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Jostling for APC Chairmanship begins, Oyegun, Oshiomhole, Ebri emerge contenders (ThisDay)

Barely 24 hours after governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the National Working Committee (NWC) seemingly resolved the quagmire that had arisen over President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of the 12 months tenure extension granted to elected and appointed…

EU, Edo partner on illegal migration solution (Nation)

The European Union Parliament says it will partner Edo Government to evolve solution to illegal migration which is common to the union and the state. Dr Josef Weidenholzer, Chairman, Sub-committee on Human Rights, EU Parliament, made this known when he…

No illegality in $1 billion for military equipment, says Buhari aide (SUN)

The Presidency on Thursday said there was no illegality in the release of the $1 billion President Muhammadu Buhari approved for the procurement of military equipment. The Personal Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, said the release…

Aflatoxin: The new danger in groundnuts (SUN)

Studies have shown that consuming a handful of nuts a day can improve the quality of sperm in men, but eating nuts with aflatoxin can be fatal.   Yes, groundnut, which contains zinc that helps improve sperm quality is also highly susceptible to…

Saraki decries Offa bank robbery, urges suspects’ arrest (Punch)

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has described the coordinated bank robbery in Offa, Kwara State, which left several persons dead and injured as “a despicable act committed by cruel individuals.” In a post on his Facebook page, Saraki said…

Coalition storms INEC office, demands Mantu’s prosecution for alleged electoral malpractices (Punch)

A coalition of civil society group, #OurMumuDonDo, on Friday stormed the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Abuja, to demand for the prosecution of a former deputy senate president, Ibrahim Mantu, for alleged electoral malpractices. The group, in a letter…

‘Once we’re dead, we’re dead’: Dolce and Gabbana say label will die with them (Guardian)

Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana say the Dolce & Gabbana label will die with them. “Once we’re dead, we’re dead. I don’t want a Japanese designer to start designing Dolce & Gabbana,” Gabbana, 55, said in an…

* Lagos pays N1bn to retirees (Punch) * LUC: NBA sets up 7-man c’ttee to tackle govt (Vanguard)

THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE APRIL 6, 2018   Lagos pays N1bn to retirees (Punch) The Lagos State Government says it has released N1.024bn for the payment of pension entitlements of 183 public service retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme for…

I almost lost my marriage over ‘April Fool’ prank –Woman (Punch)

A 23-year-old housewife, Eliza Guta, almost lost her home when she played a prank on her husband on April 1st, popularly called ‘April Fool’s Day.’ To give her husband what she thought was a surprise, she told him their only…

China bans online sale of Bibles (Newsweek)

The Bible appears to have been pulled from all online retailers in China this week, as Beijing continues to crack down on religious freedom. Searches for “Bible” on Chinese marketplaces, such as Taobao and Dang Dang, Beijing’s equivalent of eBay, did not…

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