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Nigeria News Roundup Today — May 23, 2018

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Breaking: He Is Jealous And Frustrated - Presidency Attacks Obasanjo
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Obasanjo continues plan to unseat Buhari

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and President Muhammadu Buhari

Here are today’s top news headlines about Politics, Business, Entertainment and Sport around Nigeria, May 23, 2018.

Buhari Attacks Obasanjo. President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday threw a jibe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for spending $16bn on power projects during his tenure as the President without corresponding power supply to Nigerians. Read more on punch Newspaper

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Biafra Day Turns Bloody. Activitie marking the 18th anniversary celebration of new Biafra, yesterday turned bloody in Onitsha, Anambra State, as members of the Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, accused the joint military task force operating in the state of killing five of their members. Read more on Vanguard

Buhari, Senators Meet Behind Closed doors. Senate President Bukola Saraki and nine other senators are currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House over Saraki’s allegation that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, was plotting to frame him up in a case involving some suspected cultists arrested in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital Read more on Thisday Newspaper

Catholics Protest Across Nigeria. Catholics staged a nationwide protest, yesterday, calling on the Federal Government to end indiscriminate killings of innocent citizens. The protest is the first of its kind by the church in Nigeria and will be seen by observers as a sign of mounting discontent over government’s handling of alleged killings by herdsmen and armed bandits.  Read more on Guardian

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Currency Swap. The Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) is set to release the framework for currency swap deal it entered recently with People Bank of China to formally kick- start the transaction in two currencies. This is as the apex bank confirmed yesterday, that it has chosen Standard Chartered Bank and Stanbic IBTC as settlement banks for Nigeria, China currency swap. Read more on New Telegraphonline

Atletico Flog Super Eagles.  Fernando Torres scored one of the goals as Atletico Madrid beat the Super Eagles B team 3-2 to win the inaugural Gotv Max Cup on Tuesday at the Nest of Champions in Uyo. Read more on Premium Times