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    Politics 6.8m Nigerians Benefitting Directly from Social Investment Programme, Says FG – Thisdaylive

    The federal government has put the total number of direct beneficiaries under its National Social Investment Programme (NSI-P) as of January 9, 2018, at 6.802million. The government also stated that it is currency supporting 69.6 per cent of its targeted direct beneficiaries, further adding that...
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    Politics Niger Assembly minority whip defects to APC – PM NEWS Nigeria

    Alhaji Shuaibu Iyah (PDP-Suleja state constituency) on Tuesday announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, Alhaji Ahmed Marafa, the lawmaker said “he was joining the APC following his resignation … Read more...
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    Politics 2019: Support the emergence of a younger person – Catholic priest to Buhari – Nigeria News...

    President Muhammadu Buhari should support the emergence of a younger person than seek second term in the 2019 election – This is the opinion of a radical priest, Rev. Fr. Evaristus Bassey – He advised the president to … Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian...
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    Metro 18 year old girl commits suicide after her elder sister caught her sleeping with her husband

    A LOVE triangle ended tragically when an 18-year-old woman from Harare committed suicide by downing poison after her sister discovered that she was bedding her husband under her nose. The tragic incident occurred last week when the teenager, Farai Chirara from Ushewekunze area in the outskirts...
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    Metro Shock As Dental Students Take Selfie With Severed Human Heads During Workshop – INFORMATION...

    A Yahoo News report has revealed that some graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed human heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year — an episode Yale officials called...
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    Politics Obasanjo’s letter, “Third Force” and the Conspiracy against Nigerians – Vanguard News

    Read more via Vanguard News – http://ift.tt/2nHrxc9 As 2019 approaches, there is expected to be high profile alignments and realignments in the political space of Nigeria. These alignments are usually done with the sole interests of political gladiators in mind who pretend that their political...
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    Politics Stop Distracting PMB, Group Warns Letter Writers – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    A coalition of non-governmental organisation, under the aegis of Forum of Non-governmental Organisations in Nigeria (FONGON)‎ has described the letter written by former President Olusugun Obasanjo and statement of former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida to President Muhammadu Buhari, as...
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    Politics I’m Not Evading EFCC Invitation – Senator Oduah – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    Former aviation minister, Senator Stella Oduah, has described as untrue recent reports that she was evading invitations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Oduah, who is the senator representing Anambra North in the upper chamber, in a statement issued yesterday described the...
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    Politics Change can only come through shame – Vanguard News

    THE #MeToo movement sweeping America in the wake of the many sexual harassment lawsuits and allegations involving high profile Hollywood actors and executives has become a powerful tool shaping the conversation around power and gender in America. If Nigeria were to espouse such a movement …...
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    Metro Progress in HIV vaccine production – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News

    Research on Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) over the past decade has led to many promising ideas for vaccines to prevent infection by the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) virus, but very few candidate vaccines have been … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...
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    Metro Shekau releases new video, vows to keep fighting against Nigeria, western education –...

    Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video Tuesday pledging to continue attacks days after Nigeria’s military repeated that the jihadist group had been defeated. This screen grab image taken on January 2, 2018 from a video released on January 2, 2018 by Islamist group Boko Haram shows...
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    Politics No land for cattle colonies in Delta, says Okowa – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...

    Okowa The Delta State government yesterday expressed its opposition to the cattle colony proposal of the Federal Government. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting in Asaba, lamented the inability of the central government to rein in the .... Read more via The...
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    Politics PMB’s Nasarawa Visit: Maku Decries Incessant Attacks, Says Its Political – Leadership...

    As President Muhammdu Buhari concludes his one-day official visit to Nasarawa State, a former minister of Information from the state, Labaran Maku has charged the president to use his visit to find lasting solutions to what he called “highly planned” attacks going on in some local government …...
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    Politics Strong institutions alone won’t save Africa from bad leadership, says Obasanjo – The...

    Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that strong institutions alone will not save Africa from bad leadership. He stated this to counter what the former President of the United States (U.S.), Barrack Obama, said that Africa needs strong institutions … Read more via The...
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    Politics Saraki closes defence after one witness at CCT – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...

    Bukola Saraki The Senate President Bukola Saraki has closed its defence after calling the first witness, Dr. Ademola Adebo, during his continued trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over his alleged false assets declaration. Saraki, through his counsel, Paul … Read more via The...
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    Metro Lulu Floors EFCC In Appeal Court, Acquitted – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    In a landmark judgment, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja delivered on February 22nd, 2016 by Justice E. S. Chukwu which dismissed a ‘no-case-submission’ filed by Sani Abdullahi Lulu, a former President of the Nigeria …...
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    Metro Akinjide explores plea bargain option with EFCC over N650m alleged fraud – The Guardian...

    EFCC Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jumoke Akinjide, is set to negotiate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged fraud of N650 million. Her counsel, Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), told a Federal High Court … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    Politics Lagos’ll not demolish property on LASU land – Punch Newspapers

    Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has assured residents whose property encroaches on the land of the Lagos State University, Ojo, that such buildings will not be demolished. Ambode gave the assurance on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting between LASU management team and the affected...
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    Politics Saraki Hurriedly Close Legal Defense At The Code of Conduct Tribunal After Presenting One...

    Embattled Nigerian Senate presidentBukola Saraki who was re-arraigned today for false assets declaration has told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) that he is closing his defence on the corruption and false declaration of assets brought against him after presenting a single witness. The defence...
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    Metro 55% of Nigerian women want end to female genital mutilation – survey – BusinessDay : News...

    About 55 per cent of females aged 15 to 49 in Nigeria who are aware of Female genital mutilation (FGM), think the practice should end in the country identifying it as a serious physical and psychological harm to their wellbeing. The report was made … Read more via BusinessDay : News you can...
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