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    Nigeria face Argentina, Turkey in FIBA W’Cup – Punch Newspapers

    Nigeria have been drawn against Australia, Argentina and Turkey in Group B of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup from September 22 to 30 in Tenerife, Spain. According to the draw, D’Tigress will start their campaign at the tournament against Australia on September 22 before … read...
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    Salah beats Ronaldo, Suarez, Alan Shearer to set new Premier League goal record – Dailypost

    Liverpool ace, Mohamed Salah has broken the record of scoring the most number of goals in a 38-game Premier League season. The Egyptian international netted the opener in Liverpool’s final game of the season against Brighton on Sunday. The record was level between three players at 31 …...
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    Neymar Wins French Player Of The Year Award – Channels Television

    Neymar was named as France’s player of the year at an awards ceremony in Paris on Sunday, and later brushed away questions over his future. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar took the prize despite missing the last three months of the season due to injury.................. read more via...
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    Juventus win record-extending 7th straight Serie A title – Yahoo Sports

    Juventus won a record-extending seventh straight Serie A title on Sunday after its 0-0 draw against 10-man Roma was enough to secure the trophy with a match to spare. Second-place Napoli won 2-0 at Sampdoria but Juventus got the point it needed … read more via SOCCER news, photos, and...
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    WAEC begins registration for private candidates – Premium Times Nigeria

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it will soon conduct the second series of the West African Senior School certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. This was made known in a press statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES by the spokesperson of the council...
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    APC congress: family of murdered businessman demands justice – Punch Newspapers

    The family of late Nurudeen Olanose, who was killed during a ward election of the All Progressive Congress at AC Central Primary School, Agege, Lagos State, has asked the police to get to the roots of the murder. Nurudeen was reportedly shot in … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...
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    Remains of 10-Year-old Lindsey Baum Found Nearly 10 Years After She Went Missing – More Top...

    The body of a 10-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly ten years has been found in Washington State. Lindsey Baum disappeared in 2009 when she was walking to a friend’s house. Her body was found last fall but the remains weren’t identified as hers … Read more via More Top Stories –...
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    Lagos begins free health services in councils tomorrow – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

    Lagos Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris Organisation offers free medical treatment as JOHESU strike continues Lagos State Government has said that its yearly free medical expedition programme to offer free treatment for common ailments as well as screening for hypertension, … Read more...
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    Kaduna LG Polls: PDP alleges fraud – Premium Times Nigeria

    The People’s Democratic Party has rejected the announced results of the Kaduna local government polls held on Saturday. Results so far released show the PDP won only of 15 local governments. The opposition party, however, says most results announced were fraudulent.......... Read more via...
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    We’ll meet aggrieved APC chiefs, says PDP chairman – Punch Newspapers

    The Peoples Democratic Party has begun plans to meet aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress otherwise known as the New PDP. Though the party has been meeting with individuals to form a coalition against the ruling All Progressives Congress in the … Read more via Punch...
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    Ekiti APC primaries: Fayemi visits Aluko, Bamisile, other co-contestants – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Minister of Mines and Steel Development and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday kick-started reconciliatory move with his co-contestants for the party’s ticket. Fayemi, who was on Saturday declared winner of the APC primary having...
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    FG To Close 2017 Budget With N1.5trn Excess Capital Spending – Channels Television

    The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, says the Federal Government will be closing the 2017 budget with a capital spending in excess of N1.5 trillion. Mrs Adeosun. who revealed this development on Sunday in a series of tweets on her Twitter … Read more via Channels Television –...
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    News24.com | WHO reports new Ebola case in DRC, vaccine this week – News24 Top Stories

    The head of the World Health Organisation said on Sunday there has been another reported case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and that an experimental vaccine to fight the disease is expected to become available in the country this week. Doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …...
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    Arsene Wenger drops major hint over his next move after leaving Arsenal – Metro

    Arsene Wenger has admitted he would not be fully comfortable with managing another Premier League club once he leaves Arsenal. The 68-year-old bowed out with a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield Town on Sunday, and received … read more via Metro – https://ift.tt/2jVQ0Zc Get More Nigeria...
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    Girl, ten, is sexually abused in an Indian cinema – Mail Online

    A businessman has been arrested after he was recorded sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in a cinema while sat next to her mother. Every second of the vile abuse was captured by a CCTV camera, which caught 60-year-old KV Moitheenkutty engaging in sexual acts with both the child and … Read...
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    US threatens European companies with sanctions after Iran deal pullout – the Guardian

    Donald Trump is prepared to impose sanctions on European companies that do business in Iran following his withdrawal of the US from the international nuclear deal, his administration reiterated on Sunday. Pompeo: US firms could invest in North Korea and Kim may get ‘security assurances’...
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