The release of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls, Obasanjo’s claim to 3 million membership of the CNM and other stories that got people talking this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo; the immediate past Governor of Kano, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and some political parties have been meeting as part of moves to strategise for the 2019 elections. In one of such meetings, which held at Protea Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, Obasanjo was said to have... Read More

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March 23, 2018

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The Late 5: DSS narrates how it negotiated the release of the Dapchi schoolgirls, Russia accuses EU of anti-Russian campaign and other top stories

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government is ready to accept the “unconditional laying down of arms by any member of the Boko Haram group who shows strong commitment in that regard”. The president, who was speaking when he received the released Dapchi... Read More

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March 22, 2018

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The Big 5: Freed Dapchi schoolgirl narrates how 5 of them died in custody, Boris Johnson likens Russian World Cup to Hitler’s 1936 Olympics and other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. As reported by Channels Television, one of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls who secured freedom on Wednesday has narrated how five of them died of heart attack and stress caused by the trauma of the abduction while in custody of Boko Haram insurgents. The Federal... Read More

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March 1, 2018

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The Big 5: UN calls for release of missing Dapchi schoolgirls, Osinbajo reacts to Transparency International’s report and other top stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. The United Nations (UN) Wednesday, demanded that the abductors of the 110 pupils of the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, should release them immediately. The Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he “very much hopes that the perpetrators will be brought to justice, and... Read More

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