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At DSP’s Apo residence, Ekweremadu, family survives gunmen attack
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–The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and son have escaped an assassination attempt.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/06/apo-residence-ekweremadu-family-assassination-attack

2019: Youth appointed as Borno APC guber candidate grassroots’ mobilizer
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–As the race towards next year’s gubernatorial election takes shape in Borno State, Comrade Mahmud Lawan Bakura, has been appointed as the President of Zulum Solidarity Forum.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/03/youth-appointed-borno-apc-candidate-mobilizer

Ganduje risks 171 years jail term, will pay $30m if found guilty, says lawyer
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–A Nigerian lawyer, Audu Bukarti, has said that the embattled governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, may spend 171 years in jail if found guilty of receiving bribe, gratification, among other offences.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/03/ganduje-risks-jail-found-guilty-says-lawyer

PDP to Tinubu: Guard your integrity, leave Atiku alone
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–The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu not to join in the smear campaign and unsavoury comments against their Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/11/02/pdp-tinubu-integrity-leave-atiku

Atiku son exposes his secrets
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–The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has been

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/30/atiku-son-exposes-his-secrets

2019 elections: States APC may lose 
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–The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) faces a litmus-test in next year’s general elections after enjoying what looked like an easy ride in 2015 as it appears set to lose grip of some states.



https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/30/states-apc-lose-2019-elections

Untold Story of LAUTECH Funding Crisis
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As the crisis rocking Ladoke Akintola University of Technology continues to bite harder, NEWS DIGEST takes a look at major issues that led to the crisis which has remained untold to the public since the time the crisis did berth years ago.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/30/untold-story-of-lautech-funding-crisis

Recruitment scam: DSS urges public, beware of fraudsters
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The Department of State Services (DSS), has warned members of the public against activities of fraudsters using Facebook accounts of some officials of the service to defraud unsuspecting persons.



https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/29/recruitment-dss-public-beware-fraudsters

Man arraigned in court for allegedly biting policeman
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–A 36-year-old tiler, Mafred Uchola, was on Monday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly biting a police officer on lawful duty.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/29/man-court-allegedly-biting-policeman

Sheikh Daurawa: Be fearless, don’t be intimidated, Investigate Ganduje-Gate
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–It is part of accumulating and enjoying ill-gotten wealth for leaders to steal humongous amount of public funds entrusted in their custodies, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, has said.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/28/daurawa-fearless-investigate-ganduje-gate-throughly

Three Killed As Army, Islamic Movement Clash In Abuja
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A confrontation between troops of the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), has resulted in the death of three sect members, while two soldiers have been injured.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/28/army-shiites-killed

Benue: Ortom panic as teeming PDP supporters defect to APC
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue said Gov. Samuel Ortom was already panicky following the defection of over 3,000 supporters of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to APC in Guma, his Local Government Area.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/28/ortom-panic-pdp-supporters-defects-apc

Voters were highly induced during Ekiti governorship election–Witness
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–A petitioners’ witness on Saturday told the Ekiti Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that voters were induced with money in Unit 008, Ward 4 of Ekiti East Local Government Area, during the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/28/voters-were-induced-ekiti-governorship-election

Nollywood assures AU: We’ll promote your Agenda 2063
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–The Nigerian movie industry, popularly known as Nollywood, is set to promote the Agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU),the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports .

https://newsdigest.ng/entertainment/2018/10/28/nollywood-assures-au-promote-agenda

Breaking: 26-Year-Old Guy Takes Over as Inter Milan President
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– Inter Milan on Friday named Steven Zhang, son of the club’s Chinese owner, as new club president.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/26/guy-inter-milan-president

Emmanuel’s campaign team answers IGP’s summon in Abuja
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–The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has led his campaign team to Abuja following the invitation from the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on the alleged impending breakdown of law and order following the destruction of campaign materials in the state.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/26/emmanuel-campaign-anwers-summon-abuja

Boat mishap in Benue claims 20 lives
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–Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has condoled with families of victims of the boat that mishap at the Buruku crossing point of River Katsina-Ala on Wednesday night.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/26/boat-mishap-benue-claims-lives

BREAKING: Army Locates Grave Where Missing General Alkali Was Buried
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– The Nigerian Army said it has discovered a shallow grave where a missing major general, Muhammed Alkali, was buried after he was killed.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/26/army-locates-alkali-grave-2

’Bribe Videos’: Kano Assembly begins Ganduje’s impeachment move

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The Kano House of Assembly has opened probe on the bribe-taking videos of the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/15/kano-assembly-ganduje/

Another Video Shows Gov Ganduje Receiving Dollar Bribe
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Another video captured with a spy camera shows Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, receiving part of $5m bribe from a contractor.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/15/ganduje-dollar-bribe-2/

WATCH VIDEO: Governor Ganduje Caught Receiving Dollar Bribe
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The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has appeared in a trove of video clips receiving bribe, amounting to about $5million from contractors in the state.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/14/ganduje-dollar-bribe/

Political Appointees,Friends Shun Fayose's Last Dinner Party,Food Wasted
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A dinner party organised on Friday night by the outgoing Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose to round-off his tenure in office was shunned by the expected crowd of party faithful and political appointees.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/13/fayose-last-dinner-party/

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There were indications on Wednesday that the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, conceded victory to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his main opponent for the All Progressives Congress governorship ticket in Lagos, to calm frayed nerves and avert impeachment.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/05/ambode-accepted-defeat-over-impeachment-scare-sources/

'Spray' Naira And Go To Jail From Party,CBN Warns

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Henceforth, those who “spray” naira notes at parties instantly risk going to jail, the Bankers Committee yesterday warned.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/05/spray-naira-goto-jail/

Ahead Of PDP Convention: Presidential Aspirants Persuade To Step Down
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–The leadership and key stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will today persuade some of the 12 presidential aspirants to voluntarily withdraw from the race ahead of the convention.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/05/pdp-candidates-stepdown-convention/

PDP Aspirants In Kano Protest Outcome Of Primaries
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There was a protest by aspirants of House of Representatives and State Assembly under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party over the outcome of the primary elections that took place recently in Kano.

https://newsdigest.ng/politics/2018/10/05/pdp-aspirants-kano

All Potential Nigerian Presidents And Their Political Parties

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As the race towards the general election
in 2019 takes shape, we bring to you all potential Nigerian presidents by 2019.
This is coming as parties have started to pick their flagbearers for the election.
The Presidential election is scheduled to hold in February 2019.
See list below:

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/04/2019-presidential-aspirants-candidates

So Lucky! Girl Hit By Air Force Jet Gets FCTA Scholarship
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For Miss Elizabeth Elijah, it was a story of frightening tragedy turned inexplicable joy. This is because the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will provide her scholarship grants after she was hit by flying debris from the crashed fighter jet during air training for Nigeria Independence Day celebration.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/03/girl-gets-fcta-scholarship/

El-Rufai,Akeredolu Storm Presidential Villa Over APC Primaries
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Apparently dissatisfied with the senatorial primaries conducted in their states, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, and his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari.

https://newsdigest.ng/general/2018/10/03/elrufai-akeredolu-storm-villa/

Our Major Issue With The Federal Government- ASUU President

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The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in an exclusive chat NewsDigest on Wednesday, spoke about the crisis rocking the educational sector and the allege plan of the union to embark on an industrial action over attempts to increase tuition fee across Nigerian varsities.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/03/ASUU-issue-with-government

Ambode Concedes Defeat: Congratulates Sanwo-Olu, Salutes Tinubu

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, a while ago, conceded defeat and congratulated his opponent and the winner of Tuesday’s Lagos APC governorship primaries, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

https://newsdigest.ng/featured/2018/10/03/ambode-congratulates-sanwoolu-tinubu/