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“Chibok Girls Cannot Return Again” – Obasanjo

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The former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo while speaking at an interactive programme of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife Staff Club,

Beyonce makes a political statement at the Superbowl Half Time Show with nod to Malcolm X

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The superstar had backing dancers dressed as armed rights group the Black Panthers Queen Bey and her dancers at the Super Bowl Beyonce made a big political statement at this year's Super Bowl Half Time show. The Formation hitmaker , who surprised everyone by dropping her new single and video at the weekend, had backing dancers dressed as members of armed rights group the Black Panthers. While whipping their hair and stomping in incredible heels, they formed an 'X' on the field - a nod to black rights campaigner Malcolm X.

BUHARI SET TO SACK TOP FEDERAL CIVIL SERVANTS

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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, is set to sack top officials of the Federal Government for inflating the 2016 National budget to the tune of N1.7tn.

Super Eagles coach rejects Kaduna for AFCON qualifiers against Egypt

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Oliseh is concerned that taking connecting flights to Kaduna which does not have an international airport will be too much for the players   Sunday Oliseh rejects Kaduna as host of AFCON qualifiers against Egypt (Twitter/NFF) Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Sunday Oliseh has rejected Kaduna as host of the crucial 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt as proposed by the Nigeria Football Federation. The NFF has proposed the for the March 2016 clash with Egypt but Oliseh has rejected the proposal preferring the Adokiye Amasiemaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.

NYSC explains delayed corps members January allowance

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday urged corps members to remain calm over delay in payment of their January allowance.   Buhari-NYSC This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Bose Aderibigbe, Director Media and Publicity of the corps, and made available to newsmen in Abuja. It attributed the delay to discrepancies in planning figures for 2016 from the NYSC, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, and the Ministry of Finance, respectively.

My wife has been poisoning my meals since 2008, husband tells court

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  A middle-aged man, Prince Agina, yesterday told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos that his wife, Obianuju, has been poisoning his meals since 2008. The union which was consummated on December 24, 2006 in Anambra had been blessed with three children. Obianuju was also accused of frequent fighting and infidelity by her husband. Agina said: “Since 2008, I have noticed that my food was being laced with poison, which has resulted to my deteriorating health; as I am standing here, I’m sick.

Biggest ever trade deal signed as US seeks to counter China

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The biggest trade deal in history was signed Thursday, yoking 12 Pacific rim countries in a US-led initiative aimed at wresting influence from booming China. The ambitious Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) aims to slash tariffs and trade barriers for an enormous 40 percent of the global economy — but pointedly does not include Beijing. “TPP allows America — and not countries like China — to write the rules of the road in the 21st century,” US President Barack Obama said after the pact was signed in New Zealand. The deal — whose birth was fraught by domestic opposition in the US and in other key players, such as Japan — is a key plank of Obama’s so-called “pivot” to Asia, as he seeks to counter the rising power of China.