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16Jul
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Buhari Is Determined To Bring Change To Nigeria – Anyaoku – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBuhari Is Determined To Bring Change To Nigeria – AnyaokuCHANNELS TELEVISIONAnyaoku on Buhari's commitment to good governance Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says President Muhammadu Buhari is determ...
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16Jul
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Spain, Nigeria Crude Oil Trade Hits £6.5 Billion in 2014 – Envoy – AllAfrica.com

The Guardian NigeriaSpain, Nigeria Crude Oil Trade Hits £6.5 Billion in 2014 - EnvoyAllAfrica.comA total of £6.5 billion worth of crude oil was imported by Spain from Nigeria in 2014, Spanish ambassador to Nigeria, Alfonso Sebastian de Erice said yes...
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15Jul
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Kogi PDP reschedules ward congress to next week – News24 Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaKogi PDP reschedules ward congress to next weekNews24 NigeriaKogi - The Kogi State chapter of the People's Democratic Party has rescheduled their ward congress for next week, Leadership reported. This was disclosed by the party by ...
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15Jul
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Iran’s Gain May Be Nigeria’s Loss – Voice of America

Voice of AmericaIran's Gain May Be Nigeria's LossVoice of AmericaDAKAR—. The nuclear deal with Iran announced Tuesday might be a political win for U.S. President Barack Obama, but it could be a major loss for oil-producing Nigeria. The towers...
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15Jul
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Negotiate With Boko Haram, Sultan Urges FG – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersNegotiate With Boko Haram, Sultan Urges FGAllAfrica.comSokoto — The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar has called on the federal government to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of Chibok girls abducted over a y...
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15Jul
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Nigeria vows to shut down Radio Biafra – BBC News

BBC NewsNigeria vows to shut down Radio BiafraBBC NewsNigeria's government has vowed to shut down an illegal radio station operated by people sympathetic to the breakaway state of Biafra. The ministry of information said it has "successfully j...
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15Jul
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What VP Osinbajo Told The UN In Addis Ababa On Tuesday – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMWhat VP Osinbajo Told The UN In Addis Ababa On TuesdayNAIJ.COMVice President Yemi Osinbajo, while attending a plenary session of the 3rd United Nations Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday, July 14, begge...
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15Jul
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Unpaid Salaries: Osun workers resume strike 24 hour after suspension – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaUnpaid Salaries: Osun workers resume strike 24 hour after suspensionDailyPost NigeriaOsun State workers to resume strike – Unpaid Salaries Barely 24 hours after Osun state civil servants suspended their over seven weeks strike action...
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15Jul
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Yobe State Trims Down State Ministries From 22 to 15 – 360Nobs.com

360Nobs.comYobe State Trims Down State Ministries From 22 to 15360Nobs.comThe Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam has reduced the number of ministries in the state from twenty-two to fifteen, in order to reduce the cost of governance. This was d...
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15Jul
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FG confirms recall of ambassadors – Daily Trust

The Guardian NigeriaFG confirms recall of ambassadorsDaily TrustThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday confirmed the recall of non-career ambassadors and ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary on tour of duty abroad. This is contained in a s...
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15Jul
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I Was Misinterpreted -Saraki Clears the Air on Tweets Concerning Service Chiefs – Nigerian Bulletin

Nigerian BulletinI Was Misinterpreted -Saraki Clears the Air on Tweets Concerning Service ChiefsNigerian BulletinSenate President Bukola Saraki has issued a statement claiming that his tweets on the senate screening for service chiefs was misinterprete...
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15Jul
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Tribunal Turns Down Gov Udom’s Request To Disqualify APC Witnesses – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersTribunal Turns Down Gov Udom's Request To Disqualify APC WitnessesLeadership NewspapersAttempt by Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State to stop the witnesses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in ...
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15Jul
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Ambode Orders Reconstruction Of IKotun-Ejigbo Road – Leadership Newspapers

P.M. NewsAmbode Orders Reconstruction Of IKotun-Ejigbo RoadLeadership NewspapersLagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday ordered the immediate reconstruction of Ikotun-Ejigbo road, now a nightmare to motorists plying the road. The governor ...
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15Jul
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FG declares July 17, 20 holidays for Sallah – The Punch

The Guardian NigeriaFG declares July 17, 20 holidays for SallahThe PunchThe Federal Government has declared July 17 and 20, 2015, as public holidays to mark id-el-fitr sallah celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji, ...
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15Jul
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‘Spain spent 6.5b euros on Nigeria’s oil’ – The Nation Newspaper

BusinessDay'Spain spent 6.5b euros on Nigeria's oil'The Nation NewspaperSPAIN has said it spent about 6.5 billion euros last year to BUY oil and gas from Nigeria. Its Ambassador to Nigeria, Alfonso Sebastian de Erice, who visited to the Spe...
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15Jul
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Buhari Tells New Security Chiefs They Were Chosen On Merit – SaharaReporters.com

SaharaReporters.comBuhari Tells New Security Chiefs They Were Chosen On MeritSaharaReporters.com"All of you, including the National Security Adviser, were chosen on merit. Your records gave you the job. Save for the new Chief of Army Staff whom I ...
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15Jul
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Creation of complaints commission justified by Obasanjo – News24 Nigeria

News24 NigeriaCreation of complaints commission justified by ObasanjoNews24 NigeriaAbuja - Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed he has not regrets nor complaints about the creation of the Federal Public Complaints Commission during his tim...
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15Jul
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Court frees Lamido and two sons – BusinessDay

BusinessDayCourt frees Lamido and two sonsBusinessDayJustice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the former governor of Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, who have been ...
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15Jul
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PDP To APC: You Lied On $5.6bn NLNG Funds – Ledger Gazette

Osun DefenderPDP To APC: You Lied On $5.6bn NLNG FundsLedger GazetteIn a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by Lai Mohammed, national publicity secretary of the party, APC accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of distorting the facts about the so...
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14Jul
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Oronsaye Regains Temporary Freedom – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONOronsaye Regains Temporary FreedomCHANNELS TELEVISIONIn the charge filed before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the former top bureaucrat alongside two other persons, Osarenkhoe Afe and Frederick Hami...
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14Jul
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ITF Not Relocating Hqts From Jos To Abuja – DG – Leadership Newspapers

WorldStageITF Not Relocating Hqts From Jos To Abuja – DGLeadership NewspapersManagement of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has said that there are no plans whatsoever to relocate the headquarters of the agency from Jos in Plateau State to Abuja, the F...
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14Jul
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How President Buhari Snubbed His Close Ally In NSA Race – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMHow President Buhari Snubbed His Close Ally In NSA RaceNAIJ.COMOne individual thought he would be appointment as National Security Adviser (NSA) was left disappointed when President Muhammadu Buhari chose Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno on Monday Ju...
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14Jul
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"Don’t Expect Miracles From Buhari’s Service Chiefs" – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COM"Don't Expect Miracles From Buhari's Service Chiefs"NAIJ.COMNigerians have been asked not to expect any miracle from the service chiefs newly appointed by president Muhammadu Buhari. This was the suggestion of Captain Umar Ali...
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14Jul
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Governor Vows To Punish Gays – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMGovernor Vows To Punish GaysNAIJ.COMSamuel Ortom, the executive governor of Benue state, has said that the state will not tolerate gay activities. He said this when he received the prelate of the Anglican Communion of Nigeria, Archbishop Nichol...
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14Jul
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Buhari approves N160/$ for pilgrimage – BusinessDay

The PunchBuhari approves N160/$ for pilgrimageBusinessDayPresident Muhammadu Buhari has approved an exchange rate of N160 to $1, for this year's pilgrimage operations. The president's approval was disclosed by John Kennedy Opara, executive secr...
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14Jul
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Residents Commend Return Of Checkpoints In Yobe – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONResidents Commend Return Of Checkpoints In YobeCHANNELS TELEVISIONyobe-Checkpoints Checkpoints have resurfaced in Yobe State, in compliance to the nationwide “stop and search” directive by the Inspector General of Police aimed at...
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14Jul
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Nigeria’s President Buhari asks state oil company to review swap scheme … – Reuters Africa

CHANNELS TELEVISIONNigeria's President Buhari asks state oil company to review swap scheme ...Reuters AfricaABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the state-run oil company to review agreements behind a programme to sw...
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14Jul
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Gov. Ambode Helps Rescue Accident Victim in Lagos – PHOTOS – Bella Naija

Bella NaijaGov. Ambode Helps Rescue Accident Victim in Lagos – PHOTOSBella NaijaOn Monday morning, Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode witnessed a car accident while he was on his way to work. According to online reports, he subsequently got out of...
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14Jul
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Anambra Patriots: Group canvasses for Chris Ngige – Pulse Nigeria

Information NigeriaAnambra Patriots: Group canvasses for Chris NgigePulse NigeriaHis deep sense of patriotism, sincere devotion to duty as his commitment to improving Anambra development status remained unequalled despite distractions from some element...
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14Jul
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Pay Cut: Buhari, Osinbajo Violating Our Law – Ajulo – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersPay Cut: Buhari, Osinbajo Violating Our Law – AjuloLeadership NewspapersThe National Secretary of Labour Party, Barrister Kayode Ajulo, yesterday took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over a ...
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14Jul
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Travelers Stranded As Boko Haram Attack Kano-Maiduguri Highway – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersTravelers Stranded As Boko Haram Attack Kano-Maiduguri HighwayLeadership NewspapersMany travellers were yesterday stranded on the dangerous highway linking Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capitals of Borno and Yobe states as Boko Haram...
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14Jul
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Police to pay N100m damages for suspect’s death – The Punch

The PunchPolice to pay N100m damages for suspect's deathThe PunchA Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday entered judgment in favour of one of the suspects of an alleged N1bn pension scam in the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mrs. Patricia Onyeabo, w...
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14Jul
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Oshiomhole: NOI spent $1bn on GEJ’s campaign – TheCable

TheCableOshiomhole: NOI spent $1bn on GEJ's campaignTheCableAdams Oshiomhole, governor of Edo state, has alleged that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, immediate past minister of finance, expended $1 billion on the re-election bid of former president, Goodluck ...
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14Jul
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Speeding Truck Kills Couple, Son In Anambra | Photos – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaSpeeding Truck Kills Couple, Son In Anambra | PhotosInformation Nigeriaesterday, a couple, and their first child were killed around Anambra State Government House, ,Aestwka, during an accident involving a truck. According to Southern...
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13Jul
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Woman slits neighbours throat during fight – News24 Nigeria

News24 NigeriaWoman slits neighbours throat during fightNews24 NigeriaLagos - A woman from Lagos has been arrested after she killed her neighbour in the Ikota Ajah area of the state, Punch reported. The two women allegedly had an argument about who had...
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13Jul
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Nigeria refineries before July 2015 – BusinessDay

Daily Times NigeriaNigeria refineries before July 2015BusinessDayThe announcement that Nigeria local refineries will commence operation by July 2015 is a welcome development but what the refineries will offer if allowed to work at full capacity should ...
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13Jul
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Hundreds of Worshippers Escape Blast in Jos Church – AllAfrica.com

AllAfrica.comHundreds of Worshippers Escape Blast in Jos ChurchAllAfrica.comJos — Hundreds of worshipers cheated death in Jos, Plateau State, on Sunday as a bomb explosion went off at ECWA Church, Tudunwa, Angwan Yashi, near the Federal Secretariat i...
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13Jul
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BOKO HARAM: Shekau Raped Me Multiple Times, Now Am Pregnant For Him … – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMBOKO HARAM: Shekau Raped Me Multiple Times, Now Am Pregnant For Him ...NAIJ.COMA former Boko Haram prisoner who was taken by the insurgents some 27months ago reveals how the sect's leader Abubakar Shekau treated her while his slave also cla...
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13Jul
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APGA Frowns At Relocation Of Boko Haram Suspects To Anambra State – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONAPGA Frowns At Relocation Of Boko Haram Suspects To Anambra StateCHANNELS TELEVISIONBoko-Haram-Suspects-relocation The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has urged the Federal Government to urgently move the 47 Boko Haram inmates ...
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13Jul
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90% Of Tankers In Nigeria Are Too Old To Operate – FRSC Corps Marshal – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COM90% Of Tankers In Nigeria Are Too Old To Operate - FRSC Corps MarshalNAIJ.COMThe CEO and Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, says sanitising Nigerian roads against reckless tanker and trailer drivers is his new f...
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13Jul
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Re-Invent Your States, Umahi Charges Fellow Govs – AllAfrica.com

The Guardian NigeriaRe-Invent Your States, Umahi Charges Fellow GovsAllAfrica.comLaide Raheem and Augustine Adah — Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, on Sunday described the 50 per cent pay cut being forfeited by some state governors as highly insign...
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13Jul
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5 Killed in Gang Shoot-Out in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt – NDTV

NDTV5 Killed in Gang Shoot-Out in Nigeria's Port HarcourtNDTVGunmen suspected to be gang members shot dead five local residents at the weekend near Nigeria's oil city of Port Harcourt, the police said on today. submit to reddit; inShare; Add to...
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13Jul
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President Buhari is Not ‘Baba Go Slow’ -Aide – Nigerian Bulletin

P.M. NewsPresident Buhari is Not 'Baba Go Slow' -AideNigerian BulletinGarba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity has issued a statement saying that the President is not 'Baba Go slow'. buh...
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13Jul
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Paper Review: Plot Against Saraki, Ekweremadu Gains Momentum – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMPaper Review: Plot Against Saraki, Ekweremadu Gains MomentumNAIJ.COMThe ensuing crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) has assumed a new dimension following renewed supremacy tussle between loyalist of President Buhari, former vice presi...
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13Jul
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EFCC to Arraign Oronsaye On Monday As Nyako, Son Get N350 Million Bail – AllAfrica.com

DailyPost NigeriaEFCC to Arraign Oronsaye On Monday As Nyako, Son Get N350 Million BailAllAfrica.comThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to arraign former Head of Service of the Federation (HOS), Steve Oronsaye, and two others on ...
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13Jul
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A/Ibom Governorship – ‘How INEC Is Frustrating Our Efforts’ – AllAfrica.com

NAIJ.COMA/Ibom Governorship - 'How INEC Is Frustrating Our Efforts'AllAfrica.comCounsel to the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Akwa Ibom State election Victor Iyanam on Thursday lamented that despite all efforts to ...
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13Jul
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APC Board of Trustees – Group Roots for Atiku – AllAfrica.com

NigerianReviewsAPC Board of Trustees - Group Roots for AtikuAllAfrica.comAs the governing All Progressives Congress gets set to appoint a chairman for its Board of Trustees, a group with ties to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the le...
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13Jul
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Terrorism: France pledges support to Nigeria – National Mirror

The Guardian NigeriaTerrorism: France pledges support to NigeriaNational MirrorConsul-General in French Consulate in Lagos, Ambassador Marcel Encure, stated this during a special French National Day in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, Saturday nigh...
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13Jul
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The states and sustainable public finance – BusinessDay

THISDAY LiveThe states and sustainable public financeBusinessDayIt is a great relief to our country and to all stakeholders that last week the Federal Government took some bold steps to resolve the embarrassing backlog of salary arrears for civil serva...
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13Jul
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Congolese forfeits undeclared $511, 225 to FG – The Punch

The PunchCongolese forfeits undeclared $511, 225 to FGThe PunchA citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Kutumisan Mbuta Blaise, last week Tuesday, forfeited a sum of $511, 225 to the Nigerian Federal Government for failure to declare the fore...
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13Jul
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Nyako, Son Granted Bail As EFCC Narrates How Key Witnesses Died – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELS TELEVISIONNyako, Son Granted Bail As EFCC Narrates How Key Witnesses DiedAllAfrica.comTobi Soniyi in Abuja Former Adamawa State governor, Murtala Nyako, his son, Abdulaziz (a serving Senator) and two of the ex-governor's aides have been gr...
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13Jul
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Buhari sacks Bianca Ojukwu, Maduekwe, other Ambassadors – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaBuhari sacks Bianca Ojukwu, Maduekwe, other AmbassadorsInformation NigeriaTopping the list of the disengaged envoys are a former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe (Canada); Chairman of the Jonathan Presidential Campaign Or...
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12Jul
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Transformation Agenda Is Not Jonathan’s or PDP’s Thing – NPC Official – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMTransformation Agenda Is Not Jonathan's or PDP's Thing - NPC OfficialNAIJ.COMThe National Planning Commission (NPC) insists that the Transformation Agenda, popularly associated with the immediate past administration, does not actually b...
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12Jul
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Nigeria’s president will take a 50% salary cut – News24

News24Nigeria's president will take a 50% salary cutNews24Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will be paid half the salary that his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, received, his office has announced. Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu made ...
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12Jul
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Marilyn Ogar: DSS recalls spokesperson from Maiduguri after sudden transfer – Pulse Nigeria

TheCableMarilyn Ogar: DSS recalls spokesperson from Maiduguri after sudden transferPulse NigeriaMarilyn Ogar, who was until recently Department of State Services, DSS, deputy director, public relations, has been recalled after been transferred to Maidu...
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12Jul
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Oshiomhole wants workers salaries increased – P.M. News

P.M. NewsOshiomhole wants workers salaries increasedP.M. NewsGovernor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Friday in Abuja advocated for upward review of workers' salaries to reflect socio-economic realities in the country. Oshiomhole made the call while fie...
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12Jul
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Police Vacate Rivers Council Secretariats On Order Of IG – Leadership Newspapers

The Guardian NigeriaPolice Vacate Rivers Council Secretariats On Order Of IGLeadership NewspapersThe Rivers State Police Command at the weekend vacated the secretariats of the 22 local government councils of the state following an order from the Inspec...
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12Jul
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Suicide bomber in burqa kills 15 people in Chad capital – Reuters Africa

Reuters AfricaSuicide bomber in burqa kills 15 people in Chad capitalReuters AfricaN'DJAMENA (Reuters) - A man dressed in a woman's burqa blew himself up in the main market in Chad's capital N'Djamena early on Saturday, killing 15 peopl...
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12Jul
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‘We Will Arrest Iyaloja’s killer’ – Police – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COM'We Will Arrest Iyaloja's killer' - PoliceNAIJ.COMThe newly posted commissioner of police in Ogun state, CP Abdulmajid Ali, has promised the family of the slain Iyaloja of Ijebuland, the late chief (Mrs) Sadiat Elewuju, that the kil...
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12Jul
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Gunmen Kill Traditional Ruler, 3 Others In Enugu – Leadership Newspapers

The Guardian NigeriaGunmen Kill Traditional Ruler, 3 Others In EnuguLeadership NewspapersTension has heightened in Enugu State, following the brutal murder of the traditional ruler of Nkerefi Community and three other persons by yet to be identified gu...
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12Jul
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South-east Traders Protest Boko Haram Prisoners’ Stay – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONSouth-east Traders Protest Boko Haram Prisoners' StayCHANNELS TELEVISIONsouth-east- traders-on- boko haram Traders in Nigeria's South-east have shut down markets in Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Abia and Ebonyi States in protest of th...
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11Jul
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INEC releases date for Governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa – TV360

TV360INEC releases date for Governorship elections in Kogi, BayelsaTV360The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the dates for governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States. A statement issued on Friday by the Chairman, Inf...
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11Jul
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EFCC To Arraign Oronsaye In Court Monday On Alleged ‘Stealing’ – The Streetjournal

The StreetjournalEFCC To Arraign Oronsaye In Court Monday On Alleged 'Stealing'The StreetjournalThe embattled former Head of Service (HOS) of the Federation, Steve Oronsaye will on Monday be arraigned before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Fede...
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11Jul
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Two killed in botched suicide attack in Maiduguri, NE Nigeria: witnesses – gulfnews.com

The Guardian NigeriaTwo killed in botched suicide attack in Maiduguri, NE Nigeria: witnessesgulfnews.comMAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Two people were killed in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday when two suicide bombers tried to target a busy b...
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11Jul
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Why I’m contesting Taraba gov election in court – Sen Alhassan – Daily Trust

P.M. NewsWhy I'm contesting Taraba gov election in court – Sen AlhassanDaily TrustAll Progressives Congress (APC) Taraba State governorship candidate Senator Aisha Alhassan said that her struggle to reclaim her mandate through lawful means was st...
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11Jul
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Boko Haram: Checkpoints Resurface In Abuja, Others – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersBoko Haram: Checkpoints Resurface In Abuja, OthersLeadership NewspapersNot a few residents of the Federal Capital Territories (FCT) were taken by a surprise yesterday when they noticed the return of military checkpoints few days af...
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11Jul
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‘PDP Can’t Contest Zakari’s Appointment As INEC Chair’ – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership Newspapers'PDP Can't Contest Zakari's Appointment As INEC Chair'Leadership NewspapersChief Chekwas Okorie, national chairman and presidential candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) at the last presidential election t...
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11Jul
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Toyin Lawani: Celebrity stylist spotted with Gov. Fayose at uncle’s burial – Pulse Nigeria

P.M. NewsToyin Lawani: Celebrity stylist spotted with Gov. Fayose at uncle's burialPulse NigeriaToyin Lawani has been spotted with the Governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose at the burial of the governor's uncle in Ekiti State. Published...
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11Jul
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Nigeria’s president, vice president take 50 pct salary cut – Reuters Africa

CHANNELS TELEVISIONNigeria's president, vice president take 50 pct salary cutReuters AfricaABUJA, July 10 (Reuters) - Nigeria's new president, Muhammadu Buhari, and his vice president Yemi Osinbajo have cut their salaries by half, a statement f...
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11Jul
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Dogara Seeks Sustained Nigeria-India Ties In InfoTech, Others – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONDogara Seeks Sustained Nigeria-India Ties In InfoTech, OthersCHANNELS TELEVISIONdogara The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called for sustained cooperation between Nigeria and India in the areas of informa...
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11Jul
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Nigeria’s Maiduguri airport re-opens after 18 months – Business Standard

The Guardian NigeriaNigeria's Maiduguri airport re-opens after 18 monthsBusiness StandardCommercial flights resumed into the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri today, nearly 18 months after the airport was shut in the wake of a daring Boko Haram ...
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11Jul
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Betrayal: How Tinubu Embarrassed Tambuwal Before APC Chieftains – Entertainment Express

Entertainment ExpressBetrayal: How Tinubu Embarrassed Tambuwal Before APC ChieftainsEntertainment ExpressAs efforts of the chairman of APC Peace Committee, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal towards resolving the party's internal crisis continues, National leader...
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11Jul
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Breaking News: 21 Lawyers Conferred With Rank Of SAN – The Streetjournal

The StreetjournalBreaking News: 21 Lawyers Conferred With Rank Of SANThe StreetjournalThe Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on 21 legal practitioners. Mr Ahm...
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10Jul
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Pipeline explosion kills 12, injures 3 at Agip’s oil field – BusinessDay

The Guardian NigeriaPipeline explosion kills 12, injures 3 at Agip's oil fieldBusinessDayA total of 12 oil workers died in a pipeline explosion which occurred on Thursday afternoon at Agip's oil fields in Azuzuama in Southern Ijaw Local Governm...
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10Jul
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Boko Haram attacks Buni Yadi – Independent Online

Independent OnlineBoko Haram attacks Buni YadiIndependent OnlineNigeria - Boko Haram militants attacked the northern Nigerian town of Buni Yadi in Yobe state late on Thursday and it was unclear how the fighting had ended, military sources said. There w...
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10Jul
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Okorocha Urges Nigerians To Unite To Fight Boko Haram – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONOkorocha Urges Nigerians To Unite To Fight Boko HaramCHANNELS TELEVISIONOkorocha The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has urged all Nigerians irrespective of religion and ethnic differences to unite and fight the menace of Boko H...
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10Jul
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Lagos Court sentences Pakistani to 18 months in prison for importing heroin – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaLagos Court sentences Pakistani to 18 months in prison for importing heroinDailyPost NigeriaA Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has sentenced a 19-year-old Pakistani, Iftikhar Arslan, to 18 months in prison for importing 25.4 kilog...
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10Jul
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We are Ready To Prosecute Treasury Looters – Justice Ministry – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersWe are Ready To Prosecute Treasury Looters – Justice MinistryLeadership NewspapersThe Ministry of Justice declared yesterday that it is fully prepared to prosecute those found culpable of stealing public funds from the nation&#39...
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10Jul
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No clarity yet on probe of former Bayelsa governor – News24 Nigeria

CHANNELS TELEVISIONNo clarity yet on probe of former Bayelsa governorNews24 NigeriaLagos - The Federal High Court in Abuja has not set a date to rule on either proceeding with the trial of former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, or quashing th...
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10Jul
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NPC explains why 2016 population census may not hold – DailyPost Nigeria

Information NigeriaNPC explains why 2016 population census may not holdDailyPost NigeriaThe National Population Commission, NPC, has disclosed that the 2016 head count for all Nigerians may not hold. The commission said the exercise would depend on the...
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10Jul
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Four Storey Building Collapses On Church – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMFour Storey Building Collapses On ChurchNAIJ.COMA four-storey building still under construction has collapsed on a church building in the Sabo, Yaba area of Lagos State. The building was said to have collapsed around 2pm on the church. The seve...
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10Jul
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Assailants Murder Ijebu-Ode’s Iyaloja-General – AllAfrica.com

Nigerian BulletinAssailants Murder Ijebu-Ode's Iyaloja-GeneralAllAfrica.comAbeokuta — Suspected assailants on Wednesday invaded the Sabo-Molode home of the Iyaloja-General of Ijebu-Ode, Alhaja Saida Elewuju and killed her. Daily Independent Metro...
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10Jul
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Minority leader: I’m still consulting, says Akpabio – Daily Trust

The Guardian NigeriaMinority leader: I'm still consulting, says AkpabioDaily TrustFormer governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio yesterday said he is still consulting with his colleagues on whether he should accept the position of Senate Minor...
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10Jul
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Lesser Hajj: ‘Nigerian Embassy Did Not Snub PMB’s Family’ – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersLesser Hajj: 'Nigerian Embassy Did Not Snub PMB's Family'Leadership NewspapersThe consular-general in the Nigerian embassy in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Umar, neither side-stepped protocol nor accorded preferential treatment t...
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10Jul
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PDP’ll bounce back in 2019 –Ihedioha – The Punch

The PunchPDP'll bounce back in 2019 –IhediohaThe PunchThe Chairman of Post Election Review Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Emeka Ihedioha, has said that the party will bounce back and reclaim its political dominance in Nigeria come 201...
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10Jul
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Save me from death, man with kidney problem begs Ambode – P.M. News

P.M. NewsSave me from death, man with kidney problem begs AmbodeP.M. NewsA 35-year old man, Adeola Michael Olayimika is on the verge of death if nothing urgent is done to salvage the situation as he cried unto Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to save him from...
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10Jul
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Nigerian court sentences Pakistani to prison for importing heroine – Premium Times

Premium TimesNigerian court sentences Pakistani to prison for importing heroinePremium TimesA 19-year-old Pakistani, Iftikhar Arslan, was on Thursday sentenced to 18 months in prison by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos, for im...
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09Jul
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Renewed killings by Boko Haram unacceptable- NLC – WorldStage

WorldStageRenewed killings by Boko Haram unacceptable- NLCWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has challenged the Federal Government to act fast on the renewed killings of the citizens by the Boko Haram insurgents, saying it...
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09Jul
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Military checkpoints resurface in Plateau – News24 Nigeria

The NewsMilitary checkpoints resurface in PlateauNews24 NigeriaJos - Military checkpoints in Plateau, which disappeared some weeks ago, have returned, the media reports. The checkpoints had resurfaced in Jos, other towns, as well as major and rural roa...
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09Jul
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US-Nigeria ties to be based on mutual respect – News24 Nigeria

News24 NigeriaUS-Nigeria ties to be based on mutual respectNews24 NigeriaLagos - The United States is committed to ensuring partnerships forged with Nigeria are based on mutual interests and respect, Antony Blinken, US Deputy Secretary of State, has sa...
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09Jul
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Nigerian church rejects coroner report on building collapse – Reuters Africa

Times LIVENigerian church rejects coroner report on building collapseReuters AfricaLAGOS (Reuters) - A Nigerian megachurch run by one of Africa's best known preachers, TB Joshua, has dismissed a coroner's ruling that it should be prosecuted ove...
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09Jul
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We Lost 37 Teachers in Kaduna Bomb Blast – NUT – AllAfrica.com

Information NigeriaWe Lost 37 Teachers in Kaduna Bomb Blast - NUTAllAfrica.comAbuja — The National President of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Mr. Micheal Olukoya, yesterday confirmed the death of 37 teachers in Tuesday's bomb blast that rocked ...
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09Jul
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Burst cocaine capsules lead to smuggler’s death – News24 Nigeria

News24 NigeriaBurst cocaine capsules lead to smuggler's deathNews24 NigeriaAbuja - A 32-year-old drug smuggler has died after capsules containing cocaine burst in his stomach, PUNCH reports. The deceased, identified as Obiefuna Ndulue, was rushed t...
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09Jul
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Burst cocaine capsules lead to smuggler’s death – News24 Nigeria

News24 NigeriaBurst cocaine capsules lead to smuggler's deathNews24 NigeriaAbuja - A 32-year-old drug smuggler has died after capsules containing cocaine burst in his stomach, PUNCH reports. The deceased, identified as Obiefuna Ndulue, was rushed t...
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09Jul
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Ex-Reps members, Ambassador make commissioner list in Enugu – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaEx-Reps members, Ambassador make commissioner list in EnuguDailyPost NigeriaIfeanyi Ugwuanyi Enugu State Governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Thursday submitted list of twenty-four commissioner nominees to the Enugu State House of Assem...
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09Jul
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SA dominates in Times Higher Education rankings – Mail & Guardian Online

Mail & Guardian OnlineSA dominates in Times Higher Education rankingsMail & Guardian OnlineIf there was a list of Africa's top universities, the University of Cape Town would rank number one, and South Africa would dominate the continent. The Unive...
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09Jul
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National Assembly not your party secretariat – Ekweremadu tells APC – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaNational Assembly not your party secretariat - Ekweremadu tells APCDailyPost NigeriaSenator Ike Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has told the All Progressives Congress, APC, that the National Assembly is not the part...
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09Jul
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PDP sticks to its guns spat over bailout funds – News24 Nigeria

The NewsPDP sticks to its guns spat over bailout fundsNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has maintained its position that the $2,1 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) component of the bailout for states was the initiative of ...
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09Jul
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ECA: Jonathan approved $2.1b withdrawal, says Okonjo-Iweala – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperECA: Jonathan approved $2.1b withdrawal, says Okonjo-IwealaThe Nation NewspaperFormer President Goodluck Jonathan approved the withdrawal of $2billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said. In a stat...
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09Jul
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Read President Buhari’s Answer To 13 Demands Of BBOG Campaigners – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMRead President Buhari's Answer To 13 Demands Of BBOG CampaignersNAIJ.COMThe activists have advised Nigeria's leader to visit town of Chibok in Borno state, where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted, and to apologise to Nigerians for...
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