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The coast is now clear for Nigerians to go to the polls for another round of general elections in 2019. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the time-table for the exercise. Political gladiators have also begun to dust their shoes in preparation for the game they feel they know best. But the real issue before Nigerians now is how to vote only credible candidates.

The question on the lips of many is; will Nigerians vote for the right people as the only way out of the current political and socio-economic quagmire plaguing the country? Voting the right people into power in 2019 is the only way to survive this current wave of economic downturn. With the situation on ground, there is the need for us to look beyond political patronage in casting our votes come 2019 because failure to take the right decision will plunge the country into another sad story........

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The northern Edo State town of Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, about two hours drive from the state capital of Benin was thrown into deep mourning yesterday following a bloody bank robbery by dare devil robbers which resulted in the death of 12 persons.
Two banks, Unity Bank and Keystone Bank were robbed by the gun-trotting hoodlums who laid a siege on the quiet town.

Also among those reportedly killed in the police station were two detainees who were said to have been arrested yesterday morning for minor offences; one of them was reportedly arrested for incomplete vehicle particulars.

As at the time of this report, the Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor said information about the attack was still sketchy and would release more details later....

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President Donald Trump’s parents-in-law have become US citizens in a private ceremony.
Viktor and Amalija Knavs, Melania Trump’s Slovenian-born parents, took the oath of citizenship in New York on Thursday, their lawyer confirmed.

He said the pair had been living in the US on green cards sponsored by Mrs Trump.
President Trump has railed against family-based or “chain” immigration in the past.
He argues instead for a merit-based system prioritising professionals over relatives, and has drawn criticism for his vocal attacks on immigration laws and immigrants.....

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…AFRIMA Nominees List to be unveiled on August 14 2018

The 13-man International Jury of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, has arrived Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 ahead of a week-long adjudication process following the closing of entries where 8,009 songs/videos were received for the 5th edition of the annual awards event

From Thursday, August 8 to Tuesday, August 14, event hospitality partner, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, will provide a secure venue for the AFRIMA International Jury members representing the five regions of Africa, the diaspora (Europe and North America) and the African Union Commission who are tasked with the responsibility of deciding which artistes and or recordings make it to the 5th AFRIMA Nominees List that would be unveiled to the world on Tuesday, August 14.....

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NIGERIA is a society whose fabric has been warped by decades of misgovernance by an extremely self-centred power elite. As a result, what is considered as noble and worthy of emulation in more sedate societies are generally overlooked while valuable attention is focused on barbaric political contests which have little or nothing to do with the interests of the common people.

On Saturday July 28, 2018, a 36- year-old Port Harcourt resident, identified as Mr. Joe Blankson, lost his life on the Abonnema-Bakana waterways in Rivers State while trying to rescue fellow citizens after their boat capsized. According to eye witnesses, Blankson was able to rescue 13 people but on his fourteenth effort he died, probably from exhaustion.

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