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Dwayne Johnson Surprises Mother With A House for Christmas

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Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, has surprised his mother, Ata Johnson with a brand new home for Christmas. Taking to Instagram to share the video, the former wrestler captured the emotional moment his mom was overwhelmed with joy on receiving the gift. The 46-year-old captioned the post: “This one felt good. Surprise! Bought my mom a new home for Christmas. All our lives growing up we lived in little apartments all across the country. Lived like gypsies on the road from one state to another. The first home my parents…

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Ex-President Jonathan carpets Hamzat;over $5m bribe: ” I don’t know this character “

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“In the first place this character is an obscure individual who in 2015 had neither a recognizable name nor political clout,” these were words from a statement issued on behalf of ex-president, Jonathan Goodluck by Ikechukwu Eze, his media adviser . Continuing, it reads, “the point has to be clearly made that former President Jonathan has never met this man who was obviously not relevant in the national politics of 2015, let alone someone who was handpicked as a commissioner. “If the former President did not offer anyone bribe, having…

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Jigawa state sponsors wedding of 270 orphans with N93Million

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Malam Mustapha Saleh, Special Adviser to Jigawa governor, Muhammad Badaru, has disclosed that the Jigawa State Government has sponsored and conducted the wedding of 270 selected girls who are orphans in the state. He made this known on Saturday in Dutse during the exercise in Dutse. Saleh said that 10 orphans were selected from each of the 27 Local Government Areas of the state. “Ten beneficiaries were selected from each of the 27 wards of the state by the committee shouldered with the responsibilities of selecting and screening the eligible…

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Man wins N4m lottery, arrested three weeks later for robbery

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Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the Bayelsa State Police Command. They were caught while trying to steal from bank customers during the Christmas celebrations in Yenagoa. One of the suspects was said to have won a jackpot of N4m from a popular football lottery firm about three weeks earlier, before he was arrested over his involvement in armed robbery. According to sources, the suspect was also a popular member of a cult in the area. The sources, who said they were surprised by the development, noted that…

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First Bank extends agency banking network

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Foremost financial institution in Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has extended its agency banking network to 14 major markets and business points across Bayelsa, Cross River and Delta states through a campaign. The bank said in a statement that the campaign was part of efforts to deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria. It said the market activation, which spanned over three weeks between November 24 and December 16, 2018, was an intensive period of customer engagement, education and awareness creation of the Firstmonie Agent Network and by extension, financial inclusion.…

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Shehu Shagari dies at 93

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Alhaji Shehu Shagari, former Nigeria President, is dead. Shagari passed away at the National Hospital Abuja on Friday. He was 93 years old. The news was broken by the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, on his Twitter handle. Tambuwal had tweeted: Aminu W. Tambuwal@AWTambuwal I regret to Announce the death of former President Shehu Shagari who just passed away at National Hospital Abuja. May his Soul Rest in Peace. Shehu Usman Shagari was born in 1925 in Shagari village founded by his great-grandfather, Ahmadu Rufa’i, who was also the Village…

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Policemen attempted to put guns inside my cars- Melaye

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The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly on Friday raised the alarm that some policemen numbering over 20 in two Hilux trucks forcefully entered his compound. Some of his tweets read, “They (policemen) have forcefully entered my compound. Cameras (are) recording (their activities). They are trying to plant guns in the cars (I parked) outside. We are watching (them). “Two Hilux trucks have now blocked my gate with men in mufti numbering (about) 20. “A man in jallabia (flowing gown) has gone forth and back my street more…

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Oyo Politicians pressurising us to sell unclaimed 914, 529 PVCs – INEC

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Alarm has been raised by the Independent National Electoral Commission that some politicians in Oyo State were mounting pressure on the commission to sell unclaimed 914,529 permanent voter cards in its custody to them.  The commission said it was not giving in to such pressure aimed at rigging the forthcoming polls because “INEC is determined to ensure that people’s votes count in the free, fair and credible elections in 2019.” Speaking on the theme, “Online journalism and Media integrity in Nigeria,” Agboke declared that some politicians, whose identities he did not…

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Zamfara Killings Unacceptable, Threat To Our Democracy – Saraki

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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the killings in Zamfara State as barbaric, unacceptable and has also called on the security agencies to swiftly devise a strategy to put an end to the ugly situation in the state.  He also said that the killings was a major threat to our democracy, particularly as we move towards election period in the next 50 days. Saraki, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that the situation in Zamfara State is a demonstration that…

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Ayodele makes fresh predictions on winners of 2019 elections

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Servant of God at INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Ejigbo Lagos State, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, has prophesied that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would not be able to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election if certain terms sanctioned by God are not followed by him (Atiku). The revered seer, speaking at his annual prophesy unveiling programme in his church premises last Saturday, warned that PDP must do the right things if it wishes to win the 2019 general elections. “I said it the other time and I…

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