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    Metro 3 burnt to death in C-River over motorcycle theft - vanguard news

    It was the end of the road for three suspected motorcycle robbers as they were burnt to death by a mob at the popular Abuochichie Junction in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State. An eyewitness, Andrew Okpeche, said the suspects were members of a syndicate, which specialised in...
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    Metro I killed my girlfriend over unwanted pregnancy – Suspect - Punch news

    The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a commercial motorcycle rider, Stephen Gyang, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Alice Samuel, and burying her remains in a shallow grave. Gyang allegedly killed the victim for wanting to force her pregnancy on him. Click here to read more
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    Metro Three jailed five months for constituting public nuisance - Punch Ng

    Three men have been convicted by a Katsina State Senior Magistrates’ Court for ‘constituting themselves into public nuisance’ at a hotel in Funtua, Katsina State. The trio were on Friday sentenced to five months’ imprisonment but with an option of N5,000 fine each. Click here to read more
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    Metro Cult members raid police station, free suspects - Punch news

    There was tension in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State after armed youths, suspected to be cult members, raided the Eku Police Station and freed some arrested members of their gang. The assailants were reported to have also destroyed some property in the community as scores...
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    Politics 2019: Obasanjo, Falae meet in Abeokuta Tuesday - Punch news

    Exactly 19 years after contesting against each other in Nigeria’s first Presidential election of the 4th Republic, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, will on Tuesday meet at Obasanjo’s Abeokuta residence with one...
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    Politics Reps dump legislative duties in search of return tickets – Investigation - Punch news

    A desperate search by members of the House of Representatives for a return ticket in 2019 has begun, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday. The elections are about 10 months away, but many members are said to be unsure of the road ahead, with the primaries of the political parties not too far off...
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    Quadri wins silver as Gold Coast 2018 ends – Punch Newspapers

    Aruna Quadri on Sunday won silver in the men’s table tennis singles event at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Hosts Australia won the Games with 80 gold, 59 silver and 59 bronze. England came second with 45 gold, 45 silver and 46 bronze … read more via Punch Newspapers...
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    Syria Downs Most Missiles Of US, UK, France, And Russia – Sahara Reporters

    Syria was able to down most of the missiles launched by U.S, UK and France, Russian Defense Ministry revealed on Saturday. The ministry said that the missiles were downed by the Arab Republic’s air defenses as they approached their targets. “The Syrian air defense system has been conducting …...
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    Balarabe Musa Offers Sowore PRP’s Presidential Ticket, Rubbishes OBJ’s Third Force - Sahara Reporter

    A former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has asked the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, to use the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) as a platform for actualizing his 2019 presidential ambition. Alhaji Musa who received Mr. Sowore and members of his #Take Back...
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    Buhari: Wicked People Plundered The Country, Kept Nigerians Poor – Sahara Reporters

    “We will do our best to justify your trust in us, and that confidence won’t be abused,” President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians. The President spoke in London Sunday while receiving the Buhari Diaspora Support Organization, led by Mr Charles Efe Sylvester. “I am happy that people like...
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    My Sack Was Orchestrated By Corrupt Elements In Buhari’s Govt – Boroh – P.M.EXPRESS

    Former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig. Gen Paul Boroh, has alleged that his sack was influenced by some corrupt elements in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Boroh, in an interview with journalists in...
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    Breaking: Trump Invites Buhari To Washington – P.M.EXPRESS

    President Muhammadu Buhari will be the guest of United States President Donald Trump on 30 April in Washington, the White House announced on Sunday. According to the statement, Trump will discuss issues such as promoting economic growth and fighting terrorism with Buhari. “The relationship of...
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    Metro My dad burnt my property for accepting Jesus —Senator Binta - Punch Ng

    The senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District in the Senate, Mrs. Binta Masi Garba, on Sunday narrated how all that she had were set ablaze by her biological father after she gave her life to Jesus Christ. She spoke during a thanksgiving service organised to mark her 50th birthday...
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    Bitcoin Rebounds To $8,000 As Cryptocurrency Market Surpasses $320bn – Leadership Nigeria...

    The crypto market momentum remained bullish, closing the market on Friday at $8,000 per coin just as the cryptocurrency market surpassed $320 billion. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies made sharp reversal from their lows a day earlier. According to the data on CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin trading...
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    AIICO Insurance Grows Premium Income To N32.1bn – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    AIICO Insurance Plc grew its premium income to N32.1 billion in its 2017 financial year end, up from N27.06 billion it posted in its 2016 financial year, representing an increase of N5.03 billion or 19 per cent. Diluted earnings per share for the year were 13 kobo … Read more via...
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    #BBNaija: Lolu, Anto & Khloe speak after eviction, reveal their next moves – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    Big Brother Naija housemate, Lolu was evicted today from the reality show alongside Anto and Khloe who returned to the house through votes of viewers at home. Following their eviction from the Big Brother Naija house on Sunday after securing the least votes from fans, Lolu, Anto & Khloe have...
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    Nigerian airlines spend over N120bn on aviation fuel – Newtelegraph

    There are indications that scheduled domestic airlines in the country may have spent over N120 billion on aviation fuel in the last five years. This is coming as airline operators are meeting to seek solution to escalating price of aviation fuel, otherwise known as … Read more via...
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    $100 per barrel oil price not in our best interest –Amieye-Ofori, Energia CEO – The Sun News

    Contrary to the lamentations of some stakeholders that the drop in oil prices was a major setback to the oil and gas industry, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Energia Limited, Mr. Felix Amieye-Ofori, has a different view of such a development. … Read more via The...
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    Truckload Of Tramadol Impounded In Benue – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    The Benue State police in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers have arrested a J-5 truck with cartons of tramadol drugs. The commissioner of police, Fatai Owoseni who paraded the suspects alongside the substance disclosed that the substance which was...
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    News24.com | Mugabe was a ‘victim of spousal abuse’: report – News24 Top Stories

    Former president Robert Mugabe was a victim of spousal abuse and the army even once considered giving him shelter at an army barracks, a newspaper claimed on Sunday. The Daily News on Sunday quoted an unnamed former aide saying that while Mugabe was still in power one … Read more via...
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