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    Metro JAMB recorded drop in exam malpractices in 2018 UTME – The Sun News

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that it recorded appreciable drop in the number of exam malpractices in the conduct of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Compared to 2017 with 2, 508 exam malpractice cases, the Board said it … Read...
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    Metro Customer Kills Bar Attendant Over Bottle Of Beer (Full Story) – Naijaloaded

    A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday remanded one Bakare Akeem, who allegedly killed a bar attendant over a bottle of beer, in Kirikiri maximum prisons. The 35-year-old Akeem who alleged used a plank to hit the head of the bartender … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most...
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    Politics Kachikwu moves to resolve Delta APC crisis – The Sun News

    Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has waded into the factional crisis rocking the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a view to reconciling the Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege and the Olorogun O’tega Emerhor factions before the 2019 general … Read more via The...
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    Politics Ekiti: Atiku, Jonathan React To Fayose’s Ordeal – Naijaloaded

    A former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the action of the police in Ekiti on Wednesday which led to use of tear-gas to disperse supporters of Governor Ayo Fayose and his party, PDP. He said he is … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited Music &...
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    World Watch: Photo shoot captures shark bite in the Bahamas – UPI

    A model posing for some Instagram photos in the Bahamas ended up having the moment a shark bit her on the arm caught on camera. Katarina Zarutskie, 19, a model and student at the University of Miami, said her boyfriend’s father was taking photos of … Read more via UPI –...
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    World This Video Of A Squirrel Eating Out Of A Condom Sums Up 2018 – HuffPost

    Warning: This video is nuts! Which makes sense since it involves a squirrel eating out of an unwrapped condom. Emily Cole, a nanny in Portland, Maine, took the video of the squirrel while visiting Ferry Beach in nearby Scarborough with the kids on Monday. She posted it on Facebook, and …...
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    Metro Man ‘performs exorcism’ on train as ‘possessed’ woman screams ‘devil’ in front of commuters – mirror

    A smartly dressed man performed an ‘exorcism’ on a busy train as a woman screamed ‘devil’ in front of shocked commuters. Footage of the bizarre incident was captured by a fellow passenger travelling on the underground in Mexico City. The video, which has been seen more than a million … Read...
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    Metro Revenge Porn: How To Aggresively Crack It Down On Facebook, Instagram – BuzzNigeria

    Facebook has made it easier for users to crack down on “revenge porn” a term coined to describe the practice of sharing private pictures of a person online without their permission. This can disrupt the life of victims emotionally and psychologically. … Read more via BuzzNigeria – Famous...
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    Business EX-Apple worker risks prison term for stealing Apple’s self-driving car secrets. – TECHCAPON

    EX-Apple worker risks prison term for stealing Apple’s self-driving car secrets. A former Apple staff has been arrested on charges of stealing self-driving car technology from Apple and sharing trade secrets to a Chinese electric vehicle company called Xpeng Motors. He was arrested on July 7...
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    Business ERGP Focus Labs Target $9.25b Investments In Manufacturing, Processing – Business – www.nairaland.com

    The Federal government’s Economic Recovery and Growth [ERGP] Focus labs has set a target of $9.24 billiion revenue inflows for private sector investments in manufacturing and processing industries in Nigeria expected to create over 300,000 jobs across the six geo-political zones by 2020. This...
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    Business Afreximbank Invests $17bn In Nigeria – Business – www.nairaland.com

    The Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) disclosed yesterday that its investment in the Nigerian economy stands at over $17 billion . Afreximbank President, Dr. Benedict Oranmah, who spoke at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Anglophone Regional Office, in Abuja, stated that the … Read...
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    Politics We’ll win Ekiti governorship — SDP – www.dailytrust.com.ng

    The Social Democratic Party has promised to spring surprises at next Saturday’s governorship poll in Ekiti State. The SDP National Secretary, Alhaji Shehu Gabam, who fielded questions from journalists, yesterday, during a retreat for state party chairmen in Abuja, said the people were already...
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    World Pompeo’s North Korea meeting went ‘as badly as it could have gone’ – CNN

    It began with great expectations, an eagerly-anticipated meeting with a reclusive leader, and a gift bag that included an Elton John CD. It ended with a scuttled rendezvous, statements declaring disappointment Continue reading "Pompeo’s North Korea meeting went ‘as badly as it could have...
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    World Americans Say Barack Obama Was Best President of Their Lifetimes – Time

    A plurality of Americans named Barack Obama the best president of their lifetimes. In a survey by the Pew Research Center, 44% named Obama the best or second-best president of their lifetimes, followed by 33% who named Bill Clinton and 32% who named Ronald Reagan. Respondents mentioned Donald...
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    Politics Abacha $322m loot : Reps move to use fund to resuscitate Ajaokuta steel, Railway line – Vanguard News

    The House of Representatives on its resumption for Tuesday plenary session started to process a bill which seeks to use the $322 million (or N101.26 billion) Abacha loot to fund the Ajaokuta Steel company and Railway Line. Ajaokuta-Steel-Company. This is barely six days … Read more via...
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    World Outrage as PM revealed Brexit plan could be changed as Merkel cleared it – The Sun

    THERESA May faces a fresh outcry after claims she told Ministers she couldn’t alter her Brexit plan – as she’d “cleared it” with Angela Merkel. Reports claim stunned Cabinet Ministers were given the extraordinary excuse at the crunch Chequers summit last Friday..... Read more via The Sun –...
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    Sports Croatia motivated by England’s lack of respect, says Luka Modric – the Guardian

    Luka Modric has accused English journalists and pundits of showing a lack of respect to Croatia’s players and admitted his team-mates had used criticism to motivate them to victory over England in their World Cup semi-final. Modric played a starring role as Croatia came from behind to win …...
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    Sports Cristiano Ronaldo for €100m at 33? Indulgence or Juventus masterstroke? | Paolo Bandini – the Guardian

    Cristiano Ronaldo described it in matter-of-fact terms as “the moment to begin a new cycle”. In Italy the headline writers went a little bigger as they hailed Juventus’s capture of the Portugal forward as “the deal of the century”. Even the club’s most optimistic supporters might not have …...
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    Business NLNG Shops for $7bn to Build Train 7 – Thisdaylive

    The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) Wednesday said it was shopping for $7 billion from the global financial markets to expand its operations and .... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2m8f4x0 Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Business SMEs can drive, sustain economic growth — FCMB – Vanguard News

    First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has emphasized that Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs, have the capacity to drive and sustain the economic growth of the country.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2L0qzod Get more: Nigeria Business News
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