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26Jun
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Opposition parties cannot sack ACN from South-West – Tinubu – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaOpposition parties cannot sack ACN from South-West – TinubuDailyPost NigeriaFormer Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has affirmed that attempts by the Peoples Democrat...
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26Jun
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Fashola Wants Nigerians to Embrace Development-Driven Values – Daily Times Nigeria

WorldStageFashola Wants Nigerians to Embrace Development-Driven ValuesDaily Times NigeriaGov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos has called on Nigerians to embrace values and make choices that will encourage the development of the nation. Fashola made the call...
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26Jun
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OSUN INFO COMMISSIONER COMMENDS GOV. AREGBESOLA ON SECURITY – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderOSUN INFO COMMISSIONER COMMENDS GOV. AREGBESOLA ON SECURITYOsun DefenderThe Commissioner for Information and Strategy in the State of Osun, Mr. Sunday Akere has commended Governor Rauf Aregbesola for implementing a model security and safet...
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26Jun
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The Party’s Over – Wall Street Journal

CHANNELSThe Party's OverWall Street JournalMillions of voters have moved out of the political party system. The decline of loyalty has made politics less stable and predictable -- and has resulted in close elections. Article; Comments. more in Poli...
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26Jun
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Minister seeks security for Internet users – The Guardian Nigeria

Minister seeks security for Internet usersThe Guardian NigeriaMINISTER of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, has stressed the need to ensure that the 48 million Internet users in the country and an additional nine million each year are em...
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26Jun
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MTN Foundation spends N7.5b on social projects – The Guardian Nigeria

MTN Foundation spends N7.5b on social projectsThe Guardian NigeriaABOUT N7.5billion has been spent by MTN Nigeria between 2004 and now on its various Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal ...
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26Jun
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Tambuwal decries politicians’ desperation ahead of 2015 polls – The Punch

The PunchTambuwal decries politicians' desperation ahead of 2015 pollsThe PunchSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday frowned on what he called “shameful political doctrines” that had crept into the country's po...
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26Jun
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Commissioner faults Kaduna Assembly over ‘missing’ N560m – The Punch

Commissioner faults Kaduna Assembly over 'missing' N560mThe PunchThe feud between the Executive and the House of Assembly in Kaduna State over an alleged missing N560m Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme fund deepened on Tuesday. For...
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26Jun
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Police arrest 97 kidnappers, 131 robbers in Anambra – National Mirror

Police arrest 97 kidnappers, 131 robbers in AnambraNational MirrorThe Anambra State police command yesterday announced the arrest of 97 suspected kidnappers, 131 armed robbers and 11 cultists between January 2013 and June 24, 2013. Similarly, the comma...
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26Jun
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2014: Bode George tasks South-West PDP leadership on Osun, Ekiti – Nigerian Tribune

2014: Bode George tasks South-West PDP leadership on Osun, EkitiNigerian TribuneFormer Deputy National Chairman, South-West of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Tuesday in Lagos, charged the leadership and elders of the party...
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26Jun
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Ondo election appeal is legless —Olanipekun – Nigerian Tribune

DailyPost NigeriaOndo election appeal is legless —OlanipekunNigerian TribuneDR Olusegun Mimiko's lead counsel in the appeal against re-election at the Election Petitions Tribunal, which ruled in favour of the Ondo State governor in the October 20...
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26Jun
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$1.6m fraud: Court throws out Ajudua’s application to quash charge – Nigerian Tribune

SaharaReporters.com$1.6m fraud: Court throws out Ajudua's application to quash chargeNigerian TribuneJUSTICE Olubunmi Oyewole of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday, threw out the application filed by a lawyer, Fred Ajudua, asking the co...
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26Jun
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Nigeria: Why Bank Fraud Is On the Rise – SFU Boss – Vanguard

Nigeria: Why Bank Fraud Is On the Rise - SFU BossVanguardCommissioner of Police in charge of Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, has attributed lack of well equipped forensic laboratories, data base of criminals, inadequate legislation and co...
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26Jun
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Nigeria Immigration warns job-seekers against fraudsters – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersNigeria Immigration warns job-seekers against fraudstersThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned unsuspecting Nigerians against the activities of job fraudsters who post fake Immigration vacancies on the...
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26Jun
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Court orders arrest of alleged oil subsidy scammers – The Guardian Nigeria

The StreetjournalCourt orders arrest of alleged oil subsidy scammersThe Guardian NigeriaJUSTICE Adeniyi Onigbanjo of an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, Tuesday issued a bench warrant against two oil marketers, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo and Habila Theck, for failing...
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26Jun
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Jonathan declines assent to State of the Nation Address Bill – Premium Times

Jonathan declines assent to State of the Nation Address BillPremium TimesPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday refused to assent to the State of the Nation Address Bill which was passed by the legislative arm because it disregards his discretion to ch...
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26Jun
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Gen. Useni, ex-Abuja minister faces trial for graft – P.M. News

Gen. Useni, ex-Abuja minister faces trial for graftP.M. NewsThirteen years after he was first docked before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on an alleged abuse of office and non declaration of assets, the trial of former Nigerian Federal Capital Territory...
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26Jun
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2015: PDP will retain its position in Nigeria, new spokesperson, Okeke, says – Premium Times

CHANNELS2015: PDP will retain its position in Nigeria, new spokesperson, Okeke, saysPremium TimesThe Acting National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tony Okeke, said on Tuesday that the party will retain its pre-eminent positi...
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26Jun
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Nigeria, other D8 countries target $500bn trade by 2018 – The Punch

CHANNELSNigeria, other D8 countries target $500bn trade by 2018The PunchThe Developing Countries Organisation for Economic Cooperation has unveiled plans to improve the volume of trade among member countries within the next five years to $500bn. The D-...
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25Jun
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NHRC seeks reports on rescue ops in U’khand – Zee News

Economic TimesNHRC seeks reports on rescue ops in U'khandZee NewsNHRC seeks reports on rescue ops in U'khand New DelhI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday sought reports from Uttarakhand and the central government over the m...
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25Jun
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Train Crashes Into Truck in Kaduna – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderTrain Crashes Into Truck in KadunaOsun Defendertrain wreck A Nigerian passenger train that took off from Kano and bound for Lagos crashed into a faulty truck late this afternoon (Nigerian time), officials of the National Emergency Manageme...
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25Jun
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Anglican church honours Ekweremadu, calls on Tukur, Anenih to resign – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaAnglican church honours Ekweremadu, calls on Tukur, Anenih to resignDailyPost NigeriaDeputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu is one of the personalities to be honoured by the Anglican Diocese of Enugu during its second session ...
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25Jun
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Ashiru: Britain Yet to Communicate £3000 Visa Bond to Nigeria – THISDAY Live

Leadership NewspapersAshiru: Britain Yet to Communicate £3000 Visa Bond to NigeriaTHISDAY LiveThe federal government has said it is yet to receive any official communication from the United Kingdom (UK) over the plan to compel first time visitors from...
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25Jun
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Bamigbetan: Police Kill Seven, Arrest Two Suspects – THISDAY Live

CHANNELSBamigbetan: Police Kill Seven, Arrest Two SuspectsTHISDAY LiveIn what appears as a major breakthrough in the crackdown of a major kidnap syndicate in Lagos State, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), at the wee hours of yesterda...
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25Jun
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NDLEA arrests 132 drug suspects in Bayelsa – National Mirror

National MirrorNDLEA arrests 132 drug suspects in BayelsaNational MirrorBayelsa State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday said it has arrested a total of 132 drug suspects between January and June this year. Commander ...
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25Jun
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Only God knows who will be President in 2015 — Ex-Gov Ebri – The Punch

CHANNELSOnly God knows who will be President in 2015 — Ex-Gov EbriThe PunchAs a former governor, how would you react to the crisis currently rocking the Nigeria Governors' Forum? It is most unfortunate. Governors are supposed to be the custodians...
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25Jun
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Middle-aged man shot dead at PDP factional crisis in Osun – Nigerian Tribune

Middle-aged man shot dead at PDP factional crisis in OsunNigerian TribuneTragedy struck on Sunday, at Edunabon, in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State when a middle-aged man, simply identified as Kunle, was shot dead during a violence clash w...
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25Jun
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Reps tackle police authority over missing 57000 live ammunitions in Ekiti … – Nigerian Tribune

The NationReps tackle police authority over missing 57000 live ammunitions in Ekiti ...Nigerian TribuneTHE House of Reprepentatives Committee on Public Account on Monday expressed reservation over 2010 Auditor-General of the Federation query raised aga...
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25Jun
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Hezbollah: Court reserves judgment in Lebanese suit – Nigerian Tribune

Voice of AmericaHezbollah: Court reserves judgment in Lebanese suitNigerian TribuneA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, reserved judgment in the suit filed by the three Lebanese being detained over their alleged involvement in terrorism ac...
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25Jun
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Lagos and the challenge of building collapse – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSLagos and the challenge of building collapseNigerian TribuneThey looked lost, confused and helpless. Starring occasionally at a few of their possessions that were salvaged from the debris that their once beloved habitation has become. They caug...
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25Jun
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EFCC re-arraigns Ikuforiji, aide, closes case against Igbinedion – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELSEFCC re-arraigns Ikuforiji, aide, closes case against IgbinedionThe Guardian NigeriaSPEAKER of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi, have been re-arraigned by the Economic and Financia...
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25Jun
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Anambra council polls to hold October 5 – The Guardian Nigeria

Anambra council polls to hold October 5The Guardian NigeriaAT last, the council election to elect chairmen and councillors for the 21 local councils in Anambra State has been fixed for October 5, 2013. The Chief Electoral Officer for Anambra State Inde...
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25Jun
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Jonathan assures Bakassi residents of safety – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersJonathan assures Bakassi residents of safetyThe Guardian NigeriaASSURANCES of safety came the way of Nigerians still living in the Bakassi Peninsula on Sunday in Yaounde, Cameroun by President Goodluck Jonathan as he reiterated his...
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24Jun
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‘Mogaji Was More Than A Mother-In-Law To Me’ – P.M. News

Osun Defender'Mogaji Was More Than A Mother-In-Law To Me'P.M. NewsThe lawmaker representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has showered encomium on the late President/Iyaloja General, Alhaja Abibat Mogaji, describing...
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24Jun
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Customs Boss Commiserates With Family Of Slain Trader – P.M. News

CHANNELSCustoms Boss Commiserates With Family Of Slain TraderP.M. NewsThe Customs Area Comptroller, Ogun Area I, Prince Ade Dosumu, has commiserated with the family of Fausat Bankole, a trader who was killed on Thursday, 20 June, at Ilase check point i...
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24Jun
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2015: We will defeat any PDP candidate – Aregbesola – Osun Defender

Osun Defender2015: We will defeat any PDP candidate – AregbesolaOsun DefenderGovernor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has described as mission impossible, the recent statement credited to President Goodluck Jonathan, that the Peoples Democrati...
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24Jun
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Nigeria: A Woman of Power – AllAfrica.com

Osun DefenderNigeria: A Woman of PowerAllAfrica.comLike her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, wields so much power and influence that now raise genuine concern amongst the citizenry, writes Olawale Olaleye. I...
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24Jun
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ABUAD jubilates over 100% NUC accreditation – National Mirror

Leadership NewspapersABUAD jubilates over 100% NUC accreditationNational MirrorThe management, staff and students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, were at the weekend, excited over the full accreditation recorded for the university's 1...
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24Jun
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Danjuma: Those Who Needed To Hear Were There Or Represented – Nigerian Observer

CHANNELSDanjuma: Those Who Needed To Hear Were There Or RepresentedNigerian ObserverAnyone reading the headline, 'Nigeria in Tatters' credited to one time Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilous Danjuma in one of yesterday's national dailies ...
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24Jun
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Fear Of Demolition Grips Surulere Community In Lagos – CHANNELS

CHANNELSFear Of Demolition Grips Surulere Community In LagosCHANNELSIn pursuit of its megacity status, Lagos State Government is clearing slums, especially those on the drainage channels and right of way. The Commissioner for the Environment, Tunji Bel...
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24Jun
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Officials defraud Oyo Pension Board of N5.9bn –Chairman – National Mirror

Officials defraud Oyo Pension Board of N5.9bn –ChairmanNational MirrorTen officials of the Oyo State Local Government Staff Pension Board have defrauded the board of N5.9 billion. The Chairman of the board, Chief Lasisi Ayankojo, disclosed this yeste...
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24Jun
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PDP National Sec.: Jonathan endorses Babatope to replace Oyinlola – Osun Defender

PDP National Sec.: Jonathan endorses Babatope to replace OyinlolaOsun DefenderStrong indication has emerged that the Presidency has anointed two chieftains to fill two strategic positions in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee...
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24Jun
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NDLEA Arrests 128 Suspects, Seizes 4179Kg Of Drugs In Kogi – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersNDLEA Arrests 128 Suspects, Seizes 4179Kg Of Drugs In KogiLeadership NewspapersThe Kogi Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 128 suspected dealers in hard drugs and seized 4,179 kg of drugs in the la...
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24Jun
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INEC will not succumb to pressure over APC registration, warns Jega – The Guardian Nigeria

The NationINEC will not succumb to pressure over APC registration, warns JegaThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would not succumb to any form of pressure in carrying out its statutory functions on ...
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24Jun
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I want to be Nigeria’s president – Esele – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSI want to be Nigeria's president - EseleNigerian TribuneAS Peter Esele stepped down as the president of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), the labour leader has declared that he wants President Goodluck Jonathan's job, saying th...
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24Jun
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Soyinka, Anyaoku, Gbonigi, others to lead national political summit – Nigerian Tribune

Soyinka, Anyaoku, Gbonigi, others to lead national political summitNigerian TribuneEminent leaders of thought, statesmen and top politicians from across the six geopolitical zones of the country are set to gather next week at Le'Meridian Hotels &am...
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24Jun
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Soyinka, Anyaoku, Gbonigi, others to lead national political summit – Nigerian Tribune

Soyinka, Anyaoku, Gbonigi, others to lead national political summitNigerian TribuneEminent leaders of thought, statesmen and top politicians from across the six geopolitical zones of the country are set to gather next week at Le'Meridian Hotels &am...
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24Jun
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PDP was ambushed in 2011 gov election – Ex-Nasarawa gov – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersPDP was ambushed in 2011 gov election - Ex-Nasarawa govNigerian TribuneFORMER governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma, has said the 2011 governorship election in the state was ambushed by the Congress for Progressive Cha...
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24Jun
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Nigerians Pay TributeTo Iyaloja-General At 8th Day Fidau Prayer – CHANNELS

Nigerians Pay TributeTo Iyaloja-General At 8th Day Fidau PrayerCHANNELSClerics at the 8th Day Fidau Prayers for late Iyaloja-General of Nigerian Market Women and Men, Alhaja (Dr.) Abibatu Mogaji on Sunday urged Nigerian leaders and all those in positio...
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24Jun
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Anyaoku Charges Political Parties To Support FG In Tackling Security – CHANNELS

Anyaoku Charges Political Parties To Support FG In Tackling SecurityCHANNELSPolitical parties in Nigeria have been charged to rally round the government to find lasting solutions to the security challenged being faced in the country without politicizin...
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24Jun
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Customs Boss Reads Riot Act To Erring Officers – CHANNELS

CHANNELSCustoms Boss Reads Riot Act To Erring OfficersCHANNELSThe Ogun state command of the Nigeria Customs Service has warned officers and men against indiscipline and abuse of fire arms, saying that any officer found wanting would be made to face the...
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23Jun
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Police Seize 20 Bags of Indian Hemp, Weapons As Robbers Kill 4 in Ogun – The Streetjournal

The StreetjournalPolice Seize 20 Bags of Indian Hemp, Weapons As Robbers Kill 4 in OgunThe StreetjournalWhile parts of Ogun State still reels in shock over the death of 4 members of the vigilante team guarding a fuel station in Ifo, who were shot dead ...
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23Jun
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Merger will broaden ANPP chance in 2015 general elections – Onu – Daily Times Nigeria

Osun DefenderMerger will broaden ANPP chance in 2015 general elections - OnuDaily Times NigeriaChief Ogbonnaya Onu, the National Chairman of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), says the party's merger with other opposition political parties will enab...
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23Jun
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2015:Middle Belt Indigenes Berate ACF For Attacking Jonathan – The Guardian Nigeria

2015:Middle Belt Indigenes Berate ACF For Attacking JonathanThe Guardian NigeriaAREWA Elders were, on Saturday, berated for criticising some prominent Northerners who expressed support for President Goodluck Jonathan's 2015 Presidency. This came as...
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23Jun
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I Represent Nigerians Not Only PDP, Tambuwal – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersI Represent Nigerians Not Only PDP, TambuwalLeadership NewspapersThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Aminu Tambuwal has declared that he was in the National Assembly to represent the interest of all Nigerians and n...
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23Jun
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Ekiti: Rioters hit Oba’s wife with gun butt •As contestant accuses police of complicity – Nigerian Tribune

Daily SunEkiti: Rioters hit Oba's wife with gun butt •As contestant accuses police of complicityNigerian TribuneTHE chieftaincy crisis in Ilupeju-Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State has taken a new dimension with one of the contesta...
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23Jun
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NIS arrests 400 illegal immigrants, set to repatriate 150 Nigeriens in Kano – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSNIS arrests 400 illegal immigrants, set to repatriate 150 Nigeriens in KanoNigerian TribuneThe Kano State Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Alhaji Hamisu Maishanu, has said that the state command has arrested over 400 illegal immi...
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23Jun
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Untold story of PDP power struggle – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneUntold story of PDP power struggleNigerian TribuneThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been embroiled in what some Nigerians called a dangerous power game. OLAWALE RASHEED writes on the intrigues and possibilities of what each stakeho...
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23Jun
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Unlocking The Ikorodu Road Gridlock – CHANNELS

Unlocking The Ikorodu Road GridlockCHANNELSThe availability of untapped mass of land for the construction of residential and business premises has over the years attracted a sizeable amount of the population of Lagos state to Ikorodu town, a suburb of ...
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23Jun
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Five Killed In Ogun Robbery Attack – The Guardian Nigeria

Five Killed In Ogun Robbery AttackThe Guardian NigeriaAT least five people may have been killed and several others injured, after armed robbers invaded Onihale Community along the Lagos/Abeokuta Express Road in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State F...
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23Jun
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Fashola condoles with Asiwaju Tinubu over mum’s death – WorldStage

WorldStageFashola condoles with Asiwaju Tinubu over mum's deathWorldStageLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), at the weekend paid a condolence visit to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu his immediate predecessor and son of Alhaja (Chief) Abib...
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23Jun
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FAAN, Bi-Courtney in counter-accusations over vandalisation of billboards – WorldStage

WorldStageFAAN, Bi-Courtney in counter-accusations over vandalisation of billboardsWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) on Saturday raised an alarm that for the second time in two weeks, officials of the Federa...
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23Jun
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Militants in North Nigeria Force Thousands to Flee – ABC News

Militants in North Nigeria Force Thousands to FleeABC NewsIslamic extremists threatening a bloodbath forced thousands of people from villages along Nigeria's northeast, where refugees said Saturday the fighters have regrouped following a monthlong ...
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22Jun
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Supreme Court Has Vindicated Our Popular Mandate – Uduaghan – Times of Nigeria

Times of NigeriaSupreme Court Has Vindicated Our Popular Mandate - UduaghanTimes of NigeriaDelta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has attributed Friday's verdict of the Supreme Court as a vindication of the supreme mandate that he enjoys, as ex...
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22Jun
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Witness Gives Details Of Cynthia Osokogu’s Murder – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersWitness Gives Details Of Cynthia Osokogu's MurderLeadership NewspapersMore sordid details emerged on Friday at a Lagos High Court in Ikeja of how Cynthia Osokogu, 24, was allegedly murdered in a hotel room in Lagos. A Police In...
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22Jun
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ABIBATU ASABI MOGAJI, 1916 -2013: Exit Of A Grassroots Mobiliser – Leadership Newspapers

ABIBATU ASABI MOGAJI, 1916 -2013: Exit Of A Grassroots MobiliserLeadership NewspapersWhen the death of Alhaja Abibatu Asabi Mogaji was announced June 15, many feebly thought of her only as the mother of the former governor of Lagos State and one of the...
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22Jun
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2015: Borno dep gov, commissioner at war over slot – National Mirror

National Mirror2015: Borno dep gov, commissioner at war over slotNational MirrorBorno State Deputy governor, Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha and the state's commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Usman Mamman Durkwa are now at daggers drawn ahead o...
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22Jun
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Osun inaugurates committees to determine house rents – Nigerian Tribune

Osun inaugurates committees to determine house rentsNigerian TribuneOsun State government on Friday in Osogbo inaugurated rent tribunal committees with a charge to members to promote communal peace. The State's Attorney General and Commissioner for...
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22Jun
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Ekiti records seven rape cases this month —Police – Nigerian Tribune

Ekiti records seven rape cases this month —PoliceNigerian TribuneEKITI State police command on Wednesday, said seven rape cases were recorded in various parts of the state in the first half of June. The command's Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ...
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22Jun
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Ogun teachers suspend strike – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSOgun teachers suspend strikeNigerian TribunePUBLIC primary and secondary schools in Ogun State will resume activities on Monday, following the suspension of a three-week-old strike by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). The suspension of the s...
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22Jun
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FG inaugurates committee for centenary celebration – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersFG inaugurates committee for centenary celebrationNigerian TribuneTHE Federal Government has inaugurated a committee for the centenary celebration of the country, on January 1, 2014. The committee, chaired by the Minister of the Fe...
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22Jun
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Chieftaincy crisis: 5 shot, 22 arrested in Ekiti – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneChieftaincy crisis: 5 shot, 22 arrested in EkitiNigerian TribuneILUPEJU community in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State was, on Friday, thrown into turmoil over the choice of a candidate for a traditional title. Five people receiv...
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22Jun
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Nigeria: CPC Debunks Expulsion of Kanti Bello – Vanguard

Nigeria: CPC Debunks Expulsion of Kanti BelloVanguardAbuja — THE Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Thursday, denied that Senator Kanti Bello was expelled as it was insinuated in some quarters. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Se...
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22Jun
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Nigeria: NAFDAC Opposes Bail for Convicted Makers of My Pikin – Vanguard

Nigeria: NAFDAC Opposes Bail for Convicted Makers of My PikinVanguardLagos — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has opposed the application before a Federal High Court, Lagos for bail of convicted producers of k...
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22Jun
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NEMA Urged To Facilitate First Aid Training To Save Lives – Leadership Newspapers

CHANNELSNEMA Urged To Facilitate First Aid Training To Save LivesLeadership NewspapersThe Adamawa chapter of the Nigerian Red Cross Society has called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide facilities for first aid training in th...
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21Jun
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Nigeria: APGA Reconciliation On Course – Ufomba – Vanguard

National MirrorNigeria: APGA Reconciliation On Course - UfombaVanguardThe Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Committee constituted by the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has given hope of reconciling the Victor Umeh and Maxi Okwu led factions of t...
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21Jun
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Jonah Jang Should Stop ‘Janging’ Around, He Lost ––Oshiomhole Reveals – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderJonah Jang Should Stop 'Janging' Around, He Lost ––Oshiomhole RevealsOsun Defenderoshiomole The ripples of the disputed Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) election continued yesterday at the ninth Triennial Delegates Conference...
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21Jun
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Customs Man’s Bullet Kills Trader – P.M. News

Customs Man's Bullet Kills TraderP.M. NewsA stray bullet fired by a Customs officer identified as Ade, has killed a middle aged woman in a commuter bus. The tragedy occurred when the Customs officer tried to intercept a suspected smuggler around Il...
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21Jun
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NESREA Impounds German Vessel Laden With Electronic Waste – CHANNELS

Premium TimesNESREA Impounds German Vessel Laden With Electronic WasteCHANNELSThe National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has arrested a vessel alleged to be carrying containers of electronic waste. According to the...
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21Jun
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Peace’ll soon return to APGA – Reconciliation committee – National Mirror

National MirrorPeace'll soon return to APGA – Reconciliation committeeNational MirrorThe Chairman of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Reagan Ufomba, has assured that peace will so...
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21Jun
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Unborn babies rescued from child trafficking in Nigeria – BusinessGhana

AllAfrica.comUnborn babies rescued from child trafficking in NigeriaBusinessGhanaNigeria's state security service rescued the unborn babies of 16 pregnant women from child trafficking, This Day newspaper reported Thursday. The women, aged 17 to 37,...
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21Jun
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Aide Defends Dickson’s Frequent Trips – Nigerian Observer

Aide Defends Dickson's Frequent TripsNigerian ObserverYENAGOA - Governor. Seriake Dickson's frequent trips outside the state is in the best interest of the people, Chief Fred Agbedi , his Special Adviser on Political Matters, has said in Yenago...
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21Jun
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ACF Hits At Northerners Backing Jonathan’s 2015 Project – SaharaReporters.com

Osun DefenderACF Hits At Northerners Backing Jonathan's 2015 ProjectSaharaReporters.comArewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has rebuked some Northerners who are drumming support for the realization of President Goodluck Jonathan's 2015 presidential b...
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21Jun
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We will expose all electoral fraudsters from 2003 to 2013 – NHRC boss, Odinkalu – DailyPost Nigeria

CHANNELSWe will expose all electoral fraudsters from 2003 to 2013 – NHRC boss, OdinkaluDailyPost NigeriaThe National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, on Thursday in Abuja, launched an initiative aimed at curbing electoral malpractices in the country. T...
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21Jun
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EFCC arrests 10 people for allegedly defrauding Oyo gov’t of N1.59 billion – ynaija

ynaijaEFCC arrests 10 people for allegedly defrauding Oyo gov't of N1.59 billionynaijaThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 10 people for defrauding Oyo State Government of N1.59bn. They included; Alhaji Hakeem Muili, Alh...
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21Jun
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FG Confirms Grounding of Kenyan Aircraft – THISDAY Live

P.M. NewsFG Confirms Grounding of Kenyan AircraftTHISDAY LiveThe federal government Thursday confirmed the grounding of a Kenyan aircraft that brought in three Nigerian deportees to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos for non-adher...
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21Jun
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Why reading culture is poor in Nigeria — IGP – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersWhy reading culture is poor in Nigeria — IGPNigerian TribuneThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, has said that the advent of Internet has drastically reduced the reading culture of the people. Abubakar stated...
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21Jun
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UNIUYO 5: NANS blames FG, VC over death of colleagues – Nigerian Tribune

UNIUYO 5: NANS blames FG, VC over death of colleaguesNigerian TribuneNATIONAL Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has blamed the Federal Government over the accident that claimed the lives of five students of the University of Calabar, Uyo, allegin...
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21Jun
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Fashola delivers LASU alumni lecture June 25 – Nigerian Tribune

Fashola delivers LASU alumni lecture June 25Nigerian TribuneLagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), will on Tuesday, June 25, deliver the 2013 Annual Lagos State University (LASU) Alumni lecture, at the institution's new auditorium at the...
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21Jun
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I’m fine with my baby, I can never kill him, says OAU student-mother – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneI'm fine with my baby, I can never kill him, says OAU student-motherNigerian TribuneOYINLOLA Diana Rotimi, an undergraduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, who was reported to have allegedly attempted to flush her new bo...
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21Jun
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N1.7bn subsidy fraud: Two accused get N500m bail – The Punch

N1.7bn subsidy fraud: Two accused get N500m bailThe PunchAn oil marketer, Mr. Samuel Owa, and a cargo surveyor, Onassis Wajutom, were on Thursday granted bail by a Federal High Court, Lagos, following their arraignment for about N1.7bn fuel subsidy fra...
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21Jun
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Role of community development associations in nation building – Nigerian Tribune

Role of community development associations in nation buildingNigerian TribuneCommunity Development Associations (CDAs) are formidable foundations upon which nations, especially developing geographical entities, can erect their developmental endeavors. ...
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21Jun
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Senator Kanti Bello NOT expelled from CPC – spyghana.com

Senator Kanti Bello NOT expelled from CPCspyghana.comOur attention has been drawn to the erroneous insinuations that Senator Kanti Bello has been expelled from the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). This is nothing but a piece of bunkum. It is abso...
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21Jun
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LASIEC creates more wards, polling units – The Guardian Nigeria

LASIEC creates more wards, polling unitsThe Guardian NigeriaLAGOS State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has created additional wards and polling units for the state. Lagos at present has 245 wards, which were recognised by the Federal Governm...
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21Jun
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NAFDAC seeks higher jail term for My Pikin producers – The Guardian Nigeria

NAFDAC seeks higher jail term for My Pikin producersThe Guardian NigeriaINSISTING that the producers of My Pikin baby teething mixture who earned seven years' imprisonment deserve higher sentence, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administratio...
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21Jun
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Jonathan backs two-party system for Nigeria – Premium Times

Premium TimesJonathan backs two-party system for NigeriaPremium TimesPresident Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday gave a tacit backing to the emergence of a two-party system in Nigeria, saying it would engender political stability. He, however, berated cri...
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21Jun
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Nigerian women win C’Wealth prizes – The Guardian Nigeria

Nigerian women win C'Wealth prizesThe Guardian NigeriaA NIGERIAN, Nonyem Obiageli Odili, has emerged winner of the Commonwealth Women in Leadership Essay competition for proffering ways government can promote women involvement in leadership and pol...
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21Jun
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ACN faults PDP’s call for recall of Oluremi Tinubu as senator – The Guardian Nigeria

ACN faults PDP's call for recall of Oluremi Tinubu as senatorThe Guardian NigeriaCITING mischief, Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has faulted the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP's) call for the recall of Senator ...
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21Jun
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BoT Retains Tukur As PDP Chairman – CHANNELS

CHANNELSBoT Retains Tukur As PDP ChairmanCHANNELSContrary to speculations in the media about his imminent resignation or sack, the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday retained Bamanga Tukur as the National Chairman...
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21Jun
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Nigeria: APC May Dissolve Main Merger Committee On Thursday – Premium Times

Leadership NewspapersNigeria: APC May Dissolve Main Merger Committee On ThursdayPremium TimesThe All Progressives Congress, APC, will on Thursday in Abuja consider the report of the Joint Inter-Merger Committee, JIMC, at a meeting to be attended by the...
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