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Federal government to auction Diezani's jewellery seized by Lagos high court valued at $40m

FORMER petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke's 149 pieces of jewellery valued at $40m recently seized by the federal government is to be auctioned off with the proceeded remitted to the federation account.

 

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High commissioner George Oguntade pledges to support diaspora groups launching initiatives in Nigeria

NIGERIA'S high commissioner to the United Kingdom Justice George Oguntade has pledged to use his office to facilitate the ongoing process of the diaspora helping to boost education and other socio-economic programmes back home through a series of community initiatives.

 

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Southern and Middle Belt leaders refuse to participate in security summit over Macban's attendance

REPRSENTATIVES of several Middle Belt and southern socio-cultural groups have shunned a security summit called by former military head of state General Abdulsalam Abubakar because the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) was invited.

 

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Akeredolu visits Ondo State House of Assembly and finds out snake story was manufactured

GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State paid a surprise visit to the state house of assembly to investigate claims that a snake fell into the chambers when lawmakers were sitting and got those present to confirm that the whole story was made up.

 

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Ruga is a clarion call to the Christian Association of Nigeria to come up with an economic blueprint that includes a livestock production plan

By Ayo Akinfe 

[1] We have been debating this Ruga matter for about a month now and there is a universal consensus that the plan was ill-thought out, irresponsible, divisive and economically illogical. Even the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association ofNigeria (Macban) has distanced itself from it, saying that as a body, it fails to see how any herdsman will benefit from the idea

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West Ham's teenage goalkeeper Daniel Jinadu agrees to switch his loyalty to Nigeria

WEST Ham's teenage goalkeeper Daniel Jinadu has agreed to switch his loyalty from England to Nigeria and commit his international to the Super Eagles despite having featured for English U15 and U16 teams.

 

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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to face partial shutdown for four months as rehabilitation work continues

NIGERIA'S busiest motorway the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will face a partial shutdown for four months as from August 3 as the federal government carries out repairs on the road in response to calls for it to be rehabilitated.

 

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Ooni of Ife congratulates Boris Johnson urging him to remember his promise to Africa

OONI of Ife Oba Enitan  Adeyeye Ogunwusi has sent a congratulatory message to the new British prime minister Boris Johnson reminding him of the need to remember a promise he made to protect Africa's interest.

 

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Sirika promises to revisit national carrier Nigeria if re-appointed as aviation minister

FORMER aviation minister Hadi Sirika has promised to revisit plans to float a national carrier called Nigeria Air he is re-appointed to his previous position by President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

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