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    Metro Whistle-blowing: FG suspends two officials, probes others for fraud – Punch Newspapers

    Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government on Sunday said it had begun investigation into over 200 whistle-blowing tips on tax officials and taxpayers for under-declaration of taxes as well as demand and receipt of gratification by tax officials. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun...
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    Politics Ex-Speakers Meet in Amaechi’s House – Thisdaylive

    Forum insists meeting not targeted at 2019 By Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja Three weeks after he was reappointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Director General of his 2019 election campaign, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, at the weekend hosted the ex-Speakers Forum meeting in...
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    Politics 2019: Group Holds Mass Rallies in Three States, FCT in Support of Buhari – Thisdaylive

    A group under the auspices of Faith In Nigeria said it will hold mass rallies in four different cities of the country, starting with Lagos today, Calabar, Kaduna and a grand finale in Abuja on Thursday in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid. The group’s Director … via...
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    Politics APC Sweeps Osun LG Polls as State Introduces Parliamentary System of Govt – Thisdaylive

    The Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has announced all the 389 candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the Osun councillorship elections held in the state at the weekend. Releasing the official results to journalists in Osogbo yesterday, the Chairman of...
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    Politics If I Had Militias I Would Have Confronted Killer Herdsmen, Says Ortom – Thisdaylive

    The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has denied the allegations by security agents that he has 6,000 militias, adding if he does, he would have deployed them to protect the people of the state who have been continuously attacked and killed by herdsmen even with the … via Thisdaylive –...
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    Politics Anambra Govt Declares Public Holiday for Ekwueme’s Burial – Thisdaylive

    As part of the funeral arrangements for the late Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, the Anambra State Government has announced a state-wide public holiday on February 1, 2018. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, announced this yesterday in a statement made...
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    Entertainment PREMIUM TIMES Managing Editor, Idris Akinbajo, weds in Ibadan – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Managing Editor of PREMIUM TIMES, Idris Akinbajo, on Saturday walked the aisle with his wife, Adrot Olubode, an economist, in an elegant ceremony in Ibadan, Oyo State. The event featured a Nikkah, traditional marriage rites, and a wedding reception. The couple, decked in blue and white …...
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    World The Real Causes Of Depression Have Been Discovered, And They’re Not What You Think – HuffPost

    Across the Western world today, if you are depressed or anxious and you go to your doctor because you just can’t take it any more, you will likely be told a story. It happened to me when I was a teenager in the 1990s. You feel this way, my doctor said, … via HuffPost – http://ift.tt/2BztoE7...
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    America’s Got Talent’s Kechi Okwuchi visits Lagos – BellaNaija

    America’s Got Talent’s Kechi Okwuchi visits Lagos 28.01.2018 at 7:29 pm By BellaNaija.com Leave a Comment Kechi Okwuchi, finalist at the 2017 “America’s Got Talent” is in Lagos! Okwuchi arrived Lagos on Monday to speak at the Stanbic IBTC’s youth empowerment program “Against All Odds,” where she...
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    Politics Nigerians Must Chase Buhari Out Of Office – Balarabe Musa – The Trent

    Balarabe Musa, elder statesman and leader of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has stated that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to protect the majority of Nigerians from unprecedented poverty and loss of lives due to the Country’s precarious security...
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    Politics ”’Ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo, should pursue a career in comedy” Osasu Igbinedion says...

    The post ”’Ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo, should pursue a career in comedy” Osasu Igbinedion says appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA. via INFORMATION NIGERIA – http://ift.tt/2rOKFJQ … -- Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Buhari has spent N1bn on Ekwueme so far —Ngige – Instablog9ja

    President Buhari is committed to giving a former Vice President, late Dr. Alex Ekwueme, a befitting burial, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has revealed. . . Ngige said this on Sunday at Ekwueme’s hometown in Oko, Anambra State, after inspecting facilities for the …...
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    Politics “Let The Fire Fall”: Wike At RCCG Holy Ghost Rally In Rivers With Adeboye (Pics) – Nairaland

    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Sunday joined several thousands of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) for this year’s Holy Ghost Rally where the RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye ministered. The Holy Ghost Rally with theme: "Let The Fire Fall" attracted RCCG...
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    Politics Nigeria And Niger Republic Agree To Partner In Uranium Exploration – Nairaland

    Nigeria And Niger Republic To Partner In Uranium Exploration by Blue3k(m): 3:43pm The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, FMMSD, is finalising plans to spend N20 billion on exploration, the minister in charge, Kayode Fayemi has said. The minister disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday...
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    Entertainment Music industry hails Jay-Z before Grammys – INFORMATION NIGERIA

    Jay-Z, who once boycotted the Grammys as biased against hip-hop, was hailed Saturday by the music industry’s power brokers ahead of the latest awards where he leads nominations. The rapper who rose from a broken home to become a hip-hop multimillionaire was contrite over his previous attacks on...
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    World Oil Boom Gives the U.S. a New Edge in Energy and Diplomacy – NYT > Business Day

    Photo A pumpjack in a Permian Basin oil field in west Texas. The area has been a focus of the shale drilling boom. Credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America HOUSTON — A substantial rise in oil prices in recent months has led to a resurgence in American oil … via NYT > Business Day –...
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    World How blockchain could kill both cable and Netflix – VentureBeat

    Blockchain technology, powered by nodes of peer-to-peer computers around the world, is on the rise. So can we expect decentralized entertainment applications built on blockchain to replace streaming services like Netflix or Amazon and be the final death knell for Cable? Video production studios...
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    Metro Beautiful Lady Gets Engaged After 7 Days Fasting And Prayer (Photos) – Nairaland

    Remember the lady who gave out free food during Christmas? Yes you remember She is now engaged. Who says Fasting and prayer doesn’t pay? 7 Days Fasting And Prayer Ended In Praise See what she wrote ”7 Days Fasting And Prayer Ended In PraiseCongratulations To Me” Show her some love my … via...
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    Metro 36-Year-Old Man Arrested For Defiling 12-Year-Old House Help 5 Times (Photo) – Nairaland

    (0) (Reply) Choked!!! Come For Real Waec And Neco Expo Here / Female Cameroon Suicide Bombers,”wasted” / Six Dead In Attack In Nigeria’s South Viewing this topic: SIRTee15, temizeee(m), favourmic(m), Okurumeh, biggerboyc(m), seunlo1(m), lilslim(m), bankot123, emmansus(f), olapluto(m), adex79(m)...
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    Metro Badoo Boys Strike Again, Kill Man, Injure His Son (Graphic Photos) – Nairaland

    According to the story shared by Princewill,his brother alongside his family were attacked by badoo boys in his house.He was killed while his son survived the attack. See photos below Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2018/01/badoo-boys-strike-againkill-maninjure.html?m=1 via Nairaland –...
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