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Saraki - "Let the doors of jails be thrown open and I shall be a happy guest”.

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The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has addressed his current legal situation, saying he is prepared to carry his cross rather than yield to “the nefarious agenda of a few individuals who are bent in undermining our democracy and destabilising the federal government to satisfy their selfish interests”.

‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Finale: Long May She Reign

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Lena Headey in “Game of Thrones.”HBO June 26, 2016 Season 6, Episode 10, ‘The Winds of Winter’ Over 10 weeks in the sixth season of “Game of Thrones,” it has become a cliché to note that the powerful women have come to the fore. But there was one character whose trajectory seemed to be the exception to the feminist revolution remaking this story.

Nigeria: Two Suicide Bombers Blow Themselves Up in Maiduguri Mosque

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 Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers blew themselves up at Sulemanti in Maiduguri metropolis of Borno State in the early hours of yesterday. According to Borno State Police Command, the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs),

Brexit hits Nigerian stocks, investors lose N278bn

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Investors in the country’s capital market recorded a loss of N278bn on Monday as concerns that the market might plummet due to the decision of Britain to leave the European Union heightened.

Nigeria’s oil output hits 1.9m barrels

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Oil production in Nigeria has risen to about 1.9 million barrels per day (bpd), from 1.6 million bpd, due to repairs and more than a week having passed since a major pipeline attack in the Niger Delta, Garba-Deen Muhammad, NNPC spokesman said.

What does the Armenia trip tell us about Pope Francis?

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Pope Francis, right, participates in the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Catholicos Karekin II, left, at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Etchmiadzin, Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, June 26, 2016. Francis called Sunday for closer ties with Armenia's Orthodox church as he wrapped up his three-day visit with a liturgy and visit to the country's closed border with Turkey amid new tensions with Ankara over his recognition of the 1915 "genocide." (Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Ekiti youths protest against EFCC, FG over freezing of Fayose’s account

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The students, who represented several tertiary institutions such as the Ekiti State University; Federal Polythenic, Ado-Ekiti; Ikere College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti; and College of Health and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti among others, displayed placards with various inscriptions such as: Nigerians are suffering under Buhari’s government;

Pound bounces off lows as Cameron heads for Brussels summit FT Reporters

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©Bloomberg David Cameron leaving Downing Street on Monday Sterling bounced off its lowest point in more than three decades in Asian morning trading on Tuesday, erasing some of the losses driven by Britain’s decision to leave the EU.

Ogun dep gov escapes death as militants attack convoy

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Ogun State Deputy Governor, Chief Yetunde Onanuga, yesterday, escaped death in Ibafo in Obafemi-Owode when suspected Niger Delta militants engaged the security teams accompanying her to some borderline communities between Ogun and Lagos states, which were sacked by militants.