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1. NIGERIA’S POPULATION TO OVERTAKE US BY 2050 – UN

The United Nations (UN) has said Nigeria’s population is set to overtake the US by 2050.

2. WE WILL CRUSH APC IN 2018 – FAYOSE

The Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday said a government of nepotism cannot stand and so the APC will be ‘crushed’ in 2018 in the state.

3. NIGERIA’S UNITY IS SACROSANCT, NON-NEGOTIABLE – GOVERNORS

Nigerian governors have said the unity of the country is sacrosanct and non-negotiable.

4. US SENATOR HAD SECRET MEETING WITH NORTH KOREA TO FREE OTTO WARMBIER

The office of Senator Rob Portman revealed he met with the North Korean delegation to the United Nations in December to seek the release of Otto Warmbier, the American student detained in January 2016.

5. MASSOB TACKLES S’EAST GOVS FOR WEARING ‘HAUSA/FULANI ATTIRE’

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, on Wednesday chided South-East governors for wearing “Hausa/Fulani traditional attire” at public functions.

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