Chibok girls' diary reveals how their abduction came about as a result of a failed robbery attempt

SOME of the freed Government Secondary School Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in April 2014 have revealed that they and their classmates were kidnapped accidentally as the terrorist sect had originally set out to carry out a robbery.

 

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Dangote reveals that sacking Wenger will be one of the first things he does once he purchases Arsenal

ALHAJI Aliko Dangote has revealed that if he succeeds with his long-term ambition of buying Arsenal football club the first thing he will do on becoming chairman will be to sack long-term manager Arsene Wenger.

 

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Almost 95% of Nigerians either accept or pay bribes according to latest NBS survey which values sector at $4.6bn

ALMOST 95% of Nigerians will either accept or pay a bribe according stark revelations contained in the latest Nigerian Corruption Survey (NCS) just published by the National Bureau for Statistics (NBS).

 

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Osinbajo wades into heated ethnic spats saying hate speech needs to be treated as terrorism

ACTING president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the federal government is considering promulgating new laws that will make hate speech an act of terrorism and punish those found guilty the same way as terrorists.

 

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Abuja police force says it cannot identify those who attacked Charlie Boy as they were a mob

POLICE authorities have revealed that they have not arrested those behind the recent physical attack on entertainer Charles Oputa popularly known as Charlie Boy because it could not identify those responsible for the assault.

 

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British Home Office denies Ogenyi Onazi work permit to enable him join Birmingham City

SUPER Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has been denied a work permit by the British Home Office making him ineligible to play for Birmingham City despite him having agreed terms with the Championship side.

 

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Trump sacks Gatwick Airport owner Bayo Ogunlesi dissolving his business advisory council

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has sacked Nigerian-born businessman and the owner of Gatwick Airport Adebayo Ogunlesi who he recently appointed as a member of one of his business advisory council.

 

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Akwa Ibomites protest in Uyo against construction of new governors' lodge in Lagos

AKWA Ibom youths took to the streets of Uyo yesterday to continue the protest against Governor Udom Emmanuel's plans to build a government lodge in Lagos at a reported whopping cost of N9bn ($24.5m).

 

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Southeastern Governors Forum assures all Igbos living in northern Nigeria of their safety

GOVERNORS of the five states of southeast Nigeria have assured all Igbos living in the north of the country that they will be safe despite the looming October 1 deadline given to them by Arewa youth groups.

 

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Atiku holds talks with PDP about 2019 elections but awaits Buhari's return before making decision

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is reported to have opened secret discussions with some leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a view to returning to their fold and standing as its presidential candidate in the 2019 elections.

 

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