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Nigerian News
March 2, 2018

The Big 5: Ortom decries the living conditions of IDPs, Manchester City beat Arsenal again and other top stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. Security agents who have gone in search of the missing 110 Dapchi schoolgirls said they got a clue on Thursday. A member of the House of Representatives, Goni Bukar (Bursari/Yunusari/Gaidam) said the girls were still within Yobe. He said, “The girls are within Yobe. We... Read More
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Dapchi
March 1, 2018

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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February 28, 2018

The Big 5: Air Force deploys jets in search of missing 110 schoolgirls, N’Korea ‘providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories’ and other top stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. The Nigerian Air Force has deployed 100 fighter jets in the search of the 110 schoolgirls abducted on February 19. The students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe were abducted from their hostels by suspected members of Boko Haram. Twenty... Read More
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February 27, 2018

The Big 5: Nigerian Army, Police trade blame over abduction of 110 Dapchi girls, Trump says he would have run into Florida school unarmed and other stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. The Nigerian Army and the Police Monday, disagreed over who should be blamed for the February 19 abduction of 110 Dapchi schoolgirls. The Army said it “formally” handed over security in Dapchi to the Police as its men moved to another operation, but the Police... Read More
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February 24, 2018

‘Black Panther’ rakes in $500 million at the global box office, Boko Haram kidnap schoolgirls from Dapchi and, other top stories that drove conversation this week

These are the stories top ten that drove conversatition this week. After a five-year absence, the Catholic Church announced its return to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). A delegation of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, led by Rev. Fr. (Prof.) Cornelius Omonokhua appeared at the expanded National Executive Committee and quarterly meeting of CAN... Read More
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February 23, 2018

The Big 5: Jega urges FG, INEC to go to court on elections reorder, Arsenal survive Ostersunds scare and other top stories

These are the top stories from Nigeria you should be monitoring today. The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega urged the Federal Government, INEC and other interested parties to challenge the reordering of next year’s general elections by the National Assembly in a court of law. He corrected the... Read More
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February 22, 2018

The Big 5: Trump says teachers should be armed with guns, Troops bring back 50 girls abducted by Boko Haram and other top stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. Troops last night rescued pupils of the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) Dapchi, Yobe, who were reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents. The school was attacked on Monday by the terrorists, who took away some of the girls. The state government put the figure... Read More
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February 21, 2018

The Big 5: ‘Schoolgirls may have been taken in Yobe attack’, Trump moves to ban ‘bump-stock’ devices and other top stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. The governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai was at the centre of a controversy yesterday. Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna North) accused him of personally supervising the demolition of his property used as the secretariat of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.... Read More
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February 20, 2018

The Big 5: Wigan end Man City’s quadruple hopes, President Buhari says looters are denying their ill-gotten assets and other top stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo came under attack Monday for advising President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election and initiating the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM). Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka dismissed the CNM, saying he would need to have his head examined should he identify with... Read More
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February 19, 2018

The Big 5: IBB asks PDP to provide better alternative for Nigerians, Theresa May says UK university tuition fees will be reviewed and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. Catholic cleric John Onaiyekan yesterday lashed out at the Federal Government over its performance. Cardinal Onaiyekan, in a homily delivered at the opening Mass of the first 2018 plenary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), said the nation had slipped to the verge of... Read More
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February 17, 2018

The ‘spiritual’ disappearance of N36m from JAMB office, Army places bounty on Boko Haram leader Shekau and, other stories that drove conversation this week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded its investigations into the December 2015 massacre of members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria. The office of the prosecutor at the war crimes tribunal reached its preliminary conclusion into the killings in December 2017, submitted its findings to the Nigerian... Read More
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SERAP
February 16, 2018

The Big 5: Nigerian Army places bounty on Shekau, SGF says Nigeria has no alternative to President Buhari and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha yesterday said President Muhammadu Buhari will continue in office in 2019. “We don’t have an alternative to President Buhari for now. He will continue. The politics of this nation is no more the politics of... Read More
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February 15, 2018

The Big 5: Tinubu says APC is the only option, Jacob Zuma resigns and other top stories

These are the stories that you should be monitoring today. All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wednesday swung into action on his presidential mission of reconciling the party, which he says remains the only hope to improve the lives of Nigerians. Speaking when he visited the party’s secretariat in Abuja, he said the... Read More
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February 14, 2018

The Big 5: Osinbajo says States received N1.19trn from FG in 2 years, Tinubu asks Obasanjo, Babangida to let Nigeria move forward and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday enjoined former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military president Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to retire and “allow us to move our country forward”. Obasanjo, in a statement last month, slammed the Muhammadu Buhari administration and “advised the President... Read More
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February 13, 2018

The Big 5: Okorocha endorses son-in-law as successor, Ganduje promises 5 million votes for Buhari in 2019 and other stories

These are the stories from Nigeria you should be monitoring today. The governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha, has named his Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu as his successor in 2019. The governor at a meeting with members of the APC from Owerri Municipal Council Area, said his decision to support Nwosu is informed by the... Read More
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February 12, 2018

The Late 5: ISIS leader al-Baghdadi still alive, PDP accuses APC of sponsoring killings and other stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of sponsoring various killings in the country and must be held responsible for the death of innocent Nigerians. Secondus while speaking at the headquarters of the party... Read More
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February 10, 2018

The Late 5: Northern elders begin consultation for 2019, Frenchman wins Lagos City Marathon and other stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. Some politicians and elders from the northern part of the country have started consultations with other geo-political zones ahead of the 2019 elections. The politicians and elders, who converged on Abuja on Saturday, under the aegis of Northern Elders and Stakeholders Conversation, said stakeholders have agreed that the... Read More
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February 10, 2018

Osinbajo supports state police, Catholic Bishops ask President Buhari to act as a father and other stories that got people talking this week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Barr. Solomon Dalung, said President Buhari’s victory in 2015 against former president, Goodluck Jonathan, proved that one could win election in Nigeria without having money. Dalung said there was a brewing political revolution against ‘god-fatherism’ in the Nigerian political... Read More
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February 9, 2018

The Big 5: Osinbajo on state police, U.S. government shut down round 2 begins and other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. Over two months after they embarked on a strike, the non-teaching staff of Nigerian Federal Universities have vowed not to return to work until the Federal Government addresses their grievances. In an address read by the Archbishop of Jos and Conference President, Catholic Bishops’... Read More
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February 6, 2018

The Late 5: Saraki expresses sympathy for CCT Chairman, Antonio Conte will not be sacked and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. Senate President, Bukola Saraki Tuesday, expressed sympathy for the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar over his alleged travail in the hand of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Saraki in a post on his Facebook page said that the EFCC suddenly woke up... Read More
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February 5, 2018

The Late 5: Magu gives details of recovered funds to Reps, Boko Haram kill 2 in Borno and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly killed two persons and injured one in an attack carried out in Kofa village near Alau, Borno. The attack happened on Sunday evening, some 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from Maiduguri. The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim... Read More
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February 5, 2018

The Big 5: Army says Boko Haram has been completely defeated, Maina sues EFCC and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has ordered the arrest of the controversial spokesman of former Military President Ibrahim Babangida should he fail to turn himself up within 24 hours. Afegua is wanted for “issuing a fake statement.” Afegbua in the purported statement quoted the... Read More
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February 4, 2018

The Late 5: Reps discover another $202m missing from NIA coffers, IBB warns Buhari not to re-contest in 2019 and other stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. Less than two weeks after a similar advice from Olusegun Obasanjo, former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to re-contest in 2019. He urged Buhari to complete his first term and allow a new generation of leaders to take control of the affairs... Read More
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February 3, 2018

The Late 5: Lady Gaga cancels world tour due to “severe pain”, Dalung says President Buhari’s 2015 victory was a political revolution and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. The Muhammadu Buhari-administration has said that no fewer than 246.4 million meals have been served to primary school pupils across 20 states under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP). The Vice President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Laolu Akande gave the update Saturday, explaining that... Read More
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BBNaija
February 3, 2018

Obasanjo unveils the Coalition for Nigeria Movement, #BBNaija Season 3 begins and, other stories that drove conversation this week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. Canadian-based singer, Stephanie Otobo, who had accused Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries has recanted her story. She said she was paid by some politicians and some pastors to lie, opening herself to the risk of being convicted for blackmailing Suleman. Not too long after... Read More
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February 2, 2018

The Late 5: NUT warns 12 state governments still owing salaries, Arsene Wenger says Europe’s top five leagues is being destroyed and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari Friday, hosted the governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where they discussed human trafficking and how to re-orientate the Nigerians who were recently brought back from Libya. The Federal Government has renamed the Federal University, Ndufu-Ikwo, Ebonyi, after the late... Read More
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February 1, 2018

The Late 5: Rihanna not welcome in Senegal, IGP warns state govts against arming militia and vigilantes and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. The Nigerian Senate Thursday, expressed concern over the spread of Lassa Fever to fourteen states. It listed the affected states to include Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Imo, Kogi, Bauchi, Anambra, Benue, Federal Capital Territory, Abia, Ekiti and Delta. It also said that the outbreak of the disease which... Read More
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January 31, 2018

The Late 5: Olivier Giroud signs for Chelsea, President Buhari vows to review the country’s security architecture and other top stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. In a letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to review the entire national security architecture in the country. The letter dated January 25, 2018 was read by Saraki on the floor of the Senate. He wrote, “Action is being initiated... Read More
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January 31, 2018

The Big 5: NFF unveils new Super Falcons coach, Trump urges lawmakers to work towards bipartisan compromises and other stories

These are the stories from Nigeria you should be monitoring today. The Oyo State Government has said its reason for reviewing the 1957 Declaration on Olubadan Chieftaincy Laws is to balance history and promote peace and hierarchy in chieftaincy institution. This is a reaction to the State High Court’s judgment that the review is unconstitutional.... Read More
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January 30, 2018

The Late 5: Presidency, National Assembly to hold security summit on Farmers-Herdsmen crisis, Raila Odinga swears himself in as the “People’s President” and other stop stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, against the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of violating her various rights. Patience had in her suit filed on June 30, 2017,... Read More
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