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    Politics David Mark joins presidential race – Punch Newspapers

    Former Senate President, David Mark on Tuesday joined the presidential race. He picked the presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party at the party’s secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday.... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2MOIj7I Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Four years is enough for me to fix, transform Delta, says Pat Utomi – Punch Nigeria Newspapers

    Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri A renowned political economist and one of the governorship aspirants on … Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2oqN5tJ Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Sports Serena, Stephens reach US Open quarter-finals – Punch Nigeria Newspapers

    Six-time champion Serena Williams survived a spirited challenge from unseeded Kaia Kanepi … read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2wJZ36n Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Metro Army denies alleged killing of 30 soldiers in Borno – Punch Nigeria Newspapers

    The Nigerian Army on Sunday denied the alleged killing of 30 soldiers by Boko Haram at Zari village in … Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2NgiZa6 Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro Soldier stabs undergraduate over debt in Lagos – Punch Newspapers

    The family of a 27-year-old undergraduate student of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Abraham Enebeli, has demanded justice after he was allegedly stabbed by a soldier. PUNCH Metro learnt that Abraham was allegedly stabbed in the Ijegun area of Lagos on Saturday by a soldier attached to … Read...
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    Metro 14-year-old, others arrested for raping mentally-challenged woman – Punch Newspapers

    Men of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested five suspects, including a 14-year-old boy, for allegedly raping a mentally-challenged woman and abducting her three-year-old child. The incident took place at Umunze in the Orumba South Government Area of the state. It was alleged that …...
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    Politics Buhari will foil Igbo presidency in 2023 – Punch Newspapers

    Although Yoruba parents sired me, Igbo blood runs in my veins. Since the 1980s when personal rebellion took me to the land of the rising sun, I’ve identified with the Igbo and their quest for self-identity which kindles the hope that challenges fear and reassures of … Read more via Punch...
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    Politics Nigeria needs President with democratic credentials –Bafarawa – Punch Newspapers

    The former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has said that the country needs a president with democratic credentials. Bafarawa, who made this remark on Thursday when he visited the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party in Port Harcourt, added that … Read...
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    Entertainment AMVCA 2018: Full list of winners – Punch Newspapers

    The 6th annual AMVCA, which was held on Saturday at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos began with a red carpet at 4 p.m. The nominees of this year’s edition were earlier announced via a televised broadcast on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv on June … via Punch...
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    Metro Danger looms as Nigeria delays enforcement of dirty fuels import ban – Punch Newspapers

    While many African countries have stopped the importation of high-sulphur fuel, Nigeria is still dragging its feet on the implementation of its ban on dirty fuel imports, ’FEMI ASU writes More than one and a half years after the Federal Government banned the importation of dirty fuels into …...
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    Metro 2,051 Nigerian Libya returnees learn new trades – Punch Newspapers

    About 2,051 Nigerians, who returned from Libya, have engaged in learning new trades between April 2017 and August 2018, the International Organisation for Migration has said. The United Nations agency said 1,130 men and 921 women participated in business training in Lagos, Edo, Nassarawa, Kano...
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    Politics ‘Igbo’ll support Buhari in 2019 to avoid 2015 mistake’ – Punch Newspapers

    A pro-Buhari group, G-23, has said the Igbo will not repeat what it described as the mistake of 2015 when the South-East neglected a broad-based politics and supported former President Goodluck Jonathan based on regional consideration. The group regretted that the move cost the South- East …...
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    Politics Ex-Lagos PDP gov aspirant joins APC – Punch Newspapers

    A former Lagos State governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Michael Olawale-Cole, has left the party for the All Progressives Congress. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Olawale-Cole’s decision was informed by what he described as the impressive performance of...
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    Politics Buhari won’t reply Trump over ‘lifeless’ comment, Presidency insists – Punch Newspapers

    The Presidency, on Saturday, boasted that world leaders were queuing up to meet President Muhammadu Buhari. This, it said, was contrary to what happened in the past when world leaders did not want anything to do with Nigerian leaders.... Read more via Punch Newspapers –...
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    World US President Donald Trump arrives at golf course as McCain funeral underway – Punch Newspapers

    US President Donald Trump on Saturday went to one of his golf courses as the final public ceremony honoring late US senator John McCain was underway in Washington. The president’s motorcade arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Loudoun County, Virginia around 11:16am (1516 GMT) while eulogies...
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    Entertainment Aretha Franklin funeral bishop apologizes for ‘groping’ Grande – Punch Newspapers

    The bishop who officiated the funeral of Aretha Franklin has apologized for appearing to grope singer Ariana Grande on stage, sparking widespread outrage. The 25-year-old pop star sang the Aretha Franklin classic “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” one of a series of tributes by musicians...
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    Sports Agunbiade wins silver medal in World Para Table Tennis Championships – Punch Newspapers

    Nigeria’s Tajudeen Agunbiade has won a silver medal at the ongoing World Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing, China, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Coach Sunday Odebode told NAN on the telephone from China on Saturday that Agunbiade lost 2-3 to Sweden’s Daniel Gustafsson, who won...
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    Politics Three Osun lawmakers dump APC for ADP – Punch Newspapers

    Three members of the Osun State House of Assembly, including the lawmaker representing Ilesa West at the assembly, Mr Tajudeen Famuyide, have defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the Action Democratic Party. Famuyide represents the incumbent Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s...
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    World Ugandan pop star MP flies to US for treatment –Lawyer – Punch Nigeria Newspapers

    Ugandan singer-turned-politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, has left Uganda for medical … Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2ND5Ncz Get more World News
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    World Remembering Princess Diana 21 years after – Punch Nigeria Newspapers

    It’s the 21st anniversary of Princess Diana’s death! Lady Di died in a car crash in Paris exactly … Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2wwnQdL Get more World News
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