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President Goodluck Jonathan has declared amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect reports The Cable.
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#BringBackOurGirls Abuja Symposium – Live Updates
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The Boss – Stephen Keshi
Super Eagles coach, ‘Big Boss’ Stephen Keshi is set to announce final World Cup squad Monday. There were earlier reports that Keshi will drop seven players after the Scotland friendly but according to Ben Alaiya, the Eagles Media officer, the Big Boss will wait till June 2 before announcing the final 23-man squad that will don the Super Eagles jersey at the Mundial in Brazil. “Keshi revealed that the final list of 23 players will be unveiled on June 2, on time to beat FIFA deadline for the release of the final list of players who will take part in Mundial 2014,” Mr. Alaiya said in a press statement Thursday. Premium Times Nigeria reports.
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The New York Times Made a Typo on the Front Page Today screamed I was as amused as you probably would at why this was such a big deal in the generation of twitter and Facebook.
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Was Cristiano Ronaldo’s celebration for Real Madrid in the Champions League final a movie stunt? Reports coming from the staples of The Independent think so. What do you think?
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What if the Nigerian scammers actually are the good guys? A novel by George Anders with the title ‘The Benjamins’ is based on the Nigeria’s notorious reputation bashing 419 fraudsters. Forbes has more.
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Afusat Saliu with her daughters
Virgin targeted over ‘high risk’ FGM deportation to Nigeria after Holly Branson comments. Virgin Atlantic is being urged not to transport two girls back to Nigeria, where they are allegedly at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM), after Sir Richard Branson’s daughter Holly recently spoke out over the issue on a blog for the Virgin website. The family are being flown back on a Virgin Atlantic flight, just weeks after Ms Branson published a blog post on the Virgin Unite website calling on the public to “join me in standing against FGM”, reports The Independent.
Every female who suffers female genital mutilation, is 1 female too many and it’s time we did something about it:http://t.co/q6eJoep22l — Holly Branson (@HollyBranson)
Her comments have led to a stream of Twitter users tweeting at Sir Richard Branson demanding he “step in” by refusing to transport the family on the Virgin flight.
by refusing to deport children at risk of FGM, I’m fairly sure you’ll gain a little more respect in the world-can’t be bad?
; Eden (@Eden_VB)
. How can you involve yourselves in the deportation of and her daughters? http://t.co/ACU0JlqTeA
; Claire Jackson-Prior (@Lizzieebeth)
Last tweet: ‘s daughter speaking out against http://t.co/F21zN0hPW3 | don’t deport
; Zoe Jardiniere (@ZoeJardiniere)
Every female who suffers female genital mutilation, is 1 female too many and it’s time we did something about it:http://t.co/q6eJoep22l
— Holly Branson (@HollyBranson)
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Joseph Minala
Lazio youth player is not in his early 40’s, insist Italian FA. The Italian football federation (FIGC) has dismissed allegations that Lazio youth team player Joseph Minala is in his early 40s. “The federal prosecutor has examined the reports of the allegations and decided to dismiss the case in the light of concrete evidence over the age of the player Joseph Minala,” said the FIGC in a statement, reports London Evening Standard.
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Hired Thugs Attack #BringBackOurGirls Organisers in Abuja. The campaigners, who have met everyday at the Abuja Gardens to review developments and plan strategies, were attacked yesterday by hired thugs, while the Nigerian police watched from a distance. One of the campaigners, who spoke to THISDAY, said when they arrived the venue yesterday for their usual daily meeting, they discovered that the usual spot where they had been meeting had been taken over by another set of women, the copycat, rent-a-crowd “ReleaseOurGirls” group.
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Beats Music’s Jimmy Iovine, Tim Cook, Dr. Dre, and Eddy Cue at Apple HQ
Earlier this month rumours surfaced that Apple was interested in purchasing Beats By Dr. Dre for $3.2 Billion. Today, the rumours became reality, but for $200 million less than rumored. Beats By Dre is being purchased for $2.6 Billion in cash and $400 Million in stock, reports RapDose.
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The Nigerian military has disclosed that it has arrested one person suspected to be one of masterminds of the May 20 bomb attack in Jos Central Market that killed over 200 people. DailyPost reports.
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Good Morning to everyone, and welcome to another round of news that really matters. We promise to bring to you news as it breaks or news bits we may have just missed. All you need to do is leave this page open and refresh at intervals to keep updated.
President Goodluck Jonathan
Let’s start with the President of Nigeria’s renewed determination to bring back the now revised number (219) of chibok missing girls. In reports by Vanguard, President Goodluck Jonathan reiterated his administration determination to use all available options in handling the threat of terrorism in the country, including dialogue, de-radicalization, rehabilitation and reintegration of members of the dread boko haram that renounce terrorism and embrace peace. This was made known by the president during his Democracy Day broadcast to commemorate 15th years of uninterrupted democratic governance in Nigeria.
