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    Metro Boko Haram: “I Am Tired, I Want To Die And Go To Paradise” Shekau Says In New Video - Premium Times

    The Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has said in a new video that he is tired of the calamity befalling his group. “I am tired of this calamity; it is better I die and go to rest in paradise”, he said at the end of the 10-minute video. In the video, delivered chiefly in Hausa, Mr. Shekau...
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    Sports Chelsea’s Loanee Matt Fined For Grabbing Opponent’s Manhood During Match (Watch Video) –...

    Matt Miazga, on-loan Chelsea defender at Vitesse Arnhem has been fined for grabbing the private parts of an opposition player during a league match. According to reports, the incident occurred during Vitesse’s 1-1 draw with Heerenveen on January 20, as the American footballer … read more...
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    Metro Gay rights activist, Alimi, celebrates his son on his birthday – Instablog9ja

    As shared on Instagram Read more via Welcome To Instablog9ja – http://ift.tt/2H0zBgn Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Entertainment Chrissy Teigen’s latest Twitter rant about John Legend is the most relatable yet – Mashable

    Another day, another volley of hilarious tweets from Chrissy Teigen about day-to-day life with John Legend. She’s previously trolled him for both his singing and his dancing, but this day it was something totally different in the spotlight: phone chargers. And, more specifically, Legend’s...
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    World Woman alleges husband stole her kidney to cover ‘unpaid’ dowry – Daily Nation

    An Indian woman’s husband and brother-in-law have been arrested after she told police they stole one of her kidneys in lieu of a dowry. Local media report that the West Bengal woman’s husband arranged an appendicitis surgery when she was Read more via Daily Nation | Home –...
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    Sports Henry Onyekuru wins Most Promising Player award in Belgium – TODAY.NG

    Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru has been honoured with the Most Promising Player of the Year award at Belgium’s 64th Golden Shoe Gala. The event on Wednesday night saw the Anderlecht striker claim 219 points in the poll to see off competition from rivals Hassan Bande (162) and Landry Dimata …...
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    Metro Man Arrested While Trying To Steal Student’s Urine In Delta – Naijaloaded

    A man was caught this morning at Abraka, Delta State, packing the sand on which a girl urinated at about 6am. According to reports, the girl had gone out to urinate in a nearby bush, due to the lack of water in her Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s No. 1 Online Portal –...
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    Sports Ex-Barca Coach, Luis Enrique ‘Agrees Deal’ To Replace Antonio Conte As Chelsea...

    Spanish tactician, Luis Enrique has reportedly ‘agreed a deal’ to replace the under-fire Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte as ex-Barcelona boss looks poised to sign Stamford Bridge contract until 2020. A report by Sport claims that Luis Enrique has agreed to become the new … read more via...
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    Metro 5 Men Arraigned For Using Social Media To Kidnap, Rape 2 Women In Lagos – Naijaloaded

    Five men on Tuesday appeared before the newly inaugurated Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, for allegedly using social media to lure, kidnap and rape two women in Lagos. The accused are Gabriel Obinna, 20, Nnadozie Akabueze, 21, Hector Ugochukwu, 32, Chinedu … Read more via...
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    Sports Super Eagles: President Buhari Postpones CHAN Team Visit Till Next Week – Naijaloaded |...

    President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed the scheduled visit of the players and officials of the Super Eagles who got to the final of the just concluded African Nations Championship (CHAN). The Postponement comes after the exact amount the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) are to get read...
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    Sports Argentina Coach Warns Nigeria, Others about Messi’s ‘Killer Form’ – Thisdaylive

    Nike unveils Eagles World Cup jerseys in London Argentina Coach, Jorge Sampaoli, insisted wednesday that he expects Lionel Messi to be in ‘killer form’ for the World Cup as he would have been fully rested, which was not the case at Brazil 2014. And if that happens, Sampaoli said … read more...
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    Sports NFF mourns as Austin Mgbolu passes on – The Sun News

    The Nigerian Football family was again thrown into mourning on Wednesday after news spread of the death of one –time image –maker of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Austin Mgbolu. Mgbolu, who served as public relations officer of then NFA between 1993 and 2001, was a highly … read more...
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    Sports Russia 2018 World Cup : Players’ll go gaga on new kits –Mikel – The Sun News

    •Nike unveils home, away shirts Monica Iheakam Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi says the national team players would fall in love with the dazzling new jerseys for the Russia 2018 World Cup. Mikel yesterday led the younger generation of Eagles players to the unveiling of the … read more...
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    Sports Oduduru, Amusan to miss Commonwealth Games – Vanguard News

    Nigeria’s chances of winning medals in athletics at the Commonwealth Games is getting slimmer, as two of the country’s brightest prospects are a major doubt for Gold Coast 2018 billed for April 4-15. Oduduru Divine Former junior athletes, Divine Oduduru and Tobi Amusa who are .... read more...
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    Business Oil, gas sector’s indebtedness to Nigerian banks hits N3.58t – The Guardian Nigeria

    Power, energy sector loans reach N453.9bn Nigeria’s oil and gas sector indebtedness to banks reached N3.58 trillion as at the fourth quarter of 2017.This is, however, higher than the N3.55 trillion, which the sector recorded during the third quarter of Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    Sports Conte to pocket £26.7m, if Chelsea terminate contract – Vanguard News

    Chelsea under-fire coach, Antonio Conte could earn as much as £26.7m in compensation if Chelsea decide a managerial change is required in west London as the Italian only penned a new deal with the club during the summer. Conte Chelsea want to give Conte the chance to try … read more via...
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    Sports Eagles to earn $400,000 as CAF clarifies on CHAN cash – Vanguard News

    Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially released the cash entitlements of all teams that participated at the 5th African Nations Championship in Morocco, with second –placed Nigeria to earn the sum of $400,000 and not $750,000 as widely touted. Nigeria’s team poses before the...
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    Sports Starboy Wizkid And Iwobi Unveil The New Super Eagles World Cup Jersey – Gossip Mill Nigeria

    Nike have used their official YouTube channel to do a reveal of the new Nigeria jersey designs for the Super Eagles’ Russia 2018 World Cup campaign. In a Nike Football video Completesportsnigeria.com viewed on Wednesday, Super Eagles stars Mikel Obi, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Kelechi …...
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    Business Nigeria Railway Corporation generates N4.1 billion in 2017 – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, said on Wednesday that the cooperation generated N4.12 billion in 2017, as against the N4.85 billion targeted. Mr. Okhiria made this known during the 2018 Budget Defence and the organisation performance in 2017 before the...
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    World After 436 deaths, South Sudan declares end of cholera outbreak – Premium Times Nigeria

    South Sudan’s health ministry and World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared the end of cholera outbreak in the strife-torn country, where 436 people have died from the disease since July 2017. Health Minister, Riek Kok, said in Juba that “today (Wednesday) we declare an Read...
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