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19Jul
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TRIBUTES: Senator Pius Akpor Ewherido – Leadership Newspapers

TRIBUTES: Senator Pius Akpor EwheridoLeadership NewspapersI received with great pain and shock the news of the death of Senator Pius Akpor Ewherido on 30th June 2013 at the National Assembly hospital, Abuja. Senator Ewherido was the quintessential legi...
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19Jul
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Champion for Women… New feather on Jonathan’s cap – The Guardian Nigeria

Champion for Women... New feather on Jonathan's capThe Guardian NigeriaEVEN in the face of the famed 1995 Beijing Women Conference where governments around the World pledged greater affirmative action to ensure that women assume greater leadership ...
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19Jul
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FG okays panel to prosecute 500 alleged oil thieves – The Punch

The NationFG okays panel to prosecute 500 alleged oil thievesThe PunchThe National Economic Council on Thursday okayed a task force to prosecute about 500 oil theft suspects. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State disclosed this to State House corre...
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19Jul
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My Pikin teething syrup: Appeal court strikes out bail application – Nigerian Tribune

My Pikin teething syrup: Appeal court strikes out bail applicationNigerian TribuneThe Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, struck out the bail application of two appellants, Adeyemo Abiodun and Ebele Eromosele, who were jailed for the sale of...
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19Jul
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Mandela Garden of 95 trees opens in Asaba – Nigerian Tribune

Mandela Garden of 95 trees opens in AsabaNigerian TribuneTHE 95th birthday celebration of Dr Nelson Mandela was celebrated in Asaba, Delta State yesterday with Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan calling on Nigerians and the world to devote time to do more job ...
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19Jul
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Robbers kill Arise’s driver, in Ibadan, cart away N.650m – As police arrest two … – Nigerian Tribune

Robbers kill Arise's driver, in Ibadan, cart away N.650m - As police arrest two ...Nigerian TribuneArmed men suspected to be robbers have shot and killed Mr Nasir Saliu, a driver of Senator Ayo Arise, who is a governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, ...
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19Jul
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Fulani/Tiv crisis: Traditonal ruler proffers conflict resolution – Nigerian Tribune

Fulani/Tiv crisis: Traditonal ruler proffers conflict resolutionNigerian TribuneDisturbed by the incessant killings by constant invasion of Fulani herdsmen, a paramount ruler in Benue State, Ter Tyoshin, Chief Daniel Abomtse has called on the Federal G...
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19Jul
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Nasarawa killings: Commission of inquiry commences sitting in Lafia Lawyer … – Nigerian Tribune

Premium Times (press release)Nasarawa killings: Commission of inquiry commences sitting in Lafia Lawyer ...Nigerian TribuneTHE Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State into the recent killings of over 90...
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19Jul
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Don’t make Anambra your oil well again, stakeholders warn PDP – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderDon't make Anambra your oil well again, stakeholders warn PDPNigerian TribuneSTAKEHOLDERS in the Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday urged the members of its National Working Committee (NWC), not to ...
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19Jul
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Gunmen attack Bayelsa CP’s convoy – Nigerian Tribune

Premium Times (press release)Gunmen attack Bayelsa CP's convoyNigerian TribuneThe Bayelsa State Police Commissioner, Mr Tonye Ebitibituwa, on Tuesday, escaped being killed on the Oporoma/Oyoma waterways and creeks in the Southern Ijaw Local Governm...
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19Jul
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Gowon urges govt to address war-time abuse of power cases – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderGowon urges govt to address war-time abuse of power casesThe Guardian NigeriaTHE last may not have been heard of the Nigerian Civil War, as the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief at that time, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has asked the Federal Gov...
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19Jul
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Lagos goes after distressed buildings to avert tragedy – The Guardian Nigeria

Lagos goes after distressed buildings to avert tragedyThe Guardian NigeriaFOLLOWING the tragedy of a collapsed building that shocked residents at Oloto in Ebute-Meta barely a week ago, the Lagos State Government, through it Building Controlling Agency ...
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19Jul
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NLC To Resist Removal Of Labour Matters From Exclusive Legislative List – CHANNELS

CHANNELSNLC To Resist Removal Of Labour Matters From Exclusive Legislative ListCHANNELSLeadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that it will resist moves by the Senate to remove minimum wage and other labour matters from the exclusiv...
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19Jul
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Retired Justice Gummi gets NJC’s knocks – P.M. News (blog)

Retired Justice Gummi gets NJC's knocksP.M. News (blog)The National Judicial Council, NJC, at the end of it's meeting on Thursday in Abuja, came down hard on former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Lawan Hassan Gummi, who r...
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19Jul
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Cement truck kills 3 men on auto-bike – P.M. News (blog)

P.M. News (blog)Cement truck kills 3 men on auto-bikeP.M. News (blog)Three persons, all males from the same parents have died in a mptor-cycle crash, in Ilorin, the capital of the Nigerian central state of Kwara. The men were identified as Zakari Yau, ...
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19Jul
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Okonjo–Iweala Announces Plan To Fast track Constituency Projects – CHANNELS

CHANNELSOkonjo–Iweala Announces Plan To Fast track Constituency ProjectsCHANNELSThe federal government has put in place a new plan to fast track constituency projects. This, according to the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who spoke at a ...
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19Jul
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Okonjo–Iweala Announces Plan To Fast track Constituency Projects – CHANNELS

CHANNELSOkonjo–Iweala Announces Plan To Fast track Constituency ProjectsCHANNELSThe federal government has put in place a new plan to fast track constituency projects. This, according to the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who spoke at a ...
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19Jul
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NewsReel July 18, 2013: 4 Armed Robbers Captured in Anambra State – Nigeria Master Web

Nigeria Master WebNewsReel July 18, 2013: 4 Armed Robbers Captured in Anambra StateNigeria Master Web... State. [ Masterweb Reports ] – Anambra State has already started enjoying the dividends of the security vehicles given to all the 177 communities...
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19Jul
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Bashir in Nigeria and why the AU cannot shield leaders indefinitely – Africa Review (blog)

Philly.comBashir in Nigeria and why the AU cannot shield leaders indefinitelyAfrica Review (blog)This past week, the continent was treated to high drama. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the ICC to answer to charges of genocide, had to flee...
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18Jul
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Fake Army General Remanded in Prison For Duping Governor Nyako! – The Streetjournal

The StreetjournalFake Army General Remanded in Prison For Duping Governor Nyako!The StreetjournalA 39-year-old man, Tope Fagun who was arrested by men of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi has been r...
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18Jul
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Man dies after heart attack at JFK airport after doors at new terminal delay … – Fox News

Daily MailMan dies after heart attack at JFK airport after doors at new terminal delay ...Fox NewsA man died after suffering a heart attack at Kennedy Airport after two teams of first responders failed to reach him — because their electronic ID cards...
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18Jul
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Nigeria Cements China Relations With Presidential Visit – Global Voices Online

The Standard Digital NewsNigeria Cements China Relations With Presidential VisitGlobal Voices OnlineNigeria's President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was on a five-day official visit to China from July 8 to 12, 2013. The Nigerian president's visit wa...
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18Jul
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Leadership Case – Court to Hear Application July 23 – AllAfrica.com

Leadership Case - Court to Hear Application July 23AllAfrica.comAn Abuja high court sitting in Kubwa has fixed July 23 to hear an application by LEADERSHIP newspapers seeking to stay actions in the alleged forgery case instituted by the Presidency. Bes...
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18Jul
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2015 Elections’ll Determine Nigeria’s Continued Existence – Lai Mohammed – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership Newspapers2015 Elections'll Determine Nigeria's Continued Existence – Lai MohammedLeadership NewspapersThe 2015 general elections will not be about who wins the presidential election, but will be about the continued existence of Ni...
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18Jul
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Do Not Fast Track Elections, Dickson Urges Appointees – CHANNELS

CHANNELSDo Not Fast Track Elections, Dickson Urges AppointeesCHANNELSBayelsa state Governor, Seriake Dickson has advised all Bayelsan politicians, especially his political appointees to shun internal politicking, blackmail and witch hunting and join hi...
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18Jul
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ASUP Suspends Strike, ASUU Adamant – Vanguard

VanguardASUP Suspends Strike, ASUU AdamantVanguardLagos — ACADEMIC activities will today resume in all the Federal and State Polytechnics nationwide following the suspension of the 81-day industrial action by the lecturers under the aegis of the Acad...
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18Jul
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Pius Ewherido – My Brother and My Friend – Vanguard

Pius Ewherido - My Brother and My FriendVanguardOn behalf of my family and the good people of Delta North Senatorial District, I salute the dynamism, selflessness and patriotic commitment to service of our departed colleague, brother and friend, Senato...
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18Jul
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We Dedicate Umeh’s Victory to Late Dim Ojukwu – Apga Chieftain – Vanguard

We Dedicate Umeh's Victory to Late Dim Ojukwu - Apga ChieftainVanguardUmuahia — Chairman of Abia State Chapter of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Nnanna Ukaegbu, said Tuesday that the party dedicated the victory by the National Chairman of ...
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18Jul
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One Year of Mukhtar’s Reforms – Vanguard

One Year of Mukhtar's ReformsVanguardJUSTICE Aloma Mukhtar's inauguration as the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria a year ago, passed without much fanfare because of her character, a quality she has brought to judicial reforms, particularly...
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18Jul
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The Truth About NGF Election’ll Haunt Many Govs – Gov Fayemi – Vanguard

CHANNELSThe Truth About NGF Election'll Haunt Many Govs - Gov FayemiVanguardGovernor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State in this interview responds to issues pertaining to insecurity in the land, the crisis in the Nigerian Governors Forum, the forthcoming...
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18Jul
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Fashola drops suit against Jang over NGF – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersFashola drops suit against Jang over NGFThe Guardian NigeriaLAGOS State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) Wednesday applied to withdraw the case he filed against the Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang at an Abuja High Court, s...
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18Jul
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Gowon, OBJ, Shonekan, Ooni, others honour Prof Akinkugbe – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneGowon, OBJ, Shonekan, Ooni, others honour Prof AkinkugbeNigerian TribuneFrom left, former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade EMINENT Nigerians, in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, poured encomiums on Emeritus P...
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18Jul
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Man, 24, Arrested For Raping 9-Year-Old Girl in Abeokuta! – The Streetjournal

The StreetjournalMan, 24, Arrested For Raping 9-Year-Old Girl in Abeokuta!The StreetjournalA 24-year-old man, Emmanuel Ojelade has become the guest of the operatives of Kemta Division of the Ogun State Police Command who arrested him on Wednesday. Ojel...
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18Jul
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Education transformation will have positive impact on Nigeria -Minister – WorldStage

WorldStageEducation transformation will have positive impact on Nigeria -MinisterWorldStageMinister of State for Education, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has declared that the massive transformation and reforms of the Education sector being implemented by t...
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18Jul
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OAU hospital doctors threaten strike – The Guardian Nigeria

OAU hospital doctors threaten strikeThe Guardian NigeriaResidents doctors at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHc), Ile-Ife, Osun State, have threatened to embark on indefinite strike if the management of the institution fai...
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18Jul
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Gov. Okorocha Dissolves Cabinet – CHANNELS

CHANNELSGov. Okorocha Dissolves CabinetCHANNELSThe Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha has dissolved his executive cabinet which affects all commissioners, special advisers, senior special assistants and special assistants. In a statement signed by the ...
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18Jul
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PDP Convention: Jonathan Intervenes as Stakeholders Mull NEC Meeting – THISDAY Live

Osun DefenderPDP Convention: Jonathan Intervenes as Stakeholders Mull NEC MeetingTHISDAY LiveFollowing the directive by the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Special National Convention Planning Committee halt wo...
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18Jul
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Akpan-Obong reads Letters to Nigeria… at Laterna – The Guardian Nigeria

Akpan-Obong reads Letters to Nigeria… at LaternaThe Guardian NigeriaLETTERS to Nigeria: Journal of an African Woman in America, a light-hearted and hilarious commentary on the Diaspora experience will have its first outing next tomorrow, Friday. It&#...
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18Jul
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Some polytechnics still shut as NASU, SSANIP continue strike – Premium Times

Premium TimesSome polytechnics still shut as NASU, SSANIP continue strikePremium TimesDespite the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics calling of its strike, students' hopes of returning to their schools for full academic work remain dim as the Sen...
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18Jul
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Abia lawmaker in court for forgery – DailyPost Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersAbia lawmaker in court for forgeryDailyPost NigeriaThe member representing Umunneochi Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Prince Ikedi Ezekwesiri, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Umuahia Magistrate Court presided...
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17Jul
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Oyo Police Explain “ Stop And Search” Operation – Leadership Newspapers

Oyo Police Explain `` Stop And Search'' OperationLeadership NewspapersThe spokesperson of the Oyo State Police Command, DSP Olabisi Clet-Ilobanafor, says the traditional `` stop and search'' strategy adopted by the Force has been effect...
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17Jul
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Akinjide charges FCT chairmen, councillors on good governance – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersAkinjide charges FCT chairmen, councillors on good governanceNigerian TribuneMinister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Olajumoke Akinjide, on Tuesday, charged chairmen and councillors of the six area councils in ...
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17Jul
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Army denies promotion of Al-Mustapha – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersArmy denies promotion of Al-MustaphaNigerian TribuneThe Nigerian Army has dissociated itself from the rumoured promotion to the rank of Brigadier-General of former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abac...
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17Jul
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I will contest against Amosun in 2015 – ACN Rep insists – Nigerian Tribune

I will contest against Amosun in 2015 - ACN Rep insistsNigerian TribuneChairman, House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology, Honourable Abiodun Akinlade, who represents Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency in the House, has insisted...
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17Jul
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Registration: INEC scrutinising APC’s documents – Jega – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersRegistration: INEC scrutinising APC's documents - JegaNigerian TribuneThe Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that his commission has started scrutinising the relevant d...
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17Jul
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Nigeria Army said Al-Mustapha not promoted – Codewit Global Network

Leadership NewspapersNigeria Army said Al-Mustapha not promotedCodewit Global NetworkHamza al-MustaphaThe authorities of the Nigerian Army have denied speculation that the former Chief Security Officer to Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, is t...
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17Jul
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Yerima Persuades Senate To Support Underage Marriage In Nigeria – CHANNELS

CHANNELSYerima Persuades Senate To Support Underage Marriage In NigeriaCHANNELSThe former Zamfara State Governor and current Senator, Sani Yerima, whose marriage to a 13-year-old girl drew widespread outrage in 2009, literally pressed the Senate to rev...
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17Jul
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Finance Minister Says Government ‘Diligently’ Implementing 2013 Budget – CHANNELS

CHANNELSFinance Minister Says Government 'Diligently' Implementing 2013 BudgetCHANNELSThe Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Tuesday said contrary to the perception in some quarters, the executiv...
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17Jul
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Groups Insist North Must Produce Nigeria’s President In 2015 – CHANNELS

CHANNELSGroups Insist North Must Produce Nigeria's President In 2015CHANNELSSix Northern organisations, including the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Northern Elders' Forum (NEF), on Tuesday insisted that the North must produce the Niger...
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17Jul
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Reps Seek Proper Management Of Assets – Nigerian Observer

Leadership NewspapersReps Seek Proper Management Of AssetsNigerian ObserverABUJA- The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, said the House would ensure that assets seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC)...
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17Jul
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PDP, Tambuwal And His Men – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersPDP, Tambuwal And His MenLeadership NewspapersSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, is no doubt, one of the most visible politicians today. In this analysis, ABDULSALAM BADAMASI peeps into his camp and the...
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17Jul
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Why We Couldn’t Stop Al-Bashir’s Visit – FG – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersWhy We Couldn't Stop Al-Bashir's Visit – FGLeadership NewspapersThe Federal Government (FG) has explained why it could not stop the recent visit of the Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir to Nigeria and said that it was on...
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17Jul
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Minister Tasks Organisations Over Corps Members – Leadership Newspapers

WorldStageMinister Tasks Organisations Over Corps MembersLeadership NewspapersAs 2,321 National Youth Service corps (NYSC) members concluded their three weeks orientation course in Abuja, Minister of State for the FCT, Oloye Akinjide, has urged employe...
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17Jul
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Reps invite Adoke over $1.092b Malabu oil deal – The Nation

The NationReps invite Adoke over $1.092b Malabu oil dealThe NationThe House of Representatives has invited Attoney-General and Justice Minister Mohammed Adoke over a letter purportedly written to a foreign organisation, Global Witness, saying that the ...
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17Jul
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Truths, Lies and My EFCC Days – Vanguard

Truths, Lies and My EFCC DaysVanguardI read Mahmud Jega's Daily Trust column a fortnight ago, with the title "Gra-gra versus softly-softly". It was composed in his characteristic meticulousness which also touched a nerve that concerns all...
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17Jul
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Nigerian Senate rejects 6-year single tenure – P.M. News

P.M. NewsNigerian Senate rejects 6-year single tenureP.M. NewsThe Senate on Tuesday voted against the proposed six-year single term for the President and Governors. It also voted against direct allocation of funds to local governments and a mayoral sta...
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17Jul
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How DPO Shot Fuel Subsidy Protesters– Witnesses – CHANNELS

CHANNELSHow DPO Shot Fuel Subsidy Protesters– WitnessesCHANNELSTwo witnesses on Tuesday told an Ikeja High Court how a police officer, Segun Fabunmi, allegedly shot at some persons during the protest over the removal of fuel subsidy in January 2012. ...
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17Jul
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‘All we are saying, he’s still our Oba…’ – The Guardian Nigeria

'All we are saying, he's still our Oba...'The Guardian NigeriaSTUDENTS under the aegis of Offa Students Leaders Forum (OSLF) staged a peaceful demonstration yesterday at Offa, Kwara state protesting the recent Appeal Court judgment ordering...
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17Jul
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JTF In Jigawa Kills Three Suspected Terrorists – CHANNELS

CHANNELSJTF In Jigawa Kills Three Suspected TerroristsCHANNELSMembers of the JTF in Guri Local government area of Jigawa state in the North West Nigeria have killed three suspected terrorists during a gun duel. In a press release signed by the JTF spok...
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16Jul
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NCS Seeks Police Support For Proper Enforcement Of Fiscal Laws – Leadership Newspapers

NCS Seeks Police Support For Proper Enforcement Of Fiscal LawsLeadership NewspapersThe new Customs Area Controller of Federal Operations Unit, Zone "A", of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ikeja, on Tuesday appealed to the Police to support...
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16Jul
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Tax Fraud: US Court Orders Lawyer To Refund $2m To Nigerian Embassy – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersTax Fraud: US Court Orders Lawyer To Refund $2m To Nigerian EmbassyLeadership NewspapersAfter many years of judicial litigation and series of fraud allegations leveled against the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC by a Maryland-ba...
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16Jul
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Police Arrest 10 Suspected Kidnappers In Lagos – CHANNELS

CHANNELSPolice Arrest 10 Suspected Kidnappers In LagosCHANNELSThe Police Command in Lagos on Monday said it had arrested 10 persons who allegedly kidnapped a Nigerian and a Chinese after collecting N8.5 million ransom. The Police Commissioner in the st...
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16Jul
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Police Arrest 10 Suspected Kidnappers In Lagos – CHANNELS

CHANNELSPolice Arrest 10 Suspected Kidnappers In LagosCHANNELSThe Police Command in Lagos on Monday said it had arrested 10 persons who allegedly kidnapped a Nigerian and a Chinese after collecting N8.5 million ransom. The Police Commissioner in the st...
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16Jul
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Law Professor Says Only In Nigerian Can 16 Override 19 Governors, 5 Defeat … – CHANNELS

CHANNELSLaw Professor Says Only In Nigerian Can 16 Override 19 Governors, 5 Defeat ...CHANNELSA lawyer in the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Professor Oyelowo Oyewo has said that the political crisis presently playing out in Rivers state reflects...
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16Jul
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Law Professor Says Only In Nigerian Can 16 Override 19 Governors, 5 Defeat … – CHANNELS

CHANNELSLaw Professor Says Only In Nigerian Can 16 Override 19 Governors, 5 Defeat ...CHANNELSA lawyer in the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Professor Oyelowo Oyewo has said that the political crisis presently playing out in Rivers state reflects...
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16Jul
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Gumel re-elected ANOCA treasurer-general – Nigerian Tribune

Gumel re-elected ANOCA treasurer-generalNigerian TribuneHabu Gumel, Nigeria's representative at the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has been re-elected the Treasurer-General of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA)...
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16Jul
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ASUU strike: NASS urges union to reduce demands, as ASUU remains adamant – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSASUU strike: NASS urges union to reduce demands, as ASUU remains adamantNigerian TribuneThe ongoing strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may linger for long, even as the National Assembly engaged the un...
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16Jul
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Nigeria: ‘Edo Electoral Body Had No Reason to Cancel Council Polls’ – Vanguard

Nigeria: 'Edo Electoral Body Had No Reason to Cancel Council Polls'VanguardOn 24 April, 2013, Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) conducted elections into the 18 local government areas (LGAs) in the state. Results of the electio...
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16Jul
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Nigeria: Appeal Court Affirms Umeh As APGA Chairman – Vanguard

P.M. NewsNigeria: Appeal Court Affirms Umeh As APGA ChairmanVanguardEnugu — THE protracted leadership crisis that engulfed the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, was Monday, laid to rest following a unanimous judgement of the Court of Appeal sitt...
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16Jul
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Corruption probe: Anxiety as NJC meets over petitions against judges – Nigerian Tribune

Corruption probe: Anxiety as NJC meets over petitions against judgesNigerian TribunePALPABLE anxiety is in the air among stakeholders in the judiciary as the National Judicial Council (NJC) begins a two-day meeting today, to consider about 36 petitions...
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16Jul
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Osun PDP exco defends Oladipo’s nomination as national secretary – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderOsun PDP exco defends Oladipo's nomination as national secretaryNigerian TribuneSTATE and local government officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state have written to the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga ...
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16Jul
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Mark, Tambuwal kick off construction of N51bn NILS permanent site in Abuja – Nigerian Tribune

Mark, Tambuwal kick off construction of N51bn NILS permanent site in AbujaNigerian TribuneSENATE President, David Mark and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday, in Abuja, laid the foundation stone for the construction ...
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16Jul
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Tambuwal tasks EFCC to account for monies, seized assets worth N2trn – Nigerian Tribune

The PunchTambuwal tasks EFCC to account for monies, seized assets worth N2trnNigerian TribuneThe Speaker, House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday, tasked the management of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on th...
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16Jul
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PDP cancels national convention over constitutional breaches – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersPDP cancels national convention over constitutional breachesNigerian TribuneTHE crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assumed a new twist, as its National Working Committee (NWC) abruptly terminated the work of the ...
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16Jul
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Akpabio charges Akwa Ibom indigenes in UK on infrastructural projects – Nigerian Tribune

WorldStageAkpabio charges Akwa Ibom indigenes in UK on infrastructural projectsNigerian TribuneAKWA Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, has charged his state indigenes in the UK to put consortiums together that can bid to run many of the infrastruct...
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16Jul
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Communities urged to partner govt for even development – Nigerian Tribune

WorldStageCommunities urged to partner govt for even developmentNigerian TribuneCommunities in Kwara State, irrespective of their ethnic and political persuasion, have been called upon to partner with present administration for socio-economic developme...
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16Jul
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Tackling adolescent vulnerability in Ogun – Nigerian Tribune

The NationTackling adolescent vulnerability in OgunNigerian TribuneUnited Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has estimated that there are about 200 million child labourers across both industrialised and developing countries. Estimates for Africa show...
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16Jul
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Nestlé/ IAAF Kids’ Athletics Programme takes off July 25 – The Guardian Nigeria

Nestlé/ IAAF Kids' Athletics Programme takes off July 25The Guardian NigeriaTHE take-off in Nigeria of one of the biggest grassroots sports development programmes tagged Nestle/ IAAF Athletics Kids' Programme holds on July 25 in Lagos. The pro...
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16Jul
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Ekiti to honour Fajuyi’s widow – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderEkiti to honour Fajuyi's widowThe Guardian NigeriaEkiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said that the state government would bestow a befitting honour on the late matriarch of the Fajuyi dynasty, Mrs. Eunice Fajuyi, who passed o...
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15Jul
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I Want My Money: Baba Suwe Takes NDLEA To Supreme Court – 360Nobs.com

P.M. NewsI Want My Money: Baba Suwe Takes NDLEA To Supreme Court360Nobs.comAfter the Court of Appeal in Lagos had over-turned the decision of the Lagos High Court to award him N25 million, Babatunde “Baba Suwe” Omidina has taken the case to the Sup...
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15Jul
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N47.1 Billion Theft: Court Dismisses Akingbola’s No Case Application – CHANNELS

CHANNELSN47.1 Billion Theft: Court Dismisses Akingbola's No Case ApplicationCHANNELSA Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has dismissed an application by Erastus Akingbola to quash the fraud charges against him. The former Managing Director of the defunct Int...
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15Jul
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Five Robbers Killed In Lagos – CHANNELS

Osun DefenderFive Robbers Killed In LagosCHANNELSThe Lagos state police command said five of the gunmen who stormed the 04 hotel in Ajah area of Lagos last Sunday have been confirmed dead. The robbers were reportedly killed in the early hours of yester...
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15Jul
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Nigeria: Still a Bountiful Harvest for Kongi At 79 – AllAfrica.com

P.M. NewsNigeria: Still a Bountiful Harvest for Kongi At 79AllAfrica.comWole Soyinka, playwright, poet, film maker, musician, teacher and political activist is 79 today. He was born in Abeokuta on July 13 1934. Soyinka was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize ...
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15Jul
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Nigeria: We Supported Yobe School Massacre – Shekau – AllAfrica.com

Capital FM KenyaNigeria: We Supported Yobe School Massacre - ShekauAllAfrica.comKano — The head of Boko Haram Islamists said he supported a July 6 attack on a school that killed 42 people, but did not claim responsibility for the massacre, in a video...
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15Jul
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Nigeria: How Collapsed Three-Storey Building Killed Three Kids in Kaduna – AllAfrica.com

Nigeria: How Collapsed Three-Storey Building Killed Three Kids in KadunaAllAfrica.comKaduna — After eight hours rescue operations, three children were yesterday confirmed dead in the three storey building that collapsed along Hadejia road near the fa...
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15Jul
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More Teenage Girls In Nigeria Are Getting Pregnant – CHANNELS

CHANNELSMore Teenage Girls In Nigeria Are Getting PregnantCHANNELSThe National Population Commission (NPC) has disclosed that the occurrence of teenage pregnancy in the country might increase to over 60 million by the year 2015. The Federal Commissione...
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The British visa bond controversy – Nigerian Tribune

The British visa bond controversyNigerian TribuneSpirited public discussion in Nigeria trailed the recent disclosure that Britain is contemplating a policy which would make it mandatory for intending visitors to Britain from six African and Asian count...
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Green revolution: We’ve planted over 4 million trees in 6 years – Fashola – Nigerian Tribune

WorldStageGreen revolution: We've planted over 4 million trees in 6 years - FasholaNigerian TribuneThe Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) on Sunday stated that his administration has successfully planted a total of 4.6 million tr...
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Again, PIB suffers setback in Senate – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersAgain, PIB suffers setback in SenateNigerian TribuneThe long awaited restart of legislative action on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) expected to commence this week, has suffered a setback in the Senate following the postponement...
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CBN to establish trust fund for universities – Nigerian Tribune

CBN to establish trust fund for universitiesNigerian TribuneTHE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to establish trust fund from which operational expenses could be drawn by the universities. Speaking during a courtesy call on the CBN gov...
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Kwara to upgrade 120 schools – The Nation

The NationKwara to upgrade 120 schoolsThe NationThe Kwara State Government yesterday said it would upgrade 120 secondary schools to meet the global standards of teaching, infrastructure and pupil-teacher ratio. In a statement by the Senior Special Assi...
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CNPP urges caution on trade with China – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderCNPP urges caution on trade with ChinaThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to exercise some caution in his rapprochement with the Chinese government, explaining that ...
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Nigerians overseas remitted $21bn in 2012 —FG – The Punch

Nigerians overseas remitted $21bn in 2012 —FGThe PunchThe Federal Government has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to come back home and invest, saying the $21bn remitted by them last year would be put to better use in Nigeria. The Secretary to the...
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Ogun 2015: ACN, PDP set for battle – The Nation

The NationOgun 2015: ACN, PDP set for battleThe NationAhead of the 2015 governorship election in Ogun State, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have returned to the drawing board. Correspo...
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Al-Mustapha arrives in Kano, lawyers differ on appeal time – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderAl-Mustapha arrives in Kano, lawyers differ on appeal timeThe Guardian NigeriaAS Nigerians continue to react to the release of the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Gen. Sani Abacha, Hamza Al-Mustapha, and an aide to the late...
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NULGE welcomes Obi’s readiness to conduct Anambra Councils election – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaNULGE welcomes Obi's readiness to conduct Anambra Councils electionDailyPost NigeriaThe Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Anambra state chapter, has lauded Governor Peter Obi's preparedness to conduct local g...
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14Jul
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Man kills wife over breastfeeding of twins – P.M. News

Man kills wife over breastfeeding of twinsP.M. NewsA middle aged Nigerian, Endurance Enadeba, has killed his wife in Benin, over an argument on breastfeeding of their newly born set of twins. The incident which occurred in the Upper Sakponba area of Be...
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14Jul
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Task Force Rescues Eight Persons in Jos – THISDAY Live

Leadership NewspapersTask Force Rescues Eight Persons in JosTHISDAY LiveThe Special Task Force (STF) on Jos crisis saturday rescued eight victims of kidnappers in Jos, capital of Plateau State. The STF, which disclosed this in a press statement signed ...
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Osun Immortalises Ex-Governor of Western Region, Oba Adesoji Aderemi – THISDAY Live

Osun DefenderOsun Immortalises Ex-Governor of Western Region, Oba Adesoji AderemiTHISDAY LiveFormer governor of the defunct Western Region and late Ooni of Ife, Oba Adesoji Aderemi, was further immortalised saturday by the Osun State government with th...
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Senator Pius Ewherido: Where Is The Uloho! – The Guardian Nigeria

Daily SunSenator Pius Ewherido: Where Is The Uloho!The Guardian NigeriaSUNDAY 30th June did not begin as an ominous day. However, by the time the day drew its curtains, it had become ominous and tragic as it went with Senator Pius Ewherido, who until t...
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