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    Politics Removal Of Police Escort: IGP Wants Me Dead - Dino Melaye Cries Out: Ladun Liadi

    The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has accused the Inspector General of police of planning to expose him to assassination by announcing withdrawals of police men from VIPs in the country. Read more via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog – http://ift.tt/2FWPvr2 -- Get More Nigeria...
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    Politics DSS officials storm NBA meeting over Land Use Charge – Newtelegraph

    Days after lawyers under the aegis of the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led other civil society groups to challenge an obnoxious Land Use Charge implemented by the Lagos state government, officials of the Directorate of State Security (DSS) yesterday stormed venue of the...
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    Politics Dino Melaye Gave Us Three Guns & N430,000 Cash, arrested suspect tells police – OluFamous.Com

    The Police have charged Senator Dino Melaye and three others with criminal conspiracy and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms before a Federal High Court in Lokoja. Police spokesman Jimoh Moshood, an assistant commissioner of police, told reporters in Lokoja yesterday that the case was...
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    Business Arik Aircraft Suffers Damage 24hrs After Relocating To MMA2 – Sahara Reporters

    An aircraft in the fleet of Air Air has suffered a major damage barely 24 hours after the airline announced the relocation of its Lagos- Port Harcourt operations to the terminal two of Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA2). Read more via Sahara Reporters – http://ift.tt/2GakXFB Get more...
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    Politics We Haven’t Effectively Tackled Corruption, Osinbajo Admits, Blames Jonathan Again – Thisdaylive

    In a departure from the mantra of the administration, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo Monday in Abuja admitted that the federal government is yet to deal effectively with the menace of corruption in the country. Speaking at the 7th Presidential Quarterly Business Forum for private sector...
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    Politics IPOB asks FG to produce Nnamdi Kanu – The Sun News

    The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded that the Federal Government should produce its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and unconditionally release four others standing trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged lack of evidence and incessant adjournment of the case. Read more...
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    Politics FG Releases N54bn For Payment Of 33% Pension Arrears – Senator – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    Chairman House Committee on Pension, Hassana Shekarau has disclosed that the federal government had released N54 billion to National Pension Commission (PenCom) for the payment of the 33% pension’s arrears to be paid to pensioners. Shekarau made this known at the official commissioning ceremony...
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    Politics We have fulfilled our 2015 promise on road development – Buhari – Daily Post Nigeria

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday claimed that his administration had fulfilled the promise it made in May 2015 as regards development of roads in the country. Buhari, however, assured that the government would continue to work on Nigeria’s road network. Read more via Daily Post...
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    Politics EFCC re-arraigns Dasuki’s ally for alleged N600 million fraud – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Aliyu Usman, an associate of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on a four–count amended charge bordering on money laundering to...
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    World Syria’s Assad Congratulates Putin On ‘Natural’ Victory – Channels Television

    Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad during a meeting in Sochi.Mikhail KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday for winning a fourth presidential term...
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    World Trump To Champion Death Penalty For Drug Dealers – Channels Television

    US President Donald Trump speaks MANDEL NGAN / AFP US President Donald Trump on Monday will unveil a controversial call for drug traffickers to face the death penalty as part of his plan to combat America’s opioid epidemic — Read more via Channels Television – http://ift.tt/2u5Apya Get...
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    Politics Benue killings: US reacts to herdsmen attacks, reveals solution to crisis – Daily Post Nigeria

    The United States, US, has said ranching remains the solution to the crisis between herdsmen and farmers in Benue State. US Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington said this when he visited the State Governor, Samuel Ortom in Makurdi, the state capital. Symington said if cattle were properly...
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    Politics 2019: Nasarawa Deputy Speaker declares for governorship – Premium Times Nigeria

    Godiya Akwashiki, the Deputy Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has declared his intention to contest in the 2019 governorship election in the state. The lawmaker, who represents Nasarawa-Eggon West constituency at the state assembly, on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC)...
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    Politics Orji Kalu’s N2.9bn Fraud Trial: Abia Govt House Accountant On The Run – EFCC – Sahara Reporters

    Further hearing in the trial of a former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others over alleged N2.9 billion fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, continued before Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday. Read more via Sahara...
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    Politics Kwankwaso Denies Having Secret Meeting With Obasanjo – Sahara Reporters

    Mr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the senator representing Kano central was not part of a secret meeting allegedly convened by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on 2019 general elections, contrary to reports in some newspapers over the weekend, associates of the lawmaker have said. Read more via...
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    Politics Buhari’s govt right to raise Nigeria’s debt profile to N21.7 trillion — Adeosun – Premium Times

    The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has defended the country’s current N21.7 trillion debt profile, saying the federal government was borrowing to build key national assets for economic growth. Mrs. Adeosun said in Abuja the Muhammadu Buhari administration was not worried with the high debt …...
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    Business After wasting billions, NNPC to resuscitate failed electronic system- Baru – Premium Times

    After wasting billions in a failed electronic management system, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) abandoned the project after it was discovered that corrupt officials cashed in to siphon and line their pockets. But, barely a year after it was left in the cooler, Group Managing...
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    World Putin re-election victory no Surprise – White house – Vanguard News

    The white house on Monday said the re-election victory of Russian President Vladimir Putin was no surprise to the country. The Spokesman Hogan Gidley said there was no congratulatory phone call scheduled with President Donald Trump. “We’re not surprised by the outcome,” he said of the Russian...
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    Politics Nigerians must seek God’s forgiveness for bringing Buhari – Fayose – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged politicians that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to seek God’s forgiveness for the untold hardship in the country. He lamented that Nigeria’s economy had become worse under the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government, which he...
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    Sports Messi: 2018 my last chance to win World Cup – Vanguard News

    Lionel Messi has suggested he won’t get another chance if Argentina fail to win the World Cup in Russia this summer. The Barcelona forward lost in three straight finals — two Copa Americas and the 2014 World Cup — in a three-year span and has not won a trophy with the senior team read...
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