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    Entertainment If I marry an entertainer, who will take care of our kids? –CDQ – Punch Newspapers

    Rapper, Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, aka CDQ, says it has become very hard for him to find a girlfriend in the entertainment industry. The rapper, who recently completed his house in Lagos, told Sunday Scoop that he wished he had a serious relationship before he … via Punch Newspapers –...
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    Metro Benue groups demand apology from northern govs – Punch Newspapers

    The Benue Advancement Forum on Saturday described a visit of northern governors to Governor Samuel Ortom as “a mockery” and “belated.” In the same vein, the Tiv Professionals Group, on Friday, said it welcomed the alliance of the South/Middle Belt Forum with Benue State and expressed support ...
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    Metro Twelve UNIOSUN Students Collapse Inside Lecture Room

    No fewer than 12 students of the Osun State University, Osogbo campus slumped inside a lecture room on Thursday as a result of leakage of a poisonous substance. Some students of the university, who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that some 300-level students were receiving lecture when...
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    Politics Contractors owe FG N100bn in tax liabilities – Adeosun

    The Federal Government on Tuesday said that about N100bn had been discovered as tax revenue shortfalls by contractors between 2012 and 2017. The figure was given by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, in a statement issued by her Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Mr. … via...
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    Metro Kidnapped Edo Reverend Sisters Regain Freedom After 53 Days

    Three Catholic reverend sisters and three other females, who were kidnapped by gunmen in Edo State, have been released. The sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Convent regained their freedom after spending 53 days in the kidnappers’ den. It was learnt that one of the victims, Veronica...
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    Politics El-Rufai Reshuffles Cabinet, Appoints Two New Commissioners

    Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has reshuffled the Kaduna State Executive Council and appointed two new commissioners. The information is in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the governor, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, on Friday in Kaduna. Aruwan gave the...
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    Sports Minister To Meet Buhari Over Eagles, Sports Crisis

    Festus Abu Sports minister Solomon Dalung has revealed he has sought an appointment with President Muhammadu Buhari over the Super Eagles’ participation in the Russia 2018 World Cup as well as the sliding fortunes of Nigerian sports. Dalung, who spoke to reporters in Lagos on Wednesday, blamed...
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    We’ll open campaign office for Buhari/Osinbajo Jan. 20 – Minister – Punch Newspapers

    The Minister of Communications, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu, said on Wednesday that although President Muhammadu Buhari had not made up his mind on the 2019 presidential election, he deserved re-election. Shittu said this in an interview with State House correspondents shortly after the meeting he...
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    Metro Husband shuns breast cancer survivor Wife, calls Her ‘half woman’

    As if losing a breast to cancer was not traumatic enough, Algerian mother-of-three Linda was then spurned by her husband for being “mutilated” and a “half-woman”. “Cancer? It’s nothing compared with being rejected after 18 years of marriage,” the 50-year-old medical assistant said, still clearly...
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    Entertainment 8 Trends that set social media on fire in 2017

    Jesusegun Alagbe With more than 92 million Internet users, 15 million Facebook users, 1.8 million Twitter users and 3.6 million Instagram users, according to the Internet World Statistics, Nigerians are undoubtedly mastering the use of the social media day after day. Apart from sharing their...
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    Sports Van Dijk a good investment – Guardiola – Punch Newspapers

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes Liverpool have spent well in paying £75million ($100million) for Virgil van Dijk because he thinks high-quality players work out cheaper in the long run. Guardiola was interested in signing Van Dijk from Southampton but missed out after Liverpool...
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    World Zimbabwe Ex-Army Chief Who Helped Remove Mugabe Sworn In As VP

    Zimbabwe’s former army commander who led a military takeover that helped end Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule was Thursday sworn in as one of the country’s two vice presidents. General Constantino Chiwenga, 61, took the oath of office in Harare, pledging to be “faithful” to Zimbabwe and to “obey...
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    Plane makes U-turn for carrying wrong passenger – Punch Newspapers

    A Tokyo-bound flight All Nippon Airways has returned to Los Angeles after flying for about eight hours for carrying a wrong passenger. The airline made a turn mid-air hours into the journey after the crew discovered that one of the passengers had boarded the wrong plane. Flight 175 left Los...
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    Politics I Don't Know My Age, I Thought I Was 74 But Was Told I’m 75 - President Buhari

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday stirred up a fresh controversy over his real age when he said he thought he was 74 but was told he was 75. Buhari spoke when the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammed Bello, led a delegation to pay him Christmas homage at the Presidential...
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    Court nullifies Jonathan’s sacking of NHIS boss – Punch Newspapers

    The National Industrial Court has nullified the sacking of Dr. Martins Thomas as the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme. Thomas was sacked in April 2015 by former President Goodluck Jonathan. His sacking was announced in a television broadcast by the ex-President’s...
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    Metro General Overseer forged documents to change church’s trustees – Witness – Punch Newspapers

    One of the leaders of the Christian Charismatic Ministries, Mr. Innocent Nwangwu, has told an Enugu magistrates’ court that the General Overseer, Pastor Dr. Sabinus Onuigbo, forged documents to change the church’s Board of Trustees after he was suspended for acts of ‘misconduct’. Onuigbo, the...
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    Politics My opponents only exist on social media – Okorocha

    The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday said that he did not have any opposition in the state. In a statement made available to our correspondent by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, the governor boasted that no reasonable Imo man or woman could come … via Punch...
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    Politics Buhari Cancels Scheduled Trip To Niger Republic - Punch Newspapers

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday cancelled his scheduled trip to Niger Republic. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, had announced on Sunday that Buhari would join some worlds leaders for the 59th Proclamation of Republic of Niger ceremony in Tahoua, Niger. But...
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    Metro Civil Servant Earning 500k Monthly Acquires 86 Cars, 4 Abuja Houses And Quarry Plant In One Year

    The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, has ordered that 86 luxury vehicles, together with four houses and a quarry plant in Abuja, belonging to a civil servant, Mr. Ibrahim Tumsah, be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government. The luxury vehicles were allegedly...
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    Metro Abuse The Naira, Go To Jail - CBN Warns Nigerians

    The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday warned Nigerians against abusing the naira notes. The apex bank said anyone caught abusing the naira would be prosecuted and if convicted the person risked six months in jail or a fine of N50,000. An official of the Currency Operation Department at the CBN...
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