Metro Nigerian Bulletin News Brief: 8 Things You Need To Know This Morning

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Good Morning! Welcome to Nigeria Bulletin Morning Newsbrief, a short wrap-up of the news to help you start your day.
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Nigeria Wins Bronze, Defeats Honduras 3-2 in Rio Olympics Nigeria's Dream Team yesterday won their first medal at Rio2016, beating Honduras in the men's football bronze medal match.

Japanese Doctor, Takasu Keeps Promise, Gives $390,000 to Nigeria U-23 Team - Japanese businessman Dr. KatsuyaTakasu kept his promise to give $390,000 to Nigeria "Dream Team" after winning bronze at the men’s football event of the Rio Olympics.

Boko Haram Militants Invade Borno Village, Kill 7, Abduct Many - About 7 people are said to have been killed and while dozens abducted when Boko Haram militants invaded a Borno village on Saturday, according to a vigilante source. Boko Haram terrorists stormed Kuruburu village of Damboa Local Government Area early Saturday morning, killing seven villagers and abducting dozens of more people.

JAMB To Open Examination Centres in U.S., Other Countries
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that plans are underway to establishing more examination centres in the Diaspora to cater for candidates willing to study in Nigeria.

Nigeria's Golden Eaglets Crash Out of U-17 AFCON Qualifiers -The Nigeria U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, will be absent at the next U-17 Africa Cup of Nations after they were beaten by Niger Republic on Saturday.

PDP Crisis: Sheriff Names 2 Politicians Causing Trouble For Party - Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and a former Deputy National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, of plotting to hand the party’s ticket to a prominent leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

FG Set To Swap Boko Haram Prisoners For Chibok Girls - Indications emerged Friday that the Federal Government has concluded plan to swap the Chibok girls with some Boko Haram members detained at various prisons across the country. It was gathered that as part of the moves, security agencies had started conducting a fresh profiling of the Boko Haram detainees in line with a directive of the Federal Government.

China Opens World Highest, Longest Glass-Bottom Bridge - The world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened yesterday in China's Zhangjiajie mountains. Some 430 metres (1,400ft) long and suspended 300 metres above the earth, the bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie parkin China's central Hunan province.

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