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    Vice President Osinbajo: Killings need to be handled carefully to avoid civil war – TODAY.NG

    Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the killings recorded around the country need to be addressed carefully to avoid another civil war. Speaking at Greater Nigeria Pastors’ Conference in Osun on Friday, Osinbajo said Nigerians should stop reading religious and ethnic meanings to the killings. He...
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    Jolly Nyame: 13 Things You May Not Know About The Jailed Ex-Governor – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    Elected three times as governor of the state, Mr Nyame’s trial commenced in 2007 and lasted 11 years. In this list, prepared by Premium Times, we bring you 13 things you may not know about the former govenror. 1. Jolly Tavoro Nyame was born on Christmas day, December 25, … Read more via...
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    ‘No Rapists Among Us’, Military Tells Amnesty International – Channels Television

    The Defence Headquarters has responded to the allegations of sexual offences levelled against the military by Amnesty International. Addressing a news conference on Friday in Borno State, the Director Defence Information, Brigadier General John Agim, warned that the military would … Read...
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    Female Nigeria Police Recruitment Candidate Slumps And Dies During Test In Abuja- Information Ng

    A prospective candidate in the ongoing Police recruitment exercise, Danjuma Christiana has died, Leadership reports. The native of Kaduna State died yesterday morning while undergoing medical screening in Abuja. Force PRO, Jimoh Moshood, who confirmed the death in a statement said, “The...
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    Colombian Pro Footballer Shot Dead, Another Injured – Channels Television

    Colombian football player Alejandro Penaranda Trujillo was shot dead and a colleague wounded in an early Friday attack in the city of Cali, police said. Penaranda, a forward for second division Cortulua, was murdered by a gunman who broke into a gathering of football players around 1 am (0600...
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    Sports Nigeria’s Champion Tennis Player, Seun Ajetunmobi Is Dead! – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    Seun Ajetunmobi, Nigeria’s national Table Tennis player, is dead, The Nation reports. The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) confirmed the death, saying it occurred at the early hours of Friday after a domestic accident at his Lagos home. Aged 33, Ajetunmobi died at the hospital where he...
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    World Egypt’s Sisi sworn in for second term in office – Punch Newspapers

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in on Saturday for a second four-year term in office during a special parliament session broadcast live on state television. Sisi took the oath in a packed house and in front of members of his government, after winning 97 percent of … Read...
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    AMCON recovers N740bn in 2017 – Kuru – PM NEWS Nigeria

    Mr Ahmed Kuru, the Managing Director, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Friday said the corporation recovered N740 billion from debtors in 2017. Kuru stated this at a news conference on ‘Debt Recovery, Nigeria Economy and the Corporation’ … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria –...
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    NNPC denies allegation of under payment to Federation Accounts – Nairametrics

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that it has been faithfully remitting all revenues accruing to it into the Federation Account. Group Managing Director NNPC, Mikanti Baru, disclosed this while receiving members of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) who were...
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    AIDS patients sue Gambia’s ex-president Jammeh over fake cures – Daily MonitorHome

    Three people living with AIDS in Gambia are suing former president Yahya Jammeh, alleging he detained and abused them as guinea pigs to test his supposed cure, one of their lawyers said. “My clients are claiming damages for false imprisonment and (declaring) that the defendant subjected the...
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    Firm Names Street After Aishat Abimbola – Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog

    A leading real estate firm, Fresh Forest Nigeria Limited, has named one of the streets in its estate after the late actress, Aishat Abimbola, aka Omoge Campus. Abimbola, who died few weeks ago, was one of the brand ambassadors of the company. In a statement issued by … via Welcome To Ladun...
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    “Close Your Eyes”: Odunlade Adekola Looking At Curvy Actress, Omo Butty’s Cleavage – Nairaland

    Curvy actress Omobusty caught Odunlade Adekola looking at her open cleveage and she told him; Odunlade close your eyes, small boy like you..... via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2syXXXX Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    We’re not going to Russia for money –Super Eagles – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    The Super Eagles have declared that patriotism, more than anything else, will be enough motivation for their performance at the World Cup. Speaking Wednesday evening, at an event at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja Leicester City and Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho said there was more to the...
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    World Cup: Carl Ikeme rues missing out Super Eagles’ squad – TODAY.NG

    Nigeria goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, has expressed disappointment that he will not be part of the Super Eagles’ squad to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Ikeme, who took to his Twitter handle to express his disappointment, however, wished the team good luck in the tournament as he continues...
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    Ekiti 2018: We are determined to end poverty in Ekiti — Fayemi – Vanguard News

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has assured that his administration would transform the lives of the people and put an end to poverty in the state. Fayemi, who resigned as a minister on Wednesday stated this while … Read more via...
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    No cooperation between executive, legislature —Ndume – Vanguard News

    Former Leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume yesterday said there was no synergy between the legislature and the executive as it is the case in democratic countries. Sen. Ndume Senator Ndume also commended the newly signed “Not Too Young To Run” Bill into law by … Read more via Vanguard News –...
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    Pic Of Another Man Shot At Ekiti APC Rally & What Happened To Man Trying To Save Him – Nairaland

    Nigerians no get chill.According to Toyin, pickpocket thief robbed while he was trying to save one of the victims shot in Ekiti today. He wrote… ‘While I was trying to save this guy who was shot by a Police officer (sent), and to find vehicle to convern him to hospital, Am … Read more via...
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    What is GDPR? Everything you need to know about the new EU data laws – Techradar

    GDPR has been all over the news recently, as companies of all sizes scrabble to make sure they’re ready for the new regulations. Following the May 25th deadline, the new rules have now come into force, meaning your business now has to ensure it is compliant. But what exactly …...
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    Facebook is finally shuttering its Trending topics section – TechRadar

    Facebook is shuttering the much-maligned Trending topics section next week, noting it accounted for just 1.5% of clicks to news publishers in the five countries where it was displayed in the News Feed. You’ve likely noticed the Trending box in … Read more via TechRadar –...
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    Samsung Galaxy Note 9 reportedly ready to launch early on August 8 – TechRadar

    The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be announced on Thursday, August 9, according to a new report today that also details the specs of the next big Android smartphone. In a little over two months, you’ll get your first glimpse of it at Samsung Unpacked in New York City, … Read more via...
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