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    Politics 2019: NGO earmarks N70m for Buhari, Masari campaign – Vanguard Newspaper

    A Katsina state-based NGO, Daura Emirate Youth Progressive Movement (DEYPM), says it earmarked N 70 million to prosecute the electioneering campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Aminu Masari toward the 2019 general election... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper –...
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    Politics Gale of defections rocks Benue APC as Prof. Ityavyar, 15,000 others dump party for PDP – Vanguard Newspaper

    The gale of defections rocking the APC in Benue state have continued unabated with the Benue State Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Prof Dennis Ityavyar dumping the.... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2wWaVRN Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Governor Ahmed declares intention to run for Senate – TODAY.NG

    The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has declared his intention to run for the Senate. Ahmed confirmed this on his Twitter handle on Saturday.... Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2M9OT3z Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Fayose backs out of presidential race – Vanguard Newspaper

    Faced with the reality of the bigwigs presidential aspirants of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), outgoing Ekiti state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, the first to have indicated interest for the office, has dropped his ambition... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper –...
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    World British astrophysicist Burnell donates $3m prize to female scientists – Vanguard Newspaper

    One of Britain’s leading astrophysicists, Jocelyn Bell Burnell said she will donate her $3 million prize to encourage more people, especially women, to break into the field...... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2NqiFWr Get more World News
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    World Trump says new China tariffs are ready – BBC News

    US president Donald Trump has threatened to intensify his trade war with China, warning he could impose tariffs on almost all its imports. He said he could move "very soon" to impose tariffs... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2M8GM7y Get more World News
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    Metro Air Force destroys Boko Haram’s facilities — Spokesperson – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Nigerian Air Force says its air task force against Boko Haram has successfully destroyed some facilities and equipment of the terror group at Alafa Yagayaga in Sambisa forest. According to the Air force, the unit has also destroyed a suspected Boko Haram ammunition depot … Read more via...
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    Metro Kwara approves appointment of new Olomu of Omu-Aran – Punch Newspapers

    Kwara Government on Friday approved the appointment of Mr Abdulraheem Adeoti as the new Olomu of Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. Dr Habeebat Katibi, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development announced the...
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    Metro Teenagers disappear ahead of deportation from Netherlands – Punch Newspapers

    Two Armenian teenagers due to be deported from the Netherlands have gone missing on Saturday, the Dutch justice ministry said, in the latest twist of a high-profile drama as the pair battle to stay in the country. Howick, 13 and his sister Lili, 12, who have gone into … Read more via Punch...
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    Metro Customs Impounds 320kg of Cannabis, 555 Bags of Rice in Sokoto – Thisdaylive Newspaper

    The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Sokoto Command, comprising Kebbi and Zamfara States, has impounded illicit goods with a duty paid value of over N16 million. The seized items included 320 kilogrammes of... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2NqQ5El Get More Nigeria Metro...
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    Metro Niger Releases N60m for Relief Materials for Kede Flood Victims – Thisdaylive Newspaper

    Respite has come the way of flood victims in Kede community in the Mokwa Local Government of Niger State following the release of N60 million by the state government for the purchase of relief materials that would be distributed to the affected people.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper –...
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    Politics Saraki Names Onoja Campaign Spokesman – Thisdaylive

    Bukola Saraki for President Campaign Organisation has appointed a lawyer, Mr. Ilemona Onoja, as the Campaign spokesperson. The Director-General of the Campaign Organisation, Hon. Mohammed Wakil, said in a release that Onoja, whose appointment takes immediate effect, was educated at the Benue...
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    Politics INEC Meets With Political Parties Ahead Of 2019 Elections – Sahara Reporters

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is holding a consultative meeting with political parties ahead of the 2019 elections. The meeting is taking place at the Professor Idris Abubakar Auditorium, National Universities Commission, Maitama, Abuja. The event is coming a day after...
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    Politics Kano APC Adopts Direct Primaries for 2019 Polls – Thisdaylive Newspaper

    Ahead of the 2019 general election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has endorsed direct primaries as a means of selecting candidates that will fly the party’s flag in all elective positions.... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2N19DQv Get More Nigeria...
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    World Egypt sentences 75 to death but photojournalist to be free ‘in days’ – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    This picture shows detainees inside the soundproof glass dock of the courtroom during the trial of 700 defendants including Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, in the capital Cairo, on September 8, 2018. An Egyptian court on September … Read more via The...
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    World At Least 14 Killed In Indonesia Bus Crash – Channels Television

    At least 14 people died and several others were injured when a bus carrying domestic tourists crashed and plunged into a ravine on the Indonesian island of Java, police said Saturday. The crash happened when the bus with at least 30 people on board was heading to … Read more via Channels...
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    World Japan Toll Rises To 35 After Powerful Quake – Channels Television

    The death toll from a powerful quake that triggered landslides in northern Japan rose to 35 Saturday, as tens of thousands of rescue workers raked through the mud for survivors. The majority of the dead are from the small rural town of Atsuma, where a cluster of dwellings were wrecked when a...
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    World Former Angola president quits as party leader, hands over to incumbent – Punch Newspapers

    Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Saturday handed over the reins of the ruling MPLA party to President Joao Lourenco after dominating politics for nearly four decades..... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2oPYjrH Get more World News
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    Business BUA Group Eyes Ebonyi As Next Cement Factory Location – P.M.EXPRESS

    BUA Group on Wednesday said it was commencing core drilling in Ebonyi preparatory to establishing a cement plant in the state. The Group Managing Director of the company, Kabiru Rabiu, announced this in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Capital, when he led the management team of the firm on … Read...
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    Entertainment US Rapper, Mac Miller ‘Found Dead At Home’ Aged 26 – Leadership Newspaper

    US rapper Mac Miller has been found dead at his California home, a Los Angeles coroner has confirmed. Media reports say the 26-year-old, who was open about his substance abuse, died from an apparent overdose. The rapper, whose real name was Malcolm James McCormick, rose to fame after topping...
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