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    Metro BREAKING: US Secretary of State, Tillerson Suspends Trip To Nigeria – Tori News

    A scheduled trip by the United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to Nigeria, has been suspended, a statement has revealed. Read more via Tori News – http://ift.tt/2IhLyPg Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Entertainment #BBNaija: Cee-C’s family react to her recent fight with Tobi. – YabaLeftOnline

    Controversial Big Brother Naija housemate, Cee-c’s family has reacted to the heated argument involving her and former strategic partner, Tobi, that happened over the weekend. In course of their brawl, Tobi had accused Cee-c of touching his manhood – which she denied abruptly. Some feel it’s...
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    Politics Why Buhari should make signing peace corps bill a priority – Melaye – Nigeria News today &...

    Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi west senatorial district, at a recent plenary sitting of the Senate, made a case for the Peace Corps bill following President Muhammadu Buhari’s earlier refusal to sign the bill. -- Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian...
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    Politics Stop deliberation on Hate Speech Bill – Benue journalists tell NASS – Daily Post Nigeria

    Benue Media Forum, BMF, Kaduna State chapter has called on the National Assembly not to deliberate on the Bill on Hate Speech until lasting solution is found to the indiscriminate killing of innocent Nigerians by herdsmen. A communique of the meeting of Kaduna chapter of the forum … --Read...
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    Politics Ex-President Obasanjo woos Senator Saraki, Speaker Dogara, Governor Tambuwal to join SDP –...

    The former two-term governor of Kwara further left tongues wagging a fortnight ago when he alongside Dogara were absent at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the APC in Abuja. -- Read more via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2Iklva3 Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Buhari did not promise Nigerians crime-free country – Presidency – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari did not promise an absolute crime-free Nigeria while campaigning for the presidency in 2015. Shehu stated this on Sunday while reacting to criticism triggered by the death of several persons from...
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    Politics Ekwerwmadu denies calling for military intervention – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied calling for military intervention in the country. According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media), Uche Anichukwu, Mr. Ekweremadu made the denial while speaking at the 74th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association...
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    Politics Last weekend was another evidence that the PDP has not changed one bit – The ScoopNG

    Imagine what a mess last weekend would have been if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was still the party in power. Its national officials would have been in Ughelli, Delta state, celebrating James Ibori, a man who pleaded guilty to monumental fraud and money laundering and was sentenced …...
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    Politics Herdsmen: What Buhari told governors about cattle routes – Fayose – Daily Post Nigeria

    Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered state governors to ensure that people of their states do not “block cattle routes”. Speaking during a programme on Ekiti State Television, EKTV, Fayose claimed that Buhari gave the directive during a meeting...
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    Politics Buhari’s visit: What we want from President – Benue elders – Daily Post Nigeria

    Benue elders have revealed their expectations from President Muhammadu Buhari as he prepares to visit the state on Monday. Benue is one of the states the President had planned to visit following continued attacks and killing of innocent Nigerians in the state. Chairman of the ethnic leaders …...
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    Politics Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Monday morning – Daily Post Nigeria

    Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. President Muhammadu Buhari will today visit Benue State. During the visit, Buhari will pay a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Benue State Council of Chiefs, Tor Tiv the fifth, Professor James Ayatse and will also … --Read...
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    Sports Funke Osonaike opens up on her travails as national athlete: I was physically, sexually...

    I played for Nigeria with seven-month pregnancy My ex-boyfriend shot, killed three months to wedding … but never gave up on table tennis, Nigeria National Table Tennis star and a six-time Olympian, Olufunke Oshonaike, has opened up on some salient experiences she went through in her...
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    Politics NGF: Once upon a power bloc Declining influence of Governors’ Forum – Newtelegraph

    The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) was once a major player in the polity, but the group’s influence has waned over time even as it is presently dogged by controversy over the utilisation of London- Paris Club refund and other bailout funds it received from the Federal Government in the …...
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    Politics Alleged $195m scam: Reps c’ttee report recommends cancellation of security contract –...

    House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, after concluding its investigative hearing on alleged $195 million contract scam awarded to an Israeli firm in its report has recommended an outright cancellation of the contract as it would lead to a capital flight of over $200 … --Read...
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    Politics Insecurity: Sanusi seeks role for traditional rulers in governance – Newtelegraph

    The Emir of Kano, M u h a m m a d u Lamido Sanusi at the weekend canvassed inclusion of traditional rulers in governance if security challenges bedeviling the country must be a thing of the past. According to him, government at all levels must give traditional rulers … Read more via...
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    Politics Kogi Gov Makes U-Turn On Sack Of Cabinet – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    It was a drama yesterday when the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello dissolved his cabinet and less than 30 minutes later, reversed the decision. The governor, who arrived at Lokoja yesterday from Abuja, sacked his 15 commissioners and the 21 Local Government Administrators during a …...
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    Politics Saudi Govt To Explore Investment Opportunities In Kogi – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    The leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has declared its firm interest to invest in Kogi State in the areas of agriculture, mining and power. The Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Justice Isa Muhmmado Dodo, who disclosed this while he paid a courtesy call on the … --Read more via...
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    Politics Lagos State land use charge: The true story – The Nation Nigeria

    Those kicking against the implementation of the revised LUC Act are living with the fear of the harmless, experts have said. To them, the outrage over the law reviewed by the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to bridge infrastructural deficit in Lagos State, is uncalled for, reports …...
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    Politics 2019: Imo APC Disowns Okorocha Over Son In-law’s Endorsement – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State Chapter has distanced the Party from the endorsement of Uche Nwosu by the Governor, Rochas Okorocha, and other groups. Nwosu is the son in law of the governor and Chief of Staff Government House. His open endorsement by Governor Okorocha … Read...
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    Politics How 2019 will reshape Southeast Nigeria’s votes – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...

    The 2019 general election holds a lot in store for Southeast politics. Although predominantly a seeming safe base for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there are indications that voter preferences would not follow the usual pattern of near bandwagon allegiance … --Read more via The...
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