/labour agreementVanguardOWERRI—Governor Rochas Okorocha has received a copy of the agreement reached by Labour and the Imo State Government that ended the rift which arose between government and la...
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Ogun at 40: Friends, foes award Amosun pass mark – Vanguard

VanguardOgun at 40: Friends, foes award Amosun pass markVanguardRecently, Ogun State celebrated forty years of its existence. Ogun State is a state in South-Western Nigeria which was carved out of the old Western Region on February 3, 1976 by the then ...
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Riot over Fayose’s destruction of Olukere’s billboard – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperRiot over Fayose's destruction of Olukere's billboardThe Nation NewspaperThe destruction of a billboard bearing the picture of the Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Ganiyu Ayodele Obasoyin, by Governor Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday ...
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12Feb
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Any Cure for Buhari’s Judiciary Headache? – THISDAY Live

The Nation NewspaperAny Cure for Buhari's Judiciary Headache?THISDAY LivePresident Muhammadu Buhari has identified the judiciary, which is the third arm of government, as his main headache in his fight against corruption in Nigeria. The president, ...
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12Feb
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PDP Appoints Sen. Walid Jibrin As BoT Chair As Substantive Party Chairman Emerges Next Week – Naija247news

Naija247newsPDP Appoints Sen. Walid Jibrin As BoT Chair As Substantive Party Chairman Emerges Next WeekNaija247newsThe Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has replaced the embattled chairman of the Board, Haliru Mohammed Bello...
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12Feb
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President Buhari resumes work after short vacation – The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)

The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)President Buhari resumes work after short vacationThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday resumed work at the State House, Abuja after a 6-day vacati...
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12Feb
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2016 Budget: Don’t change our plans – Fashola tells Senate – Africa Independent Television

Africa Independent Television2016 Budget: Don't change our plans – Fashola tells SenateAfrica Independent TelevisionThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN led the management team of his Ministry at the 2016 Budget Def...
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12Feb
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Eight die in Jigawa boat accident – Vanguard

The Guardian NigeriaEight die in Jigawa boat accidentVanguardAt least eight people drowned in northern Nigeria when a canoe ferrying traders capsized and panicked passengers in another boat jumped into the river, a government official said Thursday. Th...
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11Feb
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DSS arraigns suspect for threatening to blow pipelines – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperDSS arraigns suspect for threatening to blow pipelinesThe Nation NewspaperThe Department of State Security (DSS), Thursday, dragged Mr. Nengi Samuel Ikiba, to the Magistrate Court 11, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, accusing him of threaten...
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11Feb
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ObasanjoSenate to probe ex-president, Jonathan, FCT ministers over violation of Abuja master plan – Pulse Nigeria

Pulse NigeriaObasanjoSenate to probe ex-president, Jonathan, FCT ministers over violation of Abuja master planPulse NigeriaThis was disclosed by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, Senator Dino Melaye while speaking to jo...
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Nigeria faces new rift over alleged Shi’ite massacre – Naija247news

Naija247newsNigeria faces new rift over alleged Shi'ite massacreNaija247newsZARIA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Piles of rubble are all that remain of the residence of Nigeria's most prominent Shi'ite Muslim leader after it was demolished by bulld...
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Female suicide bombers kill over 60 people in northeast Nigeria -officials – Naija247news

Naija247newsFemale suicide bombers kill over 60 people in northeast Nigeria -officialsNaija247newsTwo female suicide bombers killed more than 60 people at a camp for people displaced by an insurgency of the jihadist Boko Haram group in the northeast Ni...
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I don’t know about Information Ministry’s N398m budget for computers – Lai Mohammed – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaI don't know about Information Ministry's N398m budget for computers - Lai MohammedDailyPost NigeriaLai_Mohammed_ACN_national_publicity_secretary The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has claimed he was ignorant...
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11Feb
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Dasukigate: Why Army cannot investigate former Generals – Buratai – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaDasukigate: Why Army cannot investigate former Generals - BurataiDailyPost NigeriaTukur-Buratai-Chief-of-Army-Staff The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has given reasons why former army chiefs and other senior officers invo...
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11Feb
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Soyinka, Gbadamosi to head Lagos@50 committee – BusinessDay

BusinessDaySoyinka, Gbadamosi to head Lagos@50 committeeBusinessDayNobel laureate and professor of literature, Wole Soyinka, and Rasheed Gbadamosi, a one-time chairman of Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), have been named by Governor...
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11Feb
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Lai Mohammed Disowns Ministry’s N398m Votes For Computers – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersLai Mohammed Disowns Ministry's N398m Votes For ComputersLeadership NewspapersMinister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed yesterday openly disowned the N398 million being part of the budget estimates by his ministr...
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11Feb
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58 killed, 78 injured in Borno IDP camp suicide blast – Daily Trust

Daily Trust58 killed, 78 injured in Borno IDP camp suicide blastDaily TrustRescue workers evacuate injured victims of the Dikwa suicide bomb attack to hospitals in Maiduguri yesterday. Two female suicide bombers Tuesday detonated bombs at the Internall...
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