Bimbo Bakare – Page 209 – This beautiful Life

08Dec

Little Acts that destroy our nation.

I was on the return leg of a trip to Port Harcourt and unlike at other times, the plane arrived on time to take us all back to Lagos. It was the Aero Contractor’s first flight of the day to Lagos. The flight was the Aero Contractors (ACN) flight 314 to Lagos. Boarding went as

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08Dec

Mayflower! Finally!

It took thirty six years but I finally saw it. I not only saw it, I also entered it and it really is nice. Early in 1979, the future was bleak and I knew not which institution that I should trust with my future. I was then living in Bodija and the first choice was

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08Dec

Alison-Maueke: Sanusi has totally lost his mind – Fani-Kayode – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaAlison-Maueke: Sanusi has totally lost his mind - Fani-KayodeDailyPost NigeriaFormer Aviation Minister and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Femi Fani-Kayode, Monday, stated that former CBN governor and Emir of Kano, Muhamma...

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07Dec

Field Report On Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi’s Coronation (PHOTOS) – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMField Report On Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi's Coronation (PHOTOS)NAIJ.COMGuests and relatives are still arriving the palace, where the coronation ceremony of the newly crowned Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, is ongoing. Share on Facebook &...

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07Dec

Dogara Reveals What Buhari Needs To Solve Nigeria’s Problems – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMDogara Reveals What Buhari Needs To Solve Nigeria's ProblemsNAIJ.COMYakubu Dogara, the speaker of the House of Representatives has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders require divine wisdom in order to solve the numerous p...

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07Dec

$2b arms: EFCC Considers Jonathan’s Arrest and Probe – Naija247news

Naija247news$2b arms: EFCC Considers Jonathan's Arrest and ProbeNaija247newsWill the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invite ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to say all he knows about the controversial $2 billion arms deals? Will the a...

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07Dec

Foreign investors besiege Nigeria at climate talks – The Nation Newspaper

The Guardian NigeriaForeign investors besiege Nigeria at climate talksThe Nation NewspaperThe determination of President Muhammadu Buhari to put square pegs in square holes in his ministerial appointments may have paid off as Nigeria emerges the sought...

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07Dec

Bayelsa poll: Police ban public rallies, procession – Vanguard

ExaminerTimesBayelsa poll: Police ban public rallies, processionVanguardYENAGOA- The Bayelsa police command has banned all forms of procession, rallies or demonstrations in the state. Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of training and develop...

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07Dec

Unveiling Kogi Governor-elect: The Yahaya Bello others don’t know – Vanguard

VanguardUnveiling Kogi Governor-elect: The Yahaya Bello others don't knowVanguardWhen he is sworn in on January 27, 2016, Alh. Yahaya Bello will make history as the youngest governor ever in Nigeria. He turned 40 last June. Alh. Yahaya Bello, popul...

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07Dec

Why PMB Didn’t Make Me A Minister – Falana – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMWhy PMB Didn't Make Me A Minister - FalanaNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana has revealed why he was not made a minister in the Buhari-led government. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter. Femi Falana. ...

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07Dec

Saraki’s DSS operatives arrested for N310m robbery, + photos – The Eagle Online

The Eagle OnlineSaraki's DSS operatives arrested for N310m robbery, + photosThe Eagle OnlineDSS Abdulrasheed Maigari · DSS George Ibbi. Five of the operatives of the Department of State Services attached to the President of the Senate, Senat...

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07Dec

Why Buhari Didn’t Make Me Minister – Femi Falana – Nigerian Bulletin

Nigerian BulletinWhy Buhari Didn't Make Me Minister - Femi FalanaNigerian BulletinHuman rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana says President Muhammadu Buhari did not appoint him a minister for “ideological reasons”. He said some people believ...

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07Dec

Bayelsa: APC calls for cancellation of elections results in Sagbama, Ekeremor LGAs – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaBayelsa: APC calls for cancellation of elections results in Sagbama, Ekeremor LGAsDailyPost NigeriaTimipre-Sylva-620x350 The Sylva/Igiri governorship campaign organization of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state has cal...

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07Dec

AfricaLink on Air – 07 December 2015: 0405 UTC – Deutsche Welle

AfricaLink on Air - 07 December 2015: 0405 UTCDeutsche WelleNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's anti-corruption drive appears to be gaining momentum, but the recently-defeated PDP party is voicing concern about procedure. China announces $60 bill...

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07Dec

$6bn Armsgate: Suspects’ Rights Not Violated – Falana – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership Newspapers$6bn Armsgate: Suspects' Rights Not Violated – FalanaLeadership NewspapersHuman rights activist, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to ignore the reckless campaign of calumny by...

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07Dec

Fayose: Ekiti Governor reportedly imports strippers from South-Africa, Ghana – Pulse Nigeria

The Nation NewspaperFayose: Ekiti Governor reportedly imports strippers from South-Africa, GhanaPulse NigeriaThe Ekiti APC spokesperson also said Governor Fayose collects security vote of about N250m, without using it to fund the police and other secur...

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07Dec

$2b arms: EFCC weighs its options on Jonathan – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation Newspaper$2b arms: EFCC weighs its options on JonathanThe Nation NewspaperWill the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invite ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to say all he knows about the controversial $2 billion arms deals? Will ...

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07Dec

State of economy: Why we need national conversation — Oshiomhole – Vanguard

VanguardState of economy: Why we need national conversation — OshiomholeVanguardWe have not heard anything yet on the committee set up by the Federal Government to look into the books of the immediate past Peoples Democratic Party, PDP led administra...

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07Dec

Tukur escapes attempt on his life – Daily Sun

Daily SunTukur escapes attempt on his lifeDaily SunFormer national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, narrowly escaped an attempt on his life along the ever-busy Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport road, Abuja. According to a s...

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07Dec

BIAFRA: Igbo have the right to clamour for self-determination, says Kalu – Vanguard

VanguardBIAFRA: Igbo have the right to clamour for self-determination, says KaluVanguardIn a strategy designed to separate himself from a controversial movement that parades two factions, the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereig...

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07Dec

Hoodlums bathe Lagos task force official with acid, injure another – Vanguard

NAIJ.COMHoodlums bathe Lagos task force official with acid, injure anotherVanguardLAGOS—Unidentified hoodlums' in Oshodi, Lagos bathed a para-military officer attached to the state Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences, Mr. Akude Silas ...

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07Dec

Ikpeazu inaugurates board for SMEs, others – Daily Times Nigeria

Daily Times NigeriaIkpeazu inaugurates board for SMEs, othersDaily Times NigeriaThe Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has inaugurated the technical board of the state micro, small and medium enterprises, financial, trade and investment promotion...

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07Dec

Selection Of New Emir Must Not Breach Peace, Al-Makura Urges Keffi Emirate – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersSelection Of New Emir Must Not Breach Peace, Al-Makura Urges Keffi EmirateLeadership NewspapersGovernor Umaru Tanko Almakura of Nasarawa has appealed to the Keffi Emirate council and the entire citizens of Keffi local government to...

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07Dec

NLC Threatens Showdown If States Reduce Wage – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersNLC Threatens Showdown If States Reduce WageLeadership NewspapersThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on state councils and industrial union affiliates to be prepared for a showdown with any state government that attempts t...

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07Dec

Buhari summons emergency FEC meeting on Monday – News24 Nigeria

The Guardian NigeriaBuhari summons emergency FEC meeting on MondayNews24 NigeriaAbuja - President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned an emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday, reports NewsDay. The meeting was called to approve th...

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07Dec

Orji Uzor Kalu: ‘Don’t expect Buhari to perform miracles,’ former Governor says – Pulse Nigeria

VanguardOrji Uzor Kalu: 'Don't expect Buhari to perform miracles,' former Governor saysPulse Nigeria"I am not a member of his party but he is a very close friend of mine and you should not be expecting Buhari to perform miracles."...

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06Dec

My Experience ‘Fighting Corruption’ In Nigeria Says Nuhu Ribadu – Naija247news

Naija247newsMy Experience 'Fighting Corruption' In Nigeria Says Nuhu RibaduNaija247newsNarrating his experience of the fight against corruption, Ribadu said the Halliburton scandal presented a unique corruption case study in which “a gang of ...

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06Dec

BIAFRA: Uwazuruike renames MASSOB – Vanguard

VanguardBIAFRA: Uwazuruike renames MASSOBVanguardThe leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has in a surprise move, announced a new name, Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, for the ...

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06Dec

#BayelsaDecides: Findings And Preliminary Conclusions About The Poll – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COM#BayelsaDecides: Findings And Preliminary Conclusions About The PollNAIJ.COMAs more polling units in the restless Southern Ijaw are set to open, the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room issued a statement regarding the general points of the Dec...

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06Dec

The text-crime bill: Has corruption run Nigeria’s Senate mad?, by Peregrino Brimah – The Eagle Online

The Eagle OnlineThe text-crime bill: Has corruption run Nigeria's Senate mad?, by Peregrino BrimahThe Eagle OnlineThe men who cook up such legislation and nod to it are the 89 who march behind Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki to his corruption trials...

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06Dec

Dokpesi Family Recants, Says N2.1bn Not For Publicity – Leadership Newspapers

CHANNELS TELEVISIONDokpesi Family Recants, Says N2.1bn Not For PublicityLeadership NewspapersThe family of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, owners of Raypower and AIT broadcast stations, Raymond Dokpesi, yesterday recanted an earlier statement t...

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06Dec

Bayelsa: Dickson, Sylva Claim Lead – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersBayelsa: Dickson, Sylva Claim LeadLeadership NewspapersAs the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday declared that the governorship election in Bayelsa State would continue today in parts of the state, renewed ...

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06Dec

DSS Uncovers Terrorist Cells In Abuja, Arrests 10 – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersDSS Uncovers Terrorist Cells In Abuja, Arrests 10Leadership NewspapersThe Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday disclosed that it had uncovered some terrorist hideouts in the nation's capital city, Abuja, and had arreste...

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06Dec

Darius Ishaku stopped people from drinking water with animals in Taraba … – Vanguard

VanguardDarius Ishaku stopped people from drinking water with animals in Taraba ...VanguardFortune often favours the enterprising; the trip to Abuja to obtain a copy of the Taraba State Tribunal judgment yielded an extra dividend. A chance meeting with...

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06Dec

Kogi: We warned that Audu could die – Suleman – Vanguard

VanguardKogi: We warned that Audu could die – SulemanVanguardApostle Johnson Suleman, founder of the Auchi, Edo State based Omega Fire and Miracles Ministries, is a motivational and faith-building teacher. Suleman, in this interview, shares his '...

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06Dec

Two dead, houses, vehicles razed as tanker falls on bridge in Lagos – Daily Sun

Daily SunTwo dead, houses, vehicles razed as tanker falls on bridge in LagosDaily SunAt least one house was completely razed while several others were partially burnt as a truck laden with fuel fell on Ojuelegba Bridge, along Funsho Williams Avenue and...

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06Dec

Let the people have their say – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperLet the people have their sayThe Nation NewspaperKiev, Ukraine - October 17, 2012 - A logotype collection of well-known social media brand's printed on paper. Include Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google Plus, Instagram, Vimeo, Fl...

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06Dec

Bayelsa Election: INEC Reschedules Polls In Southern Ijaw – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONBayelsa Election: INEC Reschedules Polls In Southern IjawCHANNELS TELEVISIONElection-voting-stand in Bayelsa The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Govern...

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06Dec

Boko Haram: 80000 Communities, villages liberated in N/E in six months … – Vanguard

VanguardBoko Haram: 80000 Communities, villages liberated in N/E in six months ...VanguardThe Theater Commander in charge of the ongoing anti-terrorism war in the North Eastern pat of the country, Maj. Gen. Yushau Abubakar says over 80,000 towns and vi...

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06Dec

Kogi Decides: Yahaya Bello Is In Early Lead At Supplementary Poll – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMKogi Decides: Yahaya Bello Is In Early Lead At Supplementary PollNAIJ.COMResults from the Kogi polling units have started to pour in, and according to those unofficial results, Alh. Yahaya Bello is in early lead against his PDP counterpart Idri...

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05Dec

Kogi Supplementary poll: Voting commences in Yagba West LG – Vanguard

The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)Kogi Supplementary poll: Voting commences in Yagba West LGVanguardVoting has commenced at Ward 01 (Oke-Egbe), Unit 8 ( Arigidi-Okefiran/Okedisin) in the Kogi governorship supplementary election at Egb...

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05Dec

Adamawa ex-commissioner bags 10 years in prison – P.M. News

P.M. NewsAdamawa ex-commissioner bags 10 years in prisonP.M. NewsA former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed a 10 years jail term by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu of the Fed...

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05Dec

Distribution of electoral materials done under heavy security in Brass – Vanguard

VanguardDistribution of electoral materials done under heavy security in BrassVanguardBRASS – DISTRIBUTION of electoral materials was concluded before 8am under heavy security presence at the INEC office Brass. Distribution began as early as 5am to e...

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05Dec

Accreditation ongoing in Bayelsa poll – The Nation Newspaper

Accreditation ongoing in Bayelsa pollThe Nation NewspaperAccreditation for Saturday's governorship election has started in some local government areas of the state. At the Okpoama home town of All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Silva...

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05Dec

Integrating Biafra: Party supremacy – Vanguard

VanguardIntegrating Biafra: Party supremacyVanguardThe clamour for a State of Biafra seems, to say the least, rather pathetic. It is an effort cast in the classic mode of a modern-day quixotic daydream or the desire of genuine patriots in dire need of ...

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04Dec

Over Fifty Shops Destroyed In Kano Market Fire – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONOver Fifty Shops Destroyed In Kano Market FireCHANNELS TELEVISIONkano Over 50 shops perished with property worth millions of naira burnt to ashes after a fire outbreak hit the popular Abubakar Rimi market in Sabon Gari, Kano North We...

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04Dec

Arms Scandal: Oshiomhole Replies Okonjo-Iweala, Calls Her Voodoo Economist – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMArms Scandal: Oshiomhole Replies Okonjo-Iweala, Calls Her Voodoo EconomistNAIJ.COMEdo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole has yet again replied former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, concerning the supposed $2.1 billion arms scandal. Sha...

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04Dec

Former presidential candidate kidnapped in Kogi – Vanguard

VanguardFormer presidential candidate kidnapped in KogiVanguardABUJA: A former Presidential candidate and National Chairman of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Alhaji Ganiyu Galadima has been reported kidnapped at Obajana in Kogi State. The ACPN nomin...

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04Dec

Honouring Abubakar Audu – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperHonouring Abubakar AuduThe Nation NewspaperThe finality of death is the coldest and starkest reality every man must confront. Indeed, this is what we are repeatedly told but in truth, it rarely sticks in our minds because, we falsel...

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04Dec

Honouring Abubakar Audu – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperHonouring Abubakar AuduThe Nation NewspaperThe finality of death is the coldest and starkest reality every man must confront. Indeed, this is what we are repeatedly told but in truth, it rarely sticks in our minds because, we falsel...

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04Dec

EFCC Arrests Air Vice Marshal Salihu Atawod for N600m Arms Scam – Nigerian Bulletin

Nigerian BulletinEFCC Arrests Air Vice Marshal Salihu Atawod for N600m Arms ScamNigerian BulletinThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested a former Chairman of the Presidential Implementation Committee on Marine Safety, Air Vice M...

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04Dec

Why Asuquo Ekpenyong, Cross River finance commissioner, 30, turn heads – P.M. News

P.M. NewsWhy Asuquo Ekpenyong, Cross River finance commissioner, 30, turn headsP.M. NewsHe is young, he is brilliant and he is proactive, those are some of the reasons why Asuquo Ekpenyong turn heads but there's more. At 30, when most Africans his ...

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04Dec

Frivolous Petitions Bill: A Scripted Plot? – Leadership Newspapers

The Guardian NigeriaFrivolous Petitions Bill: A Scripted Plot?Leadership NewspapersThe Senate consideration of a Bill for an Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions and Other Matters Connected Therewith (SB.143) has been greeted with wide ranging reactions...

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04Dec

Biafra: Northern Governors Condemn attack on worship places – Pulse Nigeria

The Nation NewspaperBiafra: Northern Governors Condemn attack on worship placesPulse NigeriaBiafra loyalists have been protesting the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the director of Radio Biafra and Independent People of Biafra's leader. Published: 04.36; C...

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04Dec

False declaration of assets: S-Court decides Saraki’s fate Feb 5 – Vanguard

VanguardFalse declaration of assets: S-Court decides Saraki's fate Feb 5VanguardABUJA — The Supreme Court, yesterday, slated February 5, 2016 to determine the appeal seeking to quash the 13-count criminal charge the Federal Government entered aga...

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04Dec

Peace must reign in Bayelsa —Etete – Vanguard

VanguardPeace must reign in Bayelsa —EteteVanguardFormer Minister of Petroleum, Chief Dan Etete, has urged all parties in the forth coming governorship election in Bayelsa State to allow peace to reign during and after the poll, saying that only thro...

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04Dec

A nation is an idea: Thinking through Biafra (PART 1) – YNaija

YNaijaA nation is an idea: Thinking through Biafra (PART 1)YNaijaThere are people, both Nigerians and non-Nigerians, who are using the recent pro-Biafra agitations in parts of Nigeria as an opportunity to express their vitriolic hatred for the Igbo. Yo...

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04Dec

Obafemi Awolowo varsity bans student body – Vanguard

VanguardObafemi Awolowo varsity bans student bodyVanguardThe management of Obafemi Awolowo University has banned the institution's students union government till further notice. Obafemi Awolowo University. This is coming after the management had ea...

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04Dec

$2.1bn arms deal: I didn’t collect a kobo from Dasuki – Bafarawa – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost Nigeria$2.1bn arms deal: I didn't collect a kobo from Dasuki - BafarawaDailyPost NigeriaBafarawa A former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa has exonerated himself of any involvement in the $2.1 billion arms deal with ex-National...

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04Dec

Senate insists on regulating social media – The Eagle Online

The Eagle OnlineSenate insists on regulating social mediaThe Eagle OnlineDespite public criticism, the Senate on Wednesday vowed to continue with the process for the passage of a bill seeking to regulate the use of social media in Nigeria. The Senate h...

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04Dec

Minister Of Interior Dambazau Canvasses Strong Police Force For Effective … – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaMinister Of Interior Dambazau Canvasses Strong Police Force For Effective ...Information NigeriaPOLICE The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), on Thursday made a case for a strong Police Force for effective p...

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04Dec

EFCC Arraigns Ex-NIMASA DG Akpobolokemi, Nine Others – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONEFCC Arraigns Ex-NIMASA DG Akpobolokemi, Nine OthersCHANNELS TELEVISIONNIMASA The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday December 3, arraigned a former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Saf...

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04Dec

Dan Etete: Peace must reign during Bayelsa election – The News

The NewsDan Etete: Peace must reign during Bayelsa electionThe NewsSince July 2015 when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the time table for the gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa State and fixed the election for December 5...

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03Dec

CJN warns judges against serving as tools to desperate politicians – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELS TELEVISIONCJN warns judges against serving as tools to desperate politiciansThe Nation NewspaperThe Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed has warned judges against yielding themselves as tools for the subversion of justice by...

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03Dec

Dino Melaye Blasts Sahara Reporters – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMDino Melaye Blasts Sahara ReportersNAIJ.COMThe senate on Thursday December 3, 2015 has lashed out on all social media users especially online media houses. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter. Dino Melaye. This was contained in a point ...

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03Dec

Anyim Pius Anyim Speaks Up On Sponsorship Of Pro-Biafra Agitators – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMAnyim Pius Anyim Speaks Up On Sponsorship Of Pro-Biafra AgitatorsNAIJ.COMSenator Anyim Pius Anyim, the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) has spoken up on allegations that he is one of the sponsors of the ongoing...

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03Dec

Anti-Okorocha Sentiments Take New Twist, READ What They Did To The Gov’s Effigy – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMAnti-Okorocha Sentiments Take New Twist, READ What They Did To The Gov's EffigyNAIJ.COMThe effigy installed in his Ideato South country home was brought down and damaged beyond redemption, Vanguard reports. The statue, mounted at the Ogboko...

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03Dec

Read What DSS Officials Did To Ex-DG’s Wife During Eviction From Lagos Residence – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMRead What DSS Officials Did To Ex-DG's Wife During Eviction From Lagos ResidenceNAIJ.COMDaily Post reports that the DSS operatives were allegedly rude during the eviction which took place at No 50, Alexander road, Ikoyi, following an order ...

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03Dec

Read What Senate Has Asked Buhari To Do – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMRead What Senate Has Asked Buhari To DoNAIJ.COMThe senate on Wednesday, December 2 urged President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend lifting of ban on importation through the land borders. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter. Muhammadu-Buhari...

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03Dec

Okorocha’s effigy destroyed in Imo – Vanguard

VanguardOkorocha's effigy destroyed in ImoVanguardThe growing anti-Rochas Okorocha sentiments in Imo State, has taken a new twist, as his effigy that was installed in his Ideato South country home was destroyed by unknown persons. The statue, which...

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03Dec

Security: How underfunding is killing police, by IGP Arase – Daily Times Nigeria

Daily Times NigeriaSecurity: How underfunding is killing police, by IGP AraseDaily Times NigeriaInspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase last week literally confessed as to why the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is performing well below standard of ...

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03Dec

N200bn education fund diverted in 2 years –Senate – Daily Sun

Daily SunN200bn education fund diverted in 2 years –SenateDaily SunSENATE, yesterday, revealed that about N200 billion education tax collected between 2012 and 2013 were diverted to unknown and unspecified uses not recognised in or permitted under th...

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03Dec

9 killed as pro-Biafra protests turn bloody – Vanguard

Vanguard9 killed as pro-Biafra protests turn bloodyVanguardABUJA—THE three-week-long pro-Biafra protests turned bloody, yesterday, as the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) killed nine of the protesters and injured 18 in Onitsha, the commercial city of ...

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03Dec

Man scales airport fence, attempts to jump onto taxing aircraft – Premium Times

Premium Times Man scales airport fence, attempts to jump onto taxing aircraftPremium TimesThe security staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Wednesday apprehended one Olushola Alabibu who attempted to stow away in a taxing aircraft on the...

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03Dec

Suspected stowaway arrested at Lagos airport – The News

The NewsSuspected stowaway arrested at Lagos airportThe NewsA middle-aged man was on Wednesday arrested after breaching security at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. Officials said he was a stowaway. He was initially thought to be planning to ...

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03Dec

Boko Haram Scare At Lagos Airport As Man With Sack Approaches Plane – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMBoko Haram Scare At Lagos Airport As Man With Sack Approaches PlaneNAIJ.COMA young man, whose name was later leanrt to be Alabibu Olushola, caused panic at Murital Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) this morning, December 2. Share on Faceboo...

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03Dec

$2 bn arms deals: EFCC mulls prolonged detention of suspects – Vanguard

Vanguard$2 bn arms deals: EFCC mulls prolonged detention of suspectsVanguardApparently overwhelmed by startling revelations on how Nigeria's defence cash was diverted and shared among politicians, the Economic and Financial Crimes is considering fu...

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03Dec

What If Jonathan Returns For 2019 Presidential Race? – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMWhat If Jonathan Returns For 2019 Presidential Race?NAIJ.COMEditor's note: Inspired by the various debates still going on at various levels over the choice of President Muhammadu Buhari for second term in 2019 or the former president Goodlu...

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03Dec

DPC suspends Kogi governorship candidate – WorldStage

DailyPost NigeriaDPC suspends Kogi governorship candidateWorldStageCrisis has hit the Democratic Peoples Congress in Kogi State less than three days to the supplementary governorship election in the state, as the party yesterday suspended its flag bear...

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02Dec

Customs to dismiss, jail corrupt officials – Comptroller warns – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaCustoms to dismiss, jail corrupt officials - Comptroller warnsDailyPost NigeriaThe Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali, rtd, has cautioned officers and men of the NCS to shun corrupt practices, stating ...

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02Dec

Court Saves Kashamu’s Properties, Rules Against AGF, NDLEA – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMCourt Saves Kashamu's Properties, Rules Against AGF, NDLEANAIJ.COMA Federal High Court in Lagos state on Tuesday, December 1, granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the National...

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02Dec

Read What Gov Aregbesola Wants From State House of Assembly – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMRead What Gov Aregbesola Wants From State House of AssemblyNAIJ.COMThe governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola is seeking the cooperation of the State House of Assembly over a pressing state issue. READ ALSO: PDP Accuses Aregbesola Of Plotting ...

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02Dec

Buhari’s Govt’ll ‘Start Firing From All Cylinders In Next Few Days’ – Lai Mohammed – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaBuhari's Govt'll 'Start Firing From All Cylinders In Next Few Days' – Lai MohammedInformation NigeriaPMB-Lai-Mohammed The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians of better tim...

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02Dec

Biafra Movement: Why Igbos Feel Isolated From The Rest Of Nigeria – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMBiafra Movement: Why Igbos Feel Isolated From The Rest Of NigeriaNAIJ.COMWriting for the British news agency Reuters, Alexis Akwagyiram looks into the new movement calling for Biafran independence and how some Igbos feel isolated from the Niger...

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02Dec

PDP Reacts To Dokpesi’s Arrest Days After Disowning AIT Boss – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMPDP Reacts To Dokpesi's Arrest Days After Disowning AIT BossNAIJ.COMThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the recent arrest of Raymond Dokpesi, the party's national conference committee chairman by the Economic and Financial...

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02Dec

Police Brutality: Pregnant woman claims she lost her baby after DPO tortured her – Pulse Nigeria

The Nation NewspaperPolice Brutality: Pregnant woman claims she lost her baby after DPO tortured herPulse NigeriaA pregnant woman who was tortured and brutalised by a DPO has lost her baby. Published: 11.07; Isaac Dachen. Print; eMail · The vict...

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02Dec

Minimum Wage: Oshiomhole Is Ready To Lead Protest Against Other Governors – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMMinimum Wage: Oshiomhole Is Ready To Lead Protest Against Other GovernorsNAIJ.COMGovernor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has assured the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) that he will personally lead the protest against any govern...

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02Dec

Rochas Okorocha Must Be Impeached- Group – NAIJ.COM

NAIJ.COMRochas Okorocha Must Be Impeached- GroupNAIJ.COMThe Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) has urged the state House of Assembly to impeach the Imo state governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha. Share on Facebook &...

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02Dec

Senate passes 2015 supplementary budget – News24 Nigeria

News24 NigeriaSenate passes 2015 supplementary budgetNews24 NigeriaAbuja - The Senate has approved the 2015 supplementary budget that President Muhammadu Buhari recently sent to the House. The budget has been approved after the Senate considered the re...

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02Dec

SCOAN Building Collapse: TB Joshua, Others Get Reprieve Against Lagos Govt – Entertainment Express

Entertainment ExpressSCOAN Building Collapse: TB Joshua, Others Get Reprieve Against Lagos GovtEntertainment ExpressJustice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday stopped the trial of indicted engineers and registered trustees of the S...

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02Dec

Charity begins at home, Okorocha’s kinsman reminds governor – Daily Sun

Daily SunCharity begins at home, Okorocha's kinsman reminds governorDaily SunA prominent son of Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State, Nixon Okwara, has called on Governor Rochas Okorocha to focus on the mandate given to him by the people...

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02Dec

Do only the poor go to jail in Nigeria? – Vanguard

VanguardDo only the poor go to jail in Nigeria?VanguardNigeria's criminal justice system has often been criticised and ridiculed for its inability to secure convictions, particularly for offences perpetuated by high profile individuals. Yet, one re...

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02Dec

SYNAGOGUE: Court retrains LASG from prosecuting engineers – Vanguard

CHANNELS TELEVISIONSYNAGOGUE: Court retrains LASG from prosecuting engineersVanguardLagos—Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday restrained the Lagos State Attorney-General from prosecuting the two engineers who built...

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02Dec

$2bn arms deal: DSS arrests Dasuki, Bafarawa – Vanguard

Vanguard$2bn arms deal: DSS arrests Dasuki, BafarawaVanguardABUJA—More Nigerian politicians believed to have benefitted from the huge security budget said to be missing were, yesterday, arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commi...

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02Dec

Court To Give Judgement On Wada’s Suit On December 4 – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONCourt To Give Judgement On Wada's Suit On December 4CHANNELS TELEVISIONwada A Federal High Court in Abuja will on December 4 give judgement in a suit filed by the Governor of Kogi state, Captain Idris Wada and three others, chall...

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02Dec

Court To Deliver Judgement On Stella Oduah’s Suit – CHANNELS TELEVISION

CHANNELS TELEVISIONCourt To Deliver Judgement On Stella Oduah's SuitCHANNELS TELEVISIONstella_oduah A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed January 25, 2016 to deliver judgment in the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former Minister o...

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02Dec

American Lawyer To President Buhari: In The US, You Declared “Zero Tolerance … – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaAmerican Lawyer To President Buhari: In The US, You Declared “Zero Tolerance ...Information NigeriaAn American lawyer who specializes in constitutional and international law, Bruce Fein has written President Muhammadu Buhari over t...

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02Dec

David Mark rice floods Benue – The Nation Newspaper

The Nation NewspaperDavid Mark rice floods BenueThe Nation NewspaperFoodstuffs branded in the name of former Senate President, David Mark, are being distributed across Benue state by his supporters. This is as a result of the ruling of the Court of App...

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02Dec

OAU shut over students’ unrest – Vanguard

Information NigeriaOAU shut over students' unrestVanguardOSOGBO – The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile Ife, Tuesday night shut the institution indefinitely following continued students protest on the campus of the instituti...

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02Dec

Senate approves N575bn supplementary budget for Buhari – Vanguard

VanguardSenate approves N575bn supplementary budget for BuhariVanguardABUJA- THE Senate Tuesday passed a total sum of N574,532,726,857 as supplementary budget for President Muhammadu Buhari to be withdrawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Fede...

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