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    Metro 19 Nigerians arrested for engaging in electronic fraud in Kenya – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    19 Nigerians living in Umoja, Kasarani and Roysambu Estates within Nairobi have been arrested by Detectives in Kenya for engaging in electronic fraud targeting Kenyans. The suspects who were arrested in the early hours of today, reportedly initiate their scam with a simple Facebook request...
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    Metro Frustrated 120 SARS Operatives Prepare To Leave Lagos Command After Osinbajo’s Order – Naijaloaded

    Not less than 120 operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, have applied … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited Music & Entertainment Website – https://ift.tt/2Ph47qi Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro Woman Shot Dead By NDLEA During Raid In Lagos – OluFamous.Com

    Family members of a 22-year-old woman, identified simply as Barakat, are in distress after she was allegedly killed by an official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency from the Lagos State Command. It was learnt that Barakat was shot by one of the operatives during a raid on … Read...
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    Metro Woman with heart-shaped womb gives birth to twins – Vanguard News

    If anyone wishes to know what it’s like to give birth with a bicornuate uterus (heart-shaped uterus), they might find out by asking the unidentified 39-year-old woman with the condition that gave birth to twins in Russia..... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2nJkhw2 Get More...
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    Politics 'The Hand Of God Is On Saraki' - Prophet Who Predicted Mugabe's Downfall Makes Shocking Revelations - Nairaland

    The hand of God is on Saraki' - Prophet Omotosho makes shocking revelation. While in the heat of the 2019 general elections saga where lot of politicians have defected to different parties, the oracle of God, Apostle Omotosho Tope Joseph of OTJ ministries has spoken God's mind about the senate...
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    Sports Ozil cannot hide from defensive duties, warns Emery – Evening Standard

    Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has warned Mesut Ozil he must help his team-mates to defend as he calls for commitment from all of his players. The Gunners travel to Chelsea on Saturday evening on the back of a 2-0 home defeat to reigning Premier … read more via Evening Standard –...
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    Entertainment After Having Her First Child at 12 Years Old, Aretha Franklin Lived a Life of “Silent Suffering” – POPSUGAR UK Parenting

    Although Aretha Franklin kept her personal life under wraps, many questions about the 76-year-old "Queen of Soul" have surfaced since she passed away from advanced pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16. According to People, Aretha didn’t have an easy upbringing. The mom of four became pregnant with her...
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    Entertainment A lot of people want me to mentor their children –Denrele – Punch Newspapers

    Denrele Edun carved a niche for himself in the entertainment industry with his exceptional style of fashion and quirky nature. He said when he initially started out in his profession as a television personality, he was considered as an outcast. He further revealed that some … via Punch...
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    Entertainment Demolition of my N800m music house politically motivated –Yinka Ayefele – Punch Newspapers

    Popular singer, Yinka Ayefele, is in the news again and this time it is because his property which is estimated at over N800m is on the verge of being demolished by the Oyo State government.. via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2MTRTSJ Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Sports I’ll fight Fury this year, says Wilder – Punch Newspapers

    WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says there is “no question” he will fight Tyson Fury this year. The American, 32, argued with Fury’s team at Friday’s weigh-in for the Englishman’s bout with Francesco Pianeta in Belfast on Saturday. ... read more via Punch Newspapers –...
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    Metro MSF launches emergency aid after dozens of children die in NE Nigeria – Topix News

    Doctors Without Borders said Friday it was providing emergency help after 33 children died in a camp housing people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria.... Read more via Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2MWSD9R Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro Tales of Delta teenage schoolgirls lured into prostitution in Lagos – Punch Newspapers

    They trudged to our correspondent as if they were burdened with heavy loads. From their weary look, one could obviously tell that the teenage schoolgirls had gone through some troubling moments they never envisaged about two weeks ago when they left their hometown in Alaja, an … Read more...
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    Metro Guard arraigned on stealing N10m valuables – Punch Newspapers

    A 26-year-old security guard, Mukaila Hamani, was on Friday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly stealing property worth N10.25m. Hamani, a resident of Ikoyi, Lagos, was charged with conspiracy, burglary and stealing, The News Agency of Nigeria reports. The defendant and...
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    Metro Missing five-year-old boy found dead inside neighbour’s well – Punch Newspapers

    Parents of a five-year-old boy, Opeyemi Oke, have yet to come to terms with the reality of the death of their only child. Opeyemi, a kindergarten pupil, was found dead inside a well dug near an uncompleted building in Osere, Agbado area of Ogun State, where … Read more via Punch Newspapers...
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    Politics Police deploy 1,500 personnel for Rivers bye-election – Punch Newspapers

    The Nigeria Police Force said on Friday that it had deployed 1,500 personnel for Saturday’s (today) bye-election for Port Harcourt Constituency 3 State House of Assembly. State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zaki Ahmed, who revealed this to newsmen in Port Harcourt, also promised that … Read...
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    Politics Secondus appoints Chidoka as special adviser – Punch Newspapers

    The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has appointed a former Minister of Aviation and former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Osita Chidoka, as his special adviser on Strategy and External Engagements. A statement issued by the PDP National...
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    Business Taxigo Enters Nigeria Ride Hailing Market – Thisdaylive

    European-based firm,Taxigo, has launched into the Nigeria ride hailing space, thus widening transportation options for millions of taxi fans in the country. According to the company, all is set to bring about a disruption in the ride hailing space with tailor-made services that will make...
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    Business Our business is dying, lottery operators cry out – Punch Newspapers

    Lottery operators under the aegis Lottery Operators Forum have called on the Federal Government to address the issue of multiple taxation and over-regulation, stating that their business was dying under heavy tax burden. The operators noted that many lottery companies had collapsed under the...
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    Entertainment Filmmaker, Egboro bags honorary doctorate degree in Atlanta – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    US-based Nigerian filmmaker, Steve Egboro was among eminent personalities drawn from different countries across multiple disciplines and bestowed with Honorary Doctorate Degree by Trinity International University of Ambassadors, Atlanta. The conferment ceremony held recently with millionaire...
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    Entertainment Uduaghan unveils AfrigoldTV in Lagos – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan has unveiled AfrigoldTV, a global web platform that provides paid – for films on – demand. AfrigoldTV CEO, Oby Olebara-Uzoukwu said that the governor’s presence is a clear indication of his belief in the motion picture industry … via The...
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