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Wednesday, 18 November 2015

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Oliseh praises gutsy Swaziland
4:02:45 PMadekunle

Coach Sunday Oliseh has praised Swaziland for giving his team a fight in a World Cup qualifier in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

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Women protest planned concessioning of health facility
3:00:52 PMFemi Ajasa

OWERRI-Ishi Ogwa Umunneato autonomous community was completely shut down, yesterday, as hundreds of aggrieved women protested the planned concessioning of the medical facility in the area.

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Presidency to PDP: Nigerians know the party that is a nest of killers
2:59:26 PMadekunle

Presidency has described as ridiculous the statement credited to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that it is raising killer squad against the party chieftains.

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Psquare's wives hail duo @ 34
2:17:05 PMAbiodun Alade

The wives of multiple- award winning duo, Paul and Peter Okoye, popularly known as P-Square, have celebrated them as they turn 34.

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Yola, Kano bomb attacks: Don't lose hope, Buhari tells Nigerians
2:05:39 PMadekunle

Despite the impact of bomb blasts in Yola, Adamawa State on Tuesday evening and that of Kano State on Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari, has told Nigerians not despair, assuring that his administration would soon defeat Boko Haram insurgents.

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DSS in move to enforce Buhari's order on Dasuki
1:50:16 PMadekunle

Apparently working hard to enforce the presidential directive that he should be arrested and brought to justice for alleged misuse of defense budget, operatives of the Department of State Security Service, DSS, have stepped up their presence in the residence of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

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NIMC apologizes for service disruption @ enrollment centres
1:49:34 PMAbiodun Alade

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has tendered an unreserved apology to prospective enrollees for the interruption of services at some of its National Identity number (NIN) enrollment centres across the country.

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FG to unveil national reorientation campaign strategy
1:42:17 PMAbiodun Alade

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed says the Ministry would soon launch a massive, national reorientation campaign as part of the efforts to drive the change agenda.

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We have no reason to buy weapons outside Nigeria - Onu
1:38:49 PMAbiodun Alade

Barely one week after their formal inauguration, the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Wednesday, espoused his vision for the country, saying that Nigeria has no reason to buy weapons from other nations

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Breaking News: Scores killed as twin blasts hit Kano GSM market
1:13:18 PMadekunle

Scores were feared dead in Kano Wednesday from twin blast at the heart of GSM market, Nassarawa GRA.

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Tuesday, 17 November 2015

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$2.9b arms procurement: Buhari orders arrest of Dasuki, others 
4:08:22 PMadekunle

President Mohammdu Buhari Tueday night ordered for the arrest of the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki over the misappropriation of monies for the procurement of arms.

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Buhari orders arrest of ex-NSA, Sambo Dasuki
3:51:37 PMAbiodun Alade

There are indication that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

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Assassination attempt on Ekweremadu
3:36:44 PMAbiodun Alade

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Tuesday alleged an attempt on his life by a light skinned foreigner suspected to be a mercenary.

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Breaking: Explosion rocks motor park in Yola
3:25:04 PMIkenna Asomba

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists, on Tuesday, hit Yola, the Adamawa State capital with an explosion suspected to be from an improvised Explosive Device, IED.

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Shippers Council, Shipping Association divided over cargo tracking
2:57:58 PMIkenna Asomba

THE Nigerian Shippers' Council, NSC has faulted the Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) the umbrella body for almost all shipping lines operating in Nigeria of distorting facts regarding the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN).

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Women half nude protest Oshiomhole's move to probe Chief Igbinedion
2:48:05 PMadekunle

PIQUED by the recent outburst by the Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on the Esama of Benin kingdom and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, women from across the state under the aegis of Concerned Edo Women Tuesday took to the streets of Benin to protest against the governor's attack on the Igbinedion family.

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Jonathan tried in agriculture, but corruption was still rampant - Audu Ogbe
2:47:50 PMIkenna Asomba

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday, commended the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for its achievements in agriculture but said corruption was still rampant.

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Subjecting INEC to TSA will be a disaster - Jega
2:35:14 PMAbiodun Alade

The immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Tuesday warned federal government that any attempt to subject INEC to the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) will amount to disaster to the nations electoral process.

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FIFA 2018 World Cup: Fans hail Eagles' qualification
2:23:12 PMadekunle

Lagos (Lagos State) – Football enthusiasts on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the Super Eagles qualification for the FIFA 2018 World Cup group stage following their 2-0 victory over Swaziland. The fans in Lagos on Tuesday said that the team deserved a lot of commendation having defeated the Swaziland in their second leg match in Port

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End-game strategies against terror
2:22:38 PMadekunle

WITH the December deadline for the total elimination of the Boko Haram Islamist terror group in the North East closer than ever, the picture of the progress made so far has remained cloudy. In spite of almost daily reports of recovery of Boko Haram-held territory and the destruction of their camps, the terrorists continue to

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Monday, 16 November 2015

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My local boys 'll stop your galaxy of pros - Swazi coach
4:08:58 PMadekunle

Swaziland national team coach Harris Bulunga believes his 'amateur' team can upstage Nigeria in today's 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier in Port Harcourt.

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Diezani's cancer story
3:19:43 PMFemi Ajasa

Innovative publisher, Dele Momodu, this week laid to rest controversies surrounding the health of former Nigerian Petroleum minister, Dieziani Allison Madueke, with a narrative of his encounter with her in London. The narrative has gone viral in the Nigerian social media space.

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Awoniyi charges voters to vote for character, development
3:02:50 PMAbiodun Alade

The deputy governor of the state, Arc. Yomi Awoniyi has urged voters in Mopamuro to re-elect Capt. Idris Wada as governor on the strength of his character compared to the opposition.

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Kogi set to join APC commonsense revolution -- Adoja Organisation
3:00:00 PMAbiodun Alade

A SUPPORT group working for the emergence of Prince Abubakar Audu as governor of Kogi State, Adoja Organization has assured the former governor of victory in the November 21 governorship election, saying the State needs his intervention.

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Skye Bank unveils 'Pearl' initiative for women entrepreneurs, professionals
2:50:01 PMadekunle

As part of its financial inclusion drive, Skye Bank has launched the "Skye Pearl" initiative to help its female customers unlock their potentials. The initiative which was unveiled at the weekend, is a platform that offers series of benefits to sit-at-home mothers, professionals and women-owned SMEs, by offering them a chance to grow and expand

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Under President Buhari, there will be no diversion of public funds - Minister
2:40:58 PMadekunle

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has dismissed as a contrived distraction the alleged fraud in the Treasury Single Account (TSA) and the rumoured diversion of the TSA funds to bankroll elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States.

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Court grants Neo Black Movement motion to enforce fundamental human rights
2:37:36 PMadekunle

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday partly granted a motion by members of the Neo Black Movement of Africa (NBM), seeking enforcement of their fundamental right.

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We have enough resources to run our states but there are so much leakages, Okorocha cries out
2:07:32 PMadekunle

AGAINST the backdrop of the present dwindling International price of oil, the thirty- six state governors Monday told President Mohammadu Buhari that if Nigeria must be one of the top economies of the world, there was the urgent need for the diversification of the economy.

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Developer of world's tallest building, Nigerian partner launch Dubai offering
1:54:30 PMIkenna Asomba

DUBAI's top property developer, Messrs Emaar Properties is partnering with Wrothams Windsor, a Lagos-based real estate development firm, to showcase a private collection of properties hand picked for Nigerian clients.

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15 million babies are born prematurely annually
1:51:06 PMFemi Ajasa

As the world will tomorrow mark 2015 Prematurity Day, the World Health Organisation has disclosed that no fewer than 15 million (1 in 10 babies) babies are born prematurely each year.

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