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Sowore rubbishes DSS claims he took money in Dubai pointing out that he has never been there before

FORMER presidential aspirant Omoyele Sowore has rubbished claims by the Department of State Services (DSS) that he met several times with foreign collaborators in Dubai pointing out that he has never been to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before.

 

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Chad approaches Inec and asks it for assistance as it prepares for parliamentary elections

CHAD has approached Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) and asked it to assist with logistics and expertise as the nation prepares to hold parliamentary elections into its 188-seat National Assembly.

 

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Our four governors who accompanied President Buhari to Japan need to negotiate robust infrastructure-for-raw material deals

By Ayo Akinfe 

[1] As we debate this President Buhari's visit to Japan, we are once again focusing on minor issues like the Ipob protests and forgetting the major point that he is in Yokohama for an investment conference. For me, the most important aspect of this trip is the fact that he went with governors Babajide Sanwoolu, Samuel Ortom, Babagana Zulum and Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Lagos, Benue, Borno and Kwara states respectively

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Nigeria's sprint prospects look up as Raymond Ekevwo wins AAG 100 metres gold in 9.96 seconds

NIGERIA has returned to the fold of nations producing sprinters who can compete for international sprint medals after Raymond Ekevwo won the 100 metres event at the ongoing 2019 All African games with a time of 9.96 seconds.

 

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Kaduna kidnappers resort to new low by abducting those sent to pay them a ransom

KIDNAPPERS in Kaduna have taken abduction to new heights when they kidnapped two go-betweens sent to deliver a ransom for the release of two children of a bishop who they earlier abducted.

 

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Oyedepo's Covenant University bumps up its fees for 2019/20 session to about N1m per student

BISHOP David Oyedepo's Covenant University has significantly increased the fees payable by new students admitted for the 2019/20 academic session pumping up the overall package some pupils have to pay to as much as N1m ($2,750).

 

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Britain dragged to court in Nigeria by plaintiff who wants Nnamdi Kanu deported to face trial

BRITAIN has been dragged to court in Nigeria by plaintiff Donald Okonkwo who is seeking a judgement compelling London to arrest the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu and deport him to Nigeria to face trial.

 

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Ipob members storm ambassador's residence in Tokyo with doctor saying they want to carry out DNA test on Buhari

MEMBERS of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) have stormed the Nigerian ambassador in Japan's residence in search of President Muhammadu Buhari claiming that they want to arrest him and arrest him over to the Japanese police.

 

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Buhari should use his Japanese visit as an opportunity to resolve the Ajaokuta debacle once and for all

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Japan for the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development holding in Yokohama. Basically, the summit is about Japanese investors exploring investment opportunities in Africa. There is zero justification for the Nigerian president attending if he cannot return with at least one investment deal

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Ibadan's royal dispute ends as Ajimobi's 21 monarchs accept Olubadan as their sole oba

IBADAN'S rancorous royal dispute which blew up in 2017 when Governor Abiola Ajimobi crowned 21 new monarchs appears to have been resolved as the new kings dropped their claims and acknowledged the supremacy of the Olubadan of Ibadanland today.

 

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