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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has paid over $3.68 billion in cash call debt to five International Oil Companies (IOCs). In new data released on Wednesday, the national oil company said the payment is part of its debt totalling $4.689 billion to its joint venture partners. The NNPC named the five oil companies to include Shell Petroleum Development Company, Total Exploration and Production Nigeria, Mobil Nigeria Producing, Nigeria Agip Oil Company and Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL).

People have less rosy views of airlines after a barrage of negative headlines. Six out of seven airlines tracked by Morning Consult suffered a decline in favorability over the past five months — and the biggest companies were hit the hardest. United Airlines sparked a windfall of bad news for airlines after a video went viral of a man being dragged off an overbooked plane so United could get crew members on board.

A Colonic Clinic Responds to a Woman's 1-Star Review After Clogging Their MachineBy Mustafa GatollariUpdated Jan. 15 2019, 9:57 a.m. ET Source: dreamworksThe beginning of this story sounds like the punchline of a joke: a woman ends up clogging a colonoscopy machine because of how "backed up" she was. That in itself is cause for laughter. However, her response to clogging the machine is what make the story truly hilarious.

That glute work comes in different forms in each of the three sections of the series. "In each instance, your entire core and both your glutes have to work to help you control all the force you generate pushing out of the Cossack," says Samuel. "That control is key to helping you find a good standing position coming out of each rep." To take on the clock cossack series, you'll need plenty of room to work and a set of kettlebells.

#2. In Rainbows by Radiohead The most surprising thing about Radiohead's seventh album turned out to be neither the method of distribution (email) nor the suggested retail price (whatever you want) but the fact that when the damn thing finally materialized... it was a Coldplay record! Alright, it's not quite that wet, but having gone as far as experimentation and paranoia could take them, Thom Yorke and company started over, honed their melodies and let their warmest emotions run free.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says any attempt by President Muhammadu Buhari to present his preferred successor would be rejected by Nigerians. President Buhari had in an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday said his preferred successor might be eliminated if he reveals the identity of the person before the 2023 general elections. Reacting to President Buhari’s comment on Thursday, the opposition party described the Buhari government as a failure, adding that any candidate chosen by the president would also fail.

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UPDATED: Atlantic UK president Ben Cook announced today that he is stepping down from his post due to an “offensive” appearance as a member of Run-DMC at a birthday party seven years ago.

A group of armed men suspected of being bandits have reportedly killed one person in Ago Are, located in the Oke Ogun area of Oyo State. Naija News learned that the bandits infiltrated the peaceful agrarian community on Saturday night. Despite efforts to restore order, the armed bandits managed to flee into the nearby forest. Confirming the attack, the Chairman of Atisbo Local Government, Adeagbo Fasasi Ademola, told journalists that he was promptly informed about the situation.