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23Oct
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Jonathan pledges govt. support for emerging industries in Nigeria – African Manager

CHANNELSJonathan pledges govt. support for emerging industries in NigeriaAfrican ManagerPresident Goodluck Jonathan has pledged that the Federal Government will continue to give all necessary encouragement and protection to emerging industries in Niger...
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23Oct
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APC governors berate Jonathan over alleged constitutional breaches – Premium Times

Osun DefenderAPC governors berate Jonathan over alleged constitutional breachesPremium TimesThe All Progressives Congress, APC, governors, under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum have frowned at the alleged continuous deductions and manipulation...
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23Oct
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Gov. Rotimi Amaechi: “The Problem is We Have Chop, I Chop Institutions in … – Bella Naija

Bella NaijaGov. Rotimi Amaechi: “The Problem is We Have Chop, I Chop Institutions in ...Bella NaijaRotimi Amaechi, the Governor of Rivers State covers the October/November issue of Mode Men Magazine. Looking sharp in a grey blazer with green embroide...
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23Oct
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Life With Boko Haram – New York Times

Osun DefenderLife With Boko HaramNew York TimesABUJA, Nigeria — In December 2010, Nigeria experienced its first wave of terrorist bombings at Christian churches. In 2011, we had our first-ever suicide car bombing, at the United Nations headquarters h...
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23Oct
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Group Backs Proposed National Conference – Nigerian Observer

Group Backs Proposed National ConferenceNigerian ObserverLAGOS - A North American-based Yoruba socio-cultural group, Egbe Omo Yoruba, has urged Nigerians to honour the late pro-democracy activist, Dr Baba Omojola, by ensuring the success of the propose...
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23Oct
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Delta, Bayelsa Governors Plead With ASUU to Call Off Strike – AllAfrica.com

WorldStageDelta, Bayelsa Governors Plead With ASUU to Call Off StrikeAllAfrica.comThe four-month old industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) took the centre stage at the N25 billion fundraising for the Edwin C...
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23Oct
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Communal Clash: Osun Imposes Curfew on Warring Communities – Daily Times Nigeria

Communal Clash: Osun Imposes Curfew on Warring CommunitiesDaily Times NigeriaOsun State Government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on Oba Oke and Oba Ile communities in Olorunda Local Government Area of the state. The action follows the bloody clash ...
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23Oct
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Boko Haram externally-induced – FG – Nigerian Tribune

WorldStageBoko Haram externally-induced - FGNigerian TribuneBOKO Haram insurgency is being externally-induced, the Federal Government told a United Nations council on Tuesday. It also justified the execution of condemned prisoners as lawful, despite th...
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23Oct
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Amaechi blames corruption in politics on docile followership – Nigerian Tribune

Bella NaijaAmaechi blames corruption in politics on docile followershipNigerian TribuneThe Rivers state governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged the followership in Nigeria to demand for accountability from the ruling class in the country even...
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23Oct
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We’re not demolishing New PDP secretariat – FCTA – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderWe're not demolishing New PDP secretariat - FCTANigerian TribuneTHE Department of Development Control of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has denied news reports that it planned to demolish the secretariat of the New...
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23Oct
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Army: 37 Boko Haram Suspects Killed in Air, Land Attacks – THISDAY Live

Osun DefenderArmy: 37 Boko Haram Suspects Killed in Air, Land AttacksTHISDAY LiveThe Nigerian Army Tuesday said it had killed 37 suspected members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect in air and land attacks in one of its camps in a village in Borno State. ...
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23Oct
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Anambra 2013: Why people will prefer Ngige to others –Igbokwe – Daily Sun

Daily SunAnambra 2013: Why people will prefer Ngige to others –IgbokweDaily SunChief Joe Igbokwe is the Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with Chinelo Obogo, he took a critical look at the polit...
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23Oct
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Alleged Terrorism: Court Begins Secret Trial Of 2 Nigerians – Leadership Newspapers

Alleged Terrorism: Court Begins Secret Trial Of 2 NigeriansLeadership NewspapersJustice Ahmed Mohammed of a federal high court sitting in Abuja will this morning begin trial within trial in the suit filed by the federal government against two Nigerians...
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23Oct
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Akwa Ibom Gets New Commissioners, Adviser – Daily Times Nigeria

Akwa Ibom Gets New Commissioners, AdviserDaily Times NigeriaNew Commissioners and a Special Adviser in Akwa Ibom have been sworn into office with a charge on them to reinvigorate and strengthen service delivery to people in the State. Governor Godswill...
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23Oct
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ASUU Calabar Conducts Peaceful Protest Despite Police Presence – CHANNELS

CHANNELSASUU Calabar Conducts Peaceful Protest Despite Police PresenceCHANNELSLecturers from the University of Calabar and Cross River State University of Technology took to the streets of Calabar, the Cross River state capital, demanding that the fede...
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23Oct
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Nigeria To Sign Bilateral Air Services Agreement With Israel – CHANNELS

CHANNELSNigeria To Sign Bilateral Air Services Agreement With IsraelCHANNELSNigeria will be signing a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with the State of Israel tomorrow, 23rd October, to enable airlines from both countries fly directly to each o...
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23Oct
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APC tasks police boss on N250 million allegedly found in Anambra governor’s … – Premium Times

Nigeria Master WebAPC tasks police boss on N250 million allegedly found in Anambra governor's ...Premium TimesThe All Progressives Congress, APC, South East zone, has asked the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohamamed Abubakar, to publish the po...
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22Oct
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ASUU Calabar Conducts Peaceful Protest Despite Police Presence – CHANNELS

CHANNELSASUU Calabar Conducts Peaceful Protest Despite Police PresenceCHANNELSLecturers from the University of Calabar and Cross River State University of Technology took to the streets of Calabar, the Cross River state capital, demanding that the fede...
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22Oct
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N1.1 Billion Fuel Fubsidy Fraud – Court Dismisses Arisekola-Alao’s Son’s … – AllAfrica.com

N1.1 Billion Fuel Fubsidy Fraud - Court Dismisses Arisekola-Alao's Son's ...AllAfrica.comJustice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja yesterday dismissed an application, seeking to quash the alleged N1.1 billion fuel subsidy fraud ch...
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22Oct
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Middle Belt Forum Expresses Hope In Nat/Confrence As Cmmtte Visits Jos – CHANNELS

CHANNELSMiddle Belt Forum Expresses Hope In Nat/Confrence As Cmmtte Visits JosCHANNELSThe Middle Belt Forum has expressed hope in the potentials of the proposed National Conference as it has said that the Conference would serve as an avenue for nationa...
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22Oct
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Govt – Nigeria Has 17 Million Housing Deficit – AllAfrica.com

WorldStageGovt - Nigeria Has 17 Million Housing DeficitAllAfrica.comThe federal government has disclosed that the nation currently has an estimated 17 million housing deficit. Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo disclosed this in Abuja yesterday durin...
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22Oct
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Tears as Ogun Demolishes Houses, Shops – Daily Times Nigeria

Tears as Ogun Demolishes Houses, ShopsDaily Times NigeriaResidents of Yakoyo road in Ifo area of Ogun state on Monday burst into tears when the state government arrived the area for demolition. Our correspondent observed that when the demolition starte...
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22Oct
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Security – Army Begins Massive Recruitment – -Ihejirika – Vanguard

Osun DefenderSecurity - Army Begins Massive Recruitment - -IhejirikaVanguardThe Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, said yesterday, that the Army had commenced massive recruitment to tackle the security challenge in the country even...
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22Oct
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Bloody Clash As PDP Opens Office In Kano – Leadership Newspapers

Bloody Clash As PDP Opens Office In KanoLeadership NewspapersFighting broke out at the Bamanga Tukur-led PDP office in Kano among political thugs and party supporters who were at the office yesterday to witness the inauguration of the state committee m...
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22Oct
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Edo Govt, Security Agents to Re-introduce Checkpoints to Curb Kidnapping – THISDAY Live

P.M. NewsEdo Govt, Security Agents to Re-introduce Checkpoints to Curb KidnappingTHISDAY LiveAs a way of checking cases of kidnapping in Edo State, Governor Adams Oshiomhole Monday announced that the state government, in conjunction with security agenc...
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22Oct
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NASS should not have final say on confab —Jang – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneNASS should not have final say on confab —JangNigerian TribunePLATEAU State governor, Jonah Jang, has said the National Assembly should not have the final say on the report of the proposed national conference. The governor, who disclo...
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22Oct
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Solomon Daushep Lar: A requiem – Nigerian Tribune

Solomon Daushep Lar: A requiemNigerian TribuneThe death on October 9, 2013 of Chief Solomon Lar at an American hospital at the age of 80 has been trailed by a swathe of encomiums, lamentations and an outpouring of richly deserved tributes. Fondly nickn...
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22Oct
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Former US Envoy Blames Corruption, Bad Leadership For Nigeria’s Economic … – CHANNELS

CHANNELSFormer US Envoy Blames Corruption, Bad Leadership For Nigeria's Economic ...CHANNELSThe former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington has identified corruption, lack of good leadership and foresight as responsible for most o...
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22Oct
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100 Northern pastors pray for Suntai – The Punch

Osun Defender100 Northern pastors pray for SuntaiThe PunchNo fewer than 100 pastors from different denominations in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory met in Kaduna to pray for the ailing Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai. The...
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21Oct
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Ekiti State Attracts N4.5b Investment in its Agricultural Sector – Nigerian Bulletin

WorldStageEkiti State Attracts N4.5b Investment in its Agricultural SectorNigerian BulletinGovernor Kayode Fayemi of EKITI State on Thursday, offered farmers in the state a credit facility of N80 million and tractors worth N100million. In the same vein...
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21Oct
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Ubah assists Nigerian detainees in China to regain freedom – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELSUbah assists Nigerian detainees in China to regain freedomThe Guardian NigeriaUPON intervention of Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming Anambra State's election, 10 Nigerians who were being detained in China arrived ...
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21Oct
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Subject National Conference Report to Referendum, Nwodo Urges FG – Vanguard

Subject National Conference Report to Referendum, Nwodo Urges FGVanguardAbuja — Chief Charles Nwodo, the National Chairman of defunct Progressive Action Congress, (PAC), has urged the Federal Government to subject the outcome of the proposed National...
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21Oct
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ASUU Insists On Signed Pact With FG – AllAfrica.com

Osun DefenderASUU Insists On Signed Pact With FGAllAfrica.comAdo-Ekiti — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has advised those urging it to call off its four-month-old strike to prevail on the Federal Government to implement the agreement...
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21Oct
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Mimiko Condoles on PRONACO Member’s Demise – CHANNELS

Osun DefenderMimiko Condoles on PRONACO Member's DemiseCHANNELSOndo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has described the late activist and PRONACO member Baba Omojola as a committed, bold and resourceful human rights crusader and nationalist. In a ...
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21Oct
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How We ‘Buried’ Opposition in Enugu, By Gov Chime – Vanguard

How We 'Buried' Opposition in Enugu, By Gov ChimeVanguardEnugu — Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has said that the absence of opposition parties in Enugu State was attributable to the wholesome acceptance of the policies and programmes...
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21Oct
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Nigeria To Commence Direct Flights To Israel – Ventures Africa

Ventures AfricaNigeria To Commence Direct Flights To IsraelVentures AfricaVENTURES AFRICA – Nigeria says it will sign its first Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Israel, which will enable direct flights from designated airlines to both cou...
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21Oct
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Oduah’s amoured cars should have cost N75.8m, not N225m —Investigation … – Nigerian Bulletin

The PunchOduah's amoured cars should have cost N75.8m, not N225m —Investigation ...Nigerian BulletinTHE Chief Executive Officer of Armouring LLC based in the United States, Dave Simmons, has said that to purchase armour and deliver the BMW 760LI ...
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21Oct
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Lagos Bars Under-Age Students in Public Schools – AllAfrica.com

Lagos Bars Under-Age Students in Public SchoolsAllAfrica.comLagos — Lagos State Government has said no underage pupil would henceforth be eligible for admission into any public secondary schools in the state without completing primary six. Meantime, ...
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21Oct
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S’East, S’South Govs Meet On Unity – Vanguard

Osun DefenderS'East, S'South Govs Meet On UnityVanguardEnugu — Seven of the 11 governors of the South-East and South-South states rose, yesterday, from their meeting in Enugu, with a pledge to ensure economic co-operation and unity among the ...
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21Oct
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Senate, at independence anniversary session, tasks leaders t – Friday, 27 … – The Guardian Nigeria

Senate, at independence anniversary session, tasks leaders t - Friday, 27 ...The Guardian Nigeriadavid mark6 0 AHEAD of Nigeria's Independence anniversary coming up next Tuesday, the Senate Thursday reviewed the state of the nation 53 years after f...
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21Oct
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Murder attempt: Zamfara emir flees, declared missing – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderMurder attempt: Zamfara emir flees, declared missingNigerian TribuneFOLLOWING the alleged assassination attempt on the Emir of Binin Magaji, Alhaji Ahmed Umar Dangaladima by unknown gunmen his kinsmen had declared him missing. The Emir who...
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21Oct
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Four feared killed, 14 injured in Ondo auto crash – The Guardian Nigeria

Four feared killed, 14 injured in Ondo auto crashThe Guardian NigeriaAN automobile accident involving a passenger bus and a private car that occurred on Saturday at Igbara-Oke in Ifedore Local Council of Ondo State has claimed four lives along the Iles...
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21Oct
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PDP crisis: Baraje faction to challenge judgement recognizing Tukur, others – Premium Times

Premium TimesPDP crisis: Baraje faction to challenge judgement recognizing Tukur, othersPremium TimesThe Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, is to appeal a court ruling that outlawed the faction last week, chairman of the splin...
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21Oct
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Policemen allegedly beat up NSCDC officer for using unregistered car in Akure – DailyPost Nigeria

Premium TimesPolicemen allegedly beat up NSCDC officer for using unregistered car in AkureDailyPost NigeriaIt was like a drama on Saturday evening in Akure, the Ondo State capital as an officer of the Command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp...
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20Oct
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Chime – Appointment of Caretaker Committees to Run Councils, Illegal – AllAfrica.com

spyghana.comChime - Appointment of Caretaker Committees to Run Councils, IllegalAllAfrica.comEnugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, Thursday declared the appointment of caretaker committees to run the affairs of local government areas was alien to the n...
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20Oct
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National Confab in North’s Interest, Says Aliyu – THISDAY Live

Osun DefenderNational Confab in North's Interest, Says AliyuTHISDAY LiveGovernor of Niger State and Chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has said the national dialogue being planned by the federal government is...
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20Oct
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Stop Feud With Jonathan, Wife – Rivers PDP Tells Amaechi – Leadership Newspapers

CHANNELSStop Feud With Jonathan, Wife – Rivers PDP Tells AmaechiLeadership NewspapersThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Rivers State has cautioned Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to stop using insultive words on the person of President Goodluck ...
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20Oct
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Ohanaeze Yet To Take Position On Confab – The Guardian Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaOhanaeze Yet To Take Position On ConfabThe Guardian NigeriaHOPES that the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo would make known the agenda of Ndigbo towards the national dialogue was dashed on Saturday as the meeting ...
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20Oct
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Anambra 2013: Push Turns To Shove – The Guardian Nigeria

Anambra 2013: Push Turns To ShoveThe Guardian NigeriaTHE buildup to the November 16, 2013 Anambra State governorship poll produced many spectacles recently. Those who believe that the election would not witness incidents were proved wrong. As things st...
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20Oct
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Jonathan inaugurates 500MW Omotosho power plant •Tells ASUU to be patriotic – Nigerian Tribune

DailyPost NigeriaJonathan inaugurates 500MW Omotosho power plant •Tells ASUU to be patrioticNigerian TribunePresident Goodluck Jonathan (second right), cutting the tape to inaugurate the NIPP 500MW PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday charged the ...
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20Oct
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Agwariavwodo Seeks Opposition’s Support To Develop Urhobo Nation – The Guardian Nigeria

Nigerian TribuneAgwariavwodo Seeks Opposition's Support To Develop Urhobo NationThe Guardian NigeriaTHE newly elected senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Chief Emmanuel Agwuariavwodo, yesterday said he would do everything within...
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20Oct
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The War For Nigeria (PHOTOS) – Huffington Post

CTV NewsThe War For Nigeria (PHOTOS)Huffington PostThe blast at Kano's bus station happened around 5 p.m. It was mid-March and luxury buses were ready to set out across the country when suicide bombers blew up their car amid the mass of travelers, ...
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19Oct
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New Wave Of Debate On Revenue Sharing – The Guardian Nigeria

New Wave Of Debate On Revenue SharingThe Guardian NigeriaNO doubt, southeast — its governors and leaders — cherish the debate on modalities for the review of revenue allocation formula. And this stems from the fact that the region has always believ...
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19Oct
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President of Republic congratulates Goodluck Jonathan on Nigeria’s election to … – Sahara Press Service

Osun DefenderPresident of Republic congratulates Goodluck Jonathan on Nigeria's election to ...Sahara Press ServiceBir Lehlou (liberated territories), Oct 19, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front M...
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19Oct
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Nigerian state approves death penalty for kidnappers – Xinhua

Nigerian TribuneNigerian state approves death penalty for kidnappersXinhuaBENIN, Nigeria, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Edo State has introduced the death penalty for anybody convicted of kidnapping in the southern state. The law, which amended the...
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19Oct
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Dangote loses brother; Jonathan, others mourn with African richest – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderDangote loses brother; Jonathan, others mourn with African richestOsun Defenderdangote Alhaji Aliko Dangote loses his elder brother, Alhaji Garba Dangote, he died on Thursday after a brief illness. The popular business mogul, Aliko Dangote...
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19Oct
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Ilorin Stampede – One Tragedy Too Many – AllAfrica.com

Osun DefenderIlorin Stampede - One Tragedy Too ManyAllAfrica.comIlorin — There were wailings and lamentations in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital when many women died in a stampede while receiving Sallah gifts from former Governor Bukola Saraki. One o...
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19Oct
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Gowon at 79: Jonathan, Buhari, others salute former Head of State – DailyPost Nigeria

Gowon at 79: Jonathan, Buhari, others salute former Head of StateDailyPost NigeriaTributes continue to pour in from well meaning Nigerians and groups as former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, turns 79 today. Among those eulogizing the former leader a...
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19Oct
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PDP faults Fayemi’s claims on allocations, debts – Nigerian Tribune

DailyPost NigeriaPDP faults Fayemi's claims on allocations, debtsNigerian TribuneTHE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has faulted the claim by the administration of Governor Kayode Fayemi that it collects an average of N2.3 billion mon...
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19Oct
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2015: CLO Cautions Politicians Against Provocative Statements – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELS2015: CLO Cautions Politicians Against Provocative StatementsThe Guardian NigeriaAGAINST the backdrop of inciting statements by politicians ahead of the 2015 elections, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has warned that such utterances were...
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19Oct
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Cleric Warns Against Thuggery Ahead Of Anambra Poll – CHANNELS

CHANNELSCleric Warns Against Thuggery Ahead Of Anambra PollCHANNELSAhead of Anambra state governorship election, the Bishop of Nnewi diocese of the Anglican Communion, Professor Godwin Opara has warned politicians in Anambra state against using youths ...
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19Oct
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Why I’m not serving on confab committee, by Nwabueze – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderWhy I'm not serving on confab committee, by NwabuezeThe Guardian NigeriaLEADER of the frontline intellectual group in the country, The Patriots, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN), has explained that his health condition was responsible for his ...
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19Oct
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Gen Abdulsalami Appeals to ASUU to Call off Strike – Daily Times Nigeria

Gen Abdulsalami Appeals to ASUU to Call off StrikeDaily Times NigeriaFormer Military Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar on Friday appealed to the striking lecturers under the auspices of Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to call off their ...
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19Oct
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Akwa Ibom set to host $1.8bn methanol factory – BusinessDay

WorldStageAkwa Ibom set to host $1.8bn methanol factoryBusinessDayThe industrialisation policy of the Akwa Ibom government appears to be yielding fruits with the planned establishment of a $1.8 billion methanol factory to be sited at Ibaka Deep Seaport...
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18Oct
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Oshiomhole Signs Death Penalty Law For Kidnapping – CHANNELS

CHANNELSOshiomhole Signs Death Penalty Law For KidnappingCHANNELSEdo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has signed into law, the bill which prescribes death penalty to kidnappers. The law which is an amendment of the Edo state kidnapping law also...
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18Oct
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Oduah’s N255 Million Cars – FG, National Assembly Evade Comments – AllAfrica.com

The PunchOduah's N255 Million Cars - FG, National Assembly Evade CommentsAllAfrica.comThe federal government yesterday fenced off enquiries over the purchase of two BMW armoured cars worth N255 million for the Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah. Uni...
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18Oct
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Enugu State runs best LG system- ALGON – Leadership Newspapers

Enugu State runs best LG system- ALGONLeadership NewspapersThe National Chairman of the Association of Local Governments in Nigeria (ALGON), Chief Nwabueze Okafor, says that Enugu State runs the best Local Government system in the country. Okafor told ...
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18Oct
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We’re Responding to Deportees’ Court Cases – Lagos Govt – Vanguard

DailyPost NigeriaWe're Responding to Deportees' Court Cases - Lagos GovtVanguardLagos — Lagos State Government, yesterday, said she is responding appropriately to the N1 billion and N20 million suits against it by some of the Igbo indigenes d...
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18Oct
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Odimegwu Quits As NPC Boss – Vanguard

Nigerian TribuneOdimegwu Quits As NPC BossVanguardFOLLOWING controversies that trailed his recent comments that Nigeria has not had a credible census since 1863, National Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Eze Festus Odimegwu has resi...
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18Oct
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Voter’s Card – Obiano Did Not ERR – Rights Group – Vanguard

Osun DefenderVoter's Card - Obiano Did Not ERR - Rights GroupVanguardTHE chairman of board of directors of International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rile of Law, INTERSOCIETY, Comrade Emeka Umeagbalasi has reacted to the rumour making the r...
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18Oct
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Ojude-Oba – Tambuwal Pledges Support for Ijebu State – Vanguard

P.M. NewsOjude-Oba - Tambuwal Pledges Support for Ijebu StateVanguardAbeokuta — THE Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has disclosed that he would throw his weight behind the yearnings and aspirations of Ijeb...
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18Oct
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Jonathan sets Dec 2014 deadline to register Nigerians – Daily Sun

Daily SunJonathan sets Dec 2014 deadline to register NigeriansDaily SunPresident Goodluck Jonathan has given the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) until December 31, 2014 to ensure the enrolment of all eligible persons into the National Id...
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18Oct
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Plateau Assembly Wants Lar Immortalised – Vanguard

CHANNELSPlateau Assembly Wants Lar ImmortalisedVanguardLar, the pioneer National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Damocratic Party, PDP, was a two-time governor of the state and a former minister of Police Affairs. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, report...
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18Oct
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Enrolment for national identification number, a must –Jonathan •Gives Dec 31 … – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSEnrolment for national identification number, a must –Jonathan •Gives Dec 31 ...Nigerian TribuneALL eligible Nigerians must be enrolled for the issuance of a National Identification Number (NIN) by December 31 this year, President Goodluck ...
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18Oct
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Towards the return of PDP rebels – BusinessDay

Towards the return of PDP rebelsBusinessDayIt is not dishonourable to retrace one's steps when the cause of struggle loses salt and turns rudderless. The New-PDP said they're fighting for internal democracy. This could be. But their strategy se...
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18Oct
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Prominent Personalities Pay Tribute To Late Politician – CHANNELS

CHANNELSProminent Personalities Pay Tribute To Late PoliticianCHANNELSPoliticians and leaders alike have been asked to emulate the ideals which the late first civilian governor of the old Plateau state, Solomon Lar, stood for during his lifetime. Some ...
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18Oct
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HNLMS Rotterdam Berths In Lagos For Africa Winds 2013 – CHANNELS

CHANNELSHNLMS Rotterdam Berths In Lagos For Africa Winds 2013CHANNELSThe Kingdom of the Netherlands has taken steps to improve its relations with Nigeria, with its decision to participate in the African Winds 2013 programme, which begins with the arriv...
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18Oct
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Anambra Government partners Navy to establish Onitsha Out-post – DailyPost Nigeria

Anambra Government partners Navy to establish Onitsha Out-postDailyPost NigeriaThe Anambra State government is partnering with the Nigerian Navy to establish a naval out-post in Onitsha which would boost security in the commercial city and enable busin...
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18Oct
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Lagos records 70% budget 2013 budget implementation in Q3 – WorldStage

WorldStageLagos records 70% budget 2013 budget implementation in Q3WorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday revealed that the implementation of the state's 2013 budget recorded 70 percent perfo...
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18Oct
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How Obi of Onitsha Snubbed APGA Guber Candidate, Obiano – Times of Nigeria

Times of NigeriaHow Obi of Onitsha Snubbed APGA Guber Candidate, ObianoTimes of NigeriaYesterday, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe snobbed the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA for the November 16, 2013, Chief W...
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18Oct
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National identity project gets Dec 2014 deadline to register all Nigerians – WorldStage

CHANNELSNational identity project gets Dec 2014 deadline to register all NigeriansWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday directed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure it registers all Nigerians...
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18Oct
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Time for NASS to get serious about lawmaking – BusinessDay

Time for NASS to get serious about lawmakingBusinessDayThere currently lie before the National Assembly various bills which have been stalled for years, whose passage would positively impact the Nigerian economy. Top on the list is the Petroleum Indust...
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17Oct
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My Wish For Anambra State – P.M. News

My Wish For Anambra StateP.M. NewsAs the 16 November Anambra governorship elections draw near, permutations and calculations about who the winner is likely to be are the order of the day. And as candidates jostle to outsmart one another, one thing cont...
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17Oct
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Relocation Of Destitute: We’re Not Moved By N1b Suit —LASG – P.M. News

Osun DefenderRelocation Of Destitute: We're Not Moved By N1b Suit —LASGP.M. NewsThe Lagos State Government says it is not moved by the N1 billion suit filed against it by seven of the Igbo destitute relocated to Onitsha, Anambra State, southeast ...
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17Oct
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‘Nobody Can Stop Me From Becoming Lagos Governor’ – IKUFORIJI – Osun Defender

Osun Defender'Nobody Can Stop Me From Becoming Lagos Governor' – IKUFORIJIOsun Defenderikuforiji Though he is still waiting on God to decide his next political moves, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuf...
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17Oct
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New shopping experience for Kano as Alpine unveils Ado Bayero Mall – BusinessDay

P.M. NewsNew shopping experience for Kano as Alpine unveils Ado Bayero MallBusinessDaySitting massively on a gross built area of 31,000 square metres in the heart of Kano is Ado Bayero Mall, an Alpine Investment Limited's project that is set to cha...
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East West road to be ready December 2014 – BusinessDay

East West road to be ready December 2014BusinessDayThe Federal Government has set December 2014 date for the completion of the East West Road. This followed the approval of the financial work plan by President Goodluck Jonathan which has now set the pa...
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Anambra Poll: Don’t Fear Kidnappers, Come Home to Vote, Ngige Urges Igbos – Daily Times Nigeria

Anambra Poll: Don't Fear Kidnappers, Come Home to Vote, Ngige Urges IgbosDaily Times NigeriaThe All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate in the November 16 Governorship election in Anambra State, Dr, Chris Ngige, has unfolded his blueprint for the...
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Oshiomhole Takes Over Properties Illegally Acquired By PDP Chieftains – Leadership Newspapers

Nigerian Observer Oshiomhole Takes Over Properties Illegally Acquired By PDP ChieftainsLeadership NewspapersThere are strong indications that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftains who allegedly bought government properties under the then Governor L...
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Police Arrest Fake Colonel Claiming to Be Jonathan’s ADC – Vanguard

WorldStagePolice Arrest Fake Colonel Claiming to Be Jonathan's ADCVanguardAbeokuta — The Ogun State Police Com-mand said, yesterday, that it has arrested a 50-year-old fake Colonel Hassan Ayinde for claiming to be ADC to President President Goodl...
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Nasarawa: Al-Makura accuses predecessors of corruption – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSNasarawa: Al-Makura accuses predecessors of corruptionNigerian TribuneNASARAWA State governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, on Wednesday, accused his predecessors in office for indulging in money sharing rather than embarking on projects that would h...
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17Oct
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Good chance of making it to UN security council – New Straits Times

Good chance of making it to UN security councilNew Straits TimesKUALA LUMPUR: FORMER United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and United Nations General Assembly president Tan Sri Razali Ismail believes Malaysia's track record would boost chances of ...
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17Oct
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National Confab will unite Nigeria, says Okurounmu – The Guardian Nigeria

National Confab will unite Nigeria, says OkurounmuThe Guardian NigeriaSENATOR Femi Okurounmu is among eminent Nigerians who, for over two decades, have been clamouring for the convocation of National Sovereign Conference, to discuss whether all ethnic ...
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Teachers in a quandary – Nigerian Tribune

Teachers in a quandaryNigerian TribuneIn the past two months, the renowned lawyer and philanthropist, Chief Afe Babalola, has been writing on the falling standard of education in Nigeria in his insightful column in the Nigerian Tribune on Thursdays. Ap...
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Nigerian prisoners to be sent home after UK pays for prison improvements – Express.co.uk

Nigerian prisoners to be sent home after UK pays for prison improvementsExpress.co.ukNIGERIAN prisoners in Britain will be sent home to serve the remainder of their jail sentences under a deal agreed between the two countries. By: Owen Bennett - Politi...
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Police officers threaten strike action – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELSPolice officers threaten strike actionThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Inspectors, Rank and File of the Nigeria Police, Imo state command, may commence strike action in November if their demands are not addressed. Rising from a crucial meeting in Benin,...
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Imo Government Reaffirms Commitment To Resolving Traditional Stool Tussles – Leadership Newspapers

DailyPost NigeriaImo Government Reaffirms Commitment To Resolving Traditional Stool TusslesLeadership NewspapersGovernor Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Wednesday reiterated his administration's determination to resolve all traditional stool tussles for ...
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Sultan of Sokoto Urges FG to Resolve ASUU, Doctors’ Strike – Nigerian Bulletin

DailyPost NigeriaSultan of Sokoto Urges FG to Resolve ASUU, Doctors' StrikeNigerian BulletinThe Sultan of Sokoto yesterday got on the list of eminent Nigerian citizen urging university lecturers and resident doctors to return to work and embrace di...
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16Oct
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Ajimobi explains delay in reconstituting cabinet – DailyPost Nigeria

WorldStageAjimobi explains delay in reconstituting cabinetDailyPost NigeriaGov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday in Ibadan defended the delay in reconstitution his cabinet. Addressing newsmen at the Government House on the significance of Eid-el
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2015: Ilorin Flooded with President Jonathan’s Campaign Posters – Nigerian Bulletin

Osun Defender2015: Ilorin Flooded with President Jonathan's Campaign PostersNigerian BulletinLast Tuesday, residents of Ilorin woke up to find their city flooded with campaign posters of President Goodluck Jonathan. According to DAILY TRUST, the po...
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