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    World U.S. Transfers Two Aircraft To Chad For Anti-Terror Campaign – Channels Television

    The United States on Wednesday formally handed over to Chad two light reconnaissance aircraft intended to help its forces fight a jihadist insurgency. Two single-engine Cessna 208Bs planes were officially transferred to the Chadian air force in a ceremony at its base outside the capital...
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    Why Dino Melaye Was Re-Arrested, After Meeting Bail Conditions – Police – Channels Television

    The police have explained why Senator Dino Melaye was re-arrested today after his arraignment and subsequently meeting bail conditions. The lawmaker representing Kogi West was arraigned in court by the Police on Wednesday at Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Abuja. He was granted bail in the sum...
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    Scores Feared Dead, Houses Razed As Gunmen Attack Adamawa Villages – Channels Television

    Three communities in Numan Local government area of Adamawa State, Bolki, Bang and Gon have been attacked by armed bandits suspected to be herdsmen. Many houses were also razed down in the attack. Chairman of Numan Local Government Area, Arnold Jibla spoke with Channels Television. According...
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    Nigeria’s political parties, others to discuss youth policies, 2019 – Premium Times Nigeria

    Ahead of the 2019 election, a group known as ‘The Fixing Nigeria Group,’ is set to host the second edition of its national youth conference. The conference titled #FixingNigeria 2.0, is open to all political parties to pitch at the forth coming event slated for … Read more via Premium...
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    Buhari remains failure, insists Obasanjo – The Sun News

    Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, hit President Muhammadu Buhari again saying he is a failure and unworthy of a second term in 2019. Obasanjo said contrary to news report, which quoted him as giving the incumbent government a pass mark, “the mediocre...
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    Nigeria’s poverty rate rising despite recession exit –W’Bank – The Sun News

    The World Bank says unemployment and poverty rates increased in Nigeria despite an exit from recession in 2017. The Bretton Wood institution made these remarks in a report released on this week. The report titled, “Nigeria Bi-annual Economic Update: Fragile Recovery,” read: “The decline in the...
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    Adamawa facilitates N1bn CBN loans for SMEs – Vanguard News

    The Adamawa government is set to access N1 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the state, following approval by the State Executive Council. CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele Commissioner for Commerce, Alh. Iya Daware, who disclosed...
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    JCI Takes Prostrate Cancer Screening to Abuja Community to Stem Deaths – Thisdaylive

    Worried by low awareness on prostate cancer in Nigeria, a leading cause of death among men, the Junior Chamber International (JCI) has embarked on free screening and sensitisation exercise in Kabusa community, a village in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to stem the disease. The …...
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    NACA Calls for Implementation of HIV Workplace, Anti-Discrimination Law – Thisdaylive

    As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark 2018 International Workers Day, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has called on employees and employers of labour to push for the implementation of National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Act, and the …...
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    ‘Malaria Reduces GDP of Nigeria By 30% Annually’ – Thisdaylive

    Coalitions of non-governmental organisations, Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (YEDI) and Westfield Development Initiative, have said the burden of malaria parasite has consequently reduced the Nigerian work force and its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by around 20 per cent to 30 per...
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    Police rearrest Melaye after arraignment – The Sun News

    Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, was yesterday brought before an Abuja magistrate’s court on a stretcher by police officers, where he was arraigned under tight security. Melaye, who was granted bail in the sum of N90 million and two sureties, was … Read more...
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    Ekiti 2018: Group wants Fayemi, PDP out of contest – Vanguard News

    Dayo Johnson AHEAD of the Ekiti state governorship election, a Non Governmental Organisation, Patriots for Better Nigeria (PBN) has threatened to challenge Dr Kayode Fayemi’s suitability to contest the election. Fayemi The group said it would mount a judicial challenge to stop the Independent...
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    Why We Passed Vote Of No Confidence On Okorocha – Imo APC – Leadership Newspaper

    The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has explained that Governor Rochas Okorocha’s meddlesome attitude in party administration and personalizing affairs of governance of the state were some of the reasons the party decided to pass a vote of no confidence on him...
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    Kachikwu replies Falana, denies N1.4trn fuel importation – Vanguard News

    Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, has denied a statement credited to him that the Federal Government spends N1.4 trillion monthly on payment for under-recovery on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) importation. Ibe Kachikwu Mr. Kachikwu, in a statement titled: ‘Request for...
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    England clash excites Victor Moses – The Sun News

    Chelsea and Super Eagles forward, Victor Moses is already looking forward to next month’s international friendly and FIFA World Cup warm-up fixture against the Three Lions of England. The Super Eagles will begin their World Cup warm-up campaign with a home tie against Congo DR on Sunday, …...
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    Investors stake N106b in equities in one month as bourse re-opens bullish – The Guardian...

    Nigeria Stock Exchange, Lagos Transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) peaked at N106 billion last month (April), as investors exchanged a total of 8.4 billion shares in 92,807 deals. A breakdown of the activities for the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    CODEINE COUGH SYRUP: We’re investigating 4 pharmaceutical firms — NAFDAC DG – Vanguard News

    By Sola Ogundipe LAGOS—THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said it has commenced investigation of involvement of four pharmaceutical firms in the codeine cough syrup saga adding that appropriate sanctions would be applied for regulatory violations. The...
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    NAF Deploys four attack planes in Enugu – Thisdaylive

    In a move aimed at checkmating any possible security breach in the five South-east states, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) wednesday in Enugu pledged to deploy four attacking and one training aircraft in the zone. The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar, who … Read more via...
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    APC: How Oshiomhole made Oyegun national chairman –Idahosa – The Sun News

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Chief Charles Idahosa, has described as ‘unfair’ those accusing former governor Adams Oshiomhole of attempting to take Chief John Odigie-Oyegun’s job as national chairman. He said ethnicity or tribe has nothing to do … Read...
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    Name those who allegedly stole $3bn under Jonathan, PDP challenges Osinbajo – The Sun News

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to name the three persons he claimed allegedly stole $3 billion during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said...
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