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Nigeria Breaking News Today Saturday, September 16 2017
This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Saturday, September 16 2017.
Nnamdi Kanu Denies Biafra Security Service, Call Them A Mere Vigilante Group
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has denied allegations by the military that he is running a terrorist organisation.
In a telephone interview with Channels television on Friday, Kanu said the so-called Biafran Secret Service that he inaugurated weeks ago was a mere vigilant group.
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ASUU Strike Update: Strike Might Not End Soon
Prospect that the strike action started by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is about to come to an end looks slim as congresses of universities met across the country to discuss on the recent agreements reached between the leadership of the union and the Federal Government.
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President Buhari to transit through London on US trip – Femi Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari is leaving the country again. He is heading to the UN General Assembly in New York and then to London.
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave for New York on Sunday to join other world leaders at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said “President Buhari will transit through London on his way back to the country”.
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Biafra: South East Governors ban IPOB activities
The Governors from the South Eastern region of the country have issued a communique banning the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The decision was taken at the end of their emergency meeting held at the Enugu state government house.
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Military label IPOB as ‘terrorist organisation’
The Governors from the South Eastern region of the country have issued a communique banning the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The decision was taken at the end of their emergency meeting held at the Enugu state government house.
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