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    Business Medview Acquires Aircraft for Hajj, London Service – Thisdaylive

    Ahead of the commencement of 2018 hajj operations and recommencement of its London services, Medview airline recently took delivery of its newly acquired B777-200ER to boost its fleet. The Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole made this known in Lagos. He said the...
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    Business Allianz Group Completes Acquisition of Ensure – Thisdaylive

    Allianz Group, one of the leading global insurers and asset managers, recently completed the acquisition of 99.03 percent of one of the firms in Nigerian insurance market, Ensure Insurance Plc, formerly Union Assurance company. Ensure Insurance, before the acquisition, had Greenoaks Global...
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    Business MTN, Microsoft Collaborate to Support SMEs – Thisdaylive

    MTN Nigeria and Microsoft Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the creation of sustainable and scalable initiatives aimed at driving growth for operators of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the country. The partnership, will leverage Microsoft’s...
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    Business Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Kia Motors Becomes New Automobile Partners – P.M.EXPRESS

    The success story of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has seen it secure another major sponsorship deal as Kia Motors have agreed to be the new official automobile partner for the race. In a statement signed by Olukayode Thomas Head of Communication and Media for the Access Bank … Read...
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    Entertainment SARS men torture musician for allegedly being yahoo boy – Punch Newspapers

    An artiste, Richie Sunday, aka Dollamachine, has accused some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of unlawfully arresting and torturing him. Sunday said he was arrested around 12pm on Thursday, July 19, 2018, in the Iyana-Oworo area of Lagos State..... via Punch Newspapers –...
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    Sports Neymar speaks on relationship with Mbappe – Daily Post Nigeria

    Brazilian ace, Neymar has stated that there was no ill-feeling between him and France youngster, Kylian Mbappe. There were claims that Neymar did not congratulate Mbappe, his teammate at PSG, after the 19-year-old helped France win their second World Cup in history. But Metro UK quoted the …...
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    Sports Transfer news: Chelsea accept £67m bid from Barcelona for Willian – Daily Post Nigeria

    Chelsea have accepted an offer of £67.1million from Barcelona for Willian, according to Sky Italia. Willian will sign a five-year deal with the Nou Camp outfit worth €40million. Barca have been desperate to land the Brazilian midfielder all summer and have seen three offers rejected by the …...
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    Sports Klopp speaks on paying huge transfer fees after criticizing Pogba’s price – Daily Post Nigeria

    Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, says he has changed his mind regarding past comments about record transfer fees paid by his rivals for players. Klopp has paid record fees for two players since the start of 2018 despite criticizing the £89million Manchester United paid for Paul Pogba two …...
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    Metro Media chiefs condemn Nigerian Press Council Bill 2018 – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Media chiefs have condemned the Nigerian Press Council Bill 2018, describing it as unconstitutional and draconian. They made this known in a statement signed by President, Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria/President Nigerian Press Organisation, Nduka Obaigbena.... Read more via...
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    Metro Respite finally comes for motorists on Apapa-Oshodi expressway – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    After almost a week commuters had hellish experience plying the Apapa-Oshodi expressway, respite finally came yesterday following the clearing of articulated vehicles from a section of the highway, which allowed some smooth ride to Mile 2.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...
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    Metro Hope for paralyzed people as mice with spinal cord injury made to walk again – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Most people with spinal cord injury are paralyzed from the injury site down, even when the cord isn’t completely severed. Why don’t the spared portions of the spinal cord keep working? … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2Lim3Cv Get More...
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    Metro $100m Aircraft Maintenance Facility Rots Away In Akwa Ibom – Sahara Reporters

    Six years after the construction of the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility by the Akwa Ibom State Government, the facility is yet to be put to use by the country. The project cost the state government about $100m to construct and equip. The facility, commissioned in December …...
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    Metro Policemen assault male beautician over roasted yam – Punch Newspapers

    A beautician, Omobola Victor, has demanded the prosecution of some policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly assaulting him over roasted yam. PUNCH Metro learnt that Victor was with his fiancée when he was accosted by the gun-wielding …...
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    Politics 2019 polls under threat from National Assembly, presidency rift – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The renewed face-off between President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly over who calls the shot on budget matters could jeopardise the conduct of next year’s general elections. Specifically, legislative approval of budget … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...
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    Politics Melaye Accuses Police Of Assassination Attempt – Sahara Reporters

    The senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has accused the police command of Kogi State of attempting to kill him. Melaye said this in reaction to the police, which had alleged that the senator’s security details repeatedly shot at policemen conducting ‘stop and...
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    Politics Defection: Your intervention too late, R-APC tells Buhari – Punch Newspapers

    The Reformed-All Progressives Congress on Sunday said it was too late for President Muhammadu Buhari to start dangling juicy carrots before its members in order to stop their defection from the ruling APC. The R-APC, which stated this in … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...
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    Politics Osun 2018: Aspirant appeals APC primary, says procedure faulty – Premium Times Nigeria

    Kunle Adegoke, one of the aspirants who contested the Osun governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress on Friday, has appealed the results. The keenly contested election was won by Gboyega Oyetola, the Chief of Staff to the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, who vied … Read...
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    Metro Oshodi-Apapa main carriageway still blocked – – The Sun News

    Despite the Lagos State Government’s effort to remove trucks and tankers from highways and bridges, the main carriageway of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway is still blocked as at yesterday..... Read more via – The Sun News – https://ift.tt/2mCKk7O Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro At last, warring Ebonyi, Cross River border communities embrace peace – – The Sun News

    Sources close to the communities revealed that it has become a way of life such that most border communities, during farming season, now make budgets for crises… Read more via – The Sun News – https://ift.tt/2zYVEEx Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro Military says troops kill scores of Boko Haram – – The Sun News

    “Troops of 233 Battalion deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole have killed scores of Boko Haram insurgents while countering an ambush staged by elements of Boko Haram insurgents…” The military has said troops in the counter-insurgency operation … Read more via – The Sun News –...
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