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Protesters Demand Probe Into Buhari’s Health Status

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A coalition of civil society groups on Monday in Abuja demanded the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical leave in the United Kingdom, saying he should resume in office or resign. But the Presidency has described the call by the protesters for Buhari to return to the country or resign as an irrational assault on the nation’s constitution. The convener of the protest, Deji Adeyanju, regretted the failure of the National Assembly to launch investigations or set up a panel to look into the true status of Buhari’s…

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Strategic Initiatives Will Result in Bright 2017 Performance- Tantalizers

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Tantalizers Plc., Nigeria’s foremost fast food company and the only quoted QSR Company on the Nigeria Stock Exchange, has expressed business optimism regarding the efficiency of its on-going strategic initiatives aimed at reversing the recent declining profitability in the business. The initiatives which commenced in the last two years are designed to totally restructure the business, stem the declining performance and boost shareholders’ funds. Investigation shows that as a result of the positive results from some of the initiatives, the company’s total systems revenue (corporate and franchise) has grown in…

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Russian Billionaire Abrahamovic, Wife, Announce Divorce

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Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich and his wife, arts figure Dasha Zhukova have announced their impending divorce. 50-year-old Abramovich and 36-year-old Zhukova said in a joint statement Monday they “made the difficult decision to separate” after ten years together. Abramovich and Zhukova have two children and together founded the Garage, Russia’s most prominent modern museum of modern art. The two said in the statement that that they remain “close friends, parents, and partners” and will continue to work together on Garage and the New Holland Island cultural hub in St. Petersburg.…

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Historical Facts Behind Idumuje Ugboko Palace Coup

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Historically, Idumuje people who are part of Idumuje clan in Aniocha North L/G.A. Delta State trace their roots to ancient Bini kingdom, just like most of Ezechima and Odiani people that left Benin in the 18th century. Idumuje Unor and Idumuje Ugboko are one people that settled in different locations. They share boundaries with towns like Igbodo in Ika North East LGA, Onicha Ugbo and Ugbodu,in Aniocha North LGA and Ewohinmi in Edo State. They belong to the Igboid linguistic group, but their political power structure, institutions and practices; draw…

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Jamb To Announce Cut-off Marks For 2017 Admission

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will announce the cut-off points for the 2017 admission exercise on Monday, August 21, 2017. It also said the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had given the Board approval to hold the policy committee meeting on 2017 admission. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, the Board said the meeting would kick-start the 2017 admission exercise. “This year, the Board has sent candidates who scored 100 and above in their JAMB examination to the institutions in its flexible admission policy…

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No Going Back On Relocation Of Computer Village, Says Lagos Government

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The Lagos State Government yesterday said it would not reverse it decision to relocate the Computer Village from its present location at Otigba, Ikeja. This, it stated, was in its commitment to achieve the objectives of the renewed Ikeja Model City Master Plan originally conceived to address infrastructure challenges in the city. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was desirous of making Ikeja a model city and would leave no stone unturned in actualising the relocation of the Computer Village…

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Arsenal Beat Chelsea To Lift Community Shield

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Alvaro Morata missed a penalty on his Chelsea debut as Arsenal won an uncharacteristically feisty Community Shield in a shootout at Wembley. Record signing Morata – a late substitute – dragged a poor effort wide moments after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had blazed over in a first use of a new penalty shootout system. Premier League champions Chelsea had gone ahead through Victor Moses, before Pedro was sent off for an ugly lunge on Mohammed Elneny From the resulting free-kick, debutant Sead Kolasinac headed the Gunners level to take the match…

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Hazard For Player Of The Year- Hargreaves

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Owen Hargreaves has backed Eden Hazard for the EA SPORTS Player of the Season award for 2017/18. The former Manchester United midfielder believes that Hazard can follow N’Golo Kante’s 2016/17 triumph, albeit with competition from a fellow Belgian at Manchester City. “Hazard, for me, was the player of the year last season – if he’s here this season then he’ll win it,” says Hargreaves, the third pundit after Phil Neville and Michael Owen to reveal his predictions for the fortcoming campaign. “Kevin De Bruyne looks like he’s playing with kids;…

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Japan Marks 72 Years Since Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

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Japan on Sunday marked 72 years since the world ’s first nuclear attack on Hiroshima, with the nation ’s traditional contradictions over atomic weapons again coming into focus . The anniversary came after Japan sided last month with nuclear powers Britain , France and the US to dismiss a UN treaty banning atomic weapons, which was rejected by critics for ignoring the reality of security threats such as North Korea . Japan is the only country to have suffered atomic attacks, in 1945 . Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , speaking…

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Firstbank Targets 30m Accounts In Four Years

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Acclaimed largest financial institution in Nigeria, Firstbank says it has planned to support the general growth of the country’s economy by increasing the number of customer accounts from the 14.5 million to 30 million in the course of three to four years. According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the planned is in tandem to move into the execution phase of its current business strategy, which is about financial inclusion and leveraging technology to pull more people into the banking segment. “We…

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