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(Reuters) Gunfire has broken out in several Ivory Coast cities, including the commercial capital Abidjan, as a revolt by military personnel demanding higher wages and bonuses appeared to gain momentum.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/13/breaking-massive-gunfire-rocks-entire-ivory-coast-cities/

Davido And Akon Received Officially In To Gabon By The President Mr Ali Bongo Ondimba For The Grand Opening Of The AFCON Football Starting With Gabon Vs Guinea-Bissau By 5 P.m Tomorrow Saturday 14 February 2017.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/13/davido-akon-received-gabon/

Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-West, on Thursday, met in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for about five hours, where it was resolved that it was vital for the region to be more united.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/13/tinubu-fashola-apc-swest-governors-stakeholders-meet/

A couple living in Koko town in the Koko Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Kehinde and Kehinde Sarafa, have been burnt to death, with their children, in a fire that gutted their apartment.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/12/fire-outbreak-kills-husband-wife-3-children-kebbi/

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the trial of former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as mere political persecution, which is part of the plot of the cabal in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to incapacitate opposition figures in the country financially before the 2019 general elections.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/12/shema-being-persecuted-because-of-2019-fayose/

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a club owner and socialite, Mike Nwogu, who is popularly known as Pretty Mike, for dehumanising young women.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/12/police-picks-popular-lagos-club-owner-pretty-mike/

There is no end to the violence and killings in Rivers State, most of them politically induced.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/12/dsp-murdered-buried-grave-rivers-state/

Medic who performed op was ex-engineer who used skills to wrap latex condom around top of a bottle cap so that it wouldn’t damage his organs when being pulled out
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/12/doctor-removes-bottle-cap-mans-stomach/

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he did not send the Chairman of AA Oil, Abubakar Aliyu, or any other person to collect bribe in the $1.3bn Malabu oil deal.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/10/jonathan-breaks-silence-on-bribe-allegation/

A Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators on Tuesday fired Senator Muhammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District of Borno State as leader of the Senate.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/10/ndume-rejects-removal/

(AFP) Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan and his oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke received kickbacks as part of a$1.3 billion deal involving oil giants ENI and Shell, Italian prosecutors have said.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/10/jonathan-diezani-shared-466m-prosecutors/

Popular artist, Davido has just purchased a 2017 Mercedes GLA worth at least $33,425 and can be as much as $50,000!
http://naijashowbiz.com/2017/01/10/davido-buys-2017-mercedes-benz-gla/

The All Progressives Caucus in the Senate has sacked the Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, as its leader.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/10/senate-apc-caucus-kicks-out-ndume-replaces/

Three months after the shut down of National Open University of Nigeria’s (NOUN’s) website, www.noun.edu.ng, SKYTRENDNEWS.COM can authoritatively confirm that the institution will be launching its new website tomorrow.

http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/09/noun-launch-new-website-tomorrow/

The Ondo State Police Command has arraigned 15 men suspected to be members of various secret cults in Akure, the state capital, during the last Yuletide celebrations.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/05/nigeria-police-pick-15-secret-cult-members-ondo/

(BBC) Discussing female menstruation publicly is something of a taboo in Zambia.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/05/drama-debate-zambia-gives-women-day-off-menstruation/

The Coca-Cola Company, with the help of the American Beverage Association, is deceiving consumers about the harms of consuming Coke and other sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a complaint filed in federal court in California.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/05/coca-cola-dragged-court-deceiving-consumers-sugary/

(BBC) The head of Gambia’s army has given his full backing to the country’s president, Yahya Jammeh, amid a deepening political crisis.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/04/full-backing-jammeh-gambian-army-chief/

The National Committee of Yoruba Youth (NCYY) have described as mischievous, the assertion by the governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, accusing the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai of corruption, amongst many other allegations.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/04/buratai-governor-fayose-is-mischievous-says-yoruba-group/

A cult leader in Omoku, ONELGA, Rivers State, popularly called “Jungle boy” and his nasty gang that have been terrorising the people in the environment were this morning killed by Nigerian soldiers.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/04/nigerian-troops-kill-terror-cult-leader-jungle-boy-gang-members-rivers-photos/

(NAN) Nigeria plans to spend about N270 billion over three years for the rehabilitation of 50 bridges, following the decay of many of the existing ones.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/04/nigeria-spend-n270bn-renovate-50-bridges-fasola/

The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2015 saved Nigeria from going into extinction.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/04/buhari-nigeria-gone-extinction-northern-governors/

President Muhammadu Buhari has removed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir David Lawal as chairman of the presidential committee on the reconstitution of federal government boards of parastatals, agencies and commissions.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/03/buhari-fires-babachir-lawal-chairman-new-boards-committee/

Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Tuesday pledged that the Nigerian Senate, upon resumption, will look into the crises that have led to the wanton loss of lives and property in the Southern part of Kaduna State, in recent times.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/03/senate-probe-southern-kaduna-killings/

The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Minna‎, Most Rev. Martin Uzorukwu, has said that churches cannot accomplish their projects due to the nation’s current economic recession.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/02/income-nigerian-churches-plummets-recession-hits-members/

Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State, is arguably the second Northern Nigerian city of Kano. Over the decades, it has lost some of its charms to Abuja.
http://completegoodnews.com/2017/01/02/5-exciting-places-fun-kaduna-city-nigeria/

Nigeria’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves has ended 2016 at a positive note of $25.78 billion, after gaining $420 million in seven days.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/02/nigerias-reserves-25-8bn-new-year-gains-420-million-7-days/

(NAN) Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the latest extra judicial killing of a Nigerian in South Africa as “worrying and condemnable”.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/02/govt-condemns-killing-nigerian-safrica-keeps-mum-kaduna/

In June of last year, video was released that purported to show Borno state emergency management agency, SEMA staff repackaging bags of grain meant for IDPs in unbranded commercial bags.
http://skytrendnews.com/2017/01/01/boko-haram-routed-north-easterners-death/

(AFP) Beijing has fined the Chinese unit of General Motors nearly $29 million for “infringing on the rights of consumers and its competitors” via price-fixing, Shanghai authorities said.
http://skytrendnews.com/2016/12/24/china-slams-general-motors-29-million/

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) wants the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to drop President Muhammadu Buhari as the joint chairman of the committee mediating over the political impasse in The Gambia.
http://skytrendnews.com/2016/12/24/buhari-not-qualify-mediate-gambian-crisis-huriwa/

(AFP) Sex with robots is “just around the corner”, an expert told a global conference in London this week featuring interactive intimacy gadgets and discussions on the ethics of relationships with humanoids.
http://completegoodnews.com/2016/12/24/discovery-marriage-sex-now-made-possible-robots/