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    Metro Ecobank gives 20-yr support grant to Macron’s artist, Waris– The Sun News

    Ecobank Nigeria has adopted popular child artist, Kareem Waris. The bank signed an agreement with Waris’ parents for educational support/grant and upkeep allowance … Read more via – The Sun News – https://ift.tt/2PJxamz Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Politics APC NWC, caucus decide mode of primaries today – www.dailytrust.com.ng

    The National Working Committee (NWC) and National Caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will meet separately today in Abuja to decide on the mode of elections for the forthcoming Presidential, Senate, House of Representatives, Governorship and State House of Assembly Primaries, an...
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    Politics N/Assembly panel settles on N143bn for 2019 elections – www.dailytrust.com.ng

    The National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters yesterday settled on the N143.512 billion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari as part of the 2019 elections ‎budget. The amount is to be approved under virement/supplementary budget under the 2018 appropriations act, while a balance...
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    Politics PDP begins sale of nomination forms – Punch Newspapers

    The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced the sale of its nomination and expression of interest forms to its members who are interested in contesting elections in the country in 2019. The announcement was made by the National Organising Secretary of the … Read...
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    Metro Genius Who Had 9 A1s In WASSCE, 332 In JAMB/UTME Barred From Studying Medicine In UNILAG. See Why - The Sun News

    When David Okorogheye of Starfield College, Fagba, Iju, Lagos was preparing for the May/June 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), there were high hopes that by October he would be in the university. With the...
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    Entertainment Eddie Murphy To Become A Father For The 10th Time – www.ladunliadinews.com

    Actor-comic Eddie Murphy is set to become a father for the tenth time. The 57-year-old actor’s representative said in a statement that Murphy and his partner Paige Butcher are pregnant with their second kid.... via www.ladunliadinews.com – https://ift.tt/2wi9QnI Get more Nigeria...
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    Metro Leah Sharibu: Parents confirm voice – The Nation Nigeria

    The parents of Leah Sharibu, the only Christian girl still being held captive by Boko Haram insurgents among those abducted at the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, have confirmed the voice in an audio message as their daughter’s. Leah’s audio message was...
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    Politics I regret supporting Buhari, says Kwankwaso – The Nation Nigeria

    Former Kano State Governor Abiu Musa Kwankwaso has said he and others who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2014, to support President Muhammadu Buhari against then President Goodluck Jonathan, are regretting their action. Kwankwaso, a presidential aspirant, who was in Owerri, the...
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    Politics Akpabio can’t win Akwa Ibom for APC, says Attah – The Nation Nigeria

    At 80, elder statesman Obong Victor Attah is in a sober reflection. Eleven years ago, he vacated office as governor of oil-rich Akwa Ibom State. Since then, he has observed that the country has degenerated.... Read more via The Nation Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2PKZh54 Get More Nigeria...
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    Politics Lifeless President: The world has rejected you – APC chieftain, Ogbonnia tells Buhari – Daily Post Nigeria

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, SKC Ogbonnia, has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari has been rejected by the entire people of the world. Ogbannia, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the APC, said that the world does not want President Buhari back in … Read...
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    Sports Nigeria vs. Seychelles: Why I invited Ighalo – The Nation Nigeria

    Despite criticism in some quarters over the inclusion of Odion Ighlo in the 28 players invited to prosecute the country’s September 7 Africa Cup of Nations’ qualifier against Seychelles in Victoria, Head Coach Gernot Rohr, has appeared unperturbed. The German tactician has rather stuck to his...
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    Politics 2015: We begged ex-President Jonathan to concede defeat – General Abdulsalami - Today.ng

    A former military head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has revealed the process that led to former President Goodluck Jonathan to concede defeat to President Muhammadu Buhari after the result of the 2015 Presidential election. Abdulsalami, who made the disclosure at the 2018 Annual...
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    Metro Three Navy personnel on trial for allegedly theft of Tompolo’s equipment – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Nigerian Navy said it has constituted a court martial to try three naval personnel allegedly involved in the theft of some equipment belonging to Government Ekpemukpolo, a.k.a Tompolo. Saleh Usman, the outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Central Naval Command, disclosed this on Monday...
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    Metro Regional ministers, experts meet in Abuja over Lake Chad crises, insurgency – Premium Times Nigeria

    More than 10 ministers from Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), and African Union (AU) representatives have converged in Abuja to adopt a strategy aimed at regaining areas captured by Boko Haram insurgents and tackling the economic crises around the lake. The aim of the conference … Read...
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    Metro NEMA begins distribution of relief materials to flood victims in Kaduna – TODAY.NG

    Following the flood disasters experienced in some parts of Kaduna State last week, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun the distribution of relief materials to affected residents especially those that were sacked from their homes. Director general of the agency, Mustapha...
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    Metro Updates On The Lagos-Ibadan Railway Line (Photos) – Naijaloaded

    The Federal Government of Nigeria is building a standard gauge rail line linking Lagos and Ibadan. It is part of President … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited Music & Entertainment Website – https://ift.tt/2wktlfp Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro See photos of Nigerian businessman who was allegedly killed during gang war in South Africa – Naija.ng

    A Nigerian businessman based in South Africa has just been reported dead. The deceased was reportedly gunned down following an ongoing gang war. He was shot dead on Sunday, August 26, along Esselen Street, Sunnyside in Pretoria, South Africa... Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking...
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    Politics Lifeless President: Itse Sagay reacts to Trump’s statement on Buhari – Daily Post Nigeria

    Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), has reacted to a comment credited to Donald Trump of the United States where he described President Muhammadu Buhari as lifeless. Trump referred to his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari as...
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    Politics Alleged impunity: Plateau stakeholders threaten to dump Lalong, APC – Daily Post Nigeria

    Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State has said that there may soon be a gale of defections from the ruling party because of the State Governor’s “high level of impunity”. The stakeholders from Kanam LGA of the state, while addressing journalists in Jos, … Read...
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    Politics Osinbajo, IBB, Emefiele, Others to Launch Book on Accountancy – Thisdaylive

    The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is expected to deliver the keynote address at the public presentation of a book titled ‘Revolution of Accountancy Profession in Nigeria: History of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN)... Read more via Thisdaylive –...
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