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And Then There Where, Meet the top 5 finalist of the 2018 Big Brother Naija

And Then There Where, Meet the top 5 finalist of the 2018 Big Brother Naija

Moments ago, the trio of Lolu, Anto and Khloe were all evicted from the Big Brother Naija house. With this, 5 housemates: T...

Manchester City crowned EPL champions for 2018

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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">West Brom</strong>'s shock win at Old Trafford means <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Manchester United'</strong>s rivals<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Manchester City </strong>cannot be caught at the top of the Premier League.</div>
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As a result, Manchester City have been crowned Premier League champions after their rivals Manchester United slumped to a shock 1-0 home loss to struggling West Brom on Sunday.</div>
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City missed the chance to claim the title last weekend when they let a two-goal lead slip at home to United, Pogba scoring twice in a stunning comeback win for Jose Mourinho's men.  </div>
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But with City so far clear at the top of the table it was a question of when and not if their coronation would be confirmed, especially after a 3-1 win over Tottenham at Wembley on Saturday put them on the brink.  </div>
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City now sit 16 points clear in top spot with five games to play and could yet to break various Premier League records by the end of the season, with the 100-point mark within their sights.  </div>
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It is City's fifth English top-flight title, their last Premier League triumph having come in the 2013-14 season.</div>

Manchester City crowned EPL champions for 2018

West Brom 's shock win at Old Trafford means Manchester United' s rivals Manchester City cannot be caught at the top of t...

Breaking: Trump Invites Buhari To Washington

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Breaking: Trump Invites Buhari To Washington President Buhari to meet President Trump on 30 April in Washington Nigerian President Muham...

Obaseki Places 90-Day Ban On Grazing In Edo Communities

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin</div>
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has announced a 90-day ban on all forms of grazing in two communities in Ovia North-East local government area of the State, as an interim measure to forestall further killings and destruction of properties in the affected areas.</div>
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The affected communities are Odighi, Odiguetue and environ.</div>
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The governor also sets up a special taskforce to comb out and arrest on sight, all herdsmen from all forests and communities, for vetting and enumeration.</div>
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He announced the ban on Sunday, during a meeting with members of Odighi, Owan and Odigwuetue communities at the palace of the Enogie of Odighi Community.</div>
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It would be recalled that one Pastor Pius was allegedly killed by suspected Fulani Herdsmen in his farm at Odighi community last week.</div>
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Angry family members of the deceased while protesting the killing, took his corpse in a casket to barricade the entrance into Dennis Osadebey Avenue-Government House in Benin.</div>
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According to governor, the ban became necessary to stop further killings, adding that the duty of his administration is to protect lives and properties of the people of the State.</div>
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“We have set up a special taskforce made up of the Army, Police, State Security Service, hunters and vigilante groups to comb the bushes and dislodge squatter camps of killer herdsmen and ensure no grazing takes place in Odighi, Odiguetue communities and environs,” Obaseki said.</div>
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He added that within the next two weeks, the taskforce will go round the affected communities to get information that will help dislodge the criminals who pose as herdsmen in the forest.</div>
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According to him, “Before now Fulani herdsmen were known for carrying sticks around to control their cattle” and lamented that “today some of them have become criminals.”</div>
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He said there is need to separate herdsmen from cattle rustlers who steal cattle, invade farms, rape and kill people, and assured that efforts are being made to identify the real herdsmen in the state.</div>
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Obaseki said his administration is set to scale up agricultural activities in Odighi Community which was once known as the food basket of the state, and pledged to fix the water system in the area and re-construct the old roads in the community to open up the area for development.</div>
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“We have taken the designs of the old roads in these areas and in two weeks’time we will start the re-construction of the roads. Tomorrow, government officials will be here to check the water system in the communities and fix it so that the people will have access to potable water.</div>
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A resident of Odighi Community, Uyiosa Okundia, said the people lived together peacefully with herdsmen until they started invading their farms with their cattle and eating their crops, killing their men and raping their women.</div>
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Ebohon Pius from Odigwuetue community said the only source of water in the community has been taken over by herdsmen as they now buy water and food to feed their family because they cannot farm anymore.</div>
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“We now have kidnappers, robbers and criminals in our communities who operate under the cover of herdsmen,” he said.</div>
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Obaseki Places 90-Day Ban On Grazing In Edo Communities

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Always Remember, Give Back To Nigeria, Envoy Tells Nigerians In Canada

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Ambassador Adeyinka Asekun, High Commissioner of Nigeria to Canada, has called on Nigerians in Canada to always remember their country and give back towards advancement.</div>
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Asekun, who made the call at the 2018 Canada edition of Nigeria Conversation, in Ottawa, said every Nigerian in Diaspora had something to give, no matter how little.</div>
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The Nigerian envoy said: “On this note, I wish to avail myself of the opportunity of this platform to reiterate the High Commission’s philosophy of ‘Giving Back’.</div>
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“By this, Nigerians in Canada are encouraged to always remember your country of origin and try to ‘give back’ towards its advancement and development.</div>
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“It should be noted that one of the best ways of ‘giving back’ is to offer well thought out ideas that can improve the state of our nation.</div>
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“I, therefore, urge you to feel free to bring forth, out of your experiences in Canada, those ideas that are needed to impact positively on our country.</div>
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“This is to bring about improvement in as many areas as possible”.</div>
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Asekun said ‘Nigeria Conversation’ was essentially aimed at promoting inclusive governance by engaging Nigerians, both at home and diaspora on issues of nation-building and national development.</div>
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According to him, it is, therefore, to provide Nigerians in Canada a veritable platform for the presentation on topical issues of national importance.</div>
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The High Commissioner added that the conversation was also to interact with Nigerians resident in Canada and to obtain their views on issues affecting the Homeland.</div>
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Earlier in his remarks, Chairman of Nigeria Conversation, Mr Blackson Bayewumi, described Nigeria as a world-class country and Nigerians, world-class people.</div>
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Bayewumi said the conversation was aimed at engaging Nigerians in Canada on the investment and trade facilitation back home.</div>
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He said it was also to engage Nigerians about the government’s economic diversification, consolidation and sustainability as well as the way forward at ensuring the sustainable development of the country.</div>
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According to him, however, Nigerians need to ask themselves and answer the question: “What are we doing now as a nation that we can do better?”</div>
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Bayewumi said Nigerians also need to ask and answer: “What are we doing now as a nation that we need to stop doing?”</div>
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He further said the Nigerians should ask and answer: “what are we not doing as a nation that we need to start doing?”</div>
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He said the Conversation was a citizenship mainstreaming initiative, which positively and productively engaged Nigerians both home and abroad on nation’s building processes and national development.</div>
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Bayewumi said the conversation, which had held in major cities in Nigeria and across the world, would have its findings and recommendations presented to the relevant authorities for consideration and implementation.</div>
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Chris Nonis, former Chairperson, Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Secretariat, in a goodwill message, said the conversation provided an opportunity for Nigerian diaspora to unite and assist their motherland.</div>
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“Nigeria today is a microcosm of the contemporary Commonwealth, in terms of its cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.</div>
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“The compelling imperative is to recognise that the true wealth of Nigeria is this diversity, and one needs to harness this diversity and not be afraid of it,” Nonis said.</div>
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Always Remember, Give Back To Nigeria, Envoy Tells Nigerians In Canada

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Pentagon Releases Footage Of Attack On Syria Chemical Weapons Site

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Pentagon Releases Footage Of Attack On Syria Chemical Weapons Site</h1>
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The Pentagon has released footage of the U.S.-led allied missile strikes in Syria which successfully destroyed three targets and “significantly crippled” Syrian President Bashar Assad’s ability to make more chemical weapons.</div>
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Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at the Pentagon after the overnight bombing that the targets were the Barzah Research and Development, the Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Storage Site and the Him Shinshar Bunker Facility.</div>
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McKenzie also said a total 105 missiles were launched by air and sea, all hitting their targets within minutes.</div>
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ISI Image Sat International shared satellite images with Fox News, showing the Barzah Research and Development Center before and after the airstrikes.</div>
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The “before” photo on the left is from August 2013, while the “after” photo on the right was taken on Saturday April 14. The images reveal crushing damage to structures at the target site.</div>
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“I think we dealt them a severe blow. We’ve attacked the heart of the Syrians’ chemical weapons program,” McKenzie said.</div>
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The strikes, in Douma, near Damascus, were launched in response to evidence that the Assad regime killed civilians in an April 7 chemical attack, the latest in country’s years-long civil war.</div>
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President Trump on Saturday hailed the strikes and thanked U.S. allies for joining in the campaign.</div>
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“A perfectly executed strike last night,” he tweeted. “Thank you to France and the United Kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine Military. Could not have had a better result. Mission Accomplished!”</div>
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McKenzie, a Marine Corps general, said he has no reports of civilian casualties following the U.S.-led strikes and that the attacks overnight Friday were launched from U.S., France and United Kingdom aircraft and ships, including those in the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean Sea.</div>
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And he suggested that Syria still likely has some capability to make chemical weapons, despite the success of the attack.</div>
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“I would say there’s still a residual element,” he said. “I’m not going to say they’ll be unable to conduct a chemical attack in the future. I suspect, however, they’ll think long and hard about it based on the activities of last night.”</div>
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Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said: “It’s intolerable for a civilized nation to use chemical weapons; this is a regime that murders its people daily.”</div>
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White also said the United States is “very confident” that the Assad regime was behind the chemical weapons attack on civilians.</div>
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Pentagon officials said the allied forces’ attack was met with no resistance.</div>
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“I think the mission was a few things,” Heather Nauert, acting under secretary of state for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, on Saturday told Fox News.</div>
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“One, to show the world that the use of chemical weapons and the killing of innocent civilians will not be tolerated.</div>
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“The United States has taken all of diplomatic efforts, for many months now, for many years as a matter of fact.</div>
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“President Trump has lead the way on that. We have tried at the United Nations. We have tried at the European Union. We have had many conversations with our allies and partners around the world to bring this horrendous plight to the attention of the world.”</div>
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The guided-missile cruisier USS Monterey fired 30 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the Red Sea. Nearby, the guided-missile destroyer Laboon fired another seven.</div>
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In the Persian Gulf, another destroyer, USS Higgins, fired 23.</div>
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In the Mediterranean, U.S. Navy submarine the John Warner launched six missiles.</div>
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Last year the United States alone launched a missile attack on the regime over its use of chemical weapons. This time the allied effort included a French frigate launching missiles and French and British fighter jets.</div>
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A pair of U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers flying from Qatar under fighter escort launched 19 stand-off missiles.</div>
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The Russians and Syrians claimed they shot down dozens of these missiles, but the Pentagon says the Russian guns remained silent during the attack.</div>
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Syria fired roughly 40 missiles wildly into the air, after the U.S. and allied missiles had already landed, McKenzie said.</div>
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“The Syrian response was remarkably ineffective in all domains,” the general also said. “That’s probably the best answer I can give you. So they had no material impact on the strike.”</div>
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The Russian disinformation campaign continues. White said there has been a 2,000 increase in Russian trolls on the internet, telling a different story than what reporters just heard at the Pentagon</div>
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