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Friday, 2 September 2016
You won’t be sacked, FG assures Aero workers
The Federal Government has intervened in the crisis rocking Nigeria’s second largest commercial carrier, Aero Contractors Airlines, and has assured protesting workers of the firm that they will not be retrenched.
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PDP crisis: Sheriff asks INEC to recognise his candidate for Edo gov election
A factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, on Friday, in Abuja, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise his candidate, Mr. Mathew Iduoriyekwemwen, as the party’s candidate for the September 10, Edo State governorship election.
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Nigerians not used to seeing successful people jog, sweat on our street – Buhari tells Facebook founder, Zukerberg
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youths, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.
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Why Nigeria wants taxes on phone calls, text messages, data – Minister
Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communication, says a proposal by the Nigerian government to impose a 10 per cent tax on phone calls, text messages, data and more, would help enhance telecommunication services in the country.
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‘Islamic Preachers Culpable For Zamfara Killings’ – Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, on Thursday, September 1, 2016, warned that religious violence would persist in the country, until the preachers of religious intolerance were prosecuted and made to atone for their offences.
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Uzbekistan president Karimov dead –State TV
Uzbekistan president, Islam Karimov, is dead, the state television has said; adding that the funeral will be held on Saturday.
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Girl Who Masturbated With Fanta Bottle Commits Suicide, After Video goes Viral
A 21-year-old girl from Mpumalanga was left with no option but to take her own life after a video of her masturbating found its way to the social media without her knowledge.
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