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New details emerge about ex-Defence Chief, Alex Badeh’s death
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– The former Chief of Defense Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh was in his Toyota Tundra truck with registration number MUB 396 AA when he was shot by some unknown gunmen at a location in Gitata community on Keffi-Bade road, Nasarawa State.

https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/12/20/new-details-alex-badeh

Presidential Debate: Sowore drags NEDG, BON to court over exclusion

NEWS DIGEST – The Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Mr Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday filed a suit against the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG).

Sowore sued the NEDG over the exclusion of his party’s Vice-Presidential Candidate, Mr Rabiu Rufai, in the debate which held on Dec. 14.

Murder of Alex Badeh: What an insider told me, by Femi Fani-Kayode
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– The sad and brutal assassination of the former Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, a day after President Buhari’s birthday, is a despicable and cowardly act.

https://newsdigest.ng/opinion/2018/12/19/alex-badeh-fani-kayode

Excellon Drops New Song, ‘Amarachi’ (Listen)
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– Afro-pop music sensation, Excellon drops a new single and its titled “Amarachi”

The love themed single has an amazing vibe and is produced by the super-talented Emmyzyz who has produced several of his hit singles in the past.

https://newsdigest.ng/entertainment/2018/12/16/excellon-new-song-amarachi

2019: Why Buhari, APC may run lowkey campaign
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– In line with the state of the economy, President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) may run a low-profile campaign for 2019 presidential poll.

https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/12/16/buhari-apc-lowkey-campaign

Four killed as Ganduje flags off re-election campaign in Kano
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– Four persons were reportedly killed in a week as Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduge flagged off his reelection campaign in Bichi and Rano local government areas of the state.

https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/12/16/ganduje-flag-off-campaign-kano

GandujeGate: Group urges CJN to investigate bribery allegations against Kano governor
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The provisions of Section 52 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act states: “52.-(1) When an allegation of corruption or anything purporting to contravene any provision of this Act is made against the President or the Vice-President of Nigeria or against any State Government or Deputy Governor, the Chief Justice of the Federation shall, if satisfied that sufficient ......

https://newsdigest.ng/state-news/2018/12/16/gandujegate-bribery-heda-kano

2019: Northern leaders dump Buhari, react to Aisha’s ‘two-men’ controlling FG claim
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–The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, have stated their position on its preferred presidential candidate ahead of the forthcoming 2019 election.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/12/12/northern-leaders-dump-buhari

Peace Accord signing: I wasn’t invited, Atiku gives reason for absence
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–Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he was not “formally invited” to the national peace accord for the 2019 elections.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/12/12/peace-accord-signing-atiku-absence

It’s obvious, Nigeria is the food basket of the world, Osinbajo says
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–Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says it is becoming clearer that Africa, and indeed Nigeria, is the food basket of the world.

https://newsdigest.ng/editors-pick/2018/12/12/nigeria-food-basket-world-osinbajo

We can only cope, but there are no solutions to Nigeria’s problems’
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–Matthew Kukah, the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, says there are no solutions to Nigeria’s problems.

https://newsdigest.ng/editors-pick/2018/12/12/cope-solutions-nigerias-problems

Leave Buhari’s govt, it’s a ‘One-chance vehicle’, Bolaji Abdullahi tells APC members
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–Former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has described the President Muhammadu Buhari led government as a “one chance vehicle.”

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/12/12/buharis-govt-one-chance-bolaji-abdullahi

In Germany, Osinbajo says ‘Nigeria’s greatest problem remains grand corruption’
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–Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the problem with Nigeria is not about resources or planning, but the poor management of resources in the past.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/12/10/osinbajo-nigerias-greatest-problem-corruption

Student hacked to death during ‘testing juju’
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Favour, who was in Senior Secondary II, was said to be contesting the efficacy of a charm with the suspect on who actually had superior power, during which he was stabbed in the chest and later......

https://newsdigest.ng/metro/2018/12/08/student-stabbed-juju-testing

Albert Einstein’s letter doubting God auctioned for $2.89m
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–A handwritten letter by Albert Einstein in which the physicist doubts the existence of God was auctioned on Tuesday for $2.89 million.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/12/05/einstein-letter-god-auctioned

Polaris Bank customers nationwide denied access to transactions
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– Nationwide, customers of Polaris bank, formerly known as Skye Bank, have been unable to make both offline and online transactions.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/12/05/polaris-bank-denied-access/

Senate probes NPA over N177billion unremitted fund
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–The Nigerian Senate has given its committee on Marine Transport three days to determine if a N177 billion unremitted fund is still in the custody of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA).

https://newsdigest.ng/editors-pick/2018/11/29/senate-probes-npa-unremitted-fund

Togolese cook who murdered Credit Switch Tech boss dead
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– A 22 year Togolese Cook Sunday Adefonou Anani, who was alleged to have murdered his boss, Chief Opeyemi Badamosi Chairman of Credit Switch Technology, is dead, Vanguard Newspaper reports.

https://newsdigest.ng/metro/2018/11/28/togolese-cook-credit-switch

On Boko Haram: Buhari, 5 Presidents meet in Chad tomorrow
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–President Muhammadu Buhari and five other Presidents are to meet on Thursday in N’Djamena, the Chadian Capital over the resurgence of Boko Haram insurgency.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/28/buhari-presidents-chad-tomorrow

Breaking: Buhari approves reduction in cost of JAMB, NECO forms
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–President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a reduction in the cost of forms for final year secondary school and post-secondary school examinations.

https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/11/28/breaking-buhari-approves-reduction-in-cost-of-jamb-neco-forms

After Acknowledging Payment, NTA Refuses to Broadcast Atiku’s Event

By Thisday, Adedayo Akinwale
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– In what appears to be part of political intrigues ahead of the 2019 general election, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) saturday declined to broadcast the 13th anniversary of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola live despite receiving millions of naira, THISDAY has learnt.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/25/atiku-nta-after-payment

Buhari’s gov’t withdrew $3.2bn from NLNG dividend account in 3 years, CBN confirms
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Twenty-two withdrawals totalling 3.12 billion dollars were made from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) dividends account domiciled in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the last three years.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/22/buhari-govt-withdrew-nlng

Davido, football star Pogba, ‘hang-out’ in Dubai
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–Nigeria’s singer Davido met with Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba in Dubai on Friday, the day Pogba was also seen with Barcelona striker Lionel Messi.

https://newsdigest.ng/entertainment/2018/11/17/davido-pogba-hangout-dubai

In 2015, I spent between N200m And N400m on Buhari’s election–Saraki
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–The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of abandoning him after he spent so much money on the election of the president in 2015.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/17/spent-between-buharis-election-saraki

As Governor, I haven’t received salary for eight years–Aregbesola
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Rauf Aregbesola, outgoing governor of Osun state, says he has not received salary since he assumed office as governor.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/17/received-salary-governor-aregbesola

How FG spends N3.5m monthly feeding El-Zakzaky–El Rufai
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–Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has explained how the Nigerian government spends about N3.5 million on a monthly basis to feed the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky since December 2015.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/16/fg-feeding-elzakzaky-el-rufai

JAMB to offer scholarships to best-performing foreign nationals
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– The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will offer scholarships to foreign nationals who perform “exceptionally” in its next Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/11/11/jamb-offer-scholarships-foreign

Man Breaks Girlfriend’s Leg for Cooking Pasta Badly
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– A 30-year-old guy broke his girlfriend’s leg because she failed to cook his pasta properly then forced her to carry on cooking.

https://newsdigest.ng/metro/2018/11/11/man-breaks-girlfriend-leg

I didn’t know it was Ekweremadu’s house we went to rob – Suspect
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– Mohammed Yusuf, who led members of his gang to rob the home of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said he did not know the house they went to belonged to “a big man”.

https://newsdigest.ng/news/2018/11/08/ekweremadu-house-suspect-2

Strike: Our members have complied 100%–Unilag ASUU
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Members of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), University of Lagos (UNILAG) Chapter, has ensured total compliance with the strike directive given by the union’s National Executive Committee (NEC).

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/07/strike-members-complied-unilag-ASUU

In Jigawa, NIS arrest foreigner who stabbed Nigerian to death
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The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, has apprehended one Isa Idrisa, a Nigerien, who allegedly stabbed a Nigerian man to death in Hadejia, Jigawa.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/06/foreigner-stabbed-nigerian-death-arrested

Atiku to PMB: Be frugal, stop doing ‘Father Christmas’ with Nigeria’s money
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–The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari to channel the $500,000 and other material donation it intends to make to Guinea Bissau, to the over one million internally displaced persons in Nigeria.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/06/atiku-frugal-father-christmas-nigerias-money