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APC senators divided as Senate adopts revised poll timetable

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At the upper chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday, the adoption of the report by the Senate and the House of Representatives Conference Committee on the Amendment to the Electoral Act caused division in the ranks of the All Progressives Congress caucus. According to the report, the sequence of the elections will commence with National Assembly, to be followed by governorship and State Houses of Assembly, while presidential poll will come last. Senator Suleiman Nazif, Chairman of the Conference Committee, who is also Chairman of the Senate Committee on…

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Peru Jail Twin Who Switched With Brother Is Recaptured

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Authorities in Peru have recaptured a prisoner more than a year after he escaped from jail by leaving his twin brother in his place. Alexander Delgado had been serving a 16-year sentence for child sexual abuse and robbery in a prison north of Lima. When his twin, Giancarlo, visited him last January, Alexander drugged him, changed into his clothes and walked out of jail. The suspected swap was confirmed after Giancarlo’s fingerprints were taken. After 13 months on the run Alexander Delgado was arrested on Monday in the port city…

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AFRICAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP ENDS IN PORT HARCOURT

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The African Wrestling Championship (Port Harcourt 2018) closed successfully on Sunday night with winners emerging in all the categories of the competition. The athletes from the participating countries contested for trophies under Greco-Roman and Free Style models. After the competition, trophies were presented to the winners during a gala night at the Banquet Hall of the Government House Port Harcourt. The team trophies were presented in the following order: Cadet Free Style; Algeria (Third Position), Nigeria (Second Place) and South Africa (First Place), Free style Cadet; Algeria (Third Position), Nigeria…

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Presidency says Boko Haram membership reducing

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In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Boko Haram terrorism is gradually coming to an end. He spoke at the State House, when he received a Letter of Credence from the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Nigeria, Most Rev. Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi. He said the position of the terrorists, followed the narrowing of their recruitment base, and the renewed onslaught by the Nigerian Army. Buhari said the terrorist group had lost appeal in its initial…

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Abubakar Shekau Now Disguises As A Woman In Hijab – Arrested Boko Haram Member

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The Nigerian Army has said the intensive clearance operation in Sambisa forest may have become unbearable for Boko Haram fighters and their leader, Abubakar Shekau, who is said to be wearing “hijabs” (veils), ostensibly to escape arrest. The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Brig-Gen. Sani Usman, who made the disclosure in a statement, said Shekau disguises in blue and black-coloured hijabs, in a bid to escape justice. Usman said: “Credible information from arrested and surrendered insurgents indicated that the purported Boko Haram terrorist group factional leader, Abubakar Shekau could…

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GTBank Sponsors 2018 Lagos International Polo Tournament

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Some of the most renowned indigenous and international polo teams are set to convene in Lagos, Nigeria to compete for highly coveted trophies in the 2018 Lagos Int’l Polo Tournament. Sponsored by leading African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, the competition will see both Nigerian and foreign teams compete in four main cups, namely: the Silver Cup, Open Cup, Lagos Low Cup and Majekodunmi Cup. Over the years, GTBank has been at the forefront of supporting Polo; widely revered as the Sport of Kings, and promoting the Lagos International…

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Oshodi-Airport road reconstruction extended to Ladipo spare parts Market

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Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State governor, yesterday approved extension of the ongoing reconstruction of the Oshodi-International Airport Road to Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. The governor also announced plans to construct a pedestrian bridge at Toyota Bus Stop in response to the yearnings of traders and residents of the area, with the contractor expected to begin work on the bridge next week. Speaking during an inspection of ongoing projects across the state, Ambode said the extension was to complement the Airport Road reconstruction in line with the regeneration…

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Union Bank partners Connect Nigeria to honour Nigeria’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs

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Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s most trusted financial institutions, in collaboration with Connect Nigeria has announced the launch of the Top 100 Emerging SMEs campaign at the just concluded eBusiness fair for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which held recently at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos. The eBusiness fair, organized by Connect Nigeria and sponsored by Union Bank, is reputed as one of the largest gatherings of SMEs on the African continent, drawing business owners, startup founders and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the continent. The Top 100 Emerging…

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Constituents Threaten To Recall Senator Sani Over Alleged Opposition To Buhari

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The Concerned Indigenes of Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has said it has started making the process of recalling Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna Central senatorial district for working against President Muhammad Buhari and the senatorial district. Speaking in Kaduna on Monday, the leader of the group, Aliyu Saidu contended that the senator had not only betrayed his constituents but had declared war on them. ‘We the people of Kaduna Central unanimously support President Buhari in his effort to fix the economy and rid Nigeria of corruption and insecurity. ‘We send…

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“I Will Support My Son-in-law’s Governorship Ambition” — Okorocha

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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on Monday said despite perceived opposition across the state, he would support his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, to be governor in 2019 if he decides to contest. Nwosu, who is currently the governor’s chief of staff, is married to Okorocha’s first daughter, Ulomma. A press statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sam Onwuemeodo, quoted Okorocha to have spoken when leaders of the All Progressives Congress from Owerri Municipal Council visited him on Monday. The APC leaders’ visit, Onwuemeodo said, was to…

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