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Nigeria More Divided Under Buhari Than Any Time In History – Charles Soludo

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Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Chukwuma Soludo,​has observed that Nigeria as at “today has never been more divided than any time in our history.” The former CBN governor, who made the remark in Enugu, also noted that Nigeria is at the verge of breakup. He said only big ideas can save the country from an impending doom. He said: “‎Ideas rule the world. Ideas constitute about 60 or 70 percent of the input needed to get any project done. “Nigeria is a project, it is work…

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Real Madrid To Face Juventus In UCL Final

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Defending champions Real Madrid held off a spirited Atletico Madrid to set up a meeting with Juventus in next month’s Champions League final in Cardiff. Atletico, trailing 3-0 from the first leg, stormed into an early 2-0 lead on the night through Saul Niguez’s header and Antoine Griezmann’s cheeky penalty. But Real grabbed a vital away goal when Isco poked in a rebound after Toni Kroos’ fierce shot – following a brilliant run by Karim Benzema – was saved. It checked Atletico’s momentum and left them needing three more goals…

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Lagos LG Primaries: Crisis looms in Agege APC as Screening Committee Chairman is accused of favouritism

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The Chairman of the committee, screening councillorship and chairmanship aspirants on the platform of All Progressive Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Prof. Tunde Samuel, is facing criticism from some party members. Ahead of  the councils primaries of APC in the state tentatively scheduled for Saturday and next Thursday, crisis looms in Agege and Orile-Agege chapters of the party as some stakeholders are alleging that Prof. Samuel, former SA on Education to ex-Lagos governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is colluding with some leaders of the party in the areas to perpetrate electoral fraud. Financial…

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Etisalat Recorded The Highest Incoming Porting Activities In Q1 2017 – NCC

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There was a total of 41,419 incoming porters in the first quarter of 2017 (across all three months). This compares with a total of 49,547 in the final quarter of 2016, and 51,301 in the first quarter of 2016, decreases of 16.40% and 19.26% respectively. Quarter on quarter, Airtel and MTN recorded increases, whereas Etisalat and Globacom recorded decreases. In contrast to the previous two quarters in which Airtel recorded the largest decreases in percentage terms, the number of porters switching to Airtel nearly doubled, increasing by 99.07%. However, this…

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Smugglers Attack Customs officers in Ogun, Patrol Van burnt

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Smugglers yesterday, attacked officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Ogun State, burning down their patrol van. This is coming few days after Customs officers were attacked in Kaduna. In the attack at the Toll-gate end of Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, operational vehicle of the service was damaged and burnt beyond recognition. One of the affected officers who said he escaped death, said about five of his colleagues are missing in action. Narrating his ordeal, the officer who did not want his name mentioned for security reasons, said they were on…

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Lanre Gentry, Mercy Aigbe’s husband remanded in Kirikiri prison

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Husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, Olanrewaju Gentry, has been remanded in the Kirikiri Prison, Lagos, after he was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Y.O. Aje-Afunwa, gave him a bail condition in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum. However, before he could meet the bail conditions, the presiding magistrate had closed for the day. He was subsequently remanded in prison. Mercy Aigbe had accused her estranged husband of seven years of assaulting her repeatedly. The case was said to…

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Woman gives birth at 62, setting record as Africa’s oldest IVF mother

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Margaret Davou, a sixty-two-year-old woman, said to be Africa’s oldest In vitro fertilization (IVF) mom, yesterday gave birth to a healthy baby girl at the Gynaeville Specialist hospital, along old airport road in Jos, Plateau State, through caesarean section. The new mother, a retired civil servant, who lives in Jos South local government area of the state, said she has been married for 38 years without a child, adding that she made an attempt in the past to conceive through assisted-reproductive health but failed. The surgery was carried out by…

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Juventus Book A Place In UCL Final

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Juventus reached their second Champions League final in three seasons with a comfortable aggregate victory over Monaco. Already leading 2-0 from the first leg, the Italian side extended their advantage when Mario Mandzukic stabbed in after his initial header was saved. Dani Alves doubled their lead on the night with an instinctive volley from goalkeeper Danijel Subasic’s punched clearance. Kylian Mbappe turned in Joao Moutinho’s low cross to pull one back in the second half, but the Ligue 1 side could not pull off an unlikely comeback. Juventus, who have…

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Inter Milan Sack Pioli After Six Months In Charge

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Inter Milan have sacked Stefano Pioli after six months as head coach. The 51-year-old replaced Frank de Boer in November, signing a contract until the end of June 2018. With three matches remaining, Inter are seventh in Serie A, three points adrift of AC Milan and the final qualifying spot for the Europa League, and are winless in seven league games. Youth team coach Stefano Vecchi will take charge of the first team for the rest of the season. Pioli was Inter’s ninth manager since Jose Mourinho left in 2010.…

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Patricide: Man Sentenced to Death for killing father over inheritance

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  A 47-year-old man, Blessing Olumakinde, has been sentenced to death by an Ado Ekiti High Court on Tuesday for killing his father, Benson Egunlae, over his inheritance. Handing down the sentence, the state Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, said the evidence before the court substantiated the allegation against the accused and found him guilty of murder. Justice Daramola opined that the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt hence the accused should be hanged by the neck until life goes out of him. The slain father of the…

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