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Thursday, 16 June 2016

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British lawmaker killed in shock attack before EU vote
4:04:56 PMAbiodun

A British lawmaker was killed in a shock daylight street attack on Thursday, throwing campaigning for the referendum on Britain's EU membership into disarray just a week before the crucial vote.

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' Corrupt officers will no longer have place in the Army '
4:03:21 PMjohnabayomi2

Director of Defence Information, Defence Headquarters, Brig.-Gen. Rade Abubakar, says the army is committed to purging itself of corrupt officers.

Abubakar said this on Thursday when he featured at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja.

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British MP killing: what we know
4:00:52 PMAbiodun

British MP Jo Cox, a pro-EU lawmaker who campaigned for Britain to stay in the EU and more aid for Syrian refugees, was killed in a street attack on Thursday.

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FG raises alarm over ISIS Indoctrination Mobile App targeting Children
3:57:52 PMAbiodun

The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to the existence of a newly-launched mobile application developed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for propagating Jihad to children.

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Amodu Shauibu's death, Orlando tragedy, top Google Trends
3:55:28 PMTony Chinonso

The black horseman took a long ride this week, dipping his scythe randomly into the field of souls, leaving heart wrenching grief and despair in his wake. It was a dark week for Nigerian football, with the passing of former Super Eagles' coach and NFF technical director, Shuaibu Amodu, just three days after the demise of another Super Eagles handler, Stephen Keshi.

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FG alerts Nigerians on app by ISIS to indoctrinate children
3:48:38 PMadekunle

The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to the existence of a newly-launched mobile application developed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for propagating Jihad to children.

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 Relationships: I have lived with him for 19 years, will he ever propose?  
3:45:32 PMjohnabayomi2

My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 20 years and we have two children whom he takes full responsibility for. We've discussed marriage but he says with the high rate of divorce and the experience he's had living in a polygamous home, he doesn't want the hassle of a divorce if we ever split up. Everyone around me is married, but my man simply refuses. I feel so rejected, we don't live together. Do you think he's using me?

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Photos: Tinubu, Awujale visit Buhari in London
3:35:42 PMIkenna

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona Ogbagba II, on Thursday, visited President Muhammadu Buhari in London, United Kingdom.

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Ambode vows to sanction public servants for indiscipline, negligence
3:32:01 PMTony Chinonso

"Public servants/officers owe it a duty to show good examples as law abiding citizens of the state. Let us therefore work together to strengthen public trust and confidence in public institutions by being proactive, diligent, responsive, innovative and timely in service delivery. This is the desired goal of the various reforms and restructuring that we have introduced and implemented in the last one year," he added.

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2face takes wife on expensive safari trip in Kenya
3:30:12 PMAbiodun

Afropop superstar and Campari senator, 2Baba is having an unforgettable experience in Kenya as he is currently exploring the beautiful city of Nairobi with his beautiful wife, Annie Idibia as well as winners of the Campari Dare To Mix promo.

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Wednesday, 15 June 2016

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Welfare packages: Presidency begs villa staff, security to be patient
3:46:43 PMadekunle

The Presidency has said that the Government of President Mohammadu Buhari has not forgotten the welfare packages of all staff and security operatives working at the presidential villa, Abuja, but working to streamline the payment methodologies.

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Relationship: My girlfriend wants a lavish wedding, but I'm afraid of my sugar mummy
3:27:51 PMjohnabayomi2

Last year, I started a relationship with a divorced mother of two, who is over ten years older and a woman of substance, who has helped me a lot in my career. In return, as I don't have money to lavish on her, I help see that her kids get taken to schools, help wash her cars and run other errands for her. She has a group of highly sophisticated friends, who look at me with disdain.

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Alleged $40m contract scam: Azibaola's wife regains freedom from Kuje prison
3:08:24 PMAbiodun

The wife of the embattled Chief Executive Officer of Oneplus Nigeria Limited and cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Stella Azibaola, on Wednesday, has regained her freedom from Kuje prison.

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How cultists attacked man, pregnant wife in Lagos
3:03:14 PMjohnabayomi2

By Esther Onyegbula Residents of Mebamu community are now living in fear of attacks from rampaging cultists, who are on rampage in the rustic community in the densely-populated Okoko area of Lagos. A father of three, Steven Boyo, was shot, cut in the throat and fingers. The suspected cultists attacked the community thrice in one week,
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French police fire tear gas at England supporters
3:02:00 PMAbiodun

French police fired tear gas and charged England supporters during trouble in central Lille on Wednesday which left at least one injured, AFP reporters said.

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How BBM mobile messaging app unlocks opportunity for Africa
2:59:09 PMadekunle

Mobile messaging apps, no doubt, are growing ever more popular - with added social networking features - competing to meet the growing demand for free mobile calling and SMS texting services, across the globe, especially in Nigeria and the rest of the African continent as a result of market demand.

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N4.7bn cash: We won't join issues with Obanikoro - EFCC
2:57:18 PMjohnabayomi2

Following the challenge thrown at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by former Defence Minister for State, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, to show evidence of his sons' involvement in money laundering, the commission said last night that it would not be distracted but would do its job.

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Pistorius to be sentenced on July 6
2:49:39 PMadekunle

Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced on July 6, Judge Thokozile Masipa announces on Wednesday.

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Jonathan's former aide, Dudafa arraigned for money laundering
2:47:43 PMadekunle

Former Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex- President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Emmanuel Dudafa and a bank official, Iwejuo Joseph Nna (aka. Taiwo A. Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah) were today Wednesday docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before Justice M.B. Idris of the Federal High Court Lagos on 23-counts of concealment, retention of proceeds of crime and failing to furnish information.

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Sherrif and call to patriotic duty
2:37:50 PMadekunle

THERE comes a time in politician's life when his claim to statesmanship is tested. Such a time now beckons on Senator Ali Modu Sherrif, the immediate past chairman of the People's Democratic Party,PDP. Senator Sherrif, perhaps for good reason, still sees himself as the bonafide chairman of the PDP, insisting that the Port Harcourt Convention of the Party, which produced the Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi and Senator Ben Ndi Obi-led Caretaker Committee was illegal. To give vent to his position, he procured a court order pending determination of the case.

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Tuesday, 14 June 2016

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Brazil sack coach Dunga after Copa exit
3:58:18 PMAbiodun

Brazil coach Dunga was sacked on Tuesday after the Selecao's humiliating group-stage elimination from the Copa America Centenario.

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Clinton issues stinging rebuke of 'shameful' Trump
3:53:26 PMAbiodun

Hillary Clinton unleashed a blistering assault Tuesday on her White House opponent Donald Trump, attacking the celebrity billionaire's "shameful" comments about President Barack Obama and Muslims after the massacre in Orlando.

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Early childhood upbringing will benefit society-Cleric
3:49:39 PMAbiodun

A Christian cleric, Segun Idowu, says the society will benefit immensely from the proper upbringing of children if started at early childhood.

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Aregbesola threatens to expel students 'wearing choir robes' to schools
3:40:30 PMAbiodun

The Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Tuesday said students who wore unauthorised cloths to any public schools in the State would be expelled henceforth.

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Ramadan: Aisha Buhari donates food items to APC
3:33:48 PMAbiodun

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday donated food items to the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abuja, for the Ramadan.

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Anambra community leaders go into hiding over traditional stool tussle
3:31:58 PMIkenna

Fear, indeed tension, has gripped Uzokwa community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State over alleged kidnap threat arising from the tussle for who occupies the Ezeala Dike stool which entitles the occupant to represent the community at the palace of His Royal Highness, Dr Cosmas I Okechukwu, Oluoha XVI of Ihiala.

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Man stabs teenager citing Ramadan 'sacrifice'
2:20:42 PMTony Chinonso

"Voices told him that he had to make a sacrifice on the occasion of Ramadan," the holy Muslim fasting month that began on June 6, prosecutor Nicolas Jacquet told AFP. The 32-year-old man was immediately assessed by a doctor and sent to a psychiatric hospital after stabbing the girl twice in the wrist and once in the abdomen, Jacquet said, adding that the teenager's wounds are not life-threatening.

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Hungary earn shock 2-0 win over 10-man Austria
2:15:49 PMTony Chinonso

Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber scored second-half goals as Hungary stunned highly-fancied Austria 2-0 in their Group F opener in Bordeaux on Tuesday. Austria, tipped as tournament dark horses, dominated the opening period but Szalai fired Hungary ahead on 62 minutes with Stieber wrapping up a shock victory over their old rivals late on in the 138th meeting between the sides.

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SMEDAN, Sokoto govt trains 100 youths on entrepreneurship
2:13:53 PMIkenna

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, with the Sokoto State Government have commenced training of 100 youth on entrepreneurship skills.

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Army, Police gun down 13 hoodlums in Rivers
2:12:23 PMAbiodun

Thirteen suspected hoodlums have been gun down by the Police and the army in separate operations in Rivers state.

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