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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: 2019 Elections - There Is None But Buhari - APC Brags (26/03/2018)

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia state, Okey Adiaso, has said that there is no alternative candidate to President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential election. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 26-03-2018- Here are the...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Dapchi Girl: "We Were Flown Home By Boko Haram In Planes" (24/03/2018)

    Hafsat Abdullahi phoned the Guardian to say her 16-year-old sister Fatima, who had been taken, had been dropped off in Dapchi. She put her sister on the phone. “It took us three days to get back to Dapchi,” said Fatima. “We were divided into three groups and flown in planes, and taken over...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Buhari Meets With Dapchi Girls, Offers Amnesty To Boko Haram (23/03/18)

    President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting the girls who were abducted from their school in Dapchi, Yobe State. They were released on Wednesday. The girls’ parents are also attending the meeting holding inside the Press Gallery of the Presidential Villa’s Council Chambers.. These and much...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: FG Allegedly Paid €5m For Dapchi Girls' Release (22/03/2018)

    Contrary to the claims of two ministers of President Muhammadu Buhari, SaharaReporters can report that a handsome ransom of five million euros was paid to Boko Haram to secure the release of Dapchi girls freed by the insurgents early Wednesday morning. These and much more are in the Nigeria...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Boko Haram Returns 76 Dapchi Girls, 5 Dead Of Congestion (21/03/18)

    Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped more than 100 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned the students to the town, two parents told AFP on Wednesday. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 21-03-2018- Here are the...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Jonathan Shared N150bn Two Weeks To 2015 Election - Osinbajo (20/03/18)

    Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has alleged that the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan “essentially shared” N150 billion two weeks to the 2015 polls. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 20-03-2018- Here are the highlighted headlines from...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Electoral Bill: APC Set To Reconcile President Buhari, Saraki (19/03/18)

    All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders have launched a peace move to change the frosty relationship between the Executive and the National Assembly. Lawmakers are threatening to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Electoral Act amendment. These and much more are in the Nigeria...
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    Nigeria News Today: Electoral Act: Saraki, Dogara Set To Tackle President Buhari (17/03/2018)

    Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have jointly reacted to withholding of assent by President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Recall that Buhari on Tuesday turned down the amended Electoral Act bill in letters addressed to Saraki and...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Buhari, Jonathan At War Over Dapchi Girls Abduction (15/03/2018)

    A former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s claims in Damaturu, Yobe, that he handled the recent abduction of 110 Dapchi schoolgirls ‘much better’ than Mr. Jonathan treated a similar incident in Chibok in 2014 is false. These and much more are in the...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Tension In Nigeria Police Force Over Lopsided Promotions (14/03/2018)

    There is discontent among some officers and men from South-East and South-South geopolitical zones in the police over what they described as “marginalisation of our officers” from the regions in the promotion of personnel. They fear they may not have satisfactory career in the force if events...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Pressure Mounts On Buhari To Sack IGP Idris Over Benue Fiasco (13/03/18)

    In the heat of the Inspector-General of police (IGP), Idris Ibrahim‘s disobedience of a presidential order, a photo that seemingly substantiates his insubordination has surfaced online. President Muhammadu Buhari had on January 9, 2018, ordered Idris to relocate to Benue state where clashes...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Fulani Herdsmen Kill Two Officers As PMB Finally Visits Benue (12/03/18)

    The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has arrived Makurdi, the Benue State capital, to meet with the Governor Samuel Ortom, and stakeholders. The President arrived at the Makurdi Airport at exactly 10:43 am on Monday morning. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: N13.5m Allowance: Lawmakers Angry, Plot Against Shehu Sani (11/03/2018)

    The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has angered a number of his colleagues for lifting the veil on the N13.5million illegal allowances members of the upper legislative chambers receive each month in addition to their legitimate salaries and allowances. These and much more are in...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Herdsmen: Benue Cancels Mass Burial, Prepares For Buhari’s Visit 9/3/18

    Benue State Government has cancelled the planned mass burial for victims of Fulani herdsmen attack in Okpokwu. The government had promised to accord all the 24 victims of the Omusu Edimoga herdsmen attack a mass burial on Friday. Instead, all actions will be geared towards preparing for...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Ghanaians Mock Nigerians Over Buhari's Corruption Fight Promise (8/3/18)

    President Buhari while speaking at the Special Guest of Honour Speech during Ghana’s 61st Independence Anniversary Parade at the Black Star in Accra, applauded Ghana’s President, Akufo-Addo and assured him that he will help Ghana fight corruption. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: PDP Governors Meet Over Wike, ‘Packaging’ Dankwambo For 2019 (06/3/2018)

    Some PDP governors between Sunday night and early yesterday held a closed door meeting at the Government House in Gombe, where they reportedly discussed “the excessive powers” being wielded by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State with a view to checkmating him. These and much more are in the...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: 2019: Mass Defection Looms In Lagos APC Over Ambode's 2nd Term (05/3/18)

    There are strong indications that there would be a mass defection from the Lagos state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to another political party ahead of the 2019 elections due the purported endorsement of Governor Akinwumi Ambode and Senator Oluremi Tinubu for another...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: 2019 Polls: Atiku To Formally Declare For Presidency In 2 Weeks (4/3/18)

    A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed that he will formally declare his 2019 presidential ambition on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a fortnight. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. Sponsored by Swisstrade Doors...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: President Buhari Rejoices While Dapchi Mourns (03/03/2018)

    President Buhari today attended the Wedding Fatiha of Idris Ajimobi and Fatima Ganduje, the son and daughter of Governor Ajimobi and Governor Ganduje, respectively: the dowry was N50,000. These and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. Sponsored by Swisstrade Doors...
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    [Video] Nigeria News Today: Boko Haram Attack Military Base, Kill UNICEF Doctor, Soldiers (02/03/18)

    Boko Haram terrorists last night stormed the military base of the 3rd Battalion in Rann headquarters of Kala-Balge local government in Borno state at about 6 pm and engaged the military in a gun battle that lasted for 5 hours. The terrorists after the attack abducted three aid workers (2 from...
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