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11Aug
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‘Reasons Kwankwaso, Lamido won’t dump PDP’ – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian Tribune'Reasons Kwankwaso, Lamido won't dump PDP'Nigerian TribuneKano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso and his Jigawa State counterpart, Sule Lamido have strong reasons not to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), despite the lin...
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11Aug
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Diya, Others Commiserate With Fashola – The Guardian Nigeria

Premium Times (press release)Diya, Others Commiserate With FasholaThe Guardian NigeriaFormer Chief of General Staff, Lt.Gen Oladipo Diya (rtd); Executive Chairman, Lagos State Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Hakeem Danmola and former member of the Sen...
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11Aug
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At Convention, RCCG Announces 20 New Provinces, Ordains 10720 Officers – The Guardian Nigeria

At Convention, RCCG Announces 20 New Provinces, Ordains 10720 OfficersThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has ordained 10,720 Deacons, Deaconesses and Assistant Pastors. It has also announced the creation of 20 new Provinces...
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11Aug
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2015: Anambra PDP ‘Endorses’ Jonathan, Holds Unification Rally – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun Defender2015: Anambra PDP 'Endorses' Jonathan, Holds Unification RallyThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Anambra State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a resolution to amend the PDP constitution with the aim of adopting President ...
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10Aug
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90 local governments likely to be affected by floods in 2013-NEMA – Premium Times

Premium Times90 local governments likely to be affected by floods in 2013-NEMAPremium TimesThe National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified 90 local government areas which are likely to be affected by floods in 2013. The agency's Pres...
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10Aug
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Kano Bomb Blasts: Intersociety & Anambra CLO Alert The World Over Threat – spyghana.com

Kano Bomb Blasts: Intersociety & Anambra CLO Alert The World Over Threatspyghana.com(Joint Statement, Onitsha Nigeria, August 10, 2013)-The attention of the International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law and Anambra State Branch of...
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10Aug
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Jonathan Asks Al Mustapha to Join PDP – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderJonathan Asks Al Mustapha to Join PDPOsun DefenderAl-mustapha The mechanization exercise leading up the preparation for the 2015 presidential elections appear to be on full throttle amidst political musical chairs between historical stakeh...
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10Aug
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Full Story – Nigerian Observer

Nigerian ObserverFull StoryNigerian ObserverTHE recent UN World Report indicated that Nigeria recorded great improvement in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2012. The report put FDI flow into the country in 2012 at 8.9 billion U.S. dollars, compared ...
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10Aug
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Nigeria Moves To Put First Man In Space – Leadership Newspapers

Daily MailNigeria Moves To Put First Man In SpaceLeadership NewspapersNigeria has taken serious steps to put the country's first man into space in 2015 with the assistance of the British government. The federal government, according to dailymail.co...
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10Aug
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Written by Tiola – Codewit World News

Written by TiolaCodewit World NewsNever before has the pressure to bring Nigeria 'on-side' as regards same sex relationships been so intense. Several weeks back I was watching a report on one of these foreign news cables about how we were one o...
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10Aug
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Nigeria: Four expatriates, two locals kidnapped – Codewit World News

Nigeria: Four expatriates, two locals kidnappedCodewit World News(CWN) FOUR expatriates and two Nigerians were allegedly kidnapped yesterday in Buguma, Asaritoru local government area of Rivers state. They were reportedly on their way to the state gove...
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10Aug
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GOVERNOR Jonah Jangs NGF meets tomorrow, invites Amaechi – Codewit World News

GOVERNOR Jonah Jangs NGF meets tomorrow, invites AmaechiCodewit World NewsGOVERNOR Jonah Jang of Plateau State led Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF, will meet tomorrow, Sunday with Constitution review topping the agenda, just as Chairman, Nigeria Gove...
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10Aug
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‘Jigawa Govt. Secures Employment for 70000 youths in Six Years’ – Daily Times Nigeria

National Mirror'Jigawa Govt. Secures Employment for 70000 youths in Six Years'Daily Times NigeriaThe Jigawa State Government on Friday said it had secured employment for no fewer than 70,000 youths into the Nigeria Paramilitary service from 200...
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10Aug
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LAGOS: POWER AND THE MORALITY OF ASPIRATION – Codewit World News

CHANNELSLAGOS: POWER AND THE MORALITY OF ASPIRATIONCodewit World NewsIf the morality of aspiration invades the province of duty, men may begin to weigh and qualify their obligations by standards of their own and we may end with the poet tossing his wif...
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10Aug
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Crisis hits Oyo APC •CPC, ANPP, ACN faction call for boycott of rally •Billboard … – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneCrisis hits Oyo APC •CPC, ANPP, ACN faction call for boycott of rally •Billboard ...Nigerian TribuneTHE Oyo State chapter of the newly-registered All Progressives Congress (APC) has been hit by a crisis over a rally planned for Mapo...
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10Aug
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1 Nigerian killed, 4 Thais kidnapped by armed men in Rivers – Nigerian Tribune

1 Nigerian killed, 4 Thais kidnapped by armed men in RiversNigerian TribuneONE person was left dead while four Thai nationals – all employees of the Israeli-run Buguma mega fish farm, owned by the Rivers State government – were kidnapped Friday mor...
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10Aug
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Nigerian YouTube bribe police officer sacked – BBC News

BBC NewsNigerian YouTube bribe police officer sackedBBC NewsA Nigerian policeman has been sacked after being caught on film apparently trying to extort $150 (£100) from a motorist accused of a traffic offence. The footage - secretly filmed on a Lagos ...
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10Aug
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Makarfi Cautions Arewa Against Supporting Candidates Based On Religious … – The Guardian Nigeria

Makarfi Cautions Arewa Against Supporting Candidates Based On Religious ...The Guardian NigeriaTHE Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Ahmed Makarfi, has advised Nigerians to elect candidates based on their ability, rather than religious affiliation...
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10Aug
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Home News Q & A Jobs More 2-yr-old daughter of barber felled by Police bullet … – Codewit World News

Home News Q & A Jobs More 2-yr-old daughter of barber felled by Police bullet ...Codewit World NewsNever in his wildest imagination had Bright , a barber in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, envisaged he was going to be added to th...
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10Aug
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Adefuye, Diya, Others Condole Fashola Over Father’s Death – The Guardian Nigeria

Premium Times (press release)Adefuye, Diya, Others Condole Fashola Over Father's DeathThe Guardian NigeriaA CHIEFTAIN of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Chief Executive Officer, Aresco Ltd., Lagos, Senator Anthony Adefuye FNSE, has condoled wit...
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10Aug
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IBB, Abubakar Commiserate With Fashola On Father’s Loss – CHANNELS

Osun DefenderIBB, Abubakar Commiserate With Fashola On Father's LossCHANNELSFormer military president, Ibrahim Babangida has given thumps- up to the Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola on what he calls the giant strides taken in the development...
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09Aug
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Factional ASUU Chairman Blames National Leadership For Local Chapter Crisis – CHANNELS

Factional ASUU Chairman Blames National Leadership For Local Chapter CrisisCHANNELSThe Chairman, ASUU Progressives, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) chapter, Professor Maduabuchi Dukor has accused the central leadership of Academic Staff Union of Univer...
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09Aug
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Eid-el-Fitri: Let us eschew all forms of bitterness and unite as one people – PDP … – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaEid-el-Fitri: Let us eschew all forms of bitterness and unite as one people – PDP ...DailyPost Nigeriamuslim Eid-el-Fitri celebration The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on those behind the violence in some parts of the cou...
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09Aug
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Federal appointment: Jonathan unfair to Muslims from South-West – Isiaq Oloyede – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaFederal appointment: Jonathan unfair to Muslims from South-West – Isiaq OloyedeDailyPost NigeriaThe Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has accused Jonathan of being unjust to Muslims from the South-West in the appoint...
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09Aug
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Federal appointment: Jonathan unfair to Muslims from South-West – Isiaq Oloyede – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaFederal appointment: Jonathan unfair to Muslims from South-West – Isiaq OloyedeDailyPost NigeriaThe Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has accused Jonathan of being unjust to Muslims from the South-West in the appoint...
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09Aug
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Branding has repositioned Akwa Ibom – commissioner – BusinessDay

Branding has repositioned Akwa Ibom – commissionerBusinessDayConscious of the significance of state branding, the Akwa Ibom State government has massively embarked on repositioning the state among local and international community in an attempt to at...
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09Aug
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CPC, APCON, others discuss consumer right at BJAN summit – BusinessDay

CPC, APCON, others discuss consumer right at BJAN summitBusinessDayThe Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN), Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), among o...
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09Aug
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Many Displaced As Lekki Beach Overflows Banks – AllAfrica.com

The StreetjournalMany Displaced As Lekki Beach Overflows BanksAllAfrica.comA yet to be ascertained number of families have been displaced by the recent ocean surge at Lekki, Lagos. This came barely 10 weeks after a university don, Dr. Dupe. Olayinka, r...
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09Aug
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IGP Assures Of Hitch-Free Sallah Celebration – CHANNELS

CHANNELSIGP Assures Of Hitch-Free Sallah CelebrationCHANNELSThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar has asked Nigerians not to entertain any fear but go about their legitimate businesses as adequate measures have been put in place to e...
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09Aug
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Soyinka, Mimiko, Fayemi Extol Virtues Of Late Literary Icon, DO Fagunwa – CHANNELS

CHANNELSSoyinka, Mimiko, Fayemi Extol Virtues Of Late Literary Icon, DO FagunwaCHANNELSThe conference which has the theme:”D.O Fagunwa: 50 Years On” was organised by Ondo State Government in conjunction with The Centre For Black and African Arts an...
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09Aug
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Ex-Militants Threaten to Storm National Assembly Over Kerosene Scarcity – Vanguard

Ex-Militants Threaten to Storm National Assembly Over Kerosene ScarcityVanguardFormer militant leaders from the Niger Delta region, yesterday, threatened to disrupt legislative session of the National Assembly next Monday, over the persistent scarcity ...
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09Aug
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Gov Elechi Sacks Commissioner For Environment – Leadership Newspapers

Gov Elechi Sacks Commissioner For EnvironmentLeadership NewspapersEbonyi State Governor, Chief Martin Elechi has sacked his Commissioner for Environment Dr Paul Okorie for acts of inconsistency in the execution of his mandate. This was announced by the...
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09Aug
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Mimiko, Fayemi, Soyinka, Duke celebrate Fagunwa •Call for preservation of … – Nigerian Tribune

Mimiko, Fayemi, Soyinka, Duke celebrate Fagunwa •Call for preservation of ...Nigerian TribuneONDO State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko; his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Minister of Culture, Edem Duke and the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole...
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09Aug
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NDLEA nabs bricklayer, who ingested 2065 kg of cocaine – Nigerian Tribune

NDLEA nabs bricklayer, who ingested 2065 kg of cocaineNigerian TribuneA suspected drug cartel has recruited a 46-year-old bricklayer to smuggle cocaine into the country. The suspect, Ugankwo Basil Chukwudi, allegedly ingested 83 wraps of substances tha...
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09Aug
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Security operatives nab 2 over attack on corps member in Bayelsa – Nigerian Tribune

Security operatives nab 2 over attack on corps member in BayelsaNigerian TribuneBAYELSA State Special Security Task Force codenamed 'Operation Doo Akpor' has arrested members of a two-man gang over an attack on a 26-year-old corps member, Miss ...
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09Aug
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One feared killed, others injured in Anambra clash – The Guardian Nigeria

One feared killed, others injured in Anambra clashThe Guardian NigeriaONE person was Thursday feared killed in violent clashes between truck drivers and the Anambra State Task Force Agency (ASTA) at the Uga rod market in Aguata Local Council of the sta...
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09Aug
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JTF arrests radical lawyer, doctor in Borno, Yobe – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderJTF arrests radical lawyer, doctor in Borno, YobeOsun DefenderOperatives of the Joint Task Force are detaining two professionals, a medical doctor and a lawyer, allegedly for their roles in the prevailing violence in the area. The authorit...
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09Aug
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DPP is dead, says Kokori – The Guardian Nigeria

DPP is dead, says KokoriThe Guardian NigeriaFORMER National Secretary of PENGASSAN, Chief Frank Ovie Kokori, has declared that the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) is dead. He spoke during a consultative visit of Olorogun Otega Emerhor, a senatorial hope...
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09Aug
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Governor Jang urges Muslim faithfuls to imbibe the lessons of Ramadan – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaGovernor Jang urges Muslim faithfuls to imbibe the lessons of RamadanDailyPost NigeriaGovernor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has admonished Muslim faithful to sustain the lessons of sacrifice, discipline and love learnt during the period...
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09Aug
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Govs seek support to build better Nigeria – The Guardian Nigeria

Govs seek support to build better NigeriaThe Guardian NigeriaFROM the governors on Thursday came pleadings that Nigerians should encourage government at all levels to build a more prosperous Nigeria by being peaceful, loving, tolerant and supportive of...
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09Aug
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Bayero urges prayer for peace, stability – The Guardian Nigeria

Bayero urges prayer for peace, stabilityThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, has called on the people of the state to continue to pray for the sustenance of peace and stability. Bayero told Muslims faithful at his palace after the E...
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09Aug
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Ebonyi gov sacks environment commissioner – WorldStage

Ebonyi gov sacks environment commissionerWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State has sacked his Commissioner for Environment, Engr Paul Okorie. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientatio...
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09Aug
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Most beautiful girl in Nigeria gets NDLEA clearance for Miss World Beauty trip – WorldStage

WorldStageMost beautiful girl in Nigeria gets NDLEA clearance for Miss World Beauty tripWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2013, Miss Anna Ebiere Banner has been cleared by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDL...
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09Aug
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NSCIA secretary slams Jonathan for sidelining muslims – P.M. News

AllAfrica.comNSCIA secretary slams Jonathan for sidelining muslimsP.M. NewsAs Muslims world wide celebrated this year's Eid-el-Fitr, the Secretary General of Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Professor Ishaq Oloyede has accused the Jonath...
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08Aug
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Regional examination body releases results of 1.68mn Nigerian candidates – StarAfrica.com

StarAfrica.comRegional examination body releases results of 1.68mn Nigerian candidatesStarAfrica.comThe regional examinations body, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Wednesday released the full results of 1.5 million candidates who sat fo...
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08Aug
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Governor Jang urges Muslim faithfuls to imbibe the lessons of Ramadan – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaGovernor Jang urges Muslim faithfuls to imbibe the lessons of RamadanDailyPost NigeriaGovernor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has admonished Muslim faithful to sustain the lessons of sacrifice, discipline and love learnt during the period...
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08Aug
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PHOTO NEWS: Man set 6 gamblers ablaze in Abeokuta, arrested – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderPHOTO NEWS: Man set 6 gamblers ablaze in Abeokuta, arrestedOsun DefenderSix boys were set ablaze by a middle-aged man Tuesday night in Ago- Oko area of Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, in western Nigeria. A witness told our correspondent t...
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08Aug
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One Senator Kept Child Marriage Alive in Nigeria Last Month – VICE

VICEOne Senator Kept Child Marriage Alive in Nigeria Last MonthVICEThanks to a legal loophole, the average age of marriage for girls in Kebbi State, northern Nigeria, is 11 years old. The law is often manipulated and exploited for perverse ends, but it...
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08Aug
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Sultan: Today is Sallah – THISDAY Live

AllAfrica.comSultan: Today is SallahTHISDAY LiveSultan of Sokoto and President General Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, Wednesday announced today as Eid-el-Fitr. Speaking in his palace in Sokoto Wednesday nig...
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08Aug
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Terror Attacks – Army Puts Formations On Alert – Vanguard

Terror Attacks - Army Puts Formations On AlertVanguardAbuja — Against the backdrop of terrorists threat to attack and bomb national assets including mosques during the Eid-el-Fitri celebration, the Nigerian Army has placed all its formations on alert...
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08Aug
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NSCDC deploys 3000 personnel in Kaduna – National Mirror

Leadership NewspapersNSCDC deploys 3000 personnel in KadunaNational MirrorThe Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 3,000 personnel to ensure security before, during and after Eid-el-Fitr celebration in Kaduna State. Briefing j...
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08Aug
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Northern Youths Dying Of Poverty – Al-Mustapha – Leadership Newspapers

Nigerian TribuneNorthern Youths Dying Of Poverty – Al-MustaphaLeadership NewspapersFormer Chief Security Officer to Late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has decried the level of ignorance and poverty that has bedeviled a majority of the...
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08Aug
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US to make visa application process easier for Nigerians – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderUS to make visa application process easier for NigeriansNigerian TribuneThe US Consul-General, Mr Jeffery Hawkins, on Wednesday, said that the American government was determined to make visa application process easier for Nigerians. Hawkin...
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08Aug
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Hoodlums set lecturer’s house ablaze in Oyo – Nigerian Tribune

Hoodlums set lecturer's house ablaze in OyoNigerian TribuneThere was pandemonium at Araromi, Oyo East Local Government Area of Oyo State on Tuesday when suspected hoodlums set the house of a lecturer ablaze. Ayo Alaka is a senior lecturer at the Ag...
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08Aug
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Use presidential powers to settle NGF crisis – APC – Nigerian Tribune

P.M. NewsUse presidential powers to settle NGF crisis - APCNigerian TribuneTHE All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan, to weld his powers on the crisis in the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) and immediately withdra...
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08Aug
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Nebo, Akpabio, others condole with NUJ, commends tenacity of Nigerian … – Nigerian Tribune

The StreetjournalNebo, Akpabio, others condole with NUJ, commends tenacity of Nigerian ...Nigerian TribuneMINISTER of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo, has praised the tenacity of Nigerian journalists towards building a democratic and economically viable ...
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08Aug
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Tinubu, Akinrinade predict doom without true federalism – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderTinubu, Akinrinade predict doom without true federalismOsun Defendertinubu Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Chief of Army Staff, General Alani Akinrinade (rtd), Wednesday, warned that the continuous shying awa...
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08Aug
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Why is ASUU adamant? – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSWhy is ASUU adamant?Nigerian TribuneIT is unfortunate that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) remains adamant by not accepting government's plea to end the ongoing strike action. While it is right for the lecturers to demand th...
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08Aug
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No FEC meeting, as Jonathan visits Lagos to condole Fashola – WorldStage

WorldStageNo FEC meeting, as Jonathan visits Lagos to condole FasholaWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- President Goodluck Jonathan is in Lagos today to condole with Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola who recently lost his father, while the Federal...
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08Aug
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The economics of Eid – Financial Express Bangladesh

CHANNELSThe economics of EidFinancial Express BangladeshMajor religious festivals, tied integrally to the socio-cultural fabric of a society, are occasions of special importance for any economy. The Eid-ul-Fitr, for example, observed with prayers, fast...
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07Aug
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TUC charges govs to avoid crisis over alleged deportation – WorldStage

WorldStageTUC charges govs to avoid crisis over alleged deportationWorldStageThe Trade Union Congress of Nigeria charges the Lagos State Government and his counterpart in Anambra State not to allow the alleged deportation of some Igbo indigenes to gene...
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07Aug
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Sallah: Akinjide calls for prayers, selfless sacrifice – WorldStage

WorldStageSallah: Akinjide calls for prayers, selfless sacrificeWorldStageThe Honourable Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FEC), Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to remain fervent in prayers for the unity and peacef...
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07Aug
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JTF Relaxes Curfew In Yobe – CHANNELS

CHANNELSJTF Relaxes Curfew In YobeCHANNELS... 0.   The Military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Yobe state has relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on Potiskum town. A statement issued by the Spokesman of the Task Force in the state, Captain Eli La...
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07Aug
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Nigeria Army Sets Up Freedom of Information Office – CHANNELS

CHANNELSNigeria Army Sets Up Freedom of Information OfficeCHANNELSThe Nigerian Army has set up a Freedom of Information Office in line with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2011. According to the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadie...
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07Aug
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APC’s Registration, New Dawn In Nation’s Politics —Lawmaker – P.M. News

Osun DefenderAPC's Registration, New Dawn In Nation's Politics —LawmakerP.M. NewsA member of the National Assembly, Yakubu Balogun has described the registration of All Progressives Congress, APC, by the Independent National Electoral Commiss...
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07Aug
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APC’s Registration, New Dawn In Nation’s Politics —Lawmaker – P.M. News

Daily SunAPC's Registration, New Dawn In Nation's Politics —LawmakerP.M. NewsA member of the National Assembly, Yakubu Balogun has described the registration of All Progressives Congress, APC, by the Independent National Electoral Commission,...
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07Aug
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Akure Agric. College students protest after female colleague is raped – DailyPost Nigeria

Akure Agric. College students protest after female colleague is rapedDailyPost NigeriaStudents of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, (FECA), Ondo state, yesterday trooped to the streets in protest of the rape of three female students of the ins...
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07Aug
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FG Responsible For ASUU Strike – Analyst – CHANNELS

Osun DefenderFG Responsible For ASUU Strike – AnalystCHANNELSThe Executive Chairman of the Joint Action Front, Mr. Achike Chude has blamed the federal government for being responsible for the strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of...
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07Aug
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Peace Returns To Ekiti PDP – Leadership Newspapers

DailyPost NigeriaPeace Returns To Ekiti PDPLeadership NewspapersPeace has returned to the Ekiti State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) as warring parties in the crisis that engulfed the party came together yesterday to resolve their d...
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07Aug
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Ekiti: A Transformation Never Witnessed Before – Leadership Newspapers

Ekiti: A Transformation Never Witnessed BeforeLeadership NewspapersSince the nation's return to civil rule in 1999, Nigerians go to the polls every four years to elect leaders they are to entrust with the mandate to make decisions affecting their w...
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07Aug
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Child marriage: CAN president plans to mobilise Nigerians against Senate – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersChild marriage: CAN president plans to mobilise Nigerians against SenateNigerian TribuneThe President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has threatened to mobilise Nigerians against the Senate if...
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07Aug
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Appeal Court upholds impeachment of ex-Bauchi dep gov – Nigerian Tribune

Appeal Court upholds impeachment of ex-Bauchi dep govNigerian TribuneTHE Court of Appeal, Jos, has set aside the judgement of the Bauchi State High Court, which reinstated the erstwhile deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Muhammad Garba Gadi, asking h...
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07Aug
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Protest in Oyo town over removal House of Reps member – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersProtest in Oyo town over removal House of Reps memberNigerian TribunePEOPLE of Isale-Oyo community in Oyo town, on Tuesday, gathered together at Community Primary School, Koso, Oyo, in a protest against the removal of Honourable Ka...
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07Aug
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Army Officer Bags Seven-Year Jail Term for Fraud – THISDAY Live

The NationArmy Officer Bags Seven-Year Jail Term for FraudTHISDAY LiveThe General Court Martial (GCM) of the Nigerian Army Tusday sentenced a former Aide-de-Camp to the former National Security Adviser (NSA), General Andrew Azazi, Lieutenant Colonel RA...
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07Aug
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Don’t compete with council chairmen, Amosun tells consultants – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSDon't compete with council chairmen, Amosun tells consultantsNigerian TribuneGovenor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has warned the newly inaugurated consultants on Local Government Affairs not to compete with the council bosses' but rath...
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07Aug
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CBAAC signs MOU with OAU on cultural re… – Nigerian Tribune

CBAAC signs MOU with OAU on cultural re…Nigerian TribuneIN its quest to ensure the full implementation of its charter as an agency charged with showcasing, rejuvenating, sustaining and continuing the propagation of black and African arts and civilisa...
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07Aug
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PDP crises: How far can G5 governors go? – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribunePDP crises: How far can G5 governors go?Nigerian TribuneGroup Politics Editor, TAIWO ADISA, examines recent shuttle diplomacy embarked upon by a group of five governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Since the fl...
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07Aug
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Nigerian kids protest child marriage in Ogun – Premium Times

Premium TimesNigerian kids protest child marriage in OgunPremium TimesHundreds of underage children on Tuesday in Ogun State embarked on a protest against the ambiguous Section 29 (4b) of the Nigerian constitution, a clause, though devoted to renunciat...
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07Aug
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Ramadan: Jonathan Has No Plans To Visit IBB – Presidency – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersRamadan: Jonathan Has No Plans To Visit IBB - PresidencyLeadership NewspapersThe presidency on Tuesday described as mischievous and untrue a report that President Goodluck Jonathan requested to visit former military President, Ibra...
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07Aug
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2015: PDP to adopt Jonathan as court rules president can contest – BusinessDay

Osun Defender2015: PDP to adopt Jonathan as court rules president can contestBusinessDayWith the emergence of Tony Anenih as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ruling People's Democratic Party, (PDP), the party may dump national convention to...
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07Aug
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FCT minister assures opposition of fair council election – BusinessDay

FCT minister assures opposition of fair council electionBusinessDayAhead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council polls for chairmanship and councillorship positions, the Bala Mohammed, minister of FCT, has assured the opposition parties of ...
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07Aug
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Anglican Communion Threatens To Sue Orthodox Anglican Church – CHANNELS

CHANNELSAnglican Communion Threatens To Sue Orthodox Anglican ChurchCHANNELSThe Anglican Church has threatened to sue a sect of the Anglican Church named, the Orthodox Anglican Church. The Anglican Primate, the Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh announced the...
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06Aug
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Breakfast: IBB turns down Jonathan – Peoples Daily – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderBreakfast: IBB turns down Jonathan – Peoples DailyOsun DefenderIBB Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), yesterday turned down a request made by President Goodluck Jonathan to break the fast with him in his...
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06Aug
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Youth Leadership: PDP Looks At ‘Agility’ Not Youth- Kudehinbu – CHANNELS

Youth Leadership: PDP Looks At 'Agility' Not Youth- KudehinbuCHANNELSLagos Coordinator of the PDP Youth Vanguard, Mr. Sunday Kudehinbu on Tuesday brushed aside the notion that the youth wing of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) be led b...
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06Aug
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Tragedy : 24 year-old Father Beheads Son In Adamawa – Leadership Newspapers

Tragedy : 24 year-old Father Beheads Son In AdamawaLeadership NewspapersThe Adamawa Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged man in Ganji village of Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa, for allegedly beheading his five-year-ol...
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06Aug
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Father Beheads 5-Year Old Son – P.M. News

Father Beheads 5-Year Old SonP.M. NewsThe Adamawa Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged man (name with-held) in Ganji village of Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa, for allegedly beheading his five-year-old biological son....
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06Aug
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Edo Varsity Gets N500 Million Facility Grant – CHANNELS

CHANNELSEdo Varsity Gets N500 Million Facility GrantCHANNELSGovernor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has approved the sum of N500 million for Ambrose Alli University to upgrade its facilities. Speaking at the inauguration of eight member Governing Counci...
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2015: Jonathan’s foot soldiers in South-West unveiled – Osun Defender

The Punch2015: Jonathan's foot soldiers in South-West unveiledOsun DefenderAhead of 2015 general elections, there have been furtive efforts for the control of South-West by political parties and their stalwarts. Unlike in the First and Second Repub...
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06Aug
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Oyo: NURTW to partner police on crime reduction – BusinessDay

Oyo: NURTW to partner police on crime reductionBusinessDayIn an effort geared towards ridding Oyo State of criminals, the Nigeria Police and National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Oyo State have resolved to collaborate to cut down criminal a...
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Amuwo-Odofin distributes materials to students – BusinessDay

Amuwo-Odofin distributes materials to studentsBusinessDayAmuwo-Odofin Local Government Area in Lagos State distributed educational materials consisting of 250 UTME/JAMB forms to indigent students, 420,000 notebooks, 7,000 school bags and life jackets t...
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06Aug
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Out of Iran, into Africa: Hezbollah’s scramble for Africa – Haaretz

HaaretzOut of Iran, into Africa: Hezbollah's scramble for AfricaHaaretzAcross East and West Africa, Iranian and Lebanese nationals have been arrested in connection with Hezbollah-related terrorist activities. What is Hezbollah and Iran - building i...
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06Aug
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UK varsity alumnus arrested for drug trafficking – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderUK varsity alumnus arrested for drug traffickingOsun DefenderOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have apprehended a 30-year-old man, John Arinze, for being in possession of 2.1 kilogrames of methamphetamine. ARINZE The N...
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06Aug
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What about PDP and Jonathan in 2015? – The Punch

The PunchWhat about PDP and Jonathan in 2015?The PunchIt is widely believed that President Goodluck Jonathan will get the nomination of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2015, just as it is also believed that if the presidential election were held today,...
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Those clamouring for war in the name of Jonathan are his enemies, says Unongo – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderThose clamouring for war in the name of Jonathan are his enemies, says UnongoThe Guardian NigeriaWantaregh Paul Unongo, elder statesman and erstwhile Minister of Steel is also the spokesperson of the tough talking Northern Elders Forum (NE...
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06Aug
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Avoidable local government troubles – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneAvoidable local government troublesNigerian TribuneANYONE who has sound knowledge about local government system, its history, theory and practice, not only in Nigeria first from the colonial times to 1965 and then during military rule, ...
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06Aug
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Return to negotiation table, Sultan urges ASUU …condoles with NUJ – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersReturn to negotiation table, Sultan urges ASUU ...condoles with NUJNigerian TribuneThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, has urged members of the Academic Staff Union of Univeristies (ASUU) to call off their on-...
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06Aug
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28 pipeline vandals nabbed in Ogun – The Guardian Nigeria

P.M. News28 pipeline vandals nabbed in OgunThe Guardian NigeriaMEN from the 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Monday arrested 28 suspected petroleum vandals, who have specialised in vandalizing petroleum pipelines...
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06Aug
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Kidnappers demand N50m ransom for teachers – The Guardian Nigeria

Kidnappers demand N50m ransom for teachersThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole's resolve to sign the death sentence of any convicted kidnapper notwithstanding, those who abducted three primary school teachers last week at Orhogbua Primary ...
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06Aug
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Kwara United consititutes new management team – Goal.com

Goal.comKwara United consititutes new management teamGoal.comA new management team has been constituted for Kwara United in line with the rules guiding the league to run the affairs of the club. Alhaji Toyin Sanusi is the chairman of the committee and ...
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05Aug
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Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan Won’t Escape Punishment – P.M. News

P.M. NewsAl-Mustapha, Shofolahan Won't Escape PunishmentP.M. NewsOne of the wives of the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola has said that Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan would still face punishment over their alleged involvement in the murder o...
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