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    Politics Sallah: Gombe APC chieftain shares N40m to party officials – Daily Trust

    A chieftain of the APC in Gombe State, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bamusa, has shared N40 million to officials of the party for the Sallah celebrations. Alhaji Bamusa said the donation was to compliment the effort of the party officials who … Read more via Nigerian Breaking News, Investigative...
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    Metro 'Nigerians Eat Expired Rice Meant For Animals' ― Lai Mohammed Cries Out - Nigerian Tribune

    MINISTER of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has raised the alarm that expired rice meant for animals is being exposed to Nigerians to consume in their countries of origin. Speaking with journalists in his Oro country home on Tuesday, the minister blamed the development on smuggling pointing...
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    Politics 800m Trek: 'Buhari Physically Fit For Second Term' – Presidency Tells Tambuwal - Vanguard News

    The Presidency has said the 800 metres trekking embarked upon by President Muhammadu Buhari from the Eid-ground in Daura to his private residence is an indication of his fitness to seek re-election in 2019. After the Eid-prayers, President Buhari shunned protocol and opted to trek some 800...
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    Metro 14 Passengers Escape Death In Ondo In Tanker Accident — Leadership Newspaper

    Tragedy was yesterday averted as no fewer than fourteen passengers escaped death during the Sallah day celebration in OAndo State. LEADERSHIP gathered that a vehicle laden with gas fell on a commercial white Toyota bus on the Benin-Ore road, heading to Benin City in Edo State. Rotimi Adeleye...
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    Business Foreign reserves rise, but standard of living falls – TheCable

    The fitness of the future president of Nigeria has nothing to do with trekking, covering 800 metres because that cannot solve any problem for the common man in the 21st century. It is not going to put food on the table of the common man. And it is also … Read more via TheCable –...
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    Business Satellite business: Govt insists on two new satellites – Vanguard News

    When sometime in 2007, the Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, went to the Senate to demand approval to acquire two more new satellites, the argument was whether the venture will benefit Nigeria and its citizens. The situation was … Read more via Vanguard News –...
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    Metro Rebuild Ayefele’s radio station, SERAP tells Ajimobi – Punch Newspapers

    An advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has called on Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State to repair the partly demolished Music House belonging to wheelchair-bound juju musician, Yinka Ayefele, or be ready to face litigation. The group said by repairing the...
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    Business Finance: Aretha Franklin died with a reported net worth of $80 million and no will – pulse.ng

    Aretha Franklin passed away in Detroit, Michigan, on August 16 with an estimated net worth of $80 million and no will, according to TMZ. Typically, if there... via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s entertainment & lifestyle platform online – https://ift.tt/2BACbep Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Entertainment Album Sales: Nicki Minaj Lashes Out At Travis Scott – NaijaBizCom.Com

    Nicki Minaj has defended the performance of her album Queen after it finished second on the Billboard 200 behind Travis Scott’s Astroworld, saying that the marketing of Scott’s album involving his girlfriend Kylie Jenner, artificially inflated the numbers. The Grammy-nominated artist, 35, took...
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    Entertainment Davido & his girlfriend Chioma make club appearance in Owerri, Imo state – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    Chioma Avril Rowland can now be regarded as a celebrity. David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), better known by his stage name Davido simply cannot get enough of Chioma and wants the world to know this.... via INFORMATION NIGERIA – https://ift.tt/2PrZv0H Get more Nigeria...
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    Entertainment Forbes Releases List Of Highest Paid Actresses 2018 – NaijaBizCom.Com

    Move over Emma Stone, Tinseltown has a new highest-paid actress. Scarlett Johansson leads this year’s ranking with $40.5 million in pretax earnings between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018, making her acting’s top-earning female lead... via NaijaBizCom.Com – https://ift.tt/2Bz3Pbt Get more...
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    Sports Williams tops Forbes list for highest-earning female athletes – PM NEWS Nigeria

    Eight of the top 10 highest earning female athletes are tennis players, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams topping the Forbes list. Williams earned just $62,000 (£48,050) from prize money during the past year – owing largely to her 14-month break to have a … read more via PM...
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    Metro Gunmen kill cleric, kidnap wife in Kaduna – PM NEWS Nigeria

    The Kaduna Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a clerric, Hosea Akuchi of Nasara Baptist Church at Guguwa community of the state. The gunmen, believed to be kidnappers, also abducted the victim’s wife, Talatu, after the killing. The armed men arrived … Read more via PM NEWS...
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    Politics Gov. Ugwuanyi At Mosque, Urges Special Prayers For President, VP, Others – Nairaland

    Eid-el-Kabir: Gov. Ugwuanyi at Mosque, urges special prayers for President, VP, others Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday joined the Muslim community in Enugu at the Central Mosque, Owerri Road, to celebrate the feast of Eid-el-Kabir, calling for special prayers for President...
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    Politics Nigerians eat expired rice meant for animals ― Lai Mohammed reveals – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    MINISTER of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has raised the alarm that expired rice meant for animals is being exposed to Nigerians to consume in their countries of origin. Speaking with journalists in his Oro country home on Tuesday, the minister blamed the development on smuggling pointing...
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    Politics You vote a president because he can ‘work’ not because he can ‘walk’ – Omokri blasts Buhari – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    Former presidential aide, Mr Reno Omokri has faulted claims by president Muhammadu Buhari’s senior special assistant that the President is fit to contest for second term because he walked 800m. The former presidential aide said it was wrong for Mr Garba Shehu to try to sell Buhari on … Read...
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    Politics Children Didn’t Vote But “Participated” In The Katsina North Senatorial By-Election – Nairaland

    They were not involved in the actual voting as they were not qualified. But children were a strong part of the Katsina North senatorial by-election which produced Ahmad Babba-Kaita as senator-elect. The district, where President Muhammadu Buhari hails from, became vacant following the death of...
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    Politics Don’t denigrate Atiku because you want to support Saraki – Reno Omokri to Doyin Okupe – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    Former aide to ex president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has called out Doyin Okupe for his statement on former vice president Atiku Abubakar. Okupe, who was also an aide to former president Jonathan in a statement yesterday claimed that, it will take Nigeria 10 years to recover if … Read...
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    World The worst hour of Donald Trump’s presidency just happened – CNN

    (CNN) Two massive clouds that have been hanging over Donald Trump's presidency for months broke open almost simultaneously on Tuesday afternoon -- and poured rain all over the President.... Read more via CNN – https://ift.tt/2BzppNf Get more World News
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    World Tech: Facebook has detected coordinated information campaigns from Russia and Iran (FB) – pulse.ng

    Facebook says it has removed 652 pages, groups, and accounts linked to Russia and Iran. Facebook has detected multiple coordinated information campaigns, including those originating in Iran and Russia, it announced on Tuesday... Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s entertainment & lifestyle...
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