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The Late 5: Deji Adeyanju releases audio of Charly Boy’s collusion with Buhari campaign; FG closes case against Onnoghen | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Carleton University announces memorial fund, poetry contest for Pius Adesanmi As part of efforts to memorialise and honour the late Pius Adesanmi,…
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‘A new grassroot is being curated’ | RED Co-founder, Adebola Williams says in interview on #HowToWinElectionsInAfrica
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RED | For Africa, Adebola Williams has underscored the importance of youth participation in politics in the trajectory of leadership change throughout Africa and Nigeria in…
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Adebola Williams speaks with Mark Amaza in tweet chat on #HowToWinElectionsInAfrica | Full interview
Adebola Williams, CEO of RED | For Africa engaged journalist Mark Amaza to discuss the extensive work StateCraft Inc. has done on the continent via social media and gave some…
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The Big 5: 10 feared dead in fresh herdsmen attack in Benue; PDP, Atiku in post-election trauma, depression – APC | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Rowdy session as senate condemns militarisation of 2019 polls The Senate had a rowdy session on Wednesday condemning the alleged use…
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The Late 5: Agbaje denies dumping PDP; I’ll reclaim my mandate, Atiku vows | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Buhari declines assent to five bills President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday declined assent to five bills passed by the National Assembly. …
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The Big 5: Buhari condoles with Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi over cyclone; We have enough facts to unseat Buhari – Atiku’s legal team Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: We have enough facts to unseat Buhari - Atiku's legal team The lead lawyer representing Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples…
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The Late 5: Labour urges FG to implement new minimum wage before May 1; INEC to proceed with supplementary elections in Bauchi | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Senate joins reps, passes 2019 budget for second reading Nigeria’s 2019 budget was on Tuesday passed for second reading at the Senate.…
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Success’ viral video: Delta state govt. suspends school head teacher because the school needs more fame and publicity
Following the viral video that showed a schoolgirl, Success Adebor, protesting against the decision of Okotie-Eboh Primary School in Sapele, Delta, to send her home over her parents’ failure to pay her…
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The Big 5: Boko Haram attacks Adamawa community; My asset declaration forms were tampered with – Onnoghen tells CCT | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Atiku, PDP files petition against Buhari's election The Peoples Democratic Party is currently filing its petition challenging the declaration of President…
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The Late 5: We don’t know if army rigged elections – INEC; Four rescued from another Lagos building collapse | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Court adjourns NBA President's trial A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Monday adjourned the trial of the President of…
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Just In: 4 rescued, others reportedly trapped as another 3-storey building collapse on Lagos Island
Less than one week after a three-storeyed building collapsed at Ita Faaji area of Lagos Island leading to the death of not less than 20 persons (including school children), a…
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The Big 5: You lack capacity to govern Imo – Okorocha fires at Ihedioha; Gbenga Daniel resigns from PDP, quits politics | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: Gbenga Daniel resigns from PDP, quits politics Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has resigned from the Peoples…
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Entertainment roundup: Marvel releases second trailer for ‘Avengers: Endgame’; Adesua Etomi-Wellington covers Vogue’s April issue | 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. Marvel releases second…
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Nigeria bans Boeing 737 Max 8 over Ethiopian Airlines crash, children feared dead in Lagos building collapse and other stories that made the headlines this week
Here are the top stories that drove conversation this week: Tribunal grants Buhari, APC access to poll items The All Progressives Congress has asked the presidential election tribunal to grant…
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The Late 5: FG condemns New Zealand mosque attacks; Lagos begin demolition of marked buildings | Other stories
Here are stories that drove conversation today: FG condemns New Zealand mosque attacks The Federal Government has condemned the terrorist attack on two places of worship in the city of…
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New Zealand faces its darkest day as White Supremacist kills 49 Muslims
New Zealand is faced with its darkest day as 49 people have been reported dead, following a terrorist attack on Friday. Owing to some unfortunate events in the past, an…
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The Big 5: Nigeria improves on HIV ranking, now fourth worst hit country in the world; Tribunal grants Buhari, APC access to poll items | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: NLC urges INEC to ensure credible supplementary polls The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Independent National Election Commission (INEC)…
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The Late 5: Nigerian soldiers kill 33 Boko Haram insurgents – MNJTF; INEC presents certificates of return to senators-elect | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Nigerian soldiers kill 33 Boko Haram insurgents - MNJTF The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Insurgency on Thursday said its troops…
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The Big 5: Six feared dead, many injured in Onitsha ghastly accident; Police arrests 18 suspects over alleged electoral offenses in Oyo | Other top stories
Here are the top stories that you should be monitoring today: Scores feared dead, many injured in Onitsha ghastly accident Several persons were crushed to death while scores were severely…
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The Late 5: Children feared dead, others trapped in Lagos building collapse; Nigeria bans Boeing 737 Max 8 over Ethiopian Airlines crash | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Nigeria bans Boeing 737 Max 8 over Ethiopian Airlines crash The Nigerian government has banned Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft from operating…
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The Big 5: INEC fixes March 23 for guber runoffs in six states; Boko Haram in disarray, fighters stranded – MNJTF | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: INEC fixes March 23 for guber runoffs in six states The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it would…
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The Late 5: Onnoghen misses CCT hearing as trial opens; No Boeing 737 Max 8 currently operates in Nigeria – NCAA | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Onnoghen misses CCT hearing as trial opens The embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, was absent at Tuesday’s Code of Conduct…
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The Big 5: INEC omits Okorocha’s name from senators-elect list; Soldiers stopped us from monitoring Rivers poll – EU observers | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: INEC declares PDP's Governor Ishaku winner of Taraba governorship election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the candidate…
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The Late 5: El-Rufai wins Kaduna governorship elections; Code of Conduct Tribunal orders daily of hearing of Onnoghen’s trial | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: El-Rufai wins Kaduna governorship elections The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, as winner of…
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Just In: Air Peace reacts to Boeing 737 MAX 8 ‘purchase’
Following Sunday's ill-fated crash of a Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 MAX 8 belonging to Ethiopian Airlines, and a similar crash of the same plane model belonging to Lion Air on 29th…
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The Big 5: Nigerian professor, Pius Adesanmi, dies in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash; PDP rejects suspension of electoral process in Rivers | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: PDP rejects suspension of electoral process in Rivers The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate release of the…
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APGA, APC kick as Governor Okezie Ikpeazu wins re-election bid
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election held in the state. According to the results…
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PDP’s Seyi Makinde is Oyo Governor-elect, trumps APC’s Adelabu by 167,000 votes
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared 51-year-old Seyi Makinde, governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), winner of the March 9 gubernatorial election held in Oyo. Declaring…
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Enugu Governor, Ugwuanyi polls 95.54 percent of valid votes to secure 2nd term victory
Enugu Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has won his bid for a second term following Sunday's declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) as the…
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APC wins Jigawa, Gombe governorship polls; clears all 30 assembly seats in Jigawa
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday's governorship election held in the North East state of Gombe, as its candidate Inuwa Yahaya garnered a total of 364,179 votes of …
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