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Niyi is a senior data editor at NiyiDaram

Kogi Government on Sunday confirmed the compulsory retirement of eight permanent secretaries, some directors and dismissal of 1, 774 others from the state civil service. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered in Lokoja that the affected staff were served their letters last December.

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Earlier in the day ,Wizkid took to Twitter to reveal he was wondering the inspiration behind Mohit’s smash song ,Booty Call ..And Donjazzy decided to reveal how the song came about …

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The Kaduna state government has vowed to dismiss any teacher that is absent from school today as all public schools in the state resume for the next academic session. This warning came on the heels of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers beginning an indefinite strike in the state to protest the planned sack of over 21, 000 teachers that failed woefully in the competency test organized for teachers by the state government last year.

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Ivorian football Legend and host of 2017 Aiteo/CAF Awards Didier Drogba has had his phone stolen. The African football legend Drogba co-hosted CAF Award gala night with South African broadcaster, Carol Tshabalala at the State House Banquet Hall in Accra, Ghana.According to abidjantv.net the former Chelsea player was focused on his task when he realized his “mobile phone had disappeared”. “Sadly, the icon had to return to his base without his phone,” the report stated

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A yet-to-be identified American won an estimated $570 million jackpot in Saturday’s Powerball lottery draw in the United States. According to lottery officials, the ticket which was bought in New Hampshire matched all six numbers all the six numbers drawn, to win the fifth largest grand prize in the game’s 15-year history.

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More than 200 African migrants scaled a six metre high double fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Saturday, injuring a police officer. A total of 209 people from sub-Saharan Africa seeking to get to Europe forced their way across the fence in the afternoon, the Spanish government said in a statement.

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Hollywood united in with victims of sexual harassment and assault by wearing black on the red carpet at the 75th Golden Globe Awards which took place at The Beverly Hilton on Sunday. The dress code was all black, a Time’s Up initiative at the Golden Globes, chosen as a way for the movie and TV industry to make a statement against a pervasive culture of misconduct, brought about by the downfall of shamed movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and a host of other sexual predators that were called out by #metoo victims.

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