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Why Buhari's recent appointments amount to corruption - CLO
3:55:01 PMIkenna Asomba

Pan-Nigerian human rights organisation, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), on Tuesday, criticized President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent appointment of principal aides.

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Uzochukwu promises Tanzania hell
3:53:06 PMadekunle

Amkar Perm new boy Izunna Uzochukwu has vowed to give his all if fielded in Nigeria's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania on Saturday in Dar-es-Salaam despite being a new player in the Super Eagles.

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Victor Moses, Song sign for West Ham on deadline day
3:50:18 PMjohnabayomi2

Former Cameroon international Alex Song and Nigeria winger Victor Moses have joined West Ham United on season-long loan deals, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.

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Ericsson networks software boosts indoor performance for mobile
3:42:29 PMadekunle

To boost connectivity as a result of influx of devices and applications trying to access the network , Ericsson has released a major new software, the Ericsson Networks Software 16A, featuring a new suite of LTE software upgrades that targets the indoor space.

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US drone strike kills five militants in NW Pakistan
3:38:17 PMadekunle

A US drone attack on a militant compound in a restive Pakistani tribal area Tuesday killed at least five militants, security officials said. The drone strike took place in Lawra Mandi area in the North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan, where the Pakistani military is battling Taliban militants. “A militant compound was targeted by firing

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Sahara 'Light Up Nigeria Challenge' produces alternative energy sources
3:38:01 PMFemi Ajasa

Young inventors at the 2015 Sahara 'Light Up Nigeria Challenge' have developed simple power models that can reduce production cost and encourage the broad utilisation of different energy sources to power communities and schools.

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We're ready for Eagles - Tanzania coach
3:23:44 PMadekunle

The national football team, Taifa Stars, head coach Charles Boniface Mkwasa said that they are focused and ready for the crucial African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Nigeria.

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APC-led FG will not micromanage judiciary - APC
3:19:20 PMadekunle

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the PDP to stop denigrating the judiciary by suggesting that Tribunal judges handling the various election petitions can be influenced, saying the APC-led Federal Government will not micromanage the judiciary.

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Eagles await Enyeama, Musa, Oboabona
3:17:51 PMadekunle

Three members of the Nigeria squad called up for Saturday's 2017 Africa Nation's Cup (Afcon) qualifier against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam have yet to join the rest of the side in Abuja.

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Feeling the pinch of oil crash
3:15:59 PMFemi Ajasa

Since the beginning of the second half of the year, oil prices began another round of steep decline to a six-year low hovering within the $40 per barrel band towards August end. The development has made a mess of every global or local prediction of possible price recovery before year end.

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#StarMusicTrek: Sean Tizzle weds on stage
3:39:25 PMFemi Ajasa

See photos of talented artiste, Sean Tizzle created a spot of drama onstage at the weekend during Star Music Trek finale when he carried out a mock wedding onstage while performing his hit track "Perfect Gentleman".

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12 finalists chase millions in Art competition
3:33:17 PMTony Chinonso

Who would dare to tell what the future holds for a nation? It becomes more difficult when the country in question is Nigeria, with all her complexities, political upheavals, menace of terrorism, high rate of unemployment, etc. Predicting in visual form, the future histories of Nigeria, is the herculean task before the 12 finalists of the National Arts Competition, NAC, who were unveiled penultimate week at the Lagos Bar of the Nigerian Breweries Plc, Lagos.

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2015 Badagry Festival: Calls for end to modern slavery in Africa
3:23:44 PMTony Chinonso

Looking at the exploits of Toussaint L'ouverture whose military genius and political acumen transformed an entire society of slaves into the independent black state of Haiti, the speakers, argued that there is the urgent need for Africans to forge closer ties between them for the development of their motherland in order to address the present political, economic and leadership crisis ravaging the African countries, which has forced many Africans, especially professionals to migrate to European land in search of greener pastures where they are being enslaved again.

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Nigeria first IVF baby secures admission into European Versity
3:04:03 PMadekunle

By a Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA –  Nigeria’s first test tube baby, Miss. Hannatu Kupchi has been given admission into a Hungarian university to study medicine. This came 17 years after Kupchi was born at Nisa Premier Hospital in Abuja, precisely on February 11 1998. Speaking at a brief ceremony to mark his send forth in

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20 exhibitors to showcase Nigeria's talents at GITEX 2015
3:00:42 PMadekunle

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is firming up the country's participation in the 2015 Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) holding this October in Dubai with about 20 companies and organisations preparing to showcase the country's talents in the the Nigerian Pavilion.

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3 feared dead, 20 wounded as pro-Biafra group, security agents clash in Anambra
2:52:55 PMadekunle

THREE persons were feared dead and about twenty others wounded on Sunday when members of a new pro- Biafra group, the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) and security operatives engaged in a shootout in Onitsha.

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Bayelsa: Dickson has failed, Alaibe is our next governor - Brambaifa
2:49:43 PMadekunle

A Former Senator, John Brambaifa from Bayelsa State has accused Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of failing the people of the State in the last 4 years he had presided over the affairs of the State.

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Ambode commissions 20 mobile care units , 26 transport ambulances
2:36:35 PMjohnabayomi2

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Monday, commissioned 20 Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Ambulances and 26 Transport Ambulances, saying it was in fulfillment of his administration's commitment to bring quality healthcare service closer to the people particularly during emergency situations.

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New Ebola case in Sierra Leone sets back efforts to beat epidemic
2:36:25 PMadekunle

A woman who died last week in northern Sierra Leone tested positive for Ebola, the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) said Monday, in a setback for the country's bid to gain Ebola-free status.

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Africa's richest man Dangote plans Zimbabwe investments
2:29:35 PMadekunle

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, said Monday that he planned mining and power generation projects in investment-starved Zimbabwe as well as to set up a large cement factory.

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What are Jonathan's ministers afraid of? - Presidency
4:01:39 PMadekunle

FOR asking President Muhammadu Buhari to be sincere enough and publish the reports the former administration handed over to him, the Presidency has taken a swipe at the former Ministers under the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan, saying they should reflect on the kind of government they handed over to the present.

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I have over 100 hits and I don't smoke weed - Don Jazzy
4:01:27 PMAbiodun Alade

MAVINS Records big boss, Don Jazzy, born Michael Collins Ajereh has advised upcoming artistes on what to do, urging them that they don't need to smoke weed to make a hit, adding that he has over one hundred hits to his name without smoking weed.

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Mandela rape-accused grandson in fresh trouble
3:56:56 PMjohnabayomi2

A grandson of South African icon Nelson Mandela, who was freed on bail in a child sex case, is being investigated for assaulting a woman, police said Sunday.

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Spanish La Liga table
3:55:16 PMjohnabayomi2

Spanish La Liga table after Sunday's early match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

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Roma send Juventus to second straight defeat
3:50:01 PMjohnabayomi2

Roma condemned Juventus to a second straight defeat at the start of the season for the first time in the Old Lady of Turin's history with a 2-1 Serie A victory on Sunday.

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Nnabuife wins Ultimate Chase
3:44:04 PMadekunle

IT was fun, sports and leisure put in one package as 123 journalists invited from all over Nigeria took part in the kick-off of the national consumer promotion, launched by Gulder, last week in Enugu.

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P-Square escapes death in auto crash
3:20:56 PMIkenna Asomba

Peter and Paul Okoye of the popular pop duo, Psquare, on Sunday, escaped death by whiskers in a ghastly auto-crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

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Spanish bull run deaths rise to 12
3:09:46 PMFemi Ajasa

A man in his 60s died on Sunday after being gored in a bull run in Spain, bringing the total number of deaths to 12 this year, the deadliest in 15 years. The man died on the spot at the start of the run in the central town of Cuellar. “The descent was rapid and

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Boko Haram attacks Borno village on horseback, kills 68
3:07:20 PMjohnabayomi2

At least 68 people were killed while several others were injured when members of Boko Haram sect invaded Baanu Village of Nganzai local government area of Borno state.

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Queen Elizabeth II to become UK's longest-serving monarch
3:00:15 PMadekunle

Queen Elizabeth II is set to become Britain's longest-reigning monarch next month, surpassing the record of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria around 5:30 pm on September 9 after 23,226 days, 16 hours and roughly 30 minutes on the throne.

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