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Sir, LET MY PEOPLE GO: The shame the entire Imolites face with you on the saddle is better imagined. We are not near any rescue seven years on with you as our governor. The sorry and indeed the sordid tale of IMO State under your watch has caused me and indeed most people many sleepless ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2oquZI6

In line with its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan to boost job creation and the economy, the Buhari administration will continue to create the right environment for the growth of technology companies, startups, and for innovation to thrive, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. O ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2wA76Sb

The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Brigadier General Abdulmalik Bulama Biu has visited Gajigana, Forward Operation Base of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in Borno State with a charge to the troops to maintain maximum alertness at all times. He gave the charge during his operational vis ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2oq1c2c

The Chief Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Thursday met with Media Executives and solicited their support in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency and other security challenges confronting the country. Buratai said the army was continuously making sacrifices to ensure the unity of the ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2wA75h5

The Not Too Young To Run movement has distanced itself from the Senate President Bukola Saraki rsquo;s declaration to join the presidential race. The group said it had only invited Saraki and other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party to a town hall meeting as part of efforts to ensure that ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2oquYE2

Four senators including former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress will on Friday accompany President Muhammadu Buhari on a trip to China. Nine ministers and four state governors all elected on the platform of the APC are also ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2NCDXgj

Real Madrid 8217;s Luka Modric has edged out Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah to win the 2017-18 UEFA Player of the Year award. Modric 8217;s excellent season at the Bernabeu was recognised at the Champions League draw in Monaco on Thursday, with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on hand t ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2orStwI

West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has hit back at Yaya Toure's agent and claimed he turned down the chance to sign the midfielder this summer. Toure, available on a free transfer, was heavily linked with a reunion with his former Manchester City boss but Pellegrini decided to look elsewhere. ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2wwS2Vx

Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is reportedly furious with the Blues after they rebuffed two loan moves for him from foreign clubs. Chelsea rejected offers for Loftus-Cheek from Monaco and Schalke despite the 22-year-old slipping down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. The England mid ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2or6TgC

Two Nigerian women have reportedly been killed by their employers in Saudi Arabia. The women were allegedly trafficked to Saudi Arabia to work as maids in different households. They were both killed within a space of two weeks after being physically assaulted by their respective bosses. Acco ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2wAEFDB

Former Barcelona and Cameroon legend Samuel Eto 39;o has come to the aid of Indomitable Lions ex-captain Norbert Owona who represented his country in two Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Cameroon veteran, Owona, was rendered homeless and fell sick following a series of unfortunate events that bef ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2or6RFw

The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has paid glowing tributes to late Chyna Iwuanyanwu, regretting that his sudden passing is shocking and Painful. The Deputy Governor expressed his down cast emotion earlier today, when he paid a condolenec visit to the family of the deceased a ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2NG5tJO

Otukpo Youth Assembly has pettitioned Hon George Alli, the Chairman of Otukpo local government over fraud involving N400 million. According to the petition addressed to the Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon Egli Johnson Ahubi, signed by the president of the group, Comrade I ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2oqvstQ

The best time to invest in Africa is now.However, foreign investors have not moved into the continent as quickly as expectedbecause foreign investment decisions are often methodically overstructured.One of the major factors cited is too much risk. But risks and profits are inseparable twins: high-ri ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2PSXiM6

Media Executive Interaction With The Chief Of Army Staff Lt Gen Ty Buratai On Nigerian Army rsquo;s Non-Kinetic Efforts At Combating Boko Haram Terrorists Negative Narratives To Held At Ahq Conference Room On Thursday 30 August 2018 Protocol 1. I am most delighted to welcome you, distingu ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2oquQEy

Wife of the President Dr. Mrs. Aisha Buhari has said she will support women in politics in all capacities and has asked women to take over political offices where they would have more influence interacting with people. She made this known while receiving a delegation of women from the South East zon ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2Ny4nzS

Displeased with the scale of apparently sponsored attacks targeting immediate past governor of Delta State Dr. Emmanuel Udughan over his decision to defect from Peoples rsquo; Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC), a Rights group has stoutly defended the erstwhile chief executive ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2oqvpya

I remember after secondary school some of our classmates travelled out of the country, others completed their university education and are doctors, engineers, accountants, teachers, pilots, lawyers, administrators, etc. Some got married, some put to bed. Some are dead (don 39;t forget that too) ... from The Nigerian Voice News https://ift.tt/2wtX3Ok

(Corrects headline of this Aug 30 to remove reference to funding.) from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2wqXWbm

Nine years after the death of the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson's children and other family members came together to launch an auction, accept a posthumous award and remember the singer on what would have been his 60th birthday. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2ND6d2I

"It is fun to be queen sometimes," exclaims Olivia Colman in "The Favourite", in which she plays a physically and emotionally crippled monarch who swings from childlike glee to childish impetuousness in the space of a sentence. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2C469Yq

The release of Woody Allen's latest film was cast into doubt on Thursday after distributor Amazon Studios said it had not decided on a release date. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2wyYoUi

Olivia Colman, soon to seen as Queen Elizabeth in the Netflix series "The Crown", said she had a blast playing another English monarch, not least because of sex scenes with "La La Land" star Emma Stone. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2C3cbsl

Gerard Depardieu is being investigated by the Paris prosecutor over accusations of rape and sexual assault, a judicial source said - though the prominent French actor denies any wrongdoing, according to his lawyer. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2optNVE

British actor Idris Elba goes behind the camera for his directorial debut "Yardie", a crime drama he says will offer young people a "perspective" on violence at a time when London is suffering from a surge in knife crime. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2omtElF

Veteran Russian singer and pro-Kremlin politician Iosif Kobzon, who was under European Union sanctions for supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, died on Thursday. He was 80. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2PhNeLi

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The US president says he will abandon the global trade body "if they don't shape up". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PMYsse

Catholic leaders in Australia confirm they will not force priests to report sexual abuse. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2METYWM

A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N6ClOU

The UN says credible reports suggest that up to a million Muslim Uighurs are held in detention camps. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PUJJf9

French actor Gérard Depardieu is accused of rape and sexual assault - accusations he denies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wsF4c5

A "stay-away message" was reportedly conveyed to Sarah Palin via McCain family intermediaries. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PSPrhA

A young MP facing treason charges is allegedly detained while attempting to board a plane. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wuUg8p

Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country's financial crisis. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LAbd6h

"This is a justifiable homicide all day long," says a Florida sheriff about the shooting. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2C0VU6Z

Japan's space agency sets dates for its plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PhwP9M

The French president causes an outcry as he pokes fun at attitudes to his economic reforms. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N27JOt

One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NytToH

The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2opOXms

Some businesses in India have found that catering to the LGBT community makes financial sense. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PkzZJE

Susan Greene was arrested as she used her phone to record police detaining an African American. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pkjaii

JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NC2pyG

A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PPH2LJ

A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NyuA1l

Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PRs5bR

The rap star also apologises for saying slavery "sounds like a choice". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wt5evr

One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pm5AL3

A minister's decision to personally intervene in a visa case is attracting national attention. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2or6hqZ

Chinese government investigators say certain investment companies are faking box office results. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wv3oKd

Iosif Kobzon was the soundtrack to the lives of many Russians but had a controversial career. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LHKRPL

The issue has heated up online and people are staging protest rallies against the arrests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LDapxu

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