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    Adeniyi grabs gold, as Okagbare’s relay team picks bronze – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The 2018 Commonwealth Games will be concluded today in the Gold Coast, Australia, with Team Nigeria still pushing hard to surpass the medals haul it attained four years ago in Glasgow, Scotland... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2qyEV3P --------------- Get More...
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    Qatar wants talks on logistics of 48-team World Cup in 2022 – Abc News

    Qatar wants talks with FIFA to discuss the feasibility of increasing the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams after soccer’s governing body expressed interest in enlarging a tournament already having to overcome operational challenges. The Gulf nation took two days to publicly … Read more via SOCCER...
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    Comedian Ay Denies Fight With Brother, Slams Popular Blogger For Making Up Story –...

    Comedian Ayo Makun has denied the viral report of an altercation between him and his brother, Lanre Makun who allegedly sold fake tickets to AY Live comedy show fans. The actor who has since ordered the controversial blogger who formulated the story … via NaijaGistsBlog Nigeria –...
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    Ekiti: Intrigues as Fayemi, 40 others jostle for APC ticket – The Guardian Nigeria...

    The formal declaration of the Minister of Steel and Mineral Resources and former governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to join the crowded league of aspirants jostling for the ticket to contest the governorship election has not only changed the game, but has also generated ripples among...
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    Buhari’s declaration for second term changes game in North, APC – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    It came amid other concerns and considerations. Indications emerged earlier that President Muhammadu Buhari was pushing forward his proposed travel to the United Kingdom to ensure that things do not go awry at the rescheduled National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives...
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    First Lady shines at Vanguard awards – Vanguard News

    The daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Halima Buhari Sheriff, was the cynosure of all eyes as she represented her mother, the First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, at the Vanguard Awards 2017, held in Lagos, last night, where she received the Personality of the Year award...
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    Bakare, Ezekwesili say government not doing enough – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Co-convener, Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG), Obi-Ezekwesili (left); Pastor Tunde Bakare, pray for one of the mothers of the yet to be released Chibok girls, Esther Yakubu, during the Chibok Girls’ Anniversary Lecture in Abuja …yesterday. The message was clear. Rather than scale down agitations...
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    Metro Gunmen kidnap Ondo NURTW chief, demand N5m - Punch news

    The Secretary of the Ondo State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mr. Kayode Agbeyangi, was kidnapped on Saturday by some gunmen. The NURTW secretary was said to have been kidnapped in the early hours of Saturday while he was travelling to Lagos to see members of his...
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    Politics Arewa pastors’ are political job seekers — Northern Christian elders - Punch news

    The Public Relations Officer of the Northern Christian Elders Forum, who is also the Secretary-General of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Northern Zone, Sunday Oibe, tells press in an interview that the ‘Arewa pastors’, who recently visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Villa, do not...
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    Wolves returning to English Premier League after 6 years – Abc News

    Wolverhampton Wanderers secured a return to the English Premier League after a six-year absence. Promotion was clinched by the runway League Championship leader without playing, thanks to Fulham conceding a stoppage-time goal to draw with Brentford 1-1 on Saturday. Wolves players watched …...
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    Entertainment Why I was angry with Dontoffy for ‘stealing’ my song – Skales - Punch news

    Singer, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, better known as Skales, became angry recently with an up and coming singer, Dontoffy, for allegedly stealing the content of his song, For You, and selling it on streaming platforms. He went on social media to condemn the artiste and told him to take the song down...
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    Man City title win would be ‘one of the best’ says Guardiola – Punch Newspapers

    Pep Guardiola says winning the Premier League will be one of the greatest achievements of his glittering career after Manchester City moved to the brink of the title with a stylish 3-1 win over Tottenham on Saturday. Guardiola’s side extended their lead over second-placed Manchester United to...
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    If he hits you once, don’t marry him —Olajumoke Rhoda Fujah – Vanguard News

    “Domestic violence against women would reduce drastically if young women would stop getting married to any man who hits them while in a relationship.” These were the words of young entrepreneur, philanthropist and motivational speaker, Olajumoke Rhoda Fujah, during a chat with Potpourri...
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    Photos: Nicki Minaj’s boobs spill out of her leopard-print bodysuit at Coachella – Nigeria...

    Nicki Minaj is known to flaunt her incredible curves. She left little to the imagination as she attended the TAO x Puma Coachella after party in Indio, Calif. on Friday night... via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2IVXpBX ------------- Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Ex-Oyo governor Ladoja ‘set to dump PDP for AD’ – Daily Post Nigeria

    Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja may soon dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the Alliance for Democracy (AD), DAILY POST exclusively gathered. A close ally to the ex-governor and one of the members of the present State Executive Committee of the party, …...
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    How we survived political turbulences in Enugu – Ekweremadu – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Saturday, went memory lane, recalling the many political battles that Enugu had witnessed since the return to democracy in 1999. Ekweremadu spoke at the Enugu West Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zonal Peace Rally, which held at Udi...
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    Ekiti 2018: Fayemi Declares, Says APC Will Defeat, Jail Fayose – Nairaland

    Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Saturday declared for the governorship race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), boasting that the party will defeat Governor Ayodele Fayose in the July 14 poll and ensure that he goes to jail afterwards. Fayemi said the …...
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    Metro Benue monarch, IDPs reject Ortom’s stoning suggestion - Punch news

    The Tor Tiv, Professor James Ayatse, and some residents of Benue State have disagreed with Governor Samuel Ortom on his advice to internally displaced persons, who are currently taking shelter in various camps across the state. Ortom had, on Monday, asked the IDPs to return to their ancestral...
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    Politics Tinubu’s panel halts Oyegun’s tenure elongation –APC Chief - Punch news

    The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in the South-East, Mr. Hyacinth Ngwu, has said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s reconciliation panel saved the party from imminent trouble by halting the process of extending the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working Committee’s tenure by one...
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    Politics 2019 election: Buhari, not party, to determine Osinbajo’s fate, says APC - Punch news

    The All Progressives Congress has said it will not force anyone on President Muhammadu Buhari as his running mate if he wins the party’s presidential ticket. Consequently, the ruling party said it would not compel the President, who recently told the APC leadership of his intention to seek a...
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