Buratai admits that 23 soldiers were killed in Metele attack saying foreign fighters assisted Boko Haram

NIGERIAN Amy commanders have admitted that 23 of their troops were killed and 31 injured in the recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the military garrison in Metele in Borno State.

 

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Isaac Success signs new four year deal with Watford that will keep him at Vicarage Road until 2023

SUPER Eagles striker Isaac Success has signed a new five year contract with English Premier League side Watford that will keep him at Vicarage Road until 2023 following his impressive form this season.

 

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PDP inaugurates 154 -man national campaign council in desperate bid to oust Buhari from office

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a 154-man campaign council to run its 2019 elections in a spirited attempt to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

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Oyo State government imposes religious tax of N60,000 on faith houses to pay for security

OYO State government has imposed a religious tax of N60,000 ($165) a year on faith houses in a bid to raise internally generated revenue desperately needed to assist law enforcement agencies as part of a drive to improve security.

 

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Togolese cook accused of murdering Credit Switch Technology boos Chief Bademosi dies in police custody

TOGOLESE cook Sunday Adefonou Anani accused of murdering the chairman of Credit Switch Technology Chief Ope Bademosi earlier this month has been reported dead while in police custody.

 

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Olisa Metuh says he can no longer feed his family because EFCC have frozen all his bank accounts

FORMER People’s Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Prince Olisa Metuh has told a federal high court that he can no longer feed his family because his bank accounts have been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

 

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Rochas calls those opposed him and Uche Nwosu as sell-outs who have turned Igboland into a shopping centre

GOVERNOR Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has described Igbo leaders opposed to his senatorial ambition and plans by his son-in-law to succeed him as sell-outs who have turned Igboland into a shopping centre where everyone else can come and buy people.

 

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Russia's state-owned VTB Bank accidentally credits African nation with $12bn unexplained loan

RUSSIAN state financial institution VTB Bank accidentally credited the Central African Republic (Car) with $12bn in what has been described as an accounting error according to its quarterly financial report published by the Russian Central Bank.

 

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Atiku visits Ekweremadu in a final quest to get him to sheath his sword and accept Peter Obi's candidacy

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has visited deputy senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu in a bid to get him to sheath his sword and accept his decision to pick for Anambra State governor Peter Obi as his running mate.

 

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Rohr steps up his pursuit of diasporans with Maja, Billing and Odubajo all on his radar

SUNDERLAND teenager Josh Maja looks set to make his international bow for Nigeria in the run-up to the 2019 African Cup of Nations after accepting an invitation from Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr.

 

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