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    Metro See The South Eastern State That Ranked Number One In Use Of Condom - Nairaland

    Maureen Zubie-Okolo, a monitoring and evaluation specialist with United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has stated that Imo state tops the chart in use of condoms in South-wastern states. Zubie Okolo stated this at a briefing in Enugu yesterday. She spoke when she unveiled the Multiple...
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    Metro Ooni Of Ife & Oluwo Clash At Traditional Rulers’ Council Meeting - The Sun News

    The traditional rulers summit which took place in Port-Harcourt last Tuesday was almost marred by an unpleasant confrontation between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdurasheed Adewale Akanbi ,and the Chief Securiy Officer (CSO) to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. The tense...
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    Politics Nobody Should Try To Remove Buhari In 2019 - Miyetti Allah President Warns - Nairaland

    The President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Socio-cultural Association, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo has warned that they will resist any attempt to remove President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Bodejo warned that Nobody should try and remove Buhari, adding that the eyes of the Fulani all over the...
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    Metro Benue/Taraba Killings: Miyetti Allah Makes Shocking Revelation - The Sun News

    President of the Miyetti Allah cattle breeders association, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo has revealed that politicians are responsible for purchasing sophisticated weaponry like AK-47s for Herdsmen. Bodejo wondered how many farmers in Nigeria could afford to buy an Ak-47, adding that politicians take...
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    World Teenage couple who killed girl’s grandparents and then partied get life sentence –...

    Johnny Rider (L) and Cassandra Bjorge (R) face murder charges in Georgia Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office A Georgia girl and her boyfriend have been sentenced to life after they were convicted of killing the former’s grandparents in April 2017. The duo had also thrown a drug-fuelled … Read...
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    Metro Presidency speaks on N-Power, says 280,000 have been paid ‘conditional cash’ – Daily Post

    The presidency on Saturday gave an update of Nigerian government programmes such as N-Power, Conditional Cash Transfer, School Feeding Programme, among others. A statement by, Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant on Media to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said over 246 million (246,355,190)...
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    Politics N3.2 Billion Fraud: Court Adjourns Uzor Kalu, Others Trial To February 19 – Leadership

    Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed February 19 for further hearing in the trial of a former Governor of Abia State Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and two others over alleged N3.2 billion fraud. Justice Idris adjourned the matter after the defence Read more via...
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    Metro “We Make N25,000 Daily From Begging With Deformed Children” – Suspects – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    Two persons have been arrested by the police in Anambra state for allegedly abducting children for alms begging in Onitsha, the commercial city of the state. The suspects, Friday Edet and Ezekiel Ubong, both from Akwa Ibom state, said they realise not less than N25, 000 daily Read more via...
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    Politics Buhari unable to control forces drawing Nigeria back – APC senator – Nigeria News

    Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution his aides and political appointee on how they react or comment on the ongoing herdsmen crisis in Nigeria. Sani, who is a senator under the umbrella of the All Progressives...
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    Politics ‘Stop calling Buhari a Murderer over Herdsmen Killings’ – Presidency – Olisa.tv

    The Presidency has described as ‘disrespectful and unfair’ to refer to President Muhammadu Buhari as a murderer over the killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and other parts of the country. Addressing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Senior Special...
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    Politics Obasanjo’s coalition: It is a deceit and an insult to Nigeria – Edwin Clark – Nigeria News

    Chief Edwin Clark criticised Obasanjo’s new coalition – He said the former president has nothing to offer Nigerians – The Niger Delta chieftain described Obasanjo’s new move as a deceit Chief Edwin Clark has lashed out at former Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news...
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    Metro How 60-Year-Old Widow Was Murdered, Set Ablaze By Her Gateman (Photos) - Tori News

    Fresh facts have emerged on how a 60-year-old woman was murdered and set ablaze at her home in Benin last Sunday. Though earlier reports suggest that the victim was a retired military officer identified as Major Afisatu Ajuya, the Edo State Police Command has however given the true identity of...
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    World ‘Ritualistic’ ancient skeleton spiral unearthed in Mexico (PHOTOS) – RT International

    Ten skeletons precisely arranged in a bizarre spiral formation have been discovered by archaeologists investigating a 2,400 year old burial site in Mexico. The skeletons include adults, children and even an infant. They were buried with interlinking arms in a large ring. Read more via RT...
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    Business Seplat lists 25 million additional shares in line with pre-approved plans – BusinessDay

    Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has listed an additional 25,000,000 ordinary shares (approximately 4.4percent of existing shares) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). This listing made in accordance with Rule 14 of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Amended Listing Rules and Article 17 – 19...
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    Politics Tinubu is a hypocrite – Jonathan’s aide, Omokri – Daily Post Nigeria

    Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has condembed comments credited to the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu over ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo’s coalition of Nigerians. Tinubu had earlier spoken on Obasanjo’s newly formed Coalition of Nigerians. He said...
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    Metro Taraba: Fresh attacks leave four dead hours after Gov raises alarm – The Sun News

    Barely ten hours after Taraba state governor Darius Ishaku raised an alarm over an impending attack on the state, gunmen last night attacked and killed four persons in Ngutswen village of Gassol local government area of the state. Narrating the incident, Mr. Tyav Ngutswen … Read more via The...
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    Metro MURIC Condemns Media Silence On Killing Of 6 Fulanis – The Trent

    The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has condemned the alleged burning to death of six Fulani travelers in Gboko, Plateau State, on Wednesday, 31st January, 2018. MURIC in a statement signed by its director, Ishaq Akintola and sent to The Trent, the group strongly denounced the criminal act...
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