Saraki to attend Trump's new Africa strategy summit today as Washington seeks to regain ground lost to China and Russia

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki will meet US President Donald Trump today when he represents Nigeria's at Washington's Strategy for Africa summit organised to generate more foreign direct investment (FDI) into the continent.

 

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Pope Francis demotes two cardinals accused of being involved in child sex abuse scandals

POPE Francis 1 has demoted two cardinals amid allegations that they were involved in sex abuse scandals as part of the ongoing drive by the Catholic Church to clean up its image in the midst of numerous allegations of impropriety.

 

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Stoke City's Oghene Etebo quietly marries his long-term heartthrob Ebhota Bethel in Warri

STOKE City and Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has quietly got married to his long-term fiancée and mother of his child Ebhota Bethel at a private ceremony in Warri in Delta State.

 

Devoid of the normal fanfare and razzmatazz which has known to characterise the marriages of many footballers, Etebo opted for a quiet traditional wedding ceremony. It was attended by members of Etebo’s immediate family, friends, a relatives and his in-laws at the bride’s family house.

 

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Panic grips Umuahia after massive explosion on the premises of Catholic cathedral

PANIC gripped Umuahia the Abia State capital yesterday after the headquarters of the Catholic Archdiocese of Umuahia popularly known as the Mater Dei Catholic Cathedral on Azikiwe Road was rocked by an explosion.

 

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Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria threatens to sue Anglican bishops for calling herdsmen terrorists

FULANI herdsmen body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has threatened to institute legal action against the Anglican Church after its bishops labelled it a terrorist organisation.

 

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Abia State police command arrests 51 Ipob members in Umuahia for demanding Jewish theocracy

MEN of the Abia State Police Command have arrested 51 Jewish worshippers after they staged a peaceful march along some major streets in Umuahia the state capital during which they called for the creation of a Jewish nation.

 

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Zamfara kidnappers threaten to kill abducted pregnant woman within 48 hours if ransom is not paid

KIDNAPERS who abducted the young lady Sumayya Abubakar in Zamfara State have given her family 48 hours to come up with a ransom fee of N20m ($55,000) of they will execute her in cold blood as they have done with other kidnap victims.

 

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Sowore and Duke excluded from list of five candidates who will participate in televised presidential debate

OMOYELE Sowore and Donald Duke have been excluded by next year's presidential debates after the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (Bon) omitted them from its live broadcasts.

 

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Irate cow inexplicably turns on Fulani cattle herdsman goring him to death in Ughelli

POLICE in Delta State have confirmed that a cow went berserk and killed its owned a Fulani cattle herdsman in Ughelli over the weekend sparking tension among local pastoralists who were taken aback by the action.

 

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Nigerian Labour Congress asks for international blacklist of governors who owe workers salaries

NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC) officials plan to ask the International Trade Union Congress (ITUC) to place the names of governors in states where workers are being owed salaries and pensions for several months on a watch list.

 

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