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The Late 5: LUTH resident doctors protest, issue ultimatum to management; Over 30 killed as gunmen raid Katsina communities | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Presidency sets up task force to clear Apapa gridlock within two weeks The Presidency on Wednesday has set up a task force…
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Just In: Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa steps down from Presidential Election Petition Tribunal
President of the Court of Appeal and Chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa has stepped down from the panel sitting in Abuja for personal reasons. The People's…
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4 Nigerians among 166 scholars granted Canada’s most prestigious academic scholarship
The Canadian government has announced the 2019 Vanier Scholarships awarded to graduate students who demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement. Valued at $50,000 per year for…
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The Big 5: Wike offered me billions to compromise Rivers polls – General Jamil Sarham; Suspected herdsmen kill one, injure another in Delta | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Don't use our party to seek relevance - PDP tells Tinubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday, accused national leader…
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The Late 5: Teaching hospitals are overburdened, lack proper funding – Adewole; Court strikes out case seeking to stop Ihedioha’s inauguration | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Reps pass bill ending B.Sc-HND dichotomy The House of Representatives has passed a bill which abolished the existing dichotomy between Polytechnic Higher…
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The NDLEA has destroyed 3,900 hectares of cannabis in Ondo and we are confused
One of the buzziest conversation last week was governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Thailand to learn how to grow cannabis and urged the Nigerian government to tap into the…
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The Big 5: INEC withdraws 25 certificates of return issued to candidates; Buhari sacks FAAN MD, appoints Rabiu Yadudu | Other top stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: FG unveils details of May 29, June 12 celebrations Presidential inauguration on 29 May 2019, activities leading to the inauguration of President…
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The Late 5: Naira Marley arraigned, remanded in prison; Tribunal dismisses Adelabu, APC’s application to recount ballot papers | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Tribunal dismisses Adelabu, APC's application to recount ballot papers The Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed an application filed by…
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The Big 5: Buhari incapable of stopping Boko Haram and herdsmen killings – Obasanjo; Lai Mohammed accuses PDP of attempts to sabotage Buhari’s govt | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Atuku, PDP dismisses INEC's denials, demand access to servers, results The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the February…
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Entertainment roundup: Santi releases debut album ‘Mandy and The Jungle’; Asa releases new single ‘The Beginning’ after five-year hiatus | Other stories
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Santi releases debut…
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FG approves N30,000 as new allowance for NYSC, EFCC files 11 charges against Naira Marley and other stories that made the headlines this week
Here are the ten stories that drove conversation this week: FG approves 30,000 as new allowance for NYSC The Federal Government has increased the monthly allowance of members of the…
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The Late 5: Court strikes out suit challenging Onnoghen’s suspension; Lalong emerges as chairman of Northern Governor’s Forum | Other stories
Here the stories that drove conversation today: Court strikes out suit challenging Onnoghen's suspension According to Channels, the Supreme Court struck out an application by the Cross River Government challenging…
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The Big 5: Senate approves June 12 as Democracy Day; Fayemi nullifies employments made by Fayose since July, 2018 | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Fayemi nullifies employments made by Fayose since July, 2018 The Ekiti State government has nullified the employment of over 2,000…
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The Late 5: EFCC files 11 charges against Naira Marley; INEC shifts Kogi, Balyesa guber polls to Nov 16 | Other stories
Here are stories that drove conversation today: EFCC files 11 charges against Naira Marley According to Punch, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has preferred 11 charges bordering on fraud…
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The Big 5: Tribunal fixes May 22 for hearing of PDP’s motion; Oshiomhole, APC instigating EFCC to arrest me – Okorocha | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Oshiomhole, APC instigating EFCC to arrest me - Okorocha Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has accused the National Chairman of…
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The Late 5: Senate panel endorses Emefiele for second term, dismisses ‘stolen’ N500bn allegation; Court nullifies appointment of new emirs in Kano | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Ben Murray-Bruce calls for population control to reduce poverty “What’s our population control policy? Does anybody care how many children we have?…
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The Big 5: We are not planning to overthrow Buhari – Military; US suspends drop box visa applications in Nigeria | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Air Force, ground troops neutralize 12 bandits, rescue 15 kidnapped victims The Nigerian Air Force has said 12 bandits have…
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The Late 5: FG inaugurates implementation committee for new minimum wage; Reps reject bill restricting public officials from foreign medical trips | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: FG to inaugurate implementation committee on new minimum wage The federal government on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurateed the N30,000 new national minimum…
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The Big 5: Ganduje presents staff of office to new emirs; Oshiomhole denies attacking Kogi gov, Bello over APC ticket | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Ganduje presents staff of office to new Emirs Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, has presented the staff of office to…
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The Late 5: Court fixes June 3 to hear suit against appointment of Acting CJN; Basiran replaces Shogunle as head of Police CRU – Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Court fixes June 3 to hear suit against appointment of Acting CJN The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed June…
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Just In: Shocker for Sowore as AAC suspends him and nine others; appoint Acting Chair
Publisher of Sahara Reporters and Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the March 23 presidential election, Omoyele Sowore along with nine others, including its Deputy National Chairman (South West), Ogunlana Rotimi…
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The Presidency wants you to know that Buhari will be sworn in on May 29, and not June 12
With so much happening in the country, from the uptick in kidnaps and attacks to the general feeling of how hopeless Nigeria is currently, we all can agree that the…
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The Big 5: EFCC seizes Saraki’s houses in Ikoyi, marks others; Gunmen invade Katsina village, set houses ablaze | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: EFCC seizes Saraki's houses in Ikoyi, marks others According to Punch, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized…
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Kano Assembly reduces Emir Sanusi’s influence, creates four new emirates, Buhari nominates Emefiele as CBN governor for second term and other stories that made the headlines this week
Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: Kano Assembly reduces Emir Sanusi’s influence, creates four new emirates Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano on Wednesday signed a bill that sought…
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The Late 5: Naira Marley, Zlatan, others arrested by EFCC over internet fraud; JAMB sets date for release of results | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: JAMB sets date for release for results The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will release the results of…
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Court of Appeal dismisses Onnoghen’s suit challenging order to vacate office
According to ThisDay, a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, challenging the veracity of the…
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The Big 5: Total blackout in Abuja, other states as national grid collapses again; Adeleke, PDP to challenge verdict at Supreme Court | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today National grid collapses again The national electricity grid suffered a major failure on Wednesday, seizing power supply to homes and…
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The Late 5: Buhari nominates Emefiele as CBN governor for second term; Jigawa House of Assembly removes speaker | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Buhari nominates Emefiele as CBN governor for second term President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin…
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The Court of Appeal has nullified the victory of dancing senator Ademola Adeleke
According to Premium Times, the Court of Appeal has nullified the electoral victory of erstwhile dancing senator Ademola Adeleke in the Osun guber election petition tribunal. This is coming after…
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Statue-erecting governor Okorocha has accused INEC, APC of trying to kill his senatorial ambition
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seemingly refusing to acknowledge Rochas Okorocha as a senator-elect has since generated a lot of controversy. It's been a talking point, with Okorocha recently launching…
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