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101 abducted Dapchi school girls released – Lai Mohammed

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Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has said that the number of released abducted Dapchi school girls, Yobe, has risen to 101. Alhaji Mohammed who was on his way to Yobe State following the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari said that the government delegation may meet the girls in Maiduguri, Borno State. He said, “As of now, the number (released abducted girls) has increased to 101. However, we may probably meet the girls in Maiduguri.” Share on: WhatsApp

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Intimate notes

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  By Seun Olatunde Elizabeth hails from Osi in Ondo State, Nigeria. She had her primary and secondary education from same community before proceeding to learn hairdressing. Her lack of exposure to modern society contributed to her present ordeal but the deed had already been done. At 21, she had completed her study of hairdressing and got married to Kayode, her boyfriend since class 2. The duo dated a while and along the line she got pregnant while in class five (that’s SS2 now). They quickly resolved to terminate the pregnancy…

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Jonathan to Osinbajo: You are a serial liar

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Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria immediate past president, has challenged Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to show evidence that officials of his administration shared billions of dollars before the 2015 general election. Osinbajo on Monday at a business forum in Abuja alleged that the money in local and foreign currencies was fretted away by a few elements in the Jonathan-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration. “In one single transaction a few weeks to the elections in 2015, N100 billion and $295million were just fretted away,” Osinbajo said. He also alleged that promoters of…

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Electricity Consumers To Pay More In New NERC Regulation

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The latest regulation which came into effect on March 8, 2018 and will be enforced by the Commission from April 3, 2018, is aimed at providing standard rules to “encourage the development of independent and competitive meter services, eliminate estimated billing practices, attract private investment to the provision of metering services in NESI, and close the metering gap through accelerated meter roll out to enhance revenue in NES. According to NERC’s Commissioner, Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye, prepaid meters will soon flood the market with the licensing of 87…

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9-year-old boy shoots sister dead over video game remote controller

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In the southern US state of Mississippi, a nine-year-old boy shot dead his sister, 13, following an argument about a video game controller, local media reported Monday. The tragedy took place Saturday when the girl refused to give up the controller, Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell said according to reports. The boy then opened fire, striking his sister in the back of the head. The bullet pierced through the girl’s brain, and she was taken to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in critical condition. She died Sunday. An investigation was…

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Traditional rulers, 9 others killed in fresh herdsmen attack in Kogi

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In a renewed attack on Agbenema, Aj’Ichekpa, Opada and Iyade villages, a traditional ruler, Musa Edibo (Onu Okenwu of Agbenema community) his wife and eight other persons were reportedly killed on Monday while several houses were burnt down by herdsmen in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi state. The attackers who were said to be armed with sophisticated weapons hid in the bushes around these villages from were they launched deadly attacks on their targets. According to the natives, the herdsmen mode of operation is to set the houses ablaze…

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Woman killed by self-driving car in the US

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One of Uber’s self-driving cars has killed a woman in Arizona United State. The Uber vehicle was in autonomous mode, with an operator behind the wheel, when it hit a woman walking in the street in the city of Tempe, according to the San Francisco-based company. The victim was hospitalized and later died from her injuries. “Our hearts go out to the victim’s family,” an Uber spokesperson said. “We are fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation of this incident.” Share on: WhatsApp

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Edo community hit by mysterious deaths, diseases

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Following curses by Oba of Benin, mysterious deaths has hit Iguomon village in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State. The curses, was necessitated by the disobedience and perversion of native norms by the former officials of the outlawed Community Development Association, CDA, in the village, who flouted the orders of the Benin monarch. The inhabitants of the village, besieged the palace of Oba Ewuare II in tears yesterday, appealing for a revocation of the curses placed on Iguomon community. They also claimed that mysterious deaths, strange diseases, attacks of…

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“People that voted Buhari must seek repentance” -Fayose

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Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has asked the politicians that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to seek God’s forgiveness. Fayose also lamented that Nigeria’s economy had become worse under the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government, which he said has no solution to the myriads of problems facing the country. The governor said this at a meeting of the Osoko Mass Movement, OMM, attended by representatives of  labour unions, civil servants and public institutions in the state. He said: “People that voted Buhari must seek repentance. People thought he was coming to make…

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”Recover IDPs Funds Stolen By Your Cabal” PDP Tells President Buhari

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately recover over N28 billion meant for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the northeast but allegedly stolen by members of the Presidency cabal and certain Interests in his All Progressives Congress (APC). The party said the presidency and the APC are not being sincere with the IDPs by providing cover for those who have been frittering away billions of naira donated for the well-being of victims of insurgency. The PDP, in a statement by its National…

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