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15Feb
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Governors to set up team to dialogue with national assembly over creation of state police – TheCable

VanguardGovernors to set up team to dialogue with national assembly over creation of state policeTheCableThe Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) is currently holding a meeting at the state house conference center in Abuja. Top on the agenda of the meeti...
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15Feb
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2019: Afenifere reacts to reordering of election sequence – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post Nigeria2019: Afenifere reacts to reordering of election sequenceDaily Post NigeriaPan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has expressed a positive feeling to the election sequence re-ordered by the National Assembly. It said the new elec...
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15Feb
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Senate confirms seven RECs, drops two – The Punch

The PunchSenate confirms seven RECs, drops twoThe PunchThe Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of seven nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The RECs would supervise elections at the s...
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15Feb
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Buhari should join retiree’s club, PDP replies Tinubu – The Punch

The PunchBuhari should join retiree's club, PDP replies TinubuThe PunchThe Peoples Democratic Party says the counsel by the All Progressives Congress National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and military dictato...
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15Feb
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Jang rubbishes report claiming he said Hausa/Fulani will not govern Nigeria again – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaJang rubbishes report claiming he said Hausa/Fulani will not govern Nigeria againDaily Post NigeriaThe Senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, Jonah Jang has debunked comments credited to him that Hausa/Fulani wou...
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15Feb
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Changing Nigeria not easy task – Tinubu – Vanguard

VanguardChanging Nigeria not easy task – TinubuVanguardAbuja – A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said evolving “true change'' in the country as promised by the party is not an easy task. ...
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15Feb
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Dangote Group targets end 2018 for 250000 tons Sokoto rice mill – BusinessAMLive (press release) (blog)

BusinessAMLive (press release) (blog)Dangote Group targets end 2018 for 250000 tons Sokoto rice millBusinessAMLive (press release) (blog)Mansur Ahmed, the group executive director, stakeholder relations and corporate communications, Dangote Group, has ...
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15Feb
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Lagos donates N365m mobile clinic for cancer treatment – Vanguard

VanguardLagos donates N365m mobile clinic for cancer treatmentVanguardThe Lagos State Government on Wednesday handed over a Mobile Cancer Centre for the diagnosis and treatment of residents afflicted with cancer-related diseases as well as increase adv...
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15Feb
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National Assembly: 8 things to note about amendment to Electoral Act – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaNational Assembly: 8 things to note about amendment to Electoral ActDaily Post NigeriaToday, the National Assembly approved changes to Nigeria's electoral act. Here are 8 things you need to know about it: 1. INSTANT TRANSMISSION O...
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15Feb
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DSS quizzes ex-Information Minister, Labaran Maku – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaDSS quizzes ex-Information Minister, Labaran MakuDaily Post NigeriaThe Department of State Security Service, Nasarawa state command, on Wednesday summoned the National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr. Labaran Maku...
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14Feb
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LG polls: Edo APC to commence campaigns, as Obaseki assures peaceful polls – Vanguard

VanguardLG polls: Edo APC to commence campaigns, as Obaseki assures peaceful pollsVanguardEdo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed plans of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to commence campaigns for the forthcom...
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14Feb
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Another JAMB official ‘steals’ N23 million, gives strange defence – Premium Times

Premium TimesAnother JAMB official 'steals' N23 million, gives strange defencePremium TimesA few days after the bizarre report that a snake 'swallowed' about N36 million from the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board's vault in Be...
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14Feb
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A Scheme of Madness – Words do kill!

Words are powerful! They create and they destroy, a great reason why we need to pick them carefully. This week I had the opportunity of visiting Mundaring Weir. Here I got reminded of how important our tongues are. As I leaned on the rails that run across the weir, I couldn’t but think deeply about
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14Feb
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VP Osinbajo gives daughter out in marriage – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaVP Osinbajo gives daughter out in marriageDaily Post NigeriaVice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, has announced the marriage of his eldest daughter, Damilola Osinbajo to Oluseun Bakare. The news of Damilola Osinbajo's engageme...
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14Feb
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Boko Haram suspects finally get their day in court – Vanguard

VanguardBoko Haram suspects finally get their day in courtVanguardThe prosecution only called one witness against Abba Umar. He said the defendant, if released, would likely go back to Boko Haram's hideout in Sambisa Forest in northeast Nigeria. Th...
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14Feb
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Senator Saraki meets Muslim women, re-pledges to fight drugs – TODAY.NG

TODAY.NGSenator Saraki meets Muslim women, re-pledges to fight drugsTODAY.NGPresident of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has reiterated the resolve of the 8th Senate to tackle the menace of drug abuse in the country. This is even as he pledged ...
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14Feb
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Dogara, NANS mourn 21 students of GSS Misau – Premium Times

Premium TimesDogara, NANS mourn 21 students of GSS MisauPremium TimesThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed deep condolences to families and the people of Bauchi State over the death of 21 students in a road accident....
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14Feb
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Child voting in Kano poll, mere propaganda – Ganduje – Vanguard

The Nation NewspaperChild voting in Kano poll, mere propaganda – GandujeVanguardABUJA – GOVERNOR Abdulahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State yesterday said that the alleged under age voting in the just concluded local government elections in the state was ...
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14Feb
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Niger Assembly passes motion for councils dissolution – Vanguard

VanguardNiger Assembly passes motion for councils dissolutionVanguardThe Niger House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a motion dissolving the 25 Local Government Councils in the state for alleged poor performance and misappropriation of funds. The assembl...
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14Feb
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Governor Abubakar speaks on abuse of state police – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaGovernor Abubakar speaks on abuse of state policeDaily Post NigeriaGovernor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, has allayed the fears that governors may abuse state police. He spoke in an interview with State House reporters, Tuesday,...
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14Feb
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Quotes from Akande, Tinubu’s visit to Buhari – Vanguard

VanguardQuotes from Akande, Tinubu's visit to BuhariVanguardNational leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande, have urged former Nigerian leaders, Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida to keep off p...
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14Feb
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PDP reacts to Okorocha’s move to install son-in-law as Imo governor – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaPDP reacts to Okorocha's move to install son-in-law as Imo governorDaily Post NigeriaThe Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected moves by Governor Rochas Okorocha to install his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu,...
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14Feb
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Nigeria: World Bank to Spend US$611M to Tackle Nigeria’s Out-of-School Children – AllAfrica.com

GuardianNigeria: World Bank to Spend US$611M to Tackle Nigeria's Out-of-School ChildrenAllAfrica.comAbuja — The World Bank has approved the sum of $611 million to support Nigeria in addressing the menace of out-of-school children, which recent st...
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14Feb
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Help me beg Christian leaders for my comments – Bello tells Osinbajo – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaHelp me beg Christian leaders for my comments – Bello tells OsinbajoDaily Post NigeriaKogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has again apologised to Catholic Bishops and the entire Christendom over his February 9, comments on the visit ...
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14Feb
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Fayose warns against reprisal of herdsmen killing, summons security meeting – Vanguard

VanguardFayose warns against reprisal of herdsmen killing, summons security meetingVanguardAdo-Ekiti—Following incessant attacks on Ipao-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government area by herdsmen, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has promised to set up a...
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14Feb
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Apapa Customs targets N426 b revenue – Guardian (blog)

Guardian (blog)Apapa Customs targets N426 b revenueGuardian (blog)Executive Chairman of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL), Ladipupo Jadesimi (left), explaining a point of interest to Deputy Controller-General of Customs (DCG- Export And Free Zones)...
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14Feb
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Jagaban Bola Tinubu to the rescue – Daily Trust

Daily TrustJagaban Bola Tinubu to the rescueDaily TrustIf there is any yeoman's job to be done, go for the man who can do it. That in my view is what President Muhammadu Buhari has done by picking Ahmed Bola Tinubu, senator and two-term governor of...
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14Feb
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Workers flee as herdsmen overrun LG offices in Ondo – Vanguard

VanguardWorkers flee as herdsmen overrun LG offices in OndoVanguardAKURE — AKURE South Local Government Secretariat in Akure, the Ondo State capital, was yesterday sacked by over 30 rampaging herdsmen. This came on a day Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole So...
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14Feb
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Workers flee as herdsmen overrun LG offices in Ondo – Vanguard

VanguardWorkers flee as herdsmen overrun LG offices in OndoVanguardAKURE — AKURE South Local Government Secretariat in Akure, the Ondo State capital, was yesterday sacked by over 30 rampaging herdsmen. This came on a day Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole So...
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14Feb
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Police kill undertaker over dead cow – The Punch

VanguardPolice kill undertaker over dead cowThe PunchThere is tension in Itigidi, in the Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State after a mortician, Mr. Isong Nkanu, was allegedly killed by some anti-riot policemen. PUNCH Metro learnt on Tuesday ...
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14Feb
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Sambisa Forest has become too hot for Boko Haram, says Lai Mohammed – Vanguard

VanguardSambisa Forest has become too hot for Boko Haram, says Lai MohammedVanguardABUJA-THE federal government said Tuesday that it has secured release of 30,000 people from the grip of Book Haram terrorists in less than three years of its assumption ...
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14Feb
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JAMB vows to arrest, prosecute money swallowing snake – Vanguard

VanguardJAMB vows to arrest, prosecute money swallowing snakeVanguardSenator Shehu Sani has stormed the office of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with snake charmers, just as the examination body promises to arrest and prosecute the...
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14Feb
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2019 presidency: Kwankwaso storms Anambra, begs for support to clinch APC ticket – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post Nigeria2019 presidency: Kwankwaso storms Anambra, begs for support to clinch APC ticketDaily Post NigeriaFormer Governor of Kano State and the Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial district, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso has stormed Anambra to...
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14Feb
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I am not afraid of prison, I shall continue to speak, criticise Govt – Melaye – Vanguard

VanguardI am not afraid of prison, I shall continue to speak, criticise Govt – MelayeVanguardThe senator representing Kogi West constituency, Sen Dino Melaye has on Tuesday maintained his ground over the charges filed against him by the federal gover...
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13Feb
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The end of Boko Haram has come – Buhari – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaThe end of Boko Haram has come – BuhariDaily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Boko Haram insurgents are finding it more difficult to recruit new members into their ranks. The President said this has been made...
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13Feb
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Restored law/order in Ekiti: Fayose lauds security operatives – Vanguard

VanguardRestored law/order in Ekiti: Fayose lauds security operativesVanguardGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti has showered praises on security operatives for their prompt action in preventing breakdown of law and order in Ipao Ekiti. In his tweet on Tu...
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13Feb
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FG to train 11300 displaced persons in North-East – Daily Trust

Daily TrustFG to train 11300 displaced persons in North-EastDaily TrustThe Federal Government plans to train 11,300 persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East, says Sen. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment. Ngige sa...
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13Feb
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2018 Hajj: NAHCON allocates 1600 seats to Taraba – Daily Trust

Daily Trust2018 Hajj: NAHCON allocates 1600 seats to TarabaDaily TrustThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has allocated 1,600 Hajj seats to Taraba for the 2018 Holy Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Alhaji Hamman-Adama Tukur, Chairman, Taraba Mu...
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13Feb
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2018 Hajj: NAHCON allocates 1600 seats to Taraba – Daily Trust

Daily Trust2018 Hajj: NAHCON allocates 1600 seats to TarabaDaily TrustThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has allocated 1,600 Hajj seats to Taraba for the 2018 Holy Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Alhaji Hamman-Adama Tukur, Chairman, Taraba Mu...
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13Feb
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Pastor seeks divorce over wife’s alleged resentment to his pastoral call – Vanguard

Pastor seeks divorce over wife's alleged resentment to his pastoral callVanguardA 41-year-old pastor, Oluwasanjo Eniola, has asked a Grade C Customary Court, Inanlende, Ibadan, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Basirat, over her alleged resentm...
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13Feb
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FG Evacuates 136 More Nigerians From Libya – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFG Evacuates 136 More Nigerians From LibyaCHANNELS TELEVISIONAnother batch of 136 Nigerians stranded in Libya on Tuesday arrived the Port Harcourt International Airport. The aircraft conveying the returnees touched down at the airpor...
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13Feb
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Patience Jonathan begs EFCC: Let’s Settle – Vanguard

VanguardPatience Jonathan begs EFCC: Let's SettleVanguardFormer First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan appears to be tired of fighting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in court and has asked for out-of-court settlement. EFCC boss Magu and Pa...
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13Feb
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Grazing cattle destroy Unilorin’s multi-million naira research farms – Vanguard

VanguardGrazing cattle destroy Unilorin's multi-million naira research farmsVanguardIlorin—Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, has decried the destruction of the university's multi-million naira research and tr...
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13Feb
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Nigerian newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morning – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaNigerian newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morningDaily Post Nigeria1. The Christian Association of Nigerian, CAN, has called on the Federal Government to compensate the victims of the New Year day killings in Benue ...
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13Feb
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Governors back creation of state police – Daily Trust

Daily TrustGovernors back creation of state policeDaily TrustThe Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday backed the creation of state police to address security challenges facing the country. The governors' position came four days after Vice Presi...
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13Feb
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LG polls: Oyo APC members protest imposition of candidates – Vanguard

The PunchLG polls: Oyo APC members protest imposition of candidatesVanguardIbadan— HUNDREDS of members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, including loyalists of a former Governor of Oyo State, late Lamidi Adesina yesterday staged a protest in Iba...
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13Feb
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Ikpeazu has performed well, says Secondus – Vanguard

VanguardIkpeazu has performed well, says SecondusVanguardUMUAHIA—THE national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has said that the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has performed well in the delivery of democracy d...
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13Feb
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Group wants Shehu Sani recalled from Senate – Daily Trust

Daily TrustGroup wants Shehu Sani recalled from SenateDaily TrustLeaders of a group, Concerned Indigenes of Kaduna Central Senatorial District, yesterday, said they have initiated moves to recall the senator representing the district, Senator Shehu San...
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13Feb
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I’ll endorse my son-in-law as next Imo gov — Okorocha – Daily Trust

Daily TrustI'll endorse my son-in-law as next Imo gov — OkorochaDaily TrustGovernor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State yesterday publicly said he will endorse the candidature of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu as his successor in 2019 if he decides to conte...
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13Feb
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Lagos Okays Extension Of Oshodi – Int’l Airport Road Reconstruction – Leadership Newspapers (press release)

Leadership Newspapers (press release)Lagos Okays Extension Of Oshodi – Int'l Airport Road ReconstructionLeadership Newspapers (press release)Lagos State Government on Monday approved the extension of the ongoing reconstruction of the Internationa...
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13Feb
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Saraki, Dogara, APC Mourn John Shagaya – Leadership Newspapers (press release)

Leadership Newspapers (press release)Saraki, Dogara, APC Mourn John ShagayaLeadership Newspapers (press release)President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed sadness over the death of a member of the sixth Senate and former minister...
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13Feb
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We don’t call cow bros, Prof. Adewole! – Vanguard

VanguardWe don't call cow bros, Prof. Adewole!VanguardDEAR Hon. Minister, Pardon me for boring you with this little story in a community in some corner of Nigeria a few years ago. Leaders of the said community had decided on a N20m fund-raising for...
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13Feb
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200 youths renounce cultism in Ikorodu – Vanguard

Vanguard200 youths renounce cultism in IkoroduVanguardTwo hundred youths in Ikorodu area of Lagos, publicly denounced their membership from different confraternities, Monday, supporting the action by surrendering weapons in their custody to the police....
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13Feb
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Herdsmen ambush, open fire on NSCDC officers; kill two in Benue – Vanguard

VanguardHerdsmen ambush, open fire on NSCDC officers; kill two in BenueVanguardMAKURDI – Two operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, names withheld, have been reportedly killed by suspected armed herdsmen at korakga Uvir in Gum...
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13Feb
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Nigeria ‘ll not be used to destabilise Cameroon – Buhari – Vanguard

VanguardNigeria 'll not be used to destabilise Cameroon – BuhariVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Cameroonian Authority that Nigeria territory would not be used as a staging area to destabilise Cameroon. Buhari was quoted as making...
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13Feb
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Ambode inaugurates boards of Lagos sports trust fund, commission – Vanguard

VanguardAmbode inaugurates boards of Lagos sports trust fund, commissionVanguardLagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday identified the importance of collaboration of key stakeholders to achieve the desired goal for sports administration and...
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12Feb
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Fani-Kayode speaks on snake swallowing N36m in JAMB office – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaFani-Kayode speaks on snake swallowing N36m in JAMB officeDaily Post NigeriaFemi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Monday reacted to a report that a mysterious snake swallowed a whooping N36m from the office of Joint Admission...
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12Feb
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Ex-CBN chief, Moghalu to run for presidency – The Punch

The PunchEx-CBN chief, Moghalu to run for presidencyThe PunchA former Deputy Governor of the CBN, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, announced on Monday that he was consulting widely to run for the presidency in 2019. Moghalu told political correspondents in Lago...
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12Feb
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Supporters of Kwara APC stalwarts welcome move to PDP – Vanguard

VanguardSupporters of Kwara APC stalwarts welcome move to PDPVanguardSome members of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara have lauded the decision of some stalwarts to quit the party, saying they may join to them move to another party. Mr Sunday Fas...
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12Feb
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Polls Show President Buhari Has Lost Popularity In Katsina And Kano-PDP – SaharaReporters.com

SaharaReporters.comPolls Show President Buhari Has Lost Popularity In Katsina And Kano-PDPSaharaReporters.comThe opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that the popularity of President Muhammadu Buhari has dipped in his stomping grounds ...
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12Feb
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You won’t be Minister without Abe – Saraki taunts Amaechi – Daily Post Nigeria

The Nation NewspaperYou won't be Minister without Abe – Saraki taunts AmaechiDaily Post NigeriaPresident of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki has called on leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers state to respect Senator ...
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12Feb
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Nigerian govt reacts to ‘planned diversion’ of budget to 2019 election – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaNigerian govt reacts to 'planned diversion' of budget to 2019 electionDaily Post NigeriaMinister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, says the 2018 capital budget of N2.4tn will be strictly used for infrastructural projects across t...
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12Feb
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It’s wrong to call Fulanis killers — Okorocha – Vanguard

VanguardIt's wrong to call Fulanis killers — OkorochaVanguardABAKALIKI—GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State, weekend insisted that no part of the state would be given for establishment of cattle colony. Okorocha This came as Biafra Independent ...
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12Feb
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LASG issues 24 hours quit notice to Oshodi -Mile 2 illegal traders – Vanguard

VanguardLASG issues 24 hours quit notice to Oshodi -Mile 2 illegal tradersVanguardlagos—THE Lagos State Government has issued a 24 hour quit notice to all new/fairly used furniture traders on road setbacks and walkways along Oshodi, Mile 2 Expressway...
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12Feb
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Lagos seals RCCG, hotel, six other structures – Vanguard

VanguardLagos seals RCCG, hotel, six other structuresVanguardlagos—THE Lagos State Government has sealed the zonal headquarters, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG in Ajegunle, Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government, a hotel in Ikeja and six other str...
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12Feb
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Emir Sanusi orders Miyetti Allah to expose criminal herdsmen – Daily Post Nigeria

The Nation NewspaperEmir Sanusi orders Miyetti Allah to expose criminal herdsmenDaily Post NigeriaThe Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has ordered herdsmen, under the aegis of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, to expose crimi...
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12Feb
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Who is afraid of Babangida, Obasanjo, Saraki?, by Taju Tijani – The Eagle Online

The Eagle OnlineWho is afraid of Babangida, Obasanjo, Saraki?, by Taju TijaniThe Eagle OnlineNigeria is a constellation of wonder. A wonder that keeps invoking emotions of anxiety, anger, mass brutalisation, bastardisation, confusion, disorder, sadness...
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12Feb
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Fuel crisis: PDP, APC in verbal war over President’s role – Vanguard

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFuel crisis: PDP, APC in verbal war over President's roleVanguardABUJA—The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, were yesterday locked in a war of words over the propriety of President Muhammadu...
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12Feb
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Obasanjo to perform refinery’s groundbreaking – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperObasanjo to perform refinery's groundbreakingThe Nation NewspaperBayelsa State government has chosen ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to inaugurate Governor Seriake Dickson's projects. Speaking at the weekend in Yenagoa at a n...
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12Feb
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Between Obasanjo and Babangida – The Nation Newspaper

Ripples NigeriaBetween Obasanjo and BabangidaThe Nation NewspaperBefore the open letters by Nigeria's former leaders, Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida, it had become public knowledge that the Nigerian project was malfunctioning. Perhaps, the...
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12Feb
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Nigerian UK property owners crash VAIDS phone lines – Vanguard

VanguardNigerian UK property owners crash VAIDS phone linesVanguardABUJA— Nigerians, who own property in the United Kingdom, Friday, crashed Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme, VAIDS, hotlines of the Federal Ministry of Finance with their...
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12Feb
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Lecturers’ release: Many people still held by B’Haram, says Red Cross – The Punch

The Nation NewspaperLecturers' release: Many people still held by B'Haram, says Red CrossThe PunchThe International Committee of the Red Cross, the agency that received the three freed University of Maiduguri lecturers and the 10 women from the...
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12Feb
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NNPC, Kogi to sign biofuel production MoU Tuesday – The Punch

The PunchNNPC, Kogi to sign biofuel production MoU TuesdayThe PunchThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the Kogi State Government will on Tuesday sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the production of ethanol, an organic biofuel that can b...
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12Feb
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SERAP Calls On Gov. Ambode To Reverse Lekki Toll Charges, Says They’re Unjust – SaharaReporters.com

SaharaReporters.comSERAP Calls On Gov. Ambode To Reverse Lekki Toll Charges, Says They're UnjustSaharaReporters.comAdvocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos State, to ...
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12Feb
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Pastor, accomplice arrested for alleged armed robbery – Premium Times

Premium TimesPastor, accomplice arrested for alleged armed robberyPremium TimesThe General Overseer of God's Favour Ministry, Iba, Lagos State, Daniel Onwugbufor, has been arrested for alleged armed robbery. He was arrested along with an accomplice...
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12Feb
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Police commission promotes 9973 officers – Vanguard

VanguardPolice commission promotes 9973 officersVanguardThe Chairman Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr Mike Okiro said 9, 973 policemen were promoted by the commission in 2017. Police Okiro made the disclosure in an interview in Abuja on Sunday. He s...
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12Feb
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Saraki condoles with Buhari over death of 2 family members – Vanguard

VanguardSaraki condoles with Buhari over death of 2 family membersVanguardPresident of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of two members of his extended family – Hajiya Halima Dauda and Hajiy...
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12Feb
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NAPTIP seals baby factory in Abuja – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaNAPTIP seals baby factory in AbujaDaily Post NigeriaThe National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it had sealed an illegal maternity and baby factory in Nyanya, Abuja. This is contained in a statement...
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11Feb
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2019: Don’t vote for politicians above 60 years –Catholic bishop – The Punch

The Punch2019: Don't vote for politicians above 60 years –Catholic bishopThe PunchThe Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Anambra State, Most Revd Paulinus Ezeokafor, has asked Nigerians not to vote for politicians above 60 years of age in the 2019 ...
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11Feb
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Amaechi expresses believe in Ken Saro-Wiwa’s principles – The Eagle Online

The Eagle OnlineAmaechi expresses believe in Ken Saro-Wiwa's principlesThe Eagle OnlineThe Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Saturday that without meeting Ken Saro-Wiwa, the late environmentalist, he believes in his principles. Am...
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11Feb
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Joe Igbokwe blasts IBB, Obasanjo, says corrupt religious leaders want Buhari dead – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaJoe Igbokwe blasts IBB, Obasanjo, says corrupt religious leaders want Buhari deadDaily Post NigeriaA chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lambasted former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida. He said thi...
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11Feb
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Northern elders float new group, counter Obasanjo’s coalition for Nigeria – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaNorthern elders float new group, counter Obasanjo's coalition for NigeriaDaily Post NigeriaThe Northern elders on Saturday floated a new group the Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF). The group is aimed at enabling the region ...
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11Feb
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Ganduje Grants Tax Waiver To Tricycle Operators, Empowers 2500 – THISDAY Newspapers

THISDAY NewspapersGanduje Grants Tax Waiver To Tricycle Operators, Empowers 2500THISDAY NewspapersKano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has granted N100 daily tax waiver to tricycle operators in the state as part of his relief package to cush...
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11Feb
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2019: Buhari, INEC, NASS in three-way face-off – Vanguard

Vanguard2019: Buhari, INEC, NASS in three-way face-offVanguardIn what appears to be getting more interesting by the day, the new sequence introduced by members of the National Assembly, for the 2019 general elections, is set to pitch Aso Rock President...
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11Feb
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Gunmen kill Bayelsa LG union boss on tricycle – The Punch

VanguardGunmen kill Bayelsa LG union boss on tricycleThe PunchThe Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area chapter, the National Union of Local Government Employees, Bayelsa State, Mr. Okaye Igali, has been killed. The 53-year-old Igali was report...
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11Feb
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2019 Presidency: Northern elders meet, raise panel on consensus candidate – The Punch

The Punch2019 Presidency: Northern elders meet, raise panel on consensus candidateThe PunchElders and key actors in the politics of northern Nigeria, on Saturday, converged on Abuja to brainstorm on strategies to be adopted to pick a consensus candidat...
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11Feb
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Benue killings: Resign now, Civil Society group tells IGP – Vanguard

VanguardBenue killings: Resign now, Civil Society group tells IGPVanguardA civil society group, the Benue Arise Network, BAN, has advised the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris to honorably resign his position for his alleged complicity in...
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11Feb
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Nigeria Feds Charges Senator Melaye For False Information Over Claim There Was An Attempt On His Life – SaharaReporters.com

SaharaReporters.comNigeria Feds Charges Senator Melaye For False Information Over Claim There Was An Attempt On His LifeSaharaReporters.comThe federal government has filed a two-count charge against Senator Dino Melaye for allegedly giving false inform...
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11Feb
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Ekiti 2018: Church general overseer joins guber race – The Nation Newspaper

The PunchEkiti 2018: Church general overseer joins guber raceThe Nation NewspaperA popular Pentecostal preacher based in Ekiti State, Reverend Tunde Afe, has declared intent to vie for the governorship seat in the July14, 2018 poll. Afe, who is the Fou...
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11Feb
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Place Rivers first, Governor Wike tells politicians – Vanguard

VanguardPlace Rivers first, Governor Wike tells politiciansVanguardRivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on Rivers politicians and political office holders to always place the state first in all their dealings. Gov Wike Speaking during t...
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11Feb
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2019: Governor Ugwuanyi sacks 104 aides – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post Nigeria2019: Governor Ugwuanyi sacks 104 aidesDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Saturday sacked 104 Executive Assistants to the governor over non-performance. The Governor, while announcing the sack, expressed d...
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11Feb
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Allow youths assume elective, appointive positions – UN tells Nigerian govt – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaAllow youths assume elective, appointive positions – UN tells Nigerian govtDaily Post NigeriaJayathma Wickramanayake, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General's envoy on Youth, has urged Nigerian government to make room for gre...
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11Feb
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DPR Seals Fuel Stations Selling Above Approved Price In Niger – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONDPR Seals Fuel Stations Selling Above Approved Price In NigerCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed at least 13 fuel stations in Niger State for selling petrol above government approved price of 145...
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10Feb
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LG polls: Ganduje lauds electorate for peaceful conduct – Vanguard

VanguardLG polls: Ganduje lauds electorate for peaceful conductVanguardGov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Saturday commended electorate for their peaceful conduct during the local government elections in Kano state. He gave the commendation shortl...
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10Feb
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My Life Is In Danger-Kassim Afegbua – SaharaReporters.com

SaharaReporters.comMy Life Is In Danger-Kassim AfegbuaSaharaReporters.comKassim Afegbua, the spokesperson to a former military dictator, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), has alleged that the lives of members of his family and himself have come under ...
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10Feb
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KOWA demands ‘immediate sack’ of recalled NHIS boss – Premium Times

Premium TimesKOWA demands 'immediate sack' of recalled NHIS bossPremium TimesThe National Executives of KOWA Party on Friday demanded the immediate sack of the reinstated Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme. At a press c...
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10Feb
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Nigeria: Court Orders Arrest of Innoson Boss – AllAfrica.com

The Nation NewspaperNigeria: Court Orders Arrest of Innoson BossAllAfrica.comA Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, has issued a warrant of arrest against the chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited, Innocent Chukwuma, over his failure to appear in ...
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10Feb
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Saraki commiserates with Buratai over father’s death – Vanguard

VanguardSaraki commiserates with Buratai over father's deathVanguardPresident of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has condoled with the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai over the death of his father, Mallam Yusuf Buratai. Mal...
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10Feb
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Plane passengers panic as emergency door flies open then falls off during landing – Mirror.co.uk

Mirror.co.ukPlane passengers panic as emergency door flies open then falls off during landingMirror.co.ukTerrified passengers feared for their lives when an emergency door fell off a plane as it landed - but the airline has blamed the passengers. The i...
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10Feb
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Insecurity: Dickson backs Nigerian government, calls for creation of state police – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaInsecurity: Dickson backs Nigerian government, calls for creation of state policeDaily Post NigeriaGovernor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, has added his voice to the ongoing calls for the establishment of state police in Nige...
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