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    Politics Ortom: Other states may have land for cattle colonies — NOT Benue – TheCable

    Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says his state does not have land for cattle colonies. Ortom said this on Monday while speaking with journalists after he and Benue leaders held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa. The establishment cattle colonies has been seen...
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    World School bus crashes into wall in Germany, 43 injured – The Sun News

    Police on Tuesday said a school bus crashed into a wall of a house in the German town of Eberbach located in the southern Baden-Wuerttemberg federal state, injuring 43 people. A police spokesperson said the incident occurred at about 7 a.m. local time on Tuesday (06:00 GMT), the Focus … via...
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    Entertainment Photos: Davido finally steps out with his current girlfriend, Chioma – Linda Ikeji’s Blog

    Davido finally steps out with his current girlfriend, Chioma via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – http://ift.tt/2D7XH6d Photos: ------------- Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    World 1,800 Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings – Premium Times...

    No fewer than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, a book due to be unveiled on Tuesday said. The South Asian nation has for years been plagued by violence by Islamist militants who often use suicide bombers and preach … via...
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    World Israeli defence minister vows to destroy all tunnels in Gaza Strip in 2018 – The Sun News

    Israeli defence minister vows to destroy all tunnels in Gaza Strip in 2018 — 16th January 2018 Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman vowed to destroy all tunnels in the Gaza Strip within a year and proposed to the Palestinians a deal … via The Sun News – http://ift.tt/2mIIAdp Get more...
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    Politics Akwa Ibom Gets New SSG – Channels Television

    The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has announced the immediate appointment of Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem as Secretary to State Government. This appointment is part of a continuous effort to rejig the governance structure of state which started with the swearing-in of 2 new commissioners less...
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    Politics Ex-Police Boss Coomasie Blames Governors For Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict – Channels Television

    A former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Coomassie, has blamed state governors for the spate of killings occasioned by conflicts between herdsmen and farmers in the country. Coomassie, who is also the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), said land grabbers at the local...
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    World Make burial plans before going to N/Korea, US warns citizens – The Sun News

    The US State Department has warned Americans travelling to North Korea, to see their journey as a death wish following its frosty relation with the Asian country. The State Department gave the warning on its website urging those wishing to travel to make their burial plans and write a … via...
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    World Palestinian leaders suspend recognition of Israel – TODAY.NG

    The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has decided to suspend its recognition of Israel until the latter recognises the State of Palestine on its 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2B4H89q Get more World News
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    World Magistrates dismiss sex abuse case against French soldiers in Africa – TODAY.NG

    French magistrates dismissed a case brought against a group of French soldiers accused of sexually abusing children while on deployment in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013 and 2014, a judicial source said. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2DAvA0G Get more World News
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    Petrol, Kerosene Record Double Digit Price Increase in December – NBS – AllAfrica News: Nigeria

    The average price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly called petrol, increased by 17.98 percent, month-on-month (MoM), even as the average price per litre paid by consumers for Kerosene jumped by 22.5 percent year-on-year in December. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this...
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    Politics Police quizzes Ganduje’s commissioner over video – Vanguard News

    The Police Command in Kano State, yesterday, quizzed Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s Commissioner for Special Duties, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, over a video clip that purportedly incited people against a sitting senator, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Ganduje The encounter with the Police by Abbas came on the...
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    Politics Killings in Nigeria: Okorocha blasts ‘evil’ Fulani herdsmen – Daily Post Nigeria

    Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, lamented the incessant killings by herdsmen. The Governor said Nigeria had been bedeviled by the menace of terrorism and herdsmen killings, describing the situation as unfortunate. Okorocha made this comment through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr...
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    Politics Benue killings: Buhari protecting Fulani herdsmen – Igede people – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Igede people of Benue State in Anambra and Delta states have berated the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly shielding Fulani herdsmen from facing the wrath of the law over obvious terrorist activities. The ethnic group also faulted the government over its lack of...
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    Metro How Soldiers Tricked Bayelsa Kidnap Kingpin to Surrender 14 Fighters, Killed All –...

    By Emma Amaize, Sam Oyadongha, Perez Brisibe and Chancel Sunday Toru Ndoro — TWENTY-EIGHT–year-old Bayelsa State -born kidnap kingpin and sea robber, Oyawerikumor Peregbabofa, self-styled “General” Kareowei, who attacked security formations, executed his victims, including soldiers at the...
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    Entertainment 8 Most Anticipated Albums To Look Out For In 2018 – Jaguda.com

    As 2018 kicks in fully in the music industry part of what we would be looking out for are the various album projects that would be launched during the course of the year. As always, there are some of our beloved artists we are lying patiently in wait for their albums. … via Jaguda.com –...
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    Entertainment More Facts On The Arrested Davido’s Crew Member Revealed – tooXclusive

    According to LIB, Umarudeen Kayode, the member of Davido’s crew who was reported to have engaged in a fight with officials of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, is a former US Soldier who served in war torn Afghanistan for a full year after volunteering between the period of 2015 –...
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    World Canada, Mexico vow to fight Trump if he pulls US from NAFTA – More Top Stories – Google News

    The administration has dispatched U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to propose that a new trade deal include lower trade deficits amid other proposals; Kevin Corke has the story for ‘Special Report.’ From the campaign trail, to stump speeches across the country since his election...
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    World Trump’s first year finds friends and foes – CNN

    The at-times bombastic Trump has also shown a flair for diplomacy, befriending and charming unlikely world leaders, as both a host and a guest. As he looks out across the globe one year in, the President finds both friends and adversaries — though the distinction is rarely clear-cut. And as he …...
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    World Pope Francis under pressure to confront sex abuse in Chile – More Top Stories – Google News

    SANTIAGO, Chile – Pope Francis will be under pressure Tuesday to confront a priest sex abuse scandal during his first full day in Chile, an Andean nation where the majority identifies as Roman Catholic but strong currents of skepticism and even contempt for the church … via More Top Stories –...
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