Nigeria Breaking News Today Thursday, August 17, 2017

This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Friday 11, 2017.

Buhari: Cabal to bring back President, cancels Aisha Buhari’s Hajj trip

With over 100 days of President Muhammadu Buhari in London, the British capital, on the grounds of an undisclosed illness, Sahara Reporters has alleged in a twitter post that plans are under way to bring President Buhari  back by the cabal in the Presidency, for the Sallah celebration.

The news platform  also disclosed the cancellation of the president’s wife, Aisha’s proposed visit of pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for Hajj.

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Lassa Fever Outbreak: 150 persons infected in Lagos, LUTH dismisses 2 doctors

Two doctors infected with Lassa fever and receiving treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, have been discharged of their duties.

The Chief Medical Director, Prof. Chris Bode,  revealing this in Lagos on Wednesday, also confirmed that the first doctor to have had contact with the index patient had been discharged  since Sunday.

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Nigerian Army kills 10 Boko Haram insurgents, recovers 52 Cows, other items

The Nigerian Army has today, Thursday disclosed that it killed 10 Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operations in Marte Local Government Area of  Borno.

Spokesman  of the 8 Task Force Division, Col. Timothy Atigha, in a statement issued in Maiduguri said the troops also recovered bicycles and cows from the insurgents.

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Odunlade Adekola’s alleged Baby Mama opens up on baby’s paternity

Nollywood actress Bukola Adeeyo, alleged Baby Mama of popular actor Odunlade Adekola has debunked the rumours making rounds that the actor is the father of her new born baby.

The actress who delivered a baby girl in London some weeks ago, recently stepped out with her baby.
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#ResumeOrResign: Presidency reacts to attack on Charly Boy, others at Wuse market

The presidency on Wednesday criticised the #ResumeOrResign protesters led by Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, for taking the protest to a sensitive place like the popular Wuse market in Abuja.

The presidency described the protest at the market as self-centred and ethnicised.

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