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What I told Buhari – Jonathan. Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said he was against the disintegration of Nigeria, saying he was working with other leaders to find solutions to the renewed crisis in the Niger Delta.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/208018-what-i-told-buhari-jonathan.html

2.Buhari decries low ranking of Nigerian varsities: PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday, said he was deeply worried over low ranking of Nigerian universities and pledged to ensure that the lost glory of the nation's Ivory Tower is restored
  http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/buhari-decries-low-ranking-niger
ian-varsities/

3. Rio 2016: Nigeria’s Olympic footballers delayed by payment problem:Nigeria’s Olympic football squad are stuck in Atlanta because of a problem with the payment for a flight to Rio.
  http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2016/08/03/rio-2016-nigerias-olympic-footballers-delayed-by-payment-problem/

4. World will forget us if we balkanize Nigeria — Jonathan: Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the world will forget Nigeria if its citizens allow the country to be balkanized.
   http://thenationonlineng.net/world-will-forget-us-balkanize-nigeria-jonathan/
5. Guard arraigned in for replacing employer’s stolen diesel with water: A 22-year-old security guard was on Wednesday docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly siphoning his employer’s diesel valued at N126,500 and filled the tank with water.
    http://dailypost.ng/2016/08/03/guard-arraigned-in-for-replacing-employers-stolen-diesel-with-water/

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