Kwankwaso ponders leaving APC as party hierarchy hounds him over his presidential ambition

FORMER Kano State governor Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso is said to be considering leaving the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following the party's moves to frustrate his 2019 presidential ambition.

 

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Hibiscus farmers generate over $35m in revenue during the course of 2017 as exports soar

NIGERIA has exported 1,983 containers of hibiscus flowers to Mexico over the last year generating revenue of $35m as part of the continued drive towards diversifying the economy and ending the reliance on crude oil.

 

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Boko Haram members jailed for 15 years over his role in the abduction of the Chibok girls

BOKO Haram member Haruna Yahaya has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a federal high court in Niger State over his role in the abduction of the Government Girls secondary School Chibok pupils in 2014.

 

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Diaspora investment group NDDIS to hold second business club meeting at London high commission on February 22

INVESTMENT promotion vehicle the Nigerian Direct Diaspora Investment Summit (NDDIS) is to host its next business club event at the high commission in central London on February 22.

 

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Fulani herdsmen's bodies divided over call for them to relocate their operations to Kano State

FULANI cattle herdsmen's bodies are divided over the recent call by the Kano State government urging them to move their operations to the state where they will be given enough land to graze their livestock free from farming communities.

 

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Nigeria's first ever Winter Olympics quartet hopeful of making history by winning medals

NIGERIA'S first ever contingent to a Winter Olympics are optimistic of creating history by picking up the country's first ever medals in what has traditionally been considered a Caucasian tournament.

 

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Atiku steps up his presidential electoral campaign with the pursuit of PDP delegates

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has stepped up his 2019 presidential campaign as his supporters have launched an Operation Woo Your Delegates programmed aimed at attracting members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 

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Manchester United blame Donald Trump's policies for its biggest loss in seven years

ENGLISH Premiership giants Manchester United have blamed tax cuts by President Donald Trump for a massive drop in its profits from the US that have resulted in it suffering a £29m loss over the last six months of 2017.

 

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Armed robbers storm Air Peace flight to Abuja just before it takes off from Lagos airport

ARMED robbers attacked an aircraft belonging to Air Peace at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos as it was about to take off opening its cargo hold in search of valuables.

 

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UK universities now start accepting fee payments from Nigerian students in naira

NIGERIAN students studying in Britain's universities will now be able to pay for their fees in naira after the British government through its export credit agency UK Export Finance (Ukef) agreed to start accepting such payments.

 

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