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22Jan
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Katsina to recruit 5000 teachers for public primary schools – Masari – Daily Trust

Daily TrustKatsina to recruit 5000 teachers for public primary schools - MasariDaily TrustThe Katsina State Government says it will recruit no fewer than 5,000 teachers into the state-owned primary schools to enhance the manpower in the education secto...
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22Jan
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Benue killings: DSS’ claim of Islamic State presence is unbelievably stale – HURIWA – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaBenue killings: DSS' claim of Islamic State presence is unbelievably stale – HURIWADaily Post NigeriaA notable pro-democracy and Non-governmental body – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has faulted the repo...
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22Jan
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North more divided now than ever – Shehu Sani – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaNorth more divided now than ever – Shehu SaniDaily Post NigeriaThe Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has noted that the North is now more divided than ever before. He said the relationship bet...
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22Jan
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Ukah Scolds Oshiomhole Over Comments On Installing APC Governor In Delta – The Nigerian Voice (press release) (blog)

The Nigerian Voice (press release) (blog)Ukah Scolds Oshiomhole Over Comments On Installing APC Governor In DeltaThe Nigerian Voice (press release) (blog)The Commissioner for Information, Delta State, Mr Patrick Ukah, has rebuked the immediate past gov...
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22Jan
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Senator begins vocational skills training for 1000 unemployed youths – P.M. News

P.M. NewsSenator begins vocational skills training for 1000 unemployed youthsP.M. NewsSenator Mustafah Bukar, APC representing Katsina north, has commenced skills acquisition training for 1,000 unemployed youths drawn from twelve local government areas...
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22Jan
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Helicopter loaded with dangerous weapons lands in Taraba – Vanguard

VanguardHelicopter loaded with dangerous weapons lands in TarabaVanguardA helicopter suspected to be loaded with arms and ammunition was reported to have landed in a village called Jibu, in Wukari local government area of Taraba State on Saturday. Gove...
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22Jan
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An Kashe Mutane Hudu Da Kone Wasu Garuruwa Biyu A Numan – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersAn Kashe Mutane Hudu Da Kone Wasu Garuruwa Biyu A NumanLeadership NewspapersA wani sabon harin da wasu da'akejin fulani makiyaya ne sukakai wasu mutane hudu sun rasa ransu da jikkata wasu mutanen dama kone garuruwan Kikon da Do...
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22Jan
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Shoprite operator in Nigeria ordered to pay $10m for breach of contract – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaShoprite operator in Nigeria ordered to pay $10m for breach of contractDaily Post NigeriaThe Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has ordered Shoprite Checkers Limited, operator of Shoprite outlets in Nigeria, to pay A.I.C. Limited $10m fo...
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22Jan
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Lawmaker Urges Caution Over Cattle Colony in Kogi – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersLawmaker Urges Caution Over Cattle Colony in KogiLeadership NewspapersChairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, Hon Tajudeen Yusuf has pleaded with the kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello ...
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22Jan
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5 men rob 58-year-old woman of foreign currencies, trinkets – Vanguard

Vanguard5 men rob 58-year-old woman of foreign currencies, trinketsVanguardFor allegedly robbing a 58-year-old woman of her hand bag containing foreign and local currencies, as well as other personal effects on New Year's eve, operatives of Rapid R...
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22Jan
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Kaduna Govt Asks Sacked Teachers To Reapply For Job – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONKaduna Govt Asks Sacked Teachers To Reapply For JobCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Kaduna State government has asked sacked teachers to reapply for job in the ongoing recruitment of 25,000 new qualified teachers for public primary schools in ...
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22Jan
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25 people contested for Aare Ona Kakanfo title — Gani Adams – Vanguard

Vanguard25 people contested for Aare Ona Kakanfo title — Gani AdamsVanguardThe Aare Ona kakanfo of Yoruba land, Dr Gani Adams has disclosed how a Senior Pastor of the Celestial Church of Christ predicted his emergence as the 15th Aare Ona kakanfo and...
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22Jan
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PDP can’t derail our style of politics in Kwara – Governor Ahmed – Vanguard

VanguardPDP can't derail our style of politics in Kwara – Governor AhmedVanguardGovernor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State in this interview reviews his administration's performance in the last seven years and ventilates his opinion on striking...
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22Jan
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Bayelsa govt to shut 250 private schools – Vanguard

VanguardBayelsa govt to shut 250 private schoolsVanguardYENAGOA—ABOUT 250 private schools in Bayelsa State are to be shut for failing to meet required standards. The state Commissioner for Education, Mr Jonathan Obuebite, who disclosed this yesterday...
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22Jan
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Ekiti killings: I’ll hold Fulani leaders responsible for any attack — Fayose – Vanguard

VanguardEkiti killings: I'll hold Fulani leaders responsible for any attack — FayoseVanguardAdo-Ekiti—IRKED by the recent killing of a Tiv woman in Orin Ekiti by people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has...
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22Jan
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Akpabio, others pass vote of confidence in Emmanuel – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperAkpabio, others pass vote of confidence in EmmanuelThe Nation NewspaperSenate Minority Leader Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Governor Moses Ekpo, Speaker of House of Assembly Onofiok Luke, Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP's) Nation...
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22Jan
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‘Why Akwa Ibom is yet to pay N100m medical bills – The Nation Newspaper

Vanguard'Why Akwa Ibom is yet to pay N100m medical billsThe Nation NewspaperAKWA Ibom State government is yet to pay the outstanding N100 million medical bills accumulated by patients, who received treatment in private hospitals after a church buil...
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22Jan
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Command nabs three robbery suspects in Ogun – The Punch

The PunchCommand nabs three robbery suspects in OgunThe PunchThe Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested three members of a robbery syndicate that has been terrorising residents of Ogijo and its environs. A police report indicated that the suspe...
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22Jan
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Police probe ‘landing of arms-filled chopper’ in Taraba – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperPolice probe 'landing of arms-filled chopper' in TarabaThe Nation NewspaperThe police yesterday launched a probe into the alleged landing of a helicopter in a village in Taraba State. Villagers in Jubu, Wukari Local Governme...
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22Jan
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A former oil minister and her billions – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperA former oil minister and her billionsThe Nation NewspaperIF the funds traced to Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke by local and international anti-graft agencies had been earned from legitimate sources, she would have made Forbes' Bil...
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22Jan
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Killings in Nigeria: JNI carpets CAN, Oyedepo, Suleman, Ortisejafor – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaKillings in Nigeria: JNI carpets CAN, Oyedepo, Suleman, OrtisejaforDaily Post NigeriaThe JNI, a coalition of Islamic organisations, is headed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar. The coalition, in a statement by its secretary, Khal...
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22Jan
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Killings in Nigeria: JNI carpets CAN, Oyedepo, Suleman, Ortisejafor – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaKillings in Nigeria: JNI carpets CAN, Oyedepo, Suleman, OrtisejaforDaily Post NigeriaThe JNI, a coalition of Islamic organisations, is headed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar. The coalition, in a statement by its secretary, Khal...
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22Jan
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Buhari fit to contest in 2019 – Presidency – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari fit to contest in 2019 – PresidencyDaily Post NigeriaPresidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, says President Muhammadu Buhari is in a better state of health to seek re-election in 2019. Adesina told State House correspondents in...
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22Jan
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I’ve Done So Much In Area Of Security, Says Ortom As He Receives Independent Award – Independent Newspapers Limited

VanguardI've Done So Much In Area Of Security, Says Ortom As He Receives Independent AwardIndependent Newspapers LimitedOrtom From Left to Right: Front row: Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, INDEPENDENT Newspapers Limited (INL), Ade Ogidan; Benue ...
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22Jan
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Over 25000 pensioners not on FG payroll – NUP – Premium Times

Premium TimesOver 25000 pensioners not on FG payroll – NUPPremium TimesMore than 25,000 pensioners are still excluded from the federal government's payroll of retirees, according to the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, NUP. The Lagos Chapter Chairma...
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22Jan
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Wike To Police: Rig 2019 Election And Face Wrath Of Rivers People – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersWike To Police: Rig 2019 Election And Face Wrath Of Rivers PeopleLeadership NewspapersRivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has warned the Nigerian Police against allowing themselves to be used for electoral manipulation...
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21Jan
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PIGB to curtail stealing, revenue loss in oil industry – NEITI – Vanguard

VanguardPIGB to curtail stealing, revenue loss in oil industry – NEITIVanguardThe Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Sunday, commended the National Assembly for the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, s...
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21Jan
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Aisha Buhari does not belong to the other room – Ben Bruce – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaAisha Buhari does not belong to the other room – Ben BruceInformation NigeriaThe Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, has urged the wife of the President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, not to b...
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21Jan
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Power: Tambuwal, Envoys Unveil Sokoto Community’s 80kw Solar Mini-grid – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersPower: Tambuwal, Envoys Unveil Sokoto Community's 80kw Solar Mini-gridLeadership NewspapersGovernor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has inaugurated the 80kw solar mini grid electricity project that will provide uninterrupted power supply...
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21Jan
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Group calls on FG to block illicit drug inlets to Nigeria – Vanguard

P.M. NewsGroup calls on FG to block illicit drug inlets to NigeriaVanguardThe Muslim Sisters Organisation (MSO), has called on the federal and state governments to block all avenues through which illicit drugs are brought into the country. The group ma...
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21Jan
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Helicopter loaded with arms lands in Taraba village, govt says – The Punch

The PunchHelicopter loaded with arms lands in Taraba village, govt saysThe PunchA helicopter suspected to be loaded with arms and ammunition was, last night, reported to have landed in a village called Jibu, located along River Benue, near Ibi, in Wuka...
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21Jan
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2019 Polls: Daura youth to purchase nomination forms for Buhari, Masari – Vanguard

Vanguard2019 Polls: Daura youth to purchase nomination forms for Buhari, MasariVanguardDaura Emirate Youth Progressive Movement (DEYPM), an NGO, on Sunday said it would purchase nominations forms for President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Aminu Masari of ...
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21Jan
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2019 presidency: Present your son for president, go home – Okonkwo tells Buhari – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post Nigeria2019 presidency: Present your son for president, go home – Okonkwo tells BuhariDaily Post NigeriaThe key-note speaker at the recent gathering of the South East, South South and Middle Belt, tagged “handshake across the Niger” Al...
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21Jan
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Succour for PDP as a splinter group returns – Vanguard

VanguardSuccour for PDP as a splinter group returnsVanguardABUJA-A splinter group of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the 'Fresh PDP' has agreed to give peace a chance by returning into the fold of the mainstream PDP. From the left, Deputy N...
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21Jan
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Taming herdsmen: The Ugwuanyi example – Vanguard

VanguardTaming herdsmen: The Ugwuanyi exampleVanguardThe massacre in Benue was not the first or second time that herdsmen would carry out such dastardly act in Nigeria, but there are areas that they could go once and not have a repeat performance. One ...
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21Jan
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Herdsmen killings: Osinbajo’s panel nonsensical, Nigeria has no leader – Afenifere – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaHerdsmen killings: Osinbajo's panel nonsensical, Nigeria has no leader – AfenifereDaily Post NigeriaThe Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has rejected the vice-president Prof. Yemi Osinbajo-led panel on incessant k...
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21Jan
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NAF Commissions Second Bell 412 Helicopter – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersNAF Commissions Second Bell 412 HelicopterLeadership NewspapersThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday, commissioned another Bell 412 Helicopter for subsequent operational deployment. A statement issued by NAF's director of Publ...
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21Jan
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‘Bayelsa Civil Service Reform Will Not Lead to Job Loss’ – THISDAY Newspapers

THISDAY Newspapers'Bayelsa Civil Service Reform Will Not Lead to Job Loss'THISDAY NewspapersHon. Daniel Iworiso-Markson is Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation. In this media chat in Lagos, he speaks on the achievements of...
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21Jan
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Your 2018 budget is a non-starter’, Reps tell IGP – Vanguard

Your 2018 budget is a non-starter', Reps tell IGPVanguardThe House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs has explained why it rejected the 2018 budget proposals presented to it by the leadership of the police. It described the budget as th...
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21Jan
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KSM tasks parents on family values – Vanguard

KSM tasks parents on family valuesVanguardKnights of Saint Mulumba Nigeria (KSM) have called on Nigerian parents to train their children to imbibe family values for the betterment of the society, newsmen report. This call was contained in a communiqué...
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21Jan
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Council polls: Obaseki leads war against PDP – Vanguard

VanguardCouncil polls: Obaseki leads war against PDPVanguardEdo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), led by Prof. Stanley, penultimate week, announced March 3 as the date for elections in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. The pron...
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21Jan
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My father never pampered us —Ekwueme’s daughter – The Punch

The PunchMy father never pampered us —Ekwueme's daughterThe PunchThe eldest daughter of a former Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Mrs Alexandria Onyemelukwu, on Friday night, described the late politician as a caring but disciplined father. Onye...
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21Jan
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Obasanjo, father of NOUN – Buhari – Vanguard

VanguardObasanjo, father of NOUN – BuhariVanguardPresident Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for bagging a doctorate degree at the National Open University(NOUN). Buhari, who was the visitor at 7th Convocatio...
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21Jan
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Resurgence Of Waste ‘ll Soon Be Over – Ambode – P.M. News

P.M. NewsResurgence Of Waste 'll Soon Be Over – AmbodeP.M. NewsL-R: Special Adviser on Cleaner Lagos Initiative, Engr. Adebola Shabi; Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris; Special Adviser on Education to the Governor and Chairman of the commit...
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21Jan
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Police fraud unit arrests 20 visa racketeers in Lagos – Vanguard

VanguardPolice fraud unit arrests 20 visa racketeers in LagosVanguardThe Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) says it has arrested over 20 suspects who specialised in counterfeiting entry visas of some foreign countries. Spokesman for the PSFU, Audi Lawal,...
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20Jan
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Police rescue US, Canadian nationals kidnapped along Kaduna road – Vanguard

VanguardPolice rescue US, Canadian nationals kidnapped along Kaduna roadVanguardThe Inspector-General of police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), on Saturday said it rescued two Americans and two Canadians kidnapped on Tuesday along Jere-Kagarko Road i...
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20Jan
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Agric Ministry distributes 370 motorcycles to extension agents – The Punch

The PunchAgric Ministry distributes 370 motorcycles to extension agentsThe PunchThe Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Saturday distributed 370 motorcycles to extension agents to further enhance service delivery to Nigerian farmer...
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20Jan
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Buhari dragged to court over appointment of Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar as NIA boss – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari dragged to court over appointment of Ahmed Rufa'i Abubakar as NIA bossDaily Post NigeriaA civil society group, Concerned Nigerians, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to the Federal High Court in Abuja over the appointm...
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20Jan
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Journalists’ rights group profiles police assault of NAN, AIT reporters – Vanguard

Nigeria NewsJournalists' rights group profiles police assault of NAN, AIT reportersVanguardThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a U.S.-based journalists' rights and press freedom campaign organisation, has profiled the police assault of ...
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20Jan
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BREAKING: Police Rescue Four Abducted Expatriates In Kaduna – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBREAKING: Police Rescue Four Abducted Expatriates In KadunaCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe four Americans and Canadians that were abducted by on Tuesday by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have been released. Confirming the development to jo...
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20Jan
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Ibadan Oba: Court declares Ajimobi’s action ‘null and void’ – Vanguard

VanguardIbadan Oba: Court declares Ajimobi's action 'null and void'VanguardAN Oyo State High Court has declared the review of the 1959 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration and other Related Chieftaincies Laws in Ibadanland which was done last y...
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20Jan
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Seven Niger troops killed in Boko Haram attack – Vanguard

VanguardSeven Niger troops killed in Boko Haram attackVanguardAt least seven Niger soldiers were killed and more than a dozen others wounded this week in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants in the country's southeast, the government said on...
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20Jan
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Herdsmen kill farmer in Ogun – Vanguard

VanguardHerdsmen kill farmer in OgunVanguardSuspected herdsmen have killed a farmer on his farmland at Afon, in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun state. This incident occured on Thursday barely few hours after the Ogun State Government took proa...
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20Jan
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Ogun rice pyramid: A word for the nay sayers and never-do-well, by Bolarinwa Ojesegun – The Eagle Online

The Nation NewspaperOgun rice pyramid: A word for the nay sayers and never-do-well, by Bolarinwa OjesegunThe Eagle OnlineIn Ogun State, it is definitely not the season of discontent, as some would want the world to believe. In fact, contrary to the wis...
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20Jan
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My People Still Under Siege – Ortom – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersMy People Still Under Siege – OrtomLeadership NewspapersBenue State governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday said his people were still under the threat of killer herdsmen. Speaking when some governors of the All Progressives Congress (...
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20Jan
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2019: Registered voters may hit 85 million –INEC – The Punch

The Punch2019: Registered voters may hit 85 million –INECThe PunchThe Independent National Electoral Commission says the number of registered voters may rise to 85 million ahead of the 2019 general elections. The commission had said last year that it...
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20Jan
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Itsekiri group lauds Malami over Maritime University memo – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperItsekiri group lauds Malami over Maritime University memoThe Nation NewspaperFOREMOST Itsekiri socio-cultural body, Warri Progressive Society, alias Otonloye, has commended the action of the Attorney General of the Federation for th...
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20Jan
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Let’s not sweep restructuring under the carpet—Obasanjo – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperLet's not sweep restructuring under the carpet—ObasanjoThe Nation NewspaperFormer President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday cautioned against hushing the call for restructuring in Nigeria. Obasanjo made the call while pres...
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20Jan
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Rain of tributes as Ambode, Anyaoku, Fashola, Obi, others mourn Ekwueme – The Nation Newspaper

The PunchRain of tributes as Ambode, Anyaoku, Fashola, Obi, others mourn EkwuemeThe Nation NewspaperIt was a rain of tributes yesterday for Nigeria's first elected Vice President, the late Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme. Lagos State Governor, Mr Aki...
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20Jan
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Negotiate with NASU, Unilag VC begs FG – Vanguard

VanguardNegotiate with NASU, Unilag VC begs FGVanguardAbuja – Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos has appealed to the Federal Government to dialogue with the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) toward resol...
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20Jan
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Terrorism: Osinbajo inaugurates National Sanctions’ Committee – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaTerrorism: Osinbajo inaugurates National Sanctions' CommitteeDaily Post NigeriaThe mandate of the committee is to trace and freeze financial flows of terrorist organisations. The committee comprised the Minister of Justice, Abubak...
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20Jan
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2019 election: INEC reveals number of registered voters – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post Nigeria2019 election: INEC reveals number of registered votersDaily Post NigeriaChairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission has 74 million voters in its register by the second week ...
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20Jan
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Gunmen abduct five oil workers in Niger Delta – The Punch

The PunchGunmen abduct five oil workers in Niger DeltaThe PunchFive oil workers have been kidnapped in Nigeria's restive southern Niger Delta region, an area regularly hit by militant attacks and abductions, police told AFP on Friday. Suspected mil...
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20Jan
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Herdsmen strike in Ogun, kill one – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaHerdsmen strike in Ogun, kill oneDaily Post NigeriaThe farmer, identified as Adetona Owolabi was allegedly killed on Thursday in his farm at Afon, Imeko-Afon local government area of the state by suspected herders. The incident occurr...
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20Jan
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Kidnapped ex-Bayelsa commissioner regains freedom – Vanguard

VanguardKidnapped ex-Bayelsa commissioner regains freedomVanguardMrs Marie Ebikake, a former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa abducted by gunmen on the same day (Sunday) with a soldier in separate incidents in Bayelsa, has regained freedom. Kidnap...
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20Jan
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N2.1 billion fraud: Dokpesi’s personal assistant exposes him in court – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaN2.1 billion fraud: Dokpesi's personal assistant exposes him in courtDaily Post NigeriaGabriel Agorye, the prosecution witness in the trial of former Chairman of DAAR Communication, Raymond Dokpesi, has opened up on how he withdre...
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19Jan
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2019: Atiku Abubakar is the right man for the job … – Group – Vanguard

Vanguard2019: Atiku Abubakar is the right man for the job … – GroupVanguardAbakaliki – A group, the Atiku Presidential Mandate Network (APMAN), has called on youths to support the former Nigeria's Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the...
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19Jan
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Navy Destroys 150 Illegal Refineries – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersNavy Destroys 150 Illegal RefineriesLeadership NewspapersRear Adm. Victor Adedipe, the outgone Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Calabar, says the command destroyed no fewer than 150 illegal ...
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19Jan
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Breaking: Ex-Lagos police boss Fatai Owoseni becomes new Benue CP – Vanguard

VanguardBreaking: Ex-Lagos police boss Fatai Owoseni becomes new Benue CPVanguardThe Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris, has appointed the former Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, as the new Commissioner of Police, Benue...
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19Jan
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Boroffice welcomes Oke, others to APC – Vanguard

VanguardBoroffice welcomes Oke, others to APCVanguardProf. Ajayi Boroffice, Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District has applauded the return of the former legal adviser of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olusola Oke and his supporters...
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19Jan
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Lagos Police kill 2 robbers, recover loot – Vanguard

VanguardLagos Police kill 2 robbers, recover lootVanguardTwo suspected robbers were killed, yesterday, by Police operatives acting on a tip-off that a six-man robbery gang had trailed and dispossessed a woman of the large sum of money she had gone to w...
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19Jan
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Petition against Army Wike’s ploy for 2019 – Senator Abe – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaPetition against Army Wike's ploy for 2019 – Senator AbeDaily Post NigeriaThe senator representing Rivers South East senatorial district, Magnus Abe has said that he will not attend the public hearing on a petition written again...
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19Jan
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Court ruling on IPOB as terrorist organisation denigration of judiciary—Ohanaeze – Vanguard

VanguardCourt ruling on IPOB as terrorist organisation denigration of judiciary—OhanaezeVanguardABUJA—The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, declined to set-aside the order that designated the Indigeniuos People of Biafra, IPOB, a...
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19Jan
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Kogi East Rejects Cattle Colonies in Igala Land – THISDAY Newspapers

THISDAY NewspapersKogi East Rejects Cattle Colonies in Igala LandTHISDAY NewspapersDespite the offer of land by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to the federal government, the people of Kogi East, cutting across nine local government areas in the st...
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19Jan
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Dogara urges Buhari to sign PIGB – Vanguard

VanguardDogara urges Buhari to sign PIGBVanguardABUJA—Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently sign into law the Petroleum Industry Governance Bills, PIGB, when it gets to him. Yakubu Do...
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19Jan
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Sultan indicts FG, security agencies over herdsmen killings – Vanguard

VanguardSultan indicts FG, security agencies over herdsmen killingsVanguardABUJA – The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, yesterday, indicted the federal government and security agencies over the killings of farmers by Fulani h...
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19Jan
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Osinbajo, nine govs on panel to end killings by herdsmen – The Punch

The PunchOsinbajo, nine govs on panel to end killings by herdsmenThe PunchVice-President Yemi Osinbajo is chairing a committee comprising nine state governors to end the killings by herdsmen in parts of the country. This was one of the decisions reache...
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19Jan
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10 arrested as task force seizes 120 motorcycles – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation Newspaper10 arrested as task force seizes 120 motorcyclesThe Nation NewspaperThe Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Agency (Task Force) yesterday impounded 120 motorcycles and arrested 10 Okada riders. The riders were arrested ...
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19Jan
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Fire guts Imo deputy governor’s lodge – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperFire guts Imo deputy governor's lodgeThe Nation NewspaperFire yesterday gutted the official residence of the Imo State Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere, at the Commissioners quarters in Owerri. The fire, which started about 1.30pm,...
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19Jan
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Benue killings: You are hypocrites, PDP tells APC governors, ministers – Vanguard

VanguardBenue killings: You are hypocrites, PDP tells APC governors, ministersVanguardABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has chided the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and some serving ministers on their silence on the failure of Pr...
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19Jan
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Investigate alleged murder of Ogbalor, Isoko group tells IGP – Vanguard

VanguardInvestigate alleged murder of Ogbalor, Isoko group tells IGPVanguardThe Isoko motoring group has call on the Inspector-General of police Ibrahim Idris to investigate the alleged murder of the former president of Isoko youths Chief Anthony Ogbal...
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19Jan
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Politicians focused on 2019 elections, not on how to end killings – Shehu Sani – The Punch

The PunchPoliticians focused on 2019 elections, not on how to end killings – Shehu SaniThe PunchThe Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has berated Nigerian leaders of insensitivity to ending the wanton killings in some parts of the coun...
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19Jan
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Kwara Governor, Ahmed dissolves cabinet – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaKwara Governor, Ahmed dissolves cabinetDaily Post NigeriaThe Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed has dissolved the State's executive council with immediate effect. A statement by the Governor's Secretary, Isiaka Sola Gol...
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19Jan
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Teachers Sack: Kaduna NUT calls off strike, backs El-Rufai’s education reform – Premium Times

Premium TimesTeachers Sack: Kaduna NUT calls off strike, backs El-Rufai's education reformPremium TimesThe Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has called off its indefinite strike in Kaduna State. Public primary and secondary school teachers in the sta...
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19Jan
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Anambra Central: Jubilation in Anambra over Umeh’s swearing-in – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaAnambra Central: Jubilation in Anambra over Umeh's swearing-inDaily Post NigeriaThe swearing-in of Chief Victor Umeh on Thursday as the Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District yesterday threw his constituents into...
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19Jan
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Olusola Oke, others return to APC – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaOlusola Oke, others return to APCDaily Post NigeriaThe governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the 2016 gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Chief Olusola Oke, SAN, has returned to the All Progressives Congress (...
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19Jan
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Suspected herdsmen strike in Ekiti, kill pregnant woman – Vanguard

VanguardSuspected herdsmen strike in Ekiti, kill pregnant womanVanguardAdo-Ekiti – Barely twenty four hours after Governor Ayo Fayose's peace meeting with Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, farmers and local hunters in the state, suspecte...
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18Jan
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Benue Killings: Police PRO is herdsmen spokesman – Gov. Ortom alleges – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaBenue Killings: Police PRO is herdsmen spokesman – Gov. Ortom allegesDaily Post NigeriaBenue state government has accused the Nigeria police of taking sides with Fulani herdsmen by claiming that Benue militia groups were armed with ...
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18Jan
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Wike To Nigerians: Supporting APC In 2019 Is Akin To Digging Nation’s Grave – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersWike To Nigerians: Supporting APC In 2019 Is Akin To Digging Nation's GraveLeadership NewspapersRivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, declared that supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) to form the Federal G...
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18Jan
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Newly sworn-in Senator, Victor Umeh reinforces commitment to national unity – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaNewly sworn-in Senator, Victor Umeh reinforces commitment to national unityDaily Post NigeriaThe newly sworn-in lawmaker representing Anambra Central Senatorial district, Victor Umeh has said that he was committed to those things that...
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18Jan
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Libya returnees appeal to Obaseki to fulfill pledge of N100m – Vanguard

VanguardLibya returnees appeal to Obaseki to fulfill pledge of N100mVanguardSome returnees from Libya have appealed to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo to fulfill his pledge and release the grant of N100 million for 150 hectares of land to them. Governor of ...
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18Jan
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Police hunt for kidnappers of 4 foreigners in Kaduna – The News

The PunchPolice hunt for kidnappers of 4 foreigners in KadunaThe NewsKaduna State Police Command said it had since swung into action as it had deployed its anti-kidnap unit to rescue four foreign nationals abducted on Kwoi-Jere road in Kagarko local go...
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18Jan
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2019: Buhari warns against electoral violence, says Jonathan has set the tone – Vanguard

Vanguard2019: Buhari warns against electoral violence, says Jonathan has set the toneVanguardABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has formally reacted to the release of the 2019 election timetable and schedule of activities by the Independent National ...
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18Jan
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You don’t own Kogi State – Community leader warns Gov. Bello over cattle colony – Daily Post Nigeria

VanguardYou don't own Kogi State – Community leader warns Gov. Bello over cattle colonyDaily Post NigeriaA community leader in Kogi State Prince Alhassan Ejike has warned Governor Yahaya Bello not to venture into the establishment of cattle colon...
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18Jan
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Nigeria Air Force destroys Boko Haram workshop in Sambisa – TV360

TV360Nigeria Air Force destroys Boko Haram workshop in SambisaTV360The Nigerian Air force says it has destroyed a Boko Haram workshop in the Sambisa general area. The Air Force in a statement by its, Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vi...
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18Jan
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Fashola: Works ministry didn’t carry out any capital project in 2017 – TheCable

TheCableFashola: Works ministry didn't carry out any capital project in 2017TheCableBabatunde Fashola says the works arm of his three-fold portfolio did not carry out any capital project in 2017. Fashola, who heads the ministry of works, power and ...
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18Jan
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Stay away from Uvwie land dispute, Reps caution Army, others – Vanguard

VanguardStay away from Uvwie land dispute, Reps caution Army, othersVanguardABUJA—MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, yesterday, ordered military authorities and other stakeholders to stay away from the disputed lan...
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18Jan
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Kidnappers kill 2 policemen, abduct 4 expatriates in Kaduna – Vanguard

VanguardKidnappers kill 2 policemen, abduct 4 expatriates in KadunaVanguardFour expatriates, two Americans and two Canadians were, Tuesday evening, kidnapped on Kwoi-Jere Road in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State by gunmen. It was gathered ...
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18Jan
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Kidnappers kill 2 policemen, abduct 4 expatriates in Kaduna – Vanguard

VanguardKidnappers kill 2 policemen, abduct 4 expatriates in KadunaVanguardFour expatriates, two Americans and two Canadians were, Tuesday evening, kidnapped on Kwoi-Jere Road in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State by gunmen. It was gathered ...
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18Jan
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Judge Orders Service On Innocent Chukwuma Chairman Of Innoson Motors In Open Court – SaharaReporters.com

SaharaReporters.comJudge Orders Service On Innocent Chukwuma Chairman Of Innoson Motors In Open CourtSaharaReporters.comA visibly angry Justice Mojisola Dada on Wednesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to serve Mr. Innocent...
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