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01Aug
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Osinbajo receives Nana Akufo-Addo in Abuja – Pulse Nigeria

CHANNELS TELEVISIONOsinbajo receives Nana Akufo-Addo in AbujaPulse NigeriaThe visit lasted for barely four minutes as the Ghanaian leader proceeded immediately to the National Defence College. Published: 13:21 , Refreshed: 28 minutes ago; Pulse News Ag...
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Nigerian-born UK lawmaker, Chika Amadi suspended by Labour Party for condemning homosexuality – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaNigerian-born UK lawmaker, Chika Amadi suspended by Labour Party for condemning homosexualityDaily Post NigeriaA Nigerian female councilor under the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, Chika Amadi has been suspended from the party. Sh...
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01Aug
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UPDATE: Osinbajo arrive Kebbi to commission 120000 metric tone per year rice mill – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMUPDATE: Osinbajo arrive Kebbi to commission 120000 metric tone per year rice millNAIJ.COMActing President Yemi Osinbajo arrived Argungu town, Kebbi state today, August 1, for the commissioning of the 120,000 metric tones per year WACOT rice mil...
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01Aug
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I don’t have snake farm — Ortom – Vanguard

VanguardI don't have snake farm — OrtomVanguardMakurdi – Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has refuted speculation in some quarters that he was rearing snakes. Snake Ortom refuted this on Tuesday in Makurdi while interacting with journalists. ADVERTIS...
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01Aug
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Aso Rock staff put on alert for Buhari’s return – P.M. News

P.M. NewsAso Rock staff put on alert for Buhari's returnP.M. NewsAiling President Muhammadu Buhari in London. He has spent more than two months outside the country. All is now set for President Muhammadu Buhari's return from the United Kingdom ...
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01Aug
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[UPDATED] Service Chiefs Arrive In Maiduguri – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISION[UPDATED] Service Chiefs Arrive In MaiduguriCHANNELS TELEVISIONSome service chiefs have arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in line with the directive of the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. The Chief of Army Staf...
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01Aug
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‘Criticism will not deter our commitment to Creative Industry’ Minister – Daily Trust

Daily Trust'Criticism will not deter our commitment to Creative Industry' MinisterDaily TrustMinister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said despite criticisms and unsavory comments, his ministry remains committed to re-positi...
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01Aug
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Police arrests 32 armed robbers at Kaduna-Abuja Road – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaPolice arrests 32 armed robbers at Kaduna-Abuja RoadInformation Nigeria32 suspected kidnappers and armed robbery terrorising commuters on the Abuja-Kaduna highway have been apprehended by Operatives of the Nigeria Police. They were a...
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01Aug
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You risk losing Anambra if you ignore Nwoye – Onitsha Traders’ leader tells APC – Vanguard

VanguardYou risk losing Anambra if you ignore Nwoye – Onitsha Traders' leader tells APCVanguardThe Onitsha Traders Consultative Forum, OTCF, has cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC that it risks losing the state if it picks any other asp...
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01Aug
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We Have Evidence Of Rotimi Amaechi’s Corrupt Acts- Nyesom Wike – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaWe Have Evidence Of Rotimi Amaechi's Corrupt Acts- Nyesom WikeInformation NigeriaRivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the evidence of corruption against his predecessor now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, i...
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01Aug
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Nigeria adopts automated system for 2018 budget preparation – Naija247news

Naija247newsNigeria adopts automated system for 2018 budget preparationNaija247newsNigerian Government will be using the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System for the preparation of the 2018 budget. The Director-General, Budget ...
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01Aug
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N-Delta’ll pull out of peace talk with FG Nov 1 if… — Clark, PANDEF – Vanguard

VanguardN-Delta'll pull out of peace talk with FG Nov 1 if… — Clark, PANDEFVanguardABUJA—PAN-NIGER Delta Forum, PANDEF, the umbrella body of monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the coastal states of the Niger Delta region under the leadersh...
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01Aug
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OAU proffers solution to nation’s problems at annual confab – Vanguard

VanguardOAU proffers solution to nation's problems at annual confabVanguardIle-ife—Participants in the four-day National Conference organised by the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, as part of activities to mark the 55th ...
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01Aug
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Uwazuruike opens another radio Biafra in Germany – Vanguard

TODAY.ngUwazuruike opens another radio Biafra in GermanyVanguardAwka—THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, accused the federal and Anambra State governments of recruiting those it described as uneducated individuals and students in the un...
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01Aug
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Delegates’ List: Fresh bribery allegation rocks APC – Vanguard

THISDAY NewspapersDelegates' List: Fresh bribery allegation rocks APCVanguardAS the All progressives Congress, APC, prepares for its primaries to select the party's candidate for the November 18 election, allegations of bribery for the purpose ...
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01Aug
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Police to arraign Dangote workers for N451m theft – The Punch

The PunchPolice to arraign Dangote workers for N451m theftThe PunchThe Police Special Fraud Unit on Monday stalled the arraignment of eight members of staff of the Dangote Sugar Refinery, Apapa, before a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja due to their ina...
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01Aug
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Breaking into Jonathan’s House: 3 Policemen to face Orderly Room Trial. – Vanguard

VanguardBreaking into Jonathan's House: 3 Policemen to face Orderly Room Trial.VanguardAbuja – Police Authorities in Abuja are to commence orderly room trials for 3 policemen attached to the home of former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan over ...
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01Aug
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Ortom promises better service delivery to Benue people – Vanguard

VanguardOrtom promises better service delivery to Benue peopleVanguardAbuja—Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has promised to redouble his efforts at providing effective service delivery to the people of the state. The governor made the pledge yes...
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01Aug
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1279 killed in auto crash in three months – NBS – The Punch

The Punch1279 killed in auto crash in three months – NBSThe PunchThe National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said Nigeria recorded 1,279 deaths in 2,503 road crashes in the second quarter of this year. The NBS in its road transport report which was m...
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01Aug
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Ex-minister: election will hold in Anambra – The Nation Newspaper

VanguardEx-minister: election will hold in AnambraThe Nation NewspaperFormer Minister of Aviation Osita Chidoka has expressed disappointment over threats by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), that the November 18 Anambra governorship election will...
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01Aug
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Robbers shoot Complete Sports contract driver – The Nation Newspaper

Robbers shoot Complete Sports contract driverThe Nation NewspaperSuspected robbers yesterday, on the Benin-Lagos highway, shot Suleiman Tajudeen, a contract driver with Complete Communications Limited, publisher of Complete Sports. Suleiman, 53, was sh...
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01Aug
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Man Remanded For Motorcycle Theft – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONMan Remanded For Motorcycle TheftCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Modakeke Magistrate Court in Osun State, on Monday remanded one Adewale Adeniyi, 27, over alleged motorcycle theft. The Prosecutor, Sgt Ona Glory, told the court that the accuse...
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01Aug
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‘Okorocha’s interventions in infrastructure, healthcare, education are real’ – Vanguard

Vanguard'Okorocha's interventions in infrastructure, healthcare, education are real'VanguardCHAIRMAN of Blue Diamond Logistics, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu has said that the interventions of the administration of Governor Rochas Okorocha in road co...
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01Aug
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Sen. Wamakko condoles Zamfara Govt. over Emir’s death – Vanguard

The Nation NewspaperSen. Wamakko condoles Zamfara Govt. over Emir's deathVanguardSen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) has condoled with Zamfara Government over the recent death of the Emir of Tsafe, Alhaji Habibu Alliyu. In a statement signed by h...
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01Aug
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Sen. Wamakko condoles Zamfara Govt. over Emir’s death – Vanguard

Sen. Wamakko condoles Zamfara Govt. over Emir's deathVanguardSen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) has condoled with Zamfara Government over the recent death of the Emir of Tsafe, Alhaji Habibu Alliyu. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant...
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01Aug
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Ogun lifts moratorium on death penalty – Premium Times

Premium TimesOgun lifts moratorium on death penaltyPremium TimesOgun State has approved the lifting of a moratorium on cases relating to capital punishment as part of measures to fast track dispensation of justice in the state. This was revealed when t...
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31Jul
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Creation of intelligence cells, forensic laboratory will curb threats – Army – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperCreation of intelligence cells, forensic laboratory will curb threats – ArmyThe Nation NewspaperThe Army says that creation of special intelligence cells and technical forensic laboratory are recent innovations that have improved ...
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31Jul
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Police uncovers Badoo shrine in Ikorodu – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMPolice uncovers Badoo shrine in IkoroduNAIJ.COMIn its efforts to get rid of the Badoo gang, a notorious ritual sect, terrorising the Ikorodu area of Lagos and its environs, the state police command on Monday July 31 uncovered the group shrine. ...
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31Jul
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BBOG to match to Aso Rock over 113 Chibok girls in captivity – TheCable

TheCableBBOG to match to Aso Rock over 113 Chibok girls in captivityTheCableThe Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group will on Tuesday match to Aso Rock, Nigeria's seat of power, to press for the release of 113 Chibok girls in Boko Haram captivity. Sesu...
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31Jul
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Breaking: Arewa Youths back out, to withdraw quit notice order to Ndigbo – Vanguard

VanguardBreaking: Arewa Youths back out, to withdraw quit notice order to NdigboVanguardThe Arewa Youths Coalition has said it would withdraw the quit order it gave to Ndigbo to vacate all northern states before October 1st. The northern group's sp...
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31Jul
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Fani-Kayode under fire from top Biafran leader – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMFani-Kayode under fire from top Biafran leaderNAIJ.COMA top member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Candy Stallworth, has accused former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode of having a doom plan for Biafrans. READ ALSO: IPOB member...
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31Jul
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Handle Criminal Cases Diligently, IGP Warns Police Commissioners – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONHandle Criminal Cases Diligently, IGP Warns Police CommissionersCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has warned Commissioners of Police in various commands to handle criminal cases diligently and cond...
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31Jul
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Zionist group forms interim govt, Professor Pat Utomi becomes foreign minister – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMZionist group forms interim govt, Professor Pat Utomi becomes foreign ministerNAIJ.COM... - The self-acclaimed president of Biafra, Barr. Benjamin Onwuka, said US and Israel are in support of the new republic. The Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF...
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31Jul
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FG to rebuild Sukur World Heritage Site destroyed by Boko Haram – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperFG to rebuild Sukur World Heritage Site destroyed by Boko HaramThe Nation NewspaperThe National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM), says it is exploring ways to rebuild the Sukur world heritage site in Adamawa destroyed by B...
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31Jul
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Boko Haram Attacks Based Strongly On Collaborators – DHQ – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBoko Haram Attacks Based Strongly On Collaborators – DHQCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Defence Headquarters has blamed the pockets of Boko Haram attacks in Borno State on the information the insurgents get from informants. The Director of ...
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31Jul
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Lagos deputy speaker seeks to remove Banire as party’s National Legal Adviser – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMLagos deputy speaker seeks to remove Banire as party's National Legal AdviserNAIJ.COMDeputy speaker of Lagos state House of Assembly, Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni, has dragged Muiz Banire, the party's national legal adviser before an Ikeja Div...
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31Jul
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Restructuring: The Southwest has troubled Nigeria since 1953 -Yakasai – Vanguard

VanguardRestructuring: The Southwest has troubled Nigeria since 1953 -YakasaiVanguardElder-statesman, Tanko Yakassai, 91 is among the very few Nigerians around with political origins antecedents from pre-independent Nigeria. With a dose of human right ...
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31Jul
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Why I visited PDP’s Secretariats – Senator Aisha Jumai Alhassan – Naija247news

THISDAY NewspapersWhy I visited PDP's Secretariats – Senator Aisha Jumai AlhassanNaija247newsThe tension recently ignited by the visit of the Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jumai Alhassan to the National Headquar...
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31Jul
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Kaduna State APC crisis: Thugs attack NUJ secretarial, injure journalists – The News

VanguardKaduna State APC crisis: Thugs attack NUJ secretarial, injure journalistsThe NewsThe secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council was attacked by political thugs on Sunday. The thugs injured journalists, vandalise...
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31Jul
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Julius Berger abandons Lagos-Ibadan Expressway – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaJulius Berger abandons Lagos-Ibadan ExpresswayDaily Post NigeriaThe Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has announced that Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has finally suspended work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It sad the develo...
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31Jul
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Nigeria: Lagos Task Force Arrests 74, Demolishes Illegal Structures – AllAfrica.com

GuardianNigeria: Lagos Task Force Arrests 74, Demolishes Illegal StructuresAllAfrica.comNo fewer than 74 suspected hoodlums have been arrested at the Obalende bridge, Lagos, as the state government task force commenced demolition of illegal structures ...
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31Jul
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Edo’s outrageous anti-poor university – Vanguard

VanguardEdo's outrageous anti-poor universityVanguardValues have degenerated so much that leaders no longer know where to draw the line between decency and moral turpitude. This is manifest in a brazen and unacceptable anti-poor admission policy at...
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31Jul
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UNIMAID lecturers: ASUU threatens strike – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaUNIMAID lecturers: ASUU threatens strikeDaily Post NigeriaThe Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has vowed to embark on indefinite strike if the Federal Government failed to strengthen security in the University of Maiduguri ...
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31Jul
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Parents of released Igbonla boys express worry over their behaviour – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMParents of released Igbonla boys express worry over their behaviourNAIJ.COMA report by New Telegraph indicates that parents of the six students of the Lagos State Model College, who were released on Friday, July 28, have noticed that their chil...
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31Jul
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Journalists beaten, property destroyed as thugs invade Kaduna NUJ Secretariat – Vanguard

VanguardJournalists beaten, property destroyed as thugs invade Kaduna NUJ SecretariatVanguardKaduna—Armed thugs, yesterday, attacked journalists and others at the Kaduna State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, secretariat, disrupting...
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31Jul
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Our intractable Northern burdens – Vanguard

THISDAY NewspapersOur intractable Northern burdensVanguardWHAT happened at the Senate on Wednesday, 26th July 2017 infuriated those who have been clamouring for restructuring and true federalism. But, it elated two other segments of the Nigerian societ...
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31Jul
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Bayelsa communities threaten to shut down Agip operations over spill, MoU – Guardian (blog)

Guardian (blog)Bayelsa communities threaten to shut down Agip operations over spill, MoUGuardian (blog)The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has called on the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to observe international best practices in its operations to...
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31Jul
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IPOB members storm church, protest to Obiano – Vanguard

Daily Post NigeriaIPOB members storm church, protest to ObianoVanguardAWKA—The insistence by members of IPOB, that there would be no election in Anambra State in November this year, allegedly took a dangerous dimension with some youths suspected to b...
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31Jul
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Lagos Deputy Speaker sues Banire for alleged forgery – Vanguard

Lagos Deputy Speaker sues Banire for alleged forgeryVanguardlagos—Deputy Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni has dragged the National Legal Adviser of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Muiz Banire before a Lagos Hig...
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31Jul
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Akubuiro’s Prodigals in Paradise read at UNILAG – Vanguard

VanguardAkubuiro's Prodigals in Paradise read at UNILAGVanguardThe venue was the Faculty of Arts Boardroom, University of Lagos, and the book in focus was Henry Akubuiro's debut novel, Prodigals in Paradise. And as expected it was filled to the...
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31Jul
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North’s youths to withdraw Igbo quit notice – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperNorth's youths to withdraw Igbo quit noticeThe Nation NewspaperThe Arewa Youths Coalition is set to withdraw the October 1 quit notice handed Igbo in the North to leave. The youths were waving the olive branch after a meeting wi...
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31Jul
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Nothing unusual about sack of Bauchi commissioners — Malami – Daily Trust

VanguardNothing unusual about sack of Bauchi commissioners — MalamiDaily TrustBy Hamza Idris | Publish Date: Jul 31 2017 2:00AMSince 2015, Bauchi State has remained a subject of public discourse among the opposition and members of the ruling All Prog...
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31Jul
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What’s Aguiyi-Ironsi’s place in history? – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperWhat's Aguiyi-Ironsi's place in history?The Nation NewspaperThe late General Johnson Thomas Ummunakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi assumed power at a turbulent period in Nigeria's political history, after helping to quell the bloody co...
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31Jul
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When will Fajuyi be immortalised? – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperWhen will Fajuyi be immortalised?The Nation NewspaperThe first military governor of the defunct Western Region, Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi was assassinated 51 years ago, alongside the Head of State, Major-Gen. Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi in ...
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31Jul
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Fake lawyer jailed two and a half years – The Nation Newspaper

Fake lawyer jailed two and a half yearsThe Nation NewspaperA man, Emmanuel Ojo, has been sentenced to two and a half years for parading himself as a lawyer. He was not given an option of fine. The 52-year old man, who was apprehended by the Nigeria Bar...
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31Jul
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FG is lying to Nigerians, Boko Haram is progressing – Fayose – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMFG is lying to Nigerians, Boko Haram is progressing - FayoseNAIJ.COMGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has once again issued a press release condemning the federal government on the Boko Haram insurgency. Mr Idowu Adelusi, the chief press s...
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31Jul
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Buhari’s absence quizzed on CNN (VIDEO) – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari's absence quizzed on CNN (VIDEO)Daily Post NigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari's absence from the country has become a subject of quiz on the CNN. The topic of the president's absence from the country for over 78 days...
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31Jul
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Lagos deputy speaker sues Banire over forgery – Vanguard

VanguardLagos deputy speaker sues Banire over forgeryVanguardDeputy Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Wasiu Eshilokun Sanni has dragged the National Legal Adviser of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Muiz Banire before a Lagos High Court...
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31Jul
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Osinbajo inaugurates airlifting of 2017 Hajj pilgrims – Vanguard

VanguardOsinbajo inaugurates airlifting of 2017 Hajj pilgrimsVanguardThe Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, inaugurated the airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2017 Hajj at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Ab...
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30Jul
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Restructuring: VON DG Faults Atiku – Premium Times

Premium TimesRestructuring: VON DG Faults AtikuPremium TimesThe Director General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu has appealed to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and other well-meaning Nigerians, to join President Muhammadu Buhari in re...
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30Jul
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Biafra is not possible, says Orji Uzor Kalu – Vanguard

VanguardBiafra is not possible, says Orji Uzor KaluVanguardLOKOJA – Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has said that the agitation for Biafra country by the Igbos cannot be made possible now, calling on the Igbo to rather channeled the...
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30Jul
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Biafra is not possible, says Orji Uzor Kalu – Vanguard

VanguardBiafra is not possible, says Orji Uzor KaluVanguardLOKOJA – Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has said that the agitation for Biafra country by the Igbos cannot be made possible now, calling on the Igbo to rather channeled the...
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30Jul
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Peace Corps: Akoh denies bribing Nigerian senators to pass bill – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMPeace Corps: Akoh denies bribing Nigerian senators to pass billNAIJ.COMThe National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Ambassador Dickson Akoh has debunked a media report that alleged the PCN bribed members of the National Assembly...
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30Jul
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Referendum not Restructuring will solve Nigeria’s problems – Nnamdi Kanu – Politics Nigeria

Politics NigeriaReferendum not Restructuring will solve Nigeria's problems – Nnamdi KanuPolitics NigeriaThe leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu believes that for Nigeria to enjoy a successful democracy devoid of sentiment...
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30Jul
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Borno attacks: We are on top of the situation – Osinbajo – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaBorno attacks: We are on top of the situation – OsinbajoDaily Post NigeriaThe Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday assured Nigerians of Federal Government's efforts and capacity in stemming the tide of terrorism anyw...
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30Jul
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Yakasai berates Atiku for his stance on restructuring – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMYakasai berates Atiku for his stance on restructuringNAIJ.COMElder statesman, Tanko Yakasai has criticised the position of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar supporting restructuring, describing his stance on the issue as hogwash and invitati...
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30Jul
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IPOB FUTO delegation pays courtesy visit to Nnamdi Kanu – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMIPOB FUTO delegation pays courtesy visit to Nnamdi KanuNAIJ.COMA delegation from FUTO, Owerri recently paid a courtesy visit to IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at his residence in Afara Isiama in Umuahia, Abia state. The delegation which comprise...
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30Jul
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SERAP drags Dogara to UN over ‘repressive bill to regulate, crackdown on civil society’ – Premium Times

Premium TimesSERAP drags Dogara to UN over 'repressive bill to regulate, crackdown on civil society'Premium TimesThe Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to three UN Special Rapporteurs urging them ...
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30Jul
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Restructuring: Northern leaders are not telling their people the truth – Hayford Alile – Vanguard

VanguardRestructuring: Northern leaders are not telling their people the truth – Hayford AlileVanguardOfficer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Now the Spiritual Leader of St. Joseph Chosen Church of God, Alile, in this interview, speaks on the s...
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30Jul
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Nigerian Army gives update on oil exploration team ambushed in Borno – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMNigerian Army gives update on oil exploration team ambushed in BornoNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian Army has recovered the items of some staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as well as that of University of Maiduguri on oil explorat...
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30Jul
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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Sunday morning – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Sunday morningDaily Post Nigeria1. Officials of the Lagos State government have commenced demolition of structures in Obalende area of the state. This was followed by last week'...
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30Jul
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Constitution amendment: Senate will revisit devolution of powers – Saraki – Daily Post Nigeria

Daily Post NigeriaConstitution amendment: Senate will revisit devolution of powers – SarakiDaily Post NigeriaThe Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that the devolution of powers bill would be revisited, when the National Assembly resumes from ...
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30Jul
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Is Pastor Ighodaro eyeing political office? – Vanguard

VanguardIs Pastor Ighodaro eyeing political office?VanguardACTING President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, last Sunday in Lagos, fired the first salvo, declaring: “many people may not know that Pastor Ituah Ighodalo is actually a politician.” Continuing as ...
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30Jul
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State of the nation: Our younger ones are crazier than us – Amb Mohammed – Vanguard

VanguardState of the nation: Our younger ones are crazier than us – Amb MohammedVanguardHe had been a close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari in the former Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, long before the CPC merged with other parties to become...
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30Jul
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Abia:Pharmacy council seals 397 pharmacies, medicine stores – Guardian (blog)

Guardian (blog)Abia:Pharmacy council seals 397 pharmacies, medicine storesGuardian (blog)The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), within one week in Abia State, has sealed 37 Pharmacies and 360 patent medicine stores. It also issued Compliance Directi...
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30Jul
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Freed Lagos Pupils: Our Captors Tied Our Legs – SaharaReporters.com

SaharaReporters.comFreed Lagos Pupils: Our Captors Tied Our LegsSaharaReporters.comRoutine beatings. Exposure to the elements. Starvation. Un-hygienic food, and water. Illness. These were some of the torments the six kidnapped students of the Lagos Sta...
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30Jul
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Stop hate speeches, Abina charges clerics – The Nation Newspaper

NIGERIAN TRIBUNEStop hate speeches, Abina charges clericsThe Nation NewspaperGeneral Overseer of the Gospel Faith Mission International (GOFAMINT), Pastor Elijah Abina, has charged clerics across the nation to stop hate speeches. He warned that the wor...
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30Jul
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Inside Story Of Gen Buratai, Bunza’s Revolution At NMS Zaria For Nation Building – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersInside Story Of Gen Buratai, Bunza's Revolution At NMS Zaria For Nation BuildingLeadership NewspapersThe Nigerian Military School, Zaria, since the restoration of full military training through the aid of Chief of Army Staff (C...
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30Jul
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As NASS Shoots Down Prospects Of Gradual Restructuring – Nigeria Today

As NASS Shoots Down Prospects Of Gradual RestructuringNigeria TodayThe two chambers of the National Assembly last week rejected a bill seeking to achieve gradual devolution of power in the ongoing review of the 1999 constitution, ADEBIYI ADEDAPO, who m...
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30Jul
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Yakubu Gowon, the peace advocate – Guardian (blog)

Guardian (blog)Yakubu Gowon, the peace advocateGuardian (blog)Sir: Great leaders love their countries, and love for these countries become their waking and sleeping thoughts. In Nigeria, hardly do you see losers of elections congratulate winners. Every...
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30Jul
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Students groan as ASUU, Kogi govt face off lingers – Daily Trust

Daily TrustStudents groan as ASUU, Kogi govt face off lingersDaily TrustThe crisis that enveloped the tertiary education sector in Kogi State in the last seven months, particularly, the state-owned university, Anyigba, has unarguably left many students...
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30Jul
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Fish farmer nabbed with 25KG of suspected Ephedrine – Vanguard

VanguardFish farmer nabbed with 25KG of suspected EphedrineVanguardOfficials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, have apprehended a 59 -year- old Chukwuani, a fish farmer while allegedly t...
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30Jul
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Restructuring goes beyond resource control — Atiku – Vanguard

VanguardRestructuring goes beyond resource control — AtikuVanguardIn this concluding part of the address delivered at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, former VP Atiku Abubakar speaks on how to restructure Nigeria. In the future if the federal gover...
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How the Senate Voted on Constitution Alteration – Vanguard

VanguardHow the Senate Voted on Constitution AlterationVanguardMuch anxiety had preceded last Wednesday's vote on the proposals to alter specific provisions of the 1999 Constitution. Part of the anxiety had to do with the ability of the Senate to r...
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Late J. B Daudu’s Wife Laid To Rest In Kaduna Amidst Encomium – Leadership Newspapers

Late J. B Daudu's Wife Laid To Rest In Kaduna Amidst EncomiumLeadership NewspapersThe remains of late Barr. Ranti Daudu, wife of JB Daudu SAN, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) was laid to rest Friday in Kaduna at the common we...
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30Jul
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Panama Papers: EFCC targets indicted Nigerians – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperPanama Papers: EFCC targets indicted NigeriansThe Nation NewspaperAfter almost two years of tracking and sieving of documents, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has identified Nigerians indicted in the famous Panam...
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30Jul
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Rural women: Aregbesola’s wife commends FG – The Nation Newspaper

NIGERIAN TRIBUNERural women: Aregbesola's wife commends FGThe Nation NewspaperThe wife of the Governor of Osun State, Mrs. Sherifat Aregbesola, has commended the federal government for its commitment to the welfare of rural women. She spoke at a on...
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30Jul
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Journalist declares intention to run Ekiti Guber race – Vanguard

Journalist declares intention to run Ekiti Guber raceVanguardMr Atoye Ariyo-Dare, a former Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Pro-Democracy Activist, has declared his intention to contest the governorship election in Ekiti in 2018. A...
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30Jul
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MTNF’s N100m aid for Ondo students, schools – Vanguard

MTNF's N100m aid for Ondo students, schoolsVanguardTHE MTN Foundation says it has provided scholarship and school furniture worth N100million to students and schools across Ondo State. MTN Chairman, Prince Julius Adelusi Adeluyi, disclosed this in ...
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30Jul
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Police to arraign Evans in Lagos soon – Vanguard

VanguardPolice to arraign Evans in Lagos soonVanguardIndications emerged, yesterday, that police authorities at the Louis Edet House, Force headquarters, Abuja, may have concluded investigations into activities of arrested kidnap kingpin, Chukwudi Onwu...
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30Jul
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Data science can help us fight human trafficking – PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHourData science can help us fight human traffickingPBS NewsHourRelatives of victims of human trafficking wait for the sentence after an army general, two provincial politicians and police officers were among the 46 people held guilty in a cour...
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30Jul
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Photos: Injured people at the State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri – Vanguard

VanguardPhotos: Injured people at the State Specialist Hospital in MaiduguriVanguardA suicide bomber detonated the explosives in Dikwa on Friday night, after entering a building housing people who had previously fled the insurgency and since returned, ...
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30Jul
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Devolution of power: N/Assembly failed to make history – Nwuke – Vanguard

Devolution of power: N/Assembly failed to make history – NwukeVanguardABUJA-For voting against devolution of political powers from the center in the just concluded constitutional amendment, a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ogbonn...
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30Jul
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…diversification of our economy only possible if we embrace restructuring – Atiku – Vanguard

Vanguard…diversification of our economy only possible if we embrace restructuring – AtikuVanguardABUJA – Former vice president and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Atiku Abubakar has hit back at critics of his stance on rest...
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30Jul
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Makarfi, PDP chief survives auto crash – BusinessDay (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)

BusinessDay (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)Makarfi, PDP chief survives auto crashBusinessDay (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)Senator Ahmed Makarfi, leader of People's Democratic Party (PDP), has survived a car crash on ...
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30Jul
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In Abuja : Senators allegedly received bribes to pass Peace Corps bill – Pulse Nigeria

YNaijaIn Abuja : Senators allegedly received bribes to pass Peace Corps billPulse NigeriaSources say the Senators openly accused each other of receiving bribes from the Peace Corp during one of their sittings. Published: 29.07.2017; Chika Ebuzor. Print...
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29Jul
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Federal High Court judges: Why the delay? – Vanguard

VanguardFederal High Court judges: Why the delay?VanguardMost State Governors, in exercise of their privilege of Prerogative of Mercy go round the various prisons in the country from time to time and grant pardon to some inmates who are serving various...
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29Jul
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Air Force deploys helicopter, personnel to keep peace in Kafanchan (photos) – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMAir Force deploys helicopter, personnel to keep peace in Kafanchan (photos)NAIJ.COMThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed an armed helicopter with force protection elements and other logistics support to Kafanchan as part of efforts to ensur...
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29Jul
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Produce our son missing for 7 years, wife tells husband in court – The News

The NewsProduce our son missing for 7 years, wife tells husband in courtThe NewsA house wife on Friday urged an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to compel her husband to disclose the where about of their medical student son who has been missing for seve...
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29Jul
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Granting NFIU autonomy not good for anti- corruption fight – Dogara – Vanguard

VanguardGranting NFIU autonomy not good for anti- corruption fight – DogaraVanguardTHE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, has opposed the attempt by the Senate to move the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, from the ...
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