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    Metro Thunder Strikes Seventh Day Adventist Church, 16 Dead, Over 140 Injured - Nairaland

    More than 16 people were killed and dozens more injured after lightning struck a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda, a local official reports. Reports said 14 victims were killed on the spot as lightning hit the church in the Nyaruguru district in the Southern Province on Saturday, local...
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    Business Nigeria’s External Reserves hit $46bn - Vanguard News

    Figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, weekend, indicate that the reserves grew by about $3.2 billion between February and March 2018. The reserves at the beginning of 2018 stood at $39.3 billion, then rose to $42.8 billion in February before hitting the new high of $46 billion...
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    Metro Doctor Uses Leg Amputated From A Patient As Pillow - YabaLeftOnline

    Indian authorities have suspended two doctors and launched an investigation after a patient’s severed leg was used as a pillow to prop up his head, a hospital official said on Sunday (March 11). Administrators at the government-run hospital in Uttar Pradesh state vowed “strict action” after...
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    Politics Nigeria more corrupt under Buhari, says cleric – Newtelegraph

    A cleric, Prophet Sunday Iyunade, yesterday lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for contesting the latest corruption perception index released by the Transparency International (TI) about Nigeria. Iyunade, who is the President, Pentecostal Sanctuary Bible Ministries, with...
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    Politics Babatope: What PDP must do to defeat APC in 2019 – Newtelegraph

    Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a former Minister of Transport, is a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE, he speaks on the opposition party’s preparation for 2019 general elections, the state of the nation, among other...
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    Metro Canadian warships arrive Nigeria first time in 108 yrs – Vanguard News

    For the first time in the 108 years existence of the Royal Canadian Navy, two of its warships: HMCS Summerside and HMCS kingston, visited Nigeria weekend, with a view to establishing a relationship that will enhance the Nigerian Navy’s efficiency in the Gulf of Guinea. Read more via...
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    Politics Former Lawmaker, 100,000 Others Defect To SDP In Adamawa – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    Former Member of the House of Representatives, Chief Emmanuel Bello, and his supporters have defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), to contest gubernatorial election in Adamawa State. Emmanuel, who led 100,000 of his supporters, over the weekend, defected to his new party in Yola, said...
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    Metro UBEC laments poor condition of vocational schools in Southeast, South south – The Guardian...

    UBEC, Hammid Bobboyi The Federal Government has lamented the poor condition and neglect of special vocational schools for out-of-school children by some state governments. Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi who stated this during an advocacy visit...
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    Metro Four dead in Lekki toll gate accident [PHOTOS] – Daily Post Nigeria

    Four persons have been reported dead following an accident that occured at Lekki Toll gate, Lagos. It was gathered that the accident occurred after a Lexus GX470 SUV with the registration number, KJA – 615DF plying one way ran into a commercial bus numbered (KRE-302XA) that Read more via...
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    Politics I’m ready to dislodge PDP from Ekiti — Ojudu – Vanguard News

    Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu has said he is ready to lead the battle to dislodge the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by Governor Ayodele Fayose from Ekiti State. Sen Babafemi Ojudu He made the disclosure, weekend, Read more...
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    World China prepares to approve ‘life president’ – BBC News

    China is set to approve the removal of term limits for its leader, in a move that will effectively allow Xi Jinping to remain as president for life. The change is part of a set of constitutional changes expected to be passed by China’s annual sitting of the National People’s Congress on Sunday...
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    Business Alcohol Consumers, Smokers To Pay More As Buhari Approves Tariff Hike – 360Nobs.com

    President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco with effect from Monday, June 4, 2018 the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said. In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, Adeosun said the President also granted a grace period...
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    World Tillerson Falls Ill on Africa Tour – Thisdaylive

    The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson saturday took ill and canceled all his planned events in Africa on Saturday. “The secretary is not feeling well after a long couple of days working on major issues back home such as North Korea,” Undersecretary of State for public diplomacy and Read...
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    Business NNPC Report: PPMC Recorded N102 Billion Loss in 2017 – Thisdaylive

    Chineme Okafor in Abuja An analysis of the December 2017 edition of the monthly operations and financial reports of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed that Products and Pipelines Marketing Company (PPMC) exceeded the projected loss in its year-to-date (YTD)...
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    Politics 2019: What El-Rufai did to OBJ, Yar’Adua, GEJ that he will surely do to PMB – Sani - Daily Post

    The Senator representing Kaduna Central District in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has declared that it is just a matter of time before the Governor of the State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai betrays President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the Senator, El-Rufai is not new in the game of Read...
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    Politics Mimiko speaks on his planned defection to SDP – Daily Post Nigeria

    Former Governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has said that he is still a bona-fide member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He described the news of his planned defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as a mere rumour being spread by rumour mongers. Read more via Daily...
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    Business MTN Nigeria rakes in N127 billion from data subscription revenue – Nairametrics

    MTN Nigeria raked in a whopping N127 billion from data subscription revenue for the year ended 2017. The telecoms giant revealed this in its 2017 annual report released last week. According to MTN, data revenue was R4,376 million up 89% year on year giving a naira value of about Read more...
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