Below are the headlines found on The Punch Online Newspaper for today, Wednesday, 30 August, 2017.

Senator Uchendu gets certificate of return, attacks Wike
Wed, 30 Aug 2017
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued a certificate of return to the candidate of the All Progressives Candidate in the Rivers East Senatorial District in the 2015 general elections, Mr. Andrew Uchendu. This followed the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which upheld the June 29, 2017 ruling of []
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Rethinking the proposed law on 'hate speech
Wed, 30 Aug 2017
With hammer and tongs, the Federal Government is about to criminalise 'hate speech.' A new bill to this effect is receiving the attention of the National Assembly. Already, the executive and legislature have closed ranks, with a target to pass the law that will cauterise speech deemed incendiary, in a record time. However, it seems []
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Enugu APC threatens to expel minister
Wed, 30 Aug 2017
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has threatened to expel the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, for allegedly altering the list of delegates that will participate in the party's coming national convention. The Chairman of the APC in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, issued the threat at []
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55 NNPC top managers affected in major shake-up
Wed, 30 Aug 2017
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday announced the reorganisation of its management staff in a major shake-up that affected 55 top executives. The NNPC's Group Managing Director, Maikanti Baru, said the new appointments would not only help to position the corporation for the challenges ahead but help fill the gaps created []
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Streamlining artisanal business will create job opportunities
Wed, 30 Aug 2017
I remember when I visited Zakibiam Yam Market in Benue State in the year 2000. There I saw women hawking drinking water with earthenware pots. I lived in Kaduna at the time and that appeared anachronistic compared to what we had there. In Kaduna, water was hawked in knotted cellophane bags. Sometimes, they had blocks []
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Your financial future is being created today
Wed, 30 Aug 2017
Author of 'Practical Steps to Financial Independence' and personal finance coach, USIERE UKO, writes about the future consequences of our current spending patterns Your financial future can be predicted by your current expenditure pattern. It is not rocket science. The clue as to where you are heading financially, irrespective of your level of income, is []
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