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Saraki: The trials of a Senate President

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Senate President Bukola Saraki With just 100 days into his tenure as the Senate President of the eighth Senate, Bukola may be facing the trials of his political career,

Wike VS Amaechi: Anxiety as Rivers probe panel winds up

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The Rivers State Commission of Inquiry, headed by Justice George Omereji, has concluded its public sitting and it is expected to turn in its recommendations to the state government soon.

Dubai declares three day mourning over death of ruler's son

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Officials and mourners prepare to pray next to the body of Sheikh Rashid, son of the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, during his funeral at a mosque in Dubai

Thousands of refugees pour into Austria as European crisis intensifies

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Around 13,000 people entered Austria on Saturday, according to the Red Cross, after being forced away from to crosCroatia, Hungary and Slovenia   Refugees board a train in Tovarnik in Croatia bound for Austria. Photograph: UPI /Landov / Barcroft Media/UPI /Landov / Barcroft Media

Egypt’s president swears in new govt

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President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has sworn in a new government, Egypt's state news agency reported Saturday, one week after the previous Cabinet resigned amid a corruption probe.