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    Politics Nigeria’s debt portfolio increases by ₦9.61 trillion – Nairametrics

    Nigeria’s debt increased by ₦9.61 trillion between mid-2015 and end of 2017, The Debt Management Office has said. In a statement to The Punch Newspaper, the Debt Management Office said that Nigeria’s external debt stood at 26.64% as at the end of 2017 compared to the 20.04% that was recorded in...
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    Politics Gov. Wike Vows To Sign Death Warrant Of Convicted Cultists Without Looking Back – Stella...

    Rivers State Governor, Nysom Ezenwo Wike on Thursday vowed to sign the death warrant of cultists convicted to have killed people during their operation without hesitation or looking back. Wike spoke after signing three bills into law at the State House, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Wike said …...
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    Politics Osinbajo bars Villa journalists from daughter’s wedding – The Sun News

    Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, barred State House Correspondents from covering the wedding reception of his eldest daughter, Damilola, yesterday. Accredited State House journalists were bared from getting close to the venue of the reception at the Conference Centre (old Banquet Hall). Newsmen...
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    Politics PMB’s Visit Renewed Our Hopes – Dapchi Parents – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    Some parents of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls yesterday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Dapchi had given them more assurance of rescuing the girls safely. Chairman of the Abducted Girls’ Parents Association, Malam Bashir Manzo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dapchi that...
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    Politics House Probes Allegations of State Sponsored ‘Terrorism’ in Kogi – Thisdaylive

    Asks FG to disarm killer-herdsmen in Plateau James Emejo in Abuja The House of Representatives thursday passed a motion mandating its Committees on Customs and National Intelligence and Public Safety to investigate the alleged importation of military uniforms and equipment by the Kogi State...
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    Politics Rights Group: 3,850 Persons, Mostly Christians Have Lost Their Lives Under Buhari – Thisdaylive

    A human rights organisation, International Society for Civil Rights and the Rule of Law has said over 3,850 persons have lost their lives since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office. The group said what was most painful was that a larger number of those … Read more via...
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    Politics Atiku to Speak at Chatham House – Thisdaylive

    Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, will give a major economic speech at London’s Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) at 10a.m. on April 25, 2018. The keynote speech entitled: ‘The Importance of Strengthening State Economic Management Systems,’ will unveil innovative and...
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    Politics Plateau Killings: Lalong to Review State Security Architecture – Thisdaylive

    Fulani lament wanton destruction Seriki Adinoyi in Jos As part of measures to arrest the vicious cycle of violent attacks in Plateau State, Governor Simon Lalong has vowed to immediately review the state security architecture, while working closely with security agencies to arrest and prosecute...
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    Politics Direct council chairmen to stay in their localities, BNC tells Obaseki – Vanguard News

    Benin National Council, BNC, a socio-cultural organisation in Edo State, has appealed to Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare 11, to direct the newly elected local government chairmen, especially those in Edo South senatorial district of the state, to … Read more via...
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    Politics Ajaokuta Steel: Reps move to probe alleged infractions by Fayemi – Vanguard News

    APPARENTLY disturbed by wrong signals emerging from the steel sector, the House of Representatives, yesterday, moved that the Ministry of Steel should be probed for employing an audit firm allegedly discredited globally for promoting corruption. Ajaokuta-Steel-Company To this end, the House made...
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    Politics EFCC Drags 2 INEC Staff To Court Over N817.6m Fraud – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday dragged two Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff in Kwara State, Christian Nwosu and Tijani Nda Bashiru before an Ilorin High Court, over alleged criminal breach of trust in respect of N817.6 million entrusted to...
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