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    Politics Soyinka Reveals What Jonathan Told Him About Chibok Girls - Daily Post Nigeria

    Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan dismissed him when he enquired about the kidnap of over 200 school girls in Chibok, Borno state. Soyinka said this while speaking on Thursday at a dialogue organised by Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative...
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    Politics Muslim Group MURIC Hails Jonathan, Blames Northern Governors For Being Indifferent - Daily Post

    The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has praised former President Goodluck Jonathan’s attempts at ending the Almajiri system through construction of schools in Northern Nigeria. The group blamed Northern Governors for showing no political will to end the system. The group made its position known...
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    World ‘People trapped’ under collapsed US bridge – BBC News

    A pedestrian bridge has collapsed at Florida International University with potential loss of life, local media report. Images of the buckled structure at the college in Miami were shared across social media on Thursday afternoon. The 950-ton span only went up on Saturday, CBS Miami reports. "...
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    World N Korean diplomat in surprise Sweden talks – BBC News

    North Korea’s foreign minister is in Sweden for a surprise visit, ahead of a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Pyongyang said Ri Yong-ho’s trip was for "bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern" Read more via BBC News – http://ift.tt/2Iquyq6 Get...
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    Metro Video: Nigerian Couple Caught On Camera Having Sex In A Lagos Cinema - Linda Ikeji

    The explicit video shared online shows a couple having sex inside a cinema here in Lagos. The name of the cinema was however not revealed. WATCH VIDEO HERE
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    Politics Soyinka to Buhari: Declare Herdsmen Terrorists – Olisa.tv

    Professor Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government to declare rampaging Fulani herdsmen as terrorists in the wake of brutal attacks in states across the country. Soyinka said this on Thursday in Lagos during the Ripples Nigeria Dialogue; an annual forum designed to broaden the conversation...
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    Politics N10bn SURE-P Fraud: How Suswam withdrew N450m from account outside SURE-P project – BusinessDay

    A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam and two others for allegedly diverting about N10bn meant for the SURE-P programme of the former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, narrated to the astonishment of the court, how the...
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    Metro 2018 UTME: JAMB Reveals What Will Happen To Candidates Who Miss Exam – 360Nobs.com

    The Registrar, Joint Admissions, and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, on Thursday said that there will be no rescheduling of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam (UTME) for any student like it did last year. Read more via 360Nobs.com – http://ift.tt/2tOJivR...
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    Politics Buhari’s govt’ll end Boko Haram, herdsmen activities –Kalu – The Sun News

    Former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has said Buhari’s administration is doing a lot to see that activities of Boko Haram and herdsmen become history. Kalu stated this in his country home at Igbere, Abia state, after a meeting of All progressive Congress … Read more via The Sun...
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    Metro Aero Flight Makes Emergency Landing, Abandons Passengers at Airport – Thisdaylive

    A Boeing 737/500 flight from Sokoto to Abuja at about 1:45p.m. on Wednesday made an emergency landing back in Sokoto due to problems allegedly associated with the landing gear. One of the passengers, Ismail Sani, told PRNigeria in Sokoto that the Flight No 128 after half-way in its journey …...
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    Metro Adeboye to attend RCCG First Born Family 30th anniversary – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), First Born Family (FBF) will hold its 30th anniversary Power Conference tagged: ‘From Glory to Glory’ at Tafawa Balewa Square on Sunday, March 18, with the General Overseer of the Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    Metro Two days to their last exam, 2 ABSU final year students drown – Instablog9ja

    Two final year students of the Abia State University have died after drowning. . . According to reports, the two students, who were said to be buccaneers, drowned on Sunday, during a boat ride, as sailors, in Ebonyi State. Read more via Welcome To Instablog9ja – http://ift.tt/2tT11lG . ...
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    World Senegalese woman fined $16,000 for braiding hairs in US – TODAY.NG

    A Senegalese hairdresser has been forced to pay over $16,000 in fines after falling foul of a Tennessee law which outlawed employing workers who did not have a government licence to braid hair. Fatou Diouf has been braiding hair all her life. She works professionally as a licenced natural hair...
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    Metro Former Lagos CP, Young Arabamen Is Dead – P.M.EXPRESS

    Breaking: Former Lagos CP, Young Arabamen Is Dead Posted on March 15, 2018 The former and retired Lagos State Commissioner of the Police, retired CP Young Arabame is dead. Reports said that Arabamen died in his sleep early in the morning today Read more via P.M.EXPRESS –...
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    Metro Ogun Mad Man Who Stormed Primary School Killing Two Pupils Finally Speaks - Premium Times

    A suspected mentally ill man, Lekan Adebisi, who hacked two pupils to death, has declared that he is ready to face the consequences of his action. The horror attack occurred on Monday at St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Agodo, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, Ogun … Read more via...
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    World Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe calls his ouster a “disgrace” – TODAY.NG

    Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has given his first interview since being forced from power in November, describing his removal as a “coup” and a “disgrace.” Mugabe, 94, told South African broadcaster SABC in the broadcast aired Thursday that he was pushed out by the military, Read...
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    World Saudi Arabia Warns It Will Pursue Nuclear Weapons If Iran Does – Channels Television

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow suit — just days before he arrives in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump. “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt, if Iran developed a...
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    Politics How President Buhari Played Into The Hands Of His Adversaries By Frisky Larr – Sahara Reporters

    The political career of President Muhammadu Buhari is fast playing out as a tragic political thriller of sort. It is a career that is filled with suspense, perseverance, celebration and also marred by complacency. I will shed more light on this as the discourse proceeds. But first, let us take a...
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    Politics Dalung ‘Thanks’ APC Chairman For Calling Him Lunatic – Stella Dimoko Korkus.com

    The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has thanked that Chairman of the Plateau state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Latep Dabang, for allegedly describing him as a lunatic. Read more via Stella Dimoko Korkus.com – http://ift.tt/2pcPTv6 -- Get More...
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