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    Politics Court adjourns ruling on Olisa Metuh’s request to travel abroad for treatment – Premium...

    Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday adjourned ruling to decide whether or not to grant the application by the embattled former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, to travel abroad for medical treatment. Mr. Metuh is being … Read more...
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    Politics Vice President contracts media coverage of daughter’s wedding to private firm – The Sun News

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has contracted out media coverage of the marriage of his eldest daughter Damilola. Accredited journalists to State House were bared from coming close to the venue of the reception, the State House Conference Center (old Banquet Hall). They were … Read more via The...
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    Politics Wike assents to law establishing Rivers State security outfit – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday assented to the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law No.8 of 2018. Mr. Wike also assented to two amended laws which prescribed stiffer penalties for cultism and kidnapping. He said the new laws, which were passed by … --Read more via...
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    Entertainment BBNaija 2018: Alex’s mother begs Nigerians, reveals why she cries a lot – Daily Post Nigeria

    Mother of Big Brother Naija 2018 housemate, Alex, Ebere Asogwa, has urged Nigerians to vote for her daughter. Mrs Asogwa appealed to Nigerians to overlook her daughter’s shortcomings and vote for her. In an instagram post, Mrs Asogwa said Alex inherited crying from her, adding that the housemate...
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    Entertainment Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau, honoured in U.S – Premium Times Nigeria

    Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau, has been honoured by the Women Illuminated Film Festival paralleled to the United Nation’s 62nd Annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), in New York. The inaugural festival, highlighted works of women filmmakers, Features, documentaries. Rahama who was...
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    Entertainment CNN’s Anderson Cooper Break-up With Lover, Benjamin Maisani – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    It’s over for Anderson Cooper and Benjamin Maisani. The 50-year-old CNN host and the 45-year-old NYC nightclub mogul have called it quits after dating for nine years. ‘Benjamin and I separated as boyfriends some time ago,” Cooper said in a statement to the Daily Mail on Thursday. “We are still...
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    Entertainment Will Rihanna Bashing Snapchat For Promoting Domestic Violence Kill The App? – The Guardian...

    Rihanna posted a comment about Snapchat, a social media application, and some of her fans took it as a direction to delete the app. Snapchat recently released an advertisement that appeared to mock the pop star’s domestic violence incident with her former boyfriend, … via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    Politics Niger Delta Group Wants Boroh’s Sack Reversed – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    The Niger Delta Youths Movement (NDYM) has rejected the sack of the former Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs and Co-ordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh Rtd, while describing the process as unsatisfactory. The group...
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    Politics NBA rejects Lagos government’s 50% reduction of land use charge – TODAY.NG

    The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has rejected the 50 percent reduction of the Land Use Charge recently reviewed by the Lagos State Government. The Chairman, Mr Adeshina Ogunlana, on Thursday, said that the reduction by the Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode led-administration is...
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    Entertainment Photos: VP Osinbajo’s daughter, Oludamilola traditional engagement to Oluseun Bakare –...

    OLD Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja was filled to capacity Thursday as it hosted guests of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo who gave out his eldest daughter Damilo in marriage at a colorful traditional engagement to Oluseun Bakare-took in Abuja. VP Osinbajo daughter’s -Oludamilola...
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    Politics Ex-Kaduna guber candidate Haruna Sa’eed dumps ruling APC – TODAY.NG

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State and a former gubernatorial candidate of the Congress for Progressives Change, CPC, in the 2011 elections, Haruna Sa’eed, has withdrawn his membership of the party. Addressing newsmen in Kaduna Thursday, Sa’eed said he was leaving...
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    Politics Senator Ekweremadu: No one can rig 2019 elections – TODAY.NG

    The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has given assurance that the 2019 general elections would not be manipulated. According to his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, Mr. Ekweremadu gave the assurance on Wednesday when he received national, zonal, and state youth leaders of the...
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    Politics ‘Northern groups raise alarm on ‘plot to break region’ – Daily Post Nigeria

    Leaders of the Coalition of Northern Groups say there is a grand plot to divide the North ahead of next year’s general election. This is contained in a communique signed by its spokesman, Abul-Azeez Suleiman. The coalition met in Kano on Thursday to discuss the 2019 election, … Read more via...
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    Politics 2019: SDP reacts to ‘endorsement‘ by Obasanjo’s movement – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has reacted to reports that ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo’s Coalition for Nigeria Movement endorsed the platform ahead of the 2019 election. In a statement Thursday night, Adakole Ijogi, SDP spokesman said the party neither knows about such alleged endorsement...
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    Politics Buhari meets leaders of National Assembly inside Aso Rock – Punch Newspapers

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening met behind closed doors with the leadership of the National Assembly. The meeting which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja started at about 9.10pm with the arrival of the President. Those who … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...
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    Entertainment CDQ responds to BBNaija’s Ifu Ennada after she sent ‘Ogun’ after him – Nigeria News today &...

    v CDQ has apologised to Ifu Ennada for the derogatory statement he used in describing her recently – He had used the words when she revealed on BBNaija that she used to give him money when they were in school – … Via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian newspapers 24/7 –...
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    Entertainment Slay Mama: Chidinma Spotted Rocking A Massive Henna Design On Her Back At Public Event...

    Chidinma has stunned her fans after she was spotted at an event wearing a massive henna design on her back. via Tori News – http://ift.tt/2tQWNuQ ------------- Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Entertainment On Set: Funke Akindele & Omoni Oboli Arrested For Fighting In Swimming Pool (Photos) –...

    The post On Set: Funke Akindele & Omoni Oboli Arrested For Fighting In Swimming Pool (Photos) appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA. via INFORMATION NIGERIA – http://ift.tt/2FCl9Oq … ------------- Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Entertainment #BBNaija: Awww! This Video Of Vandora Recreating Alex’s Dance Steps Is Funny And Cute! –...

    You know Alex is the fire dancer of the Big Brother Naija house but I bet you didn’t know Vandora can mimic some of her fire dance moves. Ifu Ennada filmed the evicted housemate recreating some … via Nigerian Entertainment Today – Nigeria’s Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs...
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    Entertainment Beauty Queen Anna Banner Relocates To Ghana For Further Studies,Sandra Okagbue Not Seen Not...

    The Women in Crooner Flavour’s life are suddenly so quiet…….or too busy! Insiders inform me that former MBGN Anna Banner has relocated to Ghana where she is currently in the University and Former Delta soap beauty queen Sandra Okagbue who allegedly deleted all her social media handles a while …...
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