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    Business Nigeria, Niger Republic Sign MoU On $2bn Refinery Project – Leadership Newspaper

    The federal government yesterday took a bold step towards resolving the challenge posed by the continued importation of refined petroleum products as it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Niger on a project that will facilitate the construction of a 100,000 –...
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    Sports Israeli Players Steal Show at Lagos International Badminton Classics – Thisdaylive

    The highest paid Badminton Classics in Africa ended in Lagos, Nigeria at the weekend with visiting Israeli players stealing the show at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere. The Israelis won both the men and women’s singles of the 4th Lagos...
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    Sports We Are Ready to Host Africa, Says Okowa – Thisdaylive

    With barely a week to the commencent of the 21st Africa Senior Athletics Competition on August 1st, 2018, Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has assured of the state is ready to host Africa at Asaba. Okowa … read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2A8olil Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports Asaba 2018 AAC: Expect the best of African athletes—Yusuf Alli – Vanguard News

    With only a few days to the start of the 21st African Athletics Championships, the Local Organising committee, Head of Technical, Yusuf Alli said the best of the continent’s athletes will be in Asaba, Delta State to vie for honours. The Former African long … read more via Vanguard News –...
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    Sports I did nothing wrong – Salisu Yusuf – – The Sun News

    Coach Salisu Yusuf has denied he took money from undercover journalists led by Ghana’s Anas Aremeyaw Anas, posing as football agents to select two players for this year’s CHAN in Morocco...... read more via – The Sun News – https://ift.tt/2JTP8Pb Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Metro Allah will punish me severely, declares Minna herdsman who plotted attack on master – Punch Newspapers

    The Niger State Police Command said on Tuesday that its Anti -Robbery Squad has arrested three suspected armed robbers operating in the Zaragi Maito Fulani Camp in the Wushishi Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, Juli Umar, 19; Adamu Amudu, 19; and Aliyu … Read more via Punch...
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    Metro Yar’Adua varsity mourns as bandits kill Kwara undergraduate – Punch Newspapers

    The Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University community, Katsina, has been thrown into mourning following the murder of one of its students, Muhammad Alaka, by suspected bandits operating along Abuja/Kaduna highway. Sources revealed that Alaka was returning to his home town, Ilorin, Kwara State after his...
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    Metro 72-year-old Anambra blacksmith, three sons nabbed for aiding criminals – Punch Newspapers

    The Anambra State Police Command on Tuesday paraded a 72-year-old blacksmith, Benjamin Obi, from Uli in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state and his three sons for allegedly aiding criminals in the area. The blacksmith and his children were accused of repairing and … Read more via...
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    Metro Ogun command kills kidnapper, arrests three others – Punch Newspapers

    A member of a kidnapping and robbery gang has been shot dead, while three other members were arrested by the men of the Ogun State Police Command. The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said this on Tuesday at the command’s headquarters, Abeokuta, while parading … Read more via...
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    Metro Lagos residents lament as robbers kill two in reprisal – Punch Newspapers

    Residents and traders on Okoya Street in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State have lamented the robbery attack that allegedly led to the death of two guards and the burglary of many shops. The attack, which reportedly happened around 2am on Tuesday, was said to have … Read more via Punch...
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    Politics Defections pointer to political direction in 2019, says Wike – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The defections from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Senate clearly shows the direction the country was heading in 2019 and an indication that democracy … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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    Politics APC ‘unmoved’ as PDP ‘takes control’ of Senate – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has downplayed its loss of majority seats at the Senate, following yesterday’s defection by 15 lawmakers to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The drama was also replicated at the House of Representatives.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    Politics How Saraki Waded Through Security Blockade – Thisdaylive

    More facts emerged Tuesday night on how Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, escaped the plot by the security agencies to prevent him from making it to the National Assembly in order … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2A8RqKE Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Apology to journalists: El-Rufai disowns aide – Vanguard News

    The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai has disowned his aide, Alhaji Saidu Adamu over his apology to journalists over frosty relationship with the media. Nasir-El-Rufai Adamu, who is the governor’s Counsellor on Communication had penultimate week apologised to the media over … Read more...
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    Politics Ripple effect: How Ekiti poll is stirring storm in Rivers – Vanguard News

    The outcome of the Ekiti governorship election has kindled passion in Rivers State with both sides of the political divide drawing permutations on the consequences of the election on the aspiration of the various political tendencies in the state....... Read more via Vanguard News –...
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    Business SoftTalk, Nigeria owned messaging app for unveiling in Lagos – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    SoftTalk, a social media messaging app, developed by a Japan-based Nigerian developer, is set to be unveiled in Lagos. The app, which is in the likes of WhatsApp, would help to solve … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2JPgRk4 Get more...
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    Business Nigeria’s tech startups raise $114.6m in 2017 – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Out of the $560 million technology startup investments that entered Africa in 2017, Nigeria earned $114.6 million. The country ranked third after South Africa and Kenya, which got $167.9 million and … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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    Business FG to Sell Yola Disco, Two Power Generation Plants – Thisdaylive

    The federal government will re-sell the Yola Electricity Distribution Company (Disco), which was returned to it in 2015 by a core investor as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency, and two … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2Li7C1r Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Sports FIFA 2018 WC: Africa’s poor showing troubles CAF boss – Vanguard News

    Confederations of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad has revealed his frustration with the poor showing of the five African nations at the recently concluded FIFA World Cup in Russia. Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal and Morocco all failed … read more via Vanguard News –...
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    Metro Watchout to prevent SIM swap scams – – The Sun News

    SIM swap is a type of phishing fraud that poses a serious threat to customer and bank security. The fraudster obtains an individual’s banking details through phishing techniques… Read more via – The Sun News – https://ift.tt/2LjTEMl Get More Nigeria Metro News
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