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• Air Force promotes spokesman, 49 other senior officers

  20-11-2017 23:53
  By Joseph ErunkeABUJA-THEAir Council has approved the promotion of 50 senior officers, comprising 22 air commodores and 28 group captains, to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). Air force troop ready for battle
  A statement released Monday night by Wing Commander Bassey Okon for Director of Public Relations and Information,said thoseelevated to the rank of Air Vice Marshal include the Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF), Olatokunbo Adesanya;
  
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• Video of politician peeing in public goes viral

  20-11-2017 23:12
  An Indian ruling party politician has been left red-faced after a video of him urinating in public went viral on World Toilet Day, despite government efforts to stop people relieving themselves in the open.
  Ram Shinde, a minister for water conservation in the western state of Maharashtra, was filmed answering the call of nature in a field by the side of a road Saturday.
  The clip spread online the following day. November 19 marks the United Nations’ official World Toilet Day, which aims to
  
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• Ekwueme left footprints on sands of time – Ambode

  20-11-2017 22:44
  Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday said that the late Dr Alex Ekwueme left his footprints on the sands of time.
  Ambode, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Habib Aruna, described the late Ekwueme as a complete gentleman, a thorough bred scholar, a philanthropist and a politician per excellence.
  He said Ekwueme contributed his quota to serving his country and humanity.
  Ekwueme, who was the Vice-President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983, died in a London Hospital at the age of
  
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• Naira down marginally as CBN injects $210m

  20-11-2017 22:17
  By Adaeze OkechukwuThe Naira, Monrday, depreciated marginally to N360.42 per dollar in the Investor and Exporter (I&E) Foreign Exchange, forex, window, even as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, injected $210 million into the inter-bank forex market.
  Buhari and EmefieleThe indicative exchange rate for the I & E Window, known as Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange, NAFEX, depreciated by 2 kobo to N360.42 per dollar, from N360.40 per dollar at the close of the market last week. Meanwhile,
  
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• Obaseki, Ogie decry manhandling of EDSTMA officials by police

  20-11-2017 22:00
  The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki and the Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., have condemned the manhandling of officials of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA), by a police officer while on duty on Sapele Road, in Benin City.
  An official of the Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA) during training in Benin CityObaseki said it is barbaric for a police officer whose duty it is to maintain law and order, to attack officials of EDST
  
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• Before Adamu Adamu’s Education Strategy Plan becomes a missed opportunity

  20-11-2017 21:58
  By Chidi OdinkaluEducation may, at last, be receiving some attention in Nigeria. In Kaduna State, Governor El-Rufai is wielding the broom of his ruling All Peoples Congress (APC), against teachers in a controversial proposal to sweep away an estimated 22,000 of them who’re apparently unfit for the vocation. The supply line for competent replacements on this scale is unclear.
  Malam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of EducationPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s 2018 budget proposes N605.8 billion t
  
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• Burkina Faso recalls ambassador to Libya over "slave markets" report

  20-11-2017 21:49
  OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's foreign
  minister said on Monday it had recalled its ambassador to Libya
  over a report that black African migrants were being auctioned
  as slaves there.
  
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• Immunity Clause: group urge National Assembly for review

  20-11-2017 21:33
  By Dotun Ibiwoye
  The Commonwealth Information & Action Network (CIAN ), a non governmental organization, today said the immunity clause, as enshrined in the Nigeria constitution, needs to be reviewed by the National Assembly
  According to CIAN, the original purpose for which the clause was meant to serve has been hijacked and largely turned into an engine of fraud.
  In statement by the Executive Director, CIAN, Mofe Jeje, the original intention for the clause’ inclusion in the Nigerian c
  
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• We want to get rid of this animal called Mugabe – opposition

  20-11-2017 21:20
  Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe came under increasing pressure to quit Monday as his ruling party said it would move to impeach him and the army revealed his likely successor would soon return to the country.Mugabe
  In a televised address late Sunday, the 93-year-old president had flouted expectations he would step down after the military’s takeover, pitching the country into a second week of political crisis.
  Lawmakers from his ruling ZANU-PF party said that they would take the fi
  
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• Pulse Opinion: The one thing Alex Ekwueme taught us

  20-11-2017 21:13 via pulse.ng
  They don't make them like Alex Ekwueme anymore. He was a refined politician. If there’s one thing Dr. Alex Ekwueme gifted Nigerian politics, it is that you can still play the game without coming across as dirty and unrefined.Nigeria’s first elected Vice President was the genially sophisticated politician, properly groomed, soft spoken, idealistic and eternally calm.As he advanced in age, his greying hair conferred him with something resembling an angelic mien. They don&rsquo
  
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• Breaking: Nigerian Army promotes 45 Brigadier Generals to Major Generals

  20-11-2017 21:05
  Also 92 Colonels to rank of Brigadier Generals
  By Joseph ErunkeABUJA-THE Nigerian Army Council has promoted 45 senior officers from the rank of Brigadier Generals to that of Major Generals. President Buhari interacts with troops of HQ 1 BDE in Dansadau Zamfara State as part of the 2016 Nigerian Army Day celebration on 13th July
  Also, the council elevated 92 officers from the rank of Colonels to Brigadier Generals, bringing a total of officers promoted to 137.A statement Monday night by Army spok
  
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• Trouble brews in S/W PDP leadership ahead party convention

  20-11-2017 21:01
  A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West has warned the party not to stop it from presenting the zone’s delegates to the Dec. 9 national convention.
  The chairman of the faction, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, gave the warning at a media briefing in Lagos on Monday.PDP Chairmanship Aspirant, Cheif Olabode George and Chairman Daar Communications, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi in a warm embrace during the official commissioning ceremony of the Bode Gorge Chairmanship
  
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• Roli Bode George: NDLEA boss joins printing gurus for Canon 3-day expo in Nigeria

  20-11-2017 21:00 via pulse.ng
  Roli Bode Geroge reeled out how the agency was saved by the expertise and diligence of the printing company established in Nigeria in conjunction with Canon. Roli Bode George, the Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, joined other stakeholders in the printing and imaging business as Canon Nigeria holds 3day expo in Nigeria.The event, which also had top printing experts in attendance, was declared open by the NDLEA boss, who represented her husband and chairman MBG, Chief
  
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• Silas Adekunle: This Nigerian’s Robotics Company just signed a Sales Deal with Apple

  20-11-2017 20:54 via pulse.ng
  The future of play is here, and we have Silas Adekunle and his incredible team to thank. Silas Adekunle, the Founder and CEO of Reach Robotics, just signed an exclusive sales deal with Apple. Silas’ company has built the world’s first augmented reality gaming robots, and it looks like he can only break more ground. Reach Robotics signed an exclusive sales deal with Apple. This deal will see his robots, Mekamon, sold exclusively in Apple stores in the UK and US. What the hec
  
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• Looted Funds: FG to finalise recovery of $321m by December - Buhari's aide

  20-11-2017 20:45 via pulse.ng
  A presidential aide said that before now, Nigeria had no agreement or Memoranda of Understanding with foreign countries for the return of looted money. The Federal Government is reportedly concluding plans, latest by December, with the Switzerland Government for the repatriation of $321 million looted from Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Justice Reforms, Juliet Ibekaku, disclosed this on Monday, November 20, 2017, at the Conversation on Anti-corruption Camp
  
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• We are producing those who will not steal Nigeria’s money — Prince Bola Ajibola

  20-11-2017 20:44
  By Bashir Adefaka
  Prince Abdul-Jabbar Bola Ajibola (SAN), a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has solid credentials as an estwhile judge of the World Court, popularly called the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at The Hague, a recipient of a honorary doctorate degree of law, LL.D, from a British university, his appointment as a permanent Vice President of the World Bank, a former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the founder of Islamic Mis
  
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• Army appeals for calm as Mugabe faces impeachment test

  20-11-2017 20:28
  Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe came under increasing pressure to quit Monday as his ruling party said it would move to impeach him and the army revealed his likely successor would soon return to the country.
  In a televised address late Sunday, the 93-year-old president had flouted expectations he would step down after the military’s takeover, pitching the country into a second week of political crisis.
  Lawmakers from his ruling ZANU-PF party said that they would take the first s
  
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• Counter-terrorism: IMCTC hosts 41 member countries’ ministers of Defense council 

  20-11-2017 20:26
  By Vera Anyagafu
  41 member countries are expected to participate in the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) summit which will be held in Saudi Arabia to brainstorm on counter-terrorism measures to ensure member countries are free from terrorism.
  The Inaugural Meeting of the IMCTC Ministers of Defense Council has the theme “Allied Against Terrorism,” with the participation of Ministers of Defense of Coalition member countries and delegates from diplomatic missions and
  
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• Klopp not concerned of Barca audition for Coutinho

  20-11-2017 20:24
  Jurgen Klopp insisted Philippe Coutinho’s mind is only on Liverpool ahead of the Brazilian’s first appearance on Spanish soil since a prolonged transfer pursuit by Barcelona failed to prise the playmaker away from Anfield.
  CoutinhoLiverpool face Sevilla at the Sanchez Pizjuan on Tuesday knowing a win will secure their place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
  However, with Barca still closely monitoring Coutinho ahead of another potential offensive in the January transfer window
  
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• Mugabe to face key impeachment test as Zimbabwe crisis deepens

  20-11-2017 20:17
  Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe came under increasing pressure to quit after his ruling party said Monday it was prepared to force the defiant leader from power by moving to impeach him.
  In a televised address late Sunday, the 93-year-old president flouted expectations he would step down after a military takeover, pitching the country into a second week of political crisis.Lawmakers from his ruling ZANU-PF party said that they would take the first steps on Tuesday necessary to push Muga
  
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• CBN injects $210m into FX market

  20-11-2017 20:17
  As the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria commenced its last meeting for 2017, the bank injected has $210m into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market.
  The CBN Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, said the interventions were in the Wholesale, Small and Medium Enterprises and invisibles windows.
  He said the bank offered the $100m to the wholesale segment, while the SMEs segment received the sum of $55m.
  Okoraf
  
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• Any cultists caught with or without weapon will be sentenced to death – Fayose

  20-11-2017 20:14
  By Nwafor Sunday
  The governor of Ekiti state, Chief Ayodele Fayose has on Monday signed into law, bill prohibiting secret cults and terrorism, noting that anyone caught sponsoring on practicing cultism would be sentenced to death as a punishment for violating the law.
  “From now, any person who is a member of a secret cult, whether or not the person is in possession or in control of any offensive weapon but commits the offence, is liable to conviction to death.
  Governor Fayose appending his
  
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• Ambode mourns death of first Vice President, Ekwueme

  20-11-2017 20:06
  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday expressed sadness over the demise of the first Vice President of Nigeria and elder statesman, Dr. Alex Ekwueme.
  Dr EkwuemeEkwueme, who was the first elected Vice-President of Nigeria in office from 1979 to 1983 died in a London Hospital at the age of 85 after a brief illness.
  Governor Ambode, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, described the late Ekwueme as a complete gentleman, a thorough bred scholar, a ph
  
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• Fayose okays death penalty for cultists, terrorists

  20-11-2017 19:53
  Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado EkitiEkiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has signed into law, the bill prohibiting secret cults, terrorism and prescribing death sentence on anyone caught in the act.While appending his signature to the bill at the Government House in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, Fayose said the law was a confirmation of the unwavering commitment of the state government to combating terrorism in the state.A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, said the governor frowne
  
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• Abaribe seeks N10m from Army over Kanu’s disappearance

  20-11-2017 19:50
  …as absence of Judge stalls trial
  By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
  ABUJA – Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe who was one of the three persons that stood surety for the ‘missing’ leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has applied for damages against the Nigerian Army.Kanu & Abaribe
  Abaribe who is representing Abia South Senatorial District, is urging trial Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burata
  
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• Obiano Mourns Ekwueme

  20-11-2017 19:48
  The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Maduaburochukwu Obiano has described the demise of the former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme as a huge loss to Nigeria.
  Late Ekwueme and Gov. obianoReacting to the news of the death from his Aguleri country home where he had gone to mark his victory in the last Saturday’s election with his family, Governor Obiano said that he was yet to come to terms with the reality of Dr Ekwueme’s death as
  
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• How Hodonu’s art helps the environment

  20-11-2017 19:44
  By Chris Onuoha
  With works in various forms, shapes and medium, Nathaniel Hodonu, a visual artist from Badagry, Lagos State, has stepped ahead of time and bound to create an evolving masterpiece of art with waste objects. The artistic installations showcasing ingenuity, mastery of style and materials is Hodonu’s major exhibition after coming a long way as a painter, art instructor, and creative philosopher.
  *Nathaniel Hodonu, visual artistNational Museum of Modern art, Onikan, Lagos is the
  
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• Anambra Election: 7 things we learnt from governorship exercise

  20-11-2017 19:43 via pulse.ng
  Here are seven things the Anambra governorship election taught us. Governor Willie Obiano of APGA retained his governorship crown in the just concluded Anambra election after amassing 234, 471 votes.His 'closest' challenger, Tony Nwoye of the APC, polled a paltry 98,752 votes in contast.Oseloka Obaze of the PDP got 70, 293 votes to come third; while Osita Chidoka of the United Progressives Party got 7,903 to come fourth.Here are a few things we learnt from the Anambra governorship contest.1. INE
  
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• I am aware majority of judicial officers are learned, incorruptible – Buhari

  20-11-2017 19:39
  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that his All Progressive Congress lead government is aware of the problems besetting the Judiciary including under-funding, inadequate personnel and absence of modern technological aids he also avowed government’s commitment to work with the judiciary in addressing corruption and other national problems.
  Buhari speaking at the 2017All Nigeria Judges’ Conference of The Superior Courts in Abuja said he is aware that the majority of judicial off
  
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• Art exhibition marks Queensland @ 30

  20-11-2017 19:36
  Stream of arts activities that include art workshop and exhibitions, seminars and others has been slated as major projects to mark Queensland Academy’s 30 years anniversary. The college, known for its creative excellence in art competitions both locally and internationally, decided to launch on bigger scale, creative workshop to showcase great talents the school has garnered over time. Several works were on display ranging from textile, ceramics, paintings, sculpture and installation art.
  
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• Breaking: FG finalises move to repatriate $321m looted cash from Switzerland

  20-11-2017 19:30
  By Soni DanielAbuja – The Nigerian Government has geared efforts towards repatriating $321 million looted fund from Switzerland before the end of the year.
  The announcement was made Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Justice Reforms, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku, at an Anti-corruption Campaign organised by the Centre for Democratic Development in Abuja.
  Ibekaku said that as a result of the efforts so far made by the present administration part of the Malabu fund
  
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• Airtel adjudged best company in stakeholder engagement at SERAS 2017

  20-11-2017 19:30
  Leading telecommunication service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has been awarded the Best Company in Stakeholder Engagement at the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAS) 2017 for its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative dubbedAirtel Touching Lives.
  L-R: Mrs Oby Fijabi, Associate Director, Brooks and Blake; Mr. Emeka Oparah, Director, Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Nigeria; Ms. Chioma Okolie, CSR Lead, Airtel Nigeria and Mr. Olusegun Mc
  
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• We use culture to boost nation’s unity– ‘Face of Nigerian’ Beauty Pageant boss

  20-11-2017 19:27
  By Chris Onuoha
  In a period like this in Nigeria when the country needs positive programmes to boosts its cultural diversity and oneness, amidst the fragile unity and economic meltdown, unity and love projects will be more appropriate to change the narrative.
  Beauty PageantThis is what Angeleyez Communication, organisers of the ‘Face Of Nigeria World Beauty Pageant 2017’, held last Sunday November 4 at Bespoke Center, Lekki, was able to do to bridge the gap of unity with an innovativ
  
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• Buhari, Ngige, Okorie mourn Ekwueme’s death

  20-11-2017 19:25
  …His death,exit of unrivalled colossus—Ngige…An Iroko has fallen, Says UPPBy Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the National Chairman of the United Progressive Party,UPP, Chief Chekwas Okorie have expressed their grief over the death of the former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme. Dr Ekwueme
  President Buhari in his condolence message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, M
  
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• Portraits, figures, speak in Akinola’s works

  20-11-2017 19:23
  By Japhet Alakam
  The state of art in a troubled nation like Nigeria was put to test recently as notable art collectors, patrons and lovers gathered at Omenka Gallery, Ikoyi for another solo exhibition by a contemporary Nigerian artist, Ebenezer Akinola, tagged Where Do We Go from Here?The exhibition which opened on November 12 and will end on 21 featured about 32 Portraits and figure studies that form part of the artist’s recent works. Akinola’s work bears influence from several cult
  
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• Ekwueme lived a life of inspirational vision- Ex-CBN Chief

  20-11-2017 19:15
  Kingsley Moghalu, former CBN Deputy governor have added his voice to the growing tribute for late Alex Ekwueme who died Sunday night in a London clinic.
  Dr EkwuemeMoghalu in a statement described the former Vice President as an entrepreneur who defined new generation of indigenous architects and the epitome of excellence and selfless service.
  The statement read: “I am deeply saddened about the passing of Chief Alex Ekwueme, former Vice President of Nigeria and the Ide of Oko. Nigeria
  
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• APGA thanks Anambra electorates

  20-11-2017 19:12
  The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has expressed gratitude to the electorate in Anambra for voting massively for the party and its candidate, Chief Willie Obiano, on Saturday.
  Obiano emerged victorious in the Nov. 18 governorship election, which will see him being in office as governor for a second term.
  Addressing newsmen at Amawbia, near Awka, the National Chairman of the party, Chief Victor Oye, said the victory recorded by Obiano was overwhelming and unprecedented in the history of t
  
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• CBN injects $210m into Forex market

  20-11-2017 19:11
  As the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) commenced its last meeting for 2017, the bank injected has 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market.
  The CBN Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, said the interventions were in the Wholesale, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and invisibles windows.
  He said the bank offered the 100 million dollars to the wholesale segment, while th
  
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• NAFDAC uncovers contraband in Onitsha

  20-11-2017 19:10
  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday uncovered 30 different banned and unregistered products worth millions of naira in Onitsha, Anambra, an official has said.
  Mrs Christiana Essenwa, a Deputy Director of NAFDAC, said this when she conducted newsmen round the uncompleted building where the contraband were discovered.
  She listed some of the banned products to include rice, vegetable oil, tomato paste, tomato ketchup and toilet and medicated soap
  
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• Anambra election: IPAC commends INEC, security agents

  20-11-2017 19:09
  The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Anambra chapter, has commended the improved performance of security agents and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during Saturday’s governorship election.
  The Chairman of the Council, Chief Barth Igwedibia, told newsmen on Monday in Awka that the exercise was peaceful due to the transparent conduct of the election by INEC and the absence of intimidation of political opponents by security agents,
  He said that if both INEC and securi
  
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• Ekwueme’s death, shocking- Obasanjo

  20-11-2017 19:08
  Former President, Chief OIusegun Obasanjo has described the death of the first civilian Vice-President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ekwueme as a shock.
  Obasanjo said this in a statement signed by his Media aide, Kehinde Akinyemib on Monday in Abeokuta.
  Obasanjo noted that Ekwueme was a great Nigerian who devoted his life to distinguished service of his fatherland.
  “The late Ekwueme was a selfless, disciplined and patriotic Nigerian, who lived a worthy and exemplary life.
  “His irrepressible th
  
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• Boko Haram insurgents behead six in Borno

  20-11-2017 19:06
  Jere (Borno) – The Islamic Boko Haram group has beheaded six farmers at Dimge plantation in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno.A picture taken in Maiduguri, Borno State in northcentral Nigeria, on October 4, 2017 shows the headquaters of Operation Lafiya Dole.
  The United Kingdom is providing expert training to the Nigerian military in helping to develop the skills necessary to tackle the terror threat of Boko Haram in North East Nigeria. Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency began in
  
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• Nigerians deserve to know why Nigeria Airways failed –Buhari

  20-11-2017 18:55
  Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he was under tremendous pressure from some prominent Nigerians desirous of establishing another national carrier for Nigeria.
  He, however, said his position remained that Nigerians need to know how the nation lost the former national carrier, Nigeria Airways.
  According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari spoke while receiving the president of the International Civil Aviation O
  
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• Ekwueme: Nigeria has lost an icon – Gbenga Daniel

  20-11-2017 18:54
  Late former Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme has been described as a national icon whose contributions helped to stabilise democratic ideals in the nation’s polity.
  Former Vice President Alex EkwuemeFormer Governor of Ogun State, Otunba (Engr.) Gbenga Daniel stated this in his condolence message on the death of the highly revered statesman who was, until his death, among the few remaining titans of modern Nigerian politics.
  According to the former governor, late Ekwueme
  
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• We’ll finalise process for return of $321m looted money by December – FG

  20-11-2017 18:51
  The Presidency on Monday says that Nigerian Government is concluding plans, latest by December, with the Switzerland Government for the repatriation of $321m looted from Nigeria.
  The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Justice Reforms, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku, made the disclosure at the Conversation on Anti-corruption Campaign organised by the Centre for Democratic Development in Abuja.
  She said that before now, Nigeria had no agreement or Memoranda of Understanding with fo
  
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• Arsenal name Mislintat head of recruitment

  20-11-2017 18:48
  Arsenal have appointed Borussia Dortmund’s chief scout Sven Mislintat as their new head of recruitment, the Premier League club announced on Monday.
  Sven MislintatMislintat has spent 10 years at Dortmund and is credited with helping to recruit players such as Shinji Kagawa, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane Dembele and Christian Pulisic.
  The 45-year-old German will take up his new role in December, working alongside Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and chief executive Ivan Gazidis to identif
  
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• Anambra election: Ngige congratulates Obiano

  20-11-2017 18:48
  By Johnbosco AgbakwuruABUJA – THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has congratulated Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on his victory at the last Saturday’s governorship election.Ngige
  Ngige in his felicitation message said a historic opportunity has been offered to the Governor to complete his on-going projects and take on other critical areas he couldn’t commence in his first term.
  He said, “The people of Anambra has offered Governor Obiano a
  
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• EFCC re-arraigns two over N7.3bn oil fraud

  20-11-2017 18:45
  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, on Monday, November 20, 2017, re-arraigned the duo of Ogbor Elliot, Managing Director, Danium Energy Services Limited, and Godwin Okoronkwo, Managing Director, Petrosol Energy Limited, before Justice M.S. Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a 10-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretense, conspiracy and forgery to the tune of N7, 300,000,000(Seven Billion, Three Million Naira).
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• Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terror

  20-11-2017 18:38
  President Donald Trump on Monday declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, returning Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear-armed pariah regime to a short blacklist of targeted US foes.
  “Should have happened a long time ago. Should have happened years ago,” Trump declared, announcing the designation at the start of a White House cabinet meeting.
  North Korea is already under a wide array of United States and United Nations sanctions, and the terror designation will not have much immedi
  
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• FG raises concern over Italy’s burial of 26 Nigerian migrants

  20-11-2017 18:38
  The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed surprise and shock over the sudden burial of the 26 Nigerian girls drowned in the Mediterranean Sea by Italian authorities nine days ahead of the slated date.
  The Italian Embassy earlier indicated to the DG NAPTIP that the burial will take place in Salerno, Italy on Nov. 26, 2017, but however went ahead with the burial on November, 17th2017.
  This position was made known at a joint news conference by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant
  
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