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27Apr

No mass grave in Baga, says DHQ – Daily Times Nigeria

Osun DefenderNo mass grave in Baga, says DHQDaily Times NigeriaThe high powered delegation of senior military officers sent by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) to assess the recent operation in Baga, Borno, said on Friday there was no mass grave in the a...

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27Apr

Edo LG Polls: Oshiomhole Labels Protesters As ‘Hired Thugs’ – CHANNELS

CHANNELSEdo LG Polls: Oshiomhole Labels Protesters As 'Hired Thugs'CHANNELSEdo State Governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has labelled those who protested the election resukts of the just concluded local government election results as “hired thu...

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27Apr

Funmi Olayinka: My Friend, My Sister – Leadership Newspapers

DailyPost NigeriaFunmi Olayinka: My Friend, My SisterLeadership NewspapersI was already seated when she walked into the busy Chinese restaurant in Ikeja that fateful evening end of January 2007. We had spoken on the phone twice but never met. I instinc...

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27Apr

Businessman Remanded In Custody Over Alleged Kidnapping – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersBusinessman Remanded In Custody Over Alleged KidnappingLeadership NewspapersAnene, who operates a lottery business at No. 20, Titilayo Adedoyin St., Omole Estate, Phase I, Ikeja, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and kidna...

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26Apr

Couple Remanded For Selling Their Twin Babies – P.M. News

Couple Remanded For Selling Their Twin BabiesP.M. NewsMr. and Mrs. Augustine Agbona, the Ogwashi-Uku-based couple who allegedly sold their set of twins last week have been remanded in prison custody by an Asaba Chief Magistrate's Court. The couple ...

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26Apr

50 Prisoners Receive Catholic Confirmation Sacrament – CHANNELS

CHANNELS50 Prisoners Receive Catholic Confirmation SacramentCHANNELSThe Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor on Thursday administered confirmation sacrament to 50 inmates in the Awka Prison during a pastoral visit. The Bish...

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26Apr

2015: I’ll Be Glad To Run With Kwankwaso – Amaechi – Osun Defender

Osun Defender2015: I'll Be Glad To Run With Kwankwaso – AmaechiOsun Defenderamechi kwakwanso Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi has said that he would be glad to contest as presidential running mate of Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso i...

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26Apr

70 Catholic Churches destroyed in Benue crises – officials – Premium Times

70 Catholic Churches destroyed in Benue crises – officialsPremium TimesThe Catholic Church in Benue says 70 of its Churches have been destroyed in the crises that rocked Benue in the past few months. Felix Apine, Coordinator, Justice Development and ...

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26Apr

Edo Elections Was A Sham – Austin Osakue – CHANNELS

Edo Elections Was A Sham – Austin OsakueCHANNELSThe Executive Director, Foundation for Good Governance and Social Change, Austin Osakue has referred to the just concluded Edo elections as a “sham”. While speaking on Channels Television Breakfast ...

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26Apr

Boko Haram: We are in serious trouble, northern governors lament – Premium Times

Osun DefenderBoko Haram: We are in serious trouble, northern governors lamentPremium TimesGovernors of the nineteen northern states in Nigeria under the aegis of Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF, said all of them are in trouble following the endem...

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26Apr

Examination hall collapses in northern Nigeria, three students killed – Xinhua

The NationExamination hall collapses in northern Nigeria, three students killedXinhuaJALINGO, Nigeria, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Three college students were killed and more than 200 others were injured after an examination hall, where they were taking the W...

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26Apr

Desperados: Kidnappers demand N30 million ransom for abducted 90-year-old … – ynaija

Desperados: Kidnappers demand N30 million ransom for abducted 90-year-old ...ynaijaThe abductors of Musa Adisa, the former president of the Master Bakers Association (MBAN), Ondo State Chapter have reportedly demanded for a N30m ransom for his release....

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26Apr

5 killed as Fulani herdsmen clash with Egbe youths in Kogi – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

5 killed as Fulani herdsmen clash with Egbe youths in Kogi - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneOver five people were reported dead in a clash between Egbe youths, in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State and Fulani herdsmen over grazing of their...

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26Apr

Budget office delaying passage of amended 2013 budget -Tambuwal – Nigerian Tribune

National MirrorBudget office delaying passage of amended 2013 budget -TambuwalNigerian TribuneSPEAKER, House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday, accused the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Dr Bright Okogu, of ...

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26Apr

Achebe’s Body to Arrive May 21 – THISDAY Live

Leadership NewspapersAchebe's Body to Arrive May 21THISDAY LiveThe remains of the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, is expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport on May 21 and be buried on May 23. The Chairman, Chinua Ache...

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26Apr

Attitudinal problem, lack of continuity, bane of Nigeria’s economic devt – Ajimobi – Nigerian Tribune

The NationAttitudinal problem, lack of continuity, bane of Nigeria's economic devt - AjimobiNigerian TribuneGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has identified attitudinal problem, lack of continuity and delegation of human responsibility for the s...

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26Apr

Lagos CP: Bamigbetan’s Kidnappers Have Fled to Ghana – THISDAY Live

P.M. NewsLagos CP: Bamigbetan's Kidnappers Have Fled to GhanaTHISDAY LiveThe Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, Thursday disclosed that the reason why the kidnappers of the Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Kehi...

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26Apr

PDP GOVS APPROVE NWC SACK •Over INEC report – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

PDP GOVS APPROVE NWC SACK •Over INEC report - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneTHE Peoples Democratic Party Governors' Forum (PDPGF) has thrown spanner into the works of the party's National Working Committee (NWC), lending its weight to the r...

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26Apr

Govt spends N900m on Zamfara lead poison victims – Guardian – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELSGovt spends N900m on Zamfara lead poison victims - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaAS part of efforts to alleviate the suffering of victims of lead poisoning in Zamfara State, the Federal Government has expended the sum of N900 million to rebuild s...

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26Apr

N10bn suit: Court to rule on Braithwaite’s application, June 7 – National Mirror

N10bn suit: Court to rule on Braithwaite's application, June 7National MirrorJustice Doris Okuwobi of a Lagos High Court, yesterday fixed June 7, for ruling on an application filed by an elder statesman, Dr Tunji Braithwaite, seeking an amendment t...

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26Apr

Lagos records 148 deaths in 13, 398 crashes in 15 months – National Mirror

Lagos records 148 deaths in 13, 398 crashes in 15 monthsNational MirrorNo fewer than 13, 398 crashes involving vehicles and commercial motorcycles popularly called okada were recorded in the last 15 months in Lagos State. Of the crashes, 148 deaths wer...

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26Apr

INEC and 2015 general election – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneINEC and 2015 general election - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneThe 2015 election may prove to the most challenging poll in the history of Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seems to be aware of the enormity ...

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26Apr

Customs Service arrests passenger with $355685 at airport – The Nation

Customs Service arrests passenger with $355685 at airportThe NationThe Murtala Muhammed International Airport command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Thursday arrested an intending China bound passenger at the Lagos Airport with $355,685. Accordi...

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26Apr

Again, US tells Jonathan to be serious about fight against corruption – Premium Times

Premium TimesAgain, US tells Jonathan to be serious about fight against corruptionPremium TimesThe United States has for the umpteenth time told President Goodluck Jonathan to be serious about the fight against corruption, saying only if the president ...

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26Apr

Reps Want Nigeria Fenced – CHANNELS

CHANNELSReps Want Nigeria FencedCHANNELSThe House of Representatives has proposed the construction of a perimeter fence with sensors and cameras to check illegal influx of foreigners into the country. The house at its proceedings on Thursday, directed ...

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26Apr

US Based Sierra Leonean Donates to Cottage Hospital – Awareness Times

Awareness TimesUS Based Sierra Leonean Donates to Cottage HospitalAwareness TimesA Sierra Leonean philanthropist based in the United States of America, Alie B. Sesay on Wednesday 24th April 2013 donated cartoons of Cured Powder-Free Nitrile Examination...

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25Apr

Imo Govt. Disburses N75m To Flood Victims – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersImo Govt. Disburses N75m To Flood VictimsLeadership NewspapersThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the beneficiaries were affected in the 2012 flooding that ravaged the council areas and other parts of the country. The amo...

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25Apr

Nigerian Bill to discourage undemocratic government dismissed – The Africa Report

CHANNELSNigerian Bill to discourage undemocratic government dismissedThe Africa ReportNigerian senators have rejected a proposed law saying it would benefit politicians who have already amassed Nigerian senators have rejected a bill that sought to scra...

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25Apr

Family of murdered Sa’adatu Rimi to appeal verdict – P.M. News

Family of murdered Sa'adatu Rimi to appeal verdictP.M. NewsThe family of late Hajiya Sa'adatu Abubakar Rimi, who was murdered in 2006, on Thursday said they would appeal against the Kano High Court judgement which freed the principal suspect in...

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25Apr

The Road to 2015 and Beyond: Keeping the Message Simple – Huffington Post

The Road to 2015 and Beyond: Keeping the Message SimpleHuffington PostDiscussion around the last 1,000 days of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the post-MDG agenda are ramping up. A lot of the conversation is around policy direction and prior...

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25Apr

PHOTONEWS: Governor Orji, Sanusi Lamido, others at the Abia Youth … – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaPHOTONEWS: Governor Orji, Sanusi Lamido, others at the Abia Youth ...DailyPost NigeriaL-R Chief Emeka Wogu, Labur Minister, Chief Adolph Wabara, Chairman of the lecture, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor central bank, Nigeria, Gov. Theodo...

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25Apr

Give It to Nigerian Women – AllAfrica.com

Bella NaijaGive It to Nigerian WomenAllAfrica.comAs part of Nigeria's centenary celebrations, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation organised a two-day conference to celebrate Nigerian women last week. Discussions at the e...

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25Apr

RB met Nigerians over oil, says ex-aide – Zambia Daily Mail

Zambia Daily MailRB met Nigerians over oil, says ex-aideZambia Daily MailFORMER State House chief of staff Austin Sichinga yesterday testified that ex-President Rupiah Banda asked him to edit a letter regarding a request for 45,000 barrels of oil from ...

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25Apr

Job-for-sale scam: Dead civil servant signed employment letters – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderJob-for-sale scam: Dead civil servant signed employment letters - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneThe Senate, on Wednesday, turned the heat on the two whistleblowers, Mrs Rose Odey and Tijani Idachaba, who opened a can of worms over the N5...

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25Apr

Bill on tinted vehicle glasses passes second reading – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSBill on tinted vehicle glasses passes second reading - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneTHE Senate, on Wednesday, committed to its Committees on Police Affairs and Judiciary, a bill meant to stop the incessant harassment of Nigerians using cars ...

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25Apr

Playing politics with Boko Haram is dangerous – Bayelsa gov – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

Playing politics with Boko Haram is dangerous - Bayelsa gov - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneGovernor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has cautioned those who are fond of politicising the Boko Haram insurgency as engaging in dangerous politics, addi...

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25Apr

VISION 20:2020 may not be feasible – Minister – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

THISDAY LiveVISION 20:2020 may not be feasible - Minister - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneMinister of National Planning and Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr Shamsudden Usman, has said that the desire of Nigeria to be among ...

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25Apr

N150bn compensation/resettlement deal runs into hitch in Abuja – Nigerian Tribune

N150bn compensation/resettlement deal runs into hitch in AbujaNigerian TribuneCompensation deal worth over N150 billion, benefit of which should accrue to indigenes affected by implementation of developmental initiatives and current land-swap programme...

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25Apr

Court adjourns Lagos Speaker’s case indefinitely – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

WorldStageCourt adjourns Lagos Speaker's case indefinitely - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneJustice Okechukwu Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday, adjourned indefinitely, the ongoing trial of the Speaker of Lagos State A...

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25Apr

We’ll modernise transportation system in Oyo – Ajimobi – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneWe'll modernise transportation system in Oyo - Ajimobi - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneOYO State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has promised that his administration will revolutionise and modernise transportation system in the ...

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25Apr

No better alternative to democracy – Jonathan – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersNo better alternative to democracy - Jonathan - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneAS various political gladiators continue to scheme ahead of 2015 general election, President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, reaffirmed his belief in ...

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25Apr

Photo journalist recounts ordeal in court – Nigerian Tribune

Photo journalist recounts ordeal in courtNigerian TribuneThe Leadership Newspapers photo journalist, Mr Benedict Uwalaka, who was brutalised by a Director of TOS Funeral Homes and his accomplice during the release of corpse of victims of the Dana Airli...

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25Apr

FG seeks N921.4bn to complete 195 road projects – The Punch

National MirrorFG seeks N921.4bn to complete 195 road projectsThe PunchThe Federal Government is currently shopping for about N921.4bn to complete 195 ongoing road projects scattered all over the country. The Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, sai...

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25Apr

1.7m candidates to sit for JAMB in 3168 centres – Daily Sun

Daily Sun1.7m candidates to sit for JAMB in 3168 centresDaily SunJoint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), yesterday said that a total of 1,735,720, candidates would be sitting for the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ((UTME), in ...

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25Apr

2015: APC no match for PDP –Daramola – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian Tribune2015: APC no match for PDP –Daramola - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneAs political parties step up preparations for the 2015 polls, a former contestant for the post of National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], Chief T...

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25Apr

"My Pikin” Teething Syrup: NAFDAC Finally Closes Its Case – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership Newspapers"My Pikin'' Teething Syrup: NAFDAC Finally Closes Its CaseLeadership NewspapersThe National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday closed its case in the trial of Barewa Pharmaceutical C...

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25Apr

Police target N100,000 as minimum salary, says Abubakar – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersPolice target N100,000 as minimum salary, says AbubakarLeadership NewspapersInspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, on Wednesday said that the welfare of police personnel was of paramount importance in the new police ref...

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25Apr

Former IG Pocketed N16 Million Interest From Police Fund – ICPC – CHANNELS

CHANNELSFormer IG Pocketed N16 Million Interest From Police Fund – ICPCCHANNELSAn official of a Nigerian anti-corruption agency on Wednesday narrated how a former Inspector General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, pocketed the interest on police funds kep...

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25Apr

Hope dims on Vision 20:2020 – Guardian – The Guardian Nigeria

Hope dims on Vision 20:2020 - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaNIGERIA may not be one of the 20 most developed economies in the world in 2020, according to the National Planning Minister, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman. For him, that target is no more realistic and w...

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25Apr

Leader of Pentecostal Christians cautions Jonathan on Amnesty for Boko Haram – Premium Times

National PostLeader of Pentecostal Christians cautions Jonathan on Amnesty for Boko HaramPremium TimesThe National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Felix Omobude, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to apply caution in gran...

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25Apr

Two arrested for stealing railway equipment in Ogun – Premium Times

Premium TimesTwo arrested for stealing railway equipment in OgunPremium TimesThe suspects were caught in the act at Obada-Oko in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the Ogun. The Command's Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Kareem, said in Abeokuta,...

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24Apr

Senators urged to resolve Anambra/Kogi/Enugu oil battle – DailyPost Nigeria

Senators urged to resolve Anambra/Kogi/Enugu oil battleDailyPost NigeriaNigeria's Senate has called on the nine senators from Anambra, Enugu and Kogi states to reach an agreement on the way out of the conflict between the boundary communities in th...

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24Apr

APC Is Built On A Strong Ideology, Youth Leader Carpets PDP Member – CHANNELS

APC Is Built On A Strong Ideology, Youth Leader Carpets PDP MemberCHANNELSThe Chairman of the All Progressives Youth Forum, Ahmed Ismaeel, has hit back at the claims of Mr. George Ekeh, who claimed the merging opposition parties lack an ideological pat...

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24Apr

President Jonathan nominates 5 EFCC board members – DailyPost Nigeria

President Jonathan nominates 5 EFCC board membersDailyPost NigeriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan has nominated five persons; Barr. Micheal Ebong , Uwasomba Udochukwu, Emmanuel Ibitolu, Dr Ismaila Mohammed Dukku, and Adesojo Olaoba-Efuntayo, into the board...

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24Apr

NUJ president warns politicians against overheating the system, urges them to … – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaNUJ president warns politicians against overheating the system, urges them to ...DailyPost NigeriaUMUAHIA- The President of Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ, Mallam Mohammed Garba has urged politicians in the country to focus on how to...

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24Apr

Baga Massacre: Governor orders rebuilding of homes – P.M. News

P.M. NewsBaga Massacre: Governor orders rebuilding of homesP.M. NewsGovernment of Nigeria's north eastern state of Borno on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Works to begin reconstruction of houses destroyed during Friday's military engagement w...

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24Apr

Again, Arraignment Of LEADERSHIP Journalists Stalled – Leadership Newspapers

CHANNELSAgain, Arraignment Of LEADERSHIP Journalists StalledLeadership NewspapersFor the second time, the federal government yesterday failed to meet the Federal High Court's requirement for proper arraignment of two LEADERSHIP journalists who, it ...

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24Apr

I lost 600 bags of rice, 200 gallons of vegetable oil to Monday fire – Single mother – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneI lost 600 bags of rice, 200 gallons of vegetable oil to Monday fire - Single motherNigerian TribuneTuesday was a day of sorrowing for traders and residents of Omitowoju and Inalende areas in Ibadan as many of them rued the loss of all ...

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24Apr

EFCC arraigns 30-yr-old hacker over $4000 fraud – Nigerian Tribune

SaharaReporters.comEFCC arraigns 30-yr-old hacker over $4000 fraudNigerian TribuneThe Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arraigned a 30-year-old hacker, Benjamin Otuorimo, over allegations of stealing $4,000 belonging to Kemud ...

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24Apr

Imoukhuede may succeed Sanusi as next CBN governor – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneImoukhuede may succeed Sanusi as next CBN governor - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneAS the race on who succeeds the incumbent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Lamido Sanusi in June next year gets tougher, there are strong indicati...

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24Apr

Oxford couple convicted for baby-smuggling attempt – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderOxford couple convicted for baby-smuggling attempt - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneA couple from Oxford have been convicted of attempting to smuggle a Nigerian baby as their own, so they could take it back to the United Kingdom, followin...

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24Apr

On June 8 sit-at-home order we stand – MASSOB – Nigerian Tribune

On June 8 sit-at-home order we stand - MASSOBNigerian TribuneTHE Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Tuesday, said it remainied resolved in effecting the sit-at-home order on June 8, to pray and fast for liberat...

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24Apr

Court reserves judgement in Ondo gov election – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderCourt reserves judgement in Ondo gov electionNigerian TribuneTHE Election Petition Tribunal sitting over the governorship election in Ondo State on Tuesday reserved judgment on the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic ...

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24Apr

Couple arrested for selling new born twins for N200,000 each – Osun Defender

Couple arrested for selling new born twins for N200,000 eachOsun DefenderAN Asaba-based couple have been arrested for allegedly selling their new born twins for N200,000 each. The incident, according to the Delta State Police Command's spokesman, M...

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24Apr

EFCC files fresh charges against Shuaibu, others – Guardian – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersEFCC files fresh charges against Shuaibu, others - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed separate charges before a Federal High Court in Abuja, against 40 suspects implicated in a...

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24Apr

EFCC files fresh charges against Shuaibu, others – Guardian – The Guardian Nigeria

EFCC files fresh charges against Shuaibu, others - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed separate charges before a Federal High Court in Abuja, against 40 suspects implicated in alleged N4.56 billion ...

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24Apr

Kano, Kaduna, Yakassai oppose PIB, want minister’s powers checked – Guardian – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELSKano, Kaduna, Yakassai oppose PIB, want minister's powers checked - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaSOME northern elders and governors have expressed opposition to any passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which they say may further sow...

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24Apr

My Pikin teething mixture had contaminants, says witness – Guardian – The Guardian Nigeria

My Pikin teething mixture had contaminants, says witness - GuardianThe Guardian NigeriaA PROSECUTION witness for the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mr. Momodu Segiru-Momodu, yesterday told a Federal High Court in...

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24Apr

General, Thoughts, Travels

Blaming Singapore’s Immigration…

Being an African or a Nigerian does not make me a criminal. The country of my birth is not a factor that should be used in determining my criminal tendencies. Of the various life choices that I can make, neither the circumstance of my birth nor who my parents are was within my power of

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24Apr

ANPP boss commends FG/Abia partnership – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaANPP boss commends FG/Abia partnershipDailyPost NigeriaUMUAHIA- Acting Chairman of the opposition, All Nigeria Peoples Party ,ANPP, in Abia state, Mr. Francis Ubi has lauded the partnership between Federal Government and Abia state Gov...

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23Apr

Nigeria Polytechnic lecturers vow to continue strike – Premium Times

Premium TimesNigeria Polytechnic lecturers vow to continue strikePremium TimesThe seven–day warning strike embarked upon by polytechnic lecturers entered the second day on Tuesday, and affected academic activities in some institutions. The National P...

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23Apr

2015: Rigging ‘ll Be Impossible —Buhari – P.M. News

Nigerian Tribune2015: Rigging 'll Be Impossible —BuhariP.M. NewsAhead of the 2015 elections, former military head of state, Major General Muhammed Buhari (retd) has warned that no party should think of rigging the election as that will be impossi...

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23Apr

The best books on Nigeria: start your reading here – The Guardian

The best books on Nigeria: start your reading hereThe GuardianOur new series opens the door on countries in the developing world that not all our readers may know well. Here are our suggested reads, from classic novels to contemporary takes, for Nigeri...

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23Apr

Nigerian police to get nine choppers – Business Standard

CHANNELSNigerian police to get nine choppersBusiness StandardAbuja, April 23 (IANS) Nigerian police will get nine helicopters later this month, an official said. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan would April 29 hand over nine helicopters and some op...

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23Apr

Court Adjourns APGA Leadership Tussle Suit To April 30 – CHANNELS

CHANNELSCourt Adjourns APGA Leadership Tussle Suit To April 30CHANNELSA Federal High Court in Awka has adjourned the leadership litigation between the contending factional leaders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Victor Umeh and Maxi Okwu ...

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23Apr

Fire guts INEC Abuja office again – DailyPost Nigeria

Osun DefenderFire guts INEC Abuja office againDailyPost NigeriaA section of the Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, went up in flames Monday evening. This comes about four months after the January 7 incident o...

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23Apr

Nigerian Governors’ Forum: Fresh plot to sack Amaechi thickens – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaNigerian Governors' Forum: Fresh plot to sack Amaechi thickensDailyPost NigeriaThere are fresh indications that the presidency is currently initiating a fresh move to ensure that Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi does not retur...

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23Apr

Police van crushes man, officers escape lynching in Lagos – DailyPost Nigeria

Police van crushes man, officers escape lynching in LagosDailyPost NigeriaFour policemen attached to the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Social Offences escaped being lynched on Monday at about 9am in Lagos after they allegedly killed a mid...

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23Apr

First Quarter 2013: A Period of Lull in Oil Industry – THISDAY Live

WorldStageFirst Quarter 2013: A Period of Lull in Oil IndustryTHISDAY LiveAs the euphoria that characterised activities in Nigeria's industry in 2012 died down, the tempo of activities in the sector during the first quarter of 2013 was abysmally sl...

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23Apr

Pension scam: Convicted director seeks to quash fresh charge – Nigerian Tribune

WorldStagePension scam: Convicted director seeks to quash fresh chargeNigerian TribuneTHE convicted former director of the Police Pension office, John Yusufu, who is standing trial before the Federal High Court sitting Abuja, over alleged non-declarati...

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23Apr

DELTA GOV RACE: NANS vows to mobilise for Keyamo – Nigerian Tribune – Nigerian Tribune

DELTA GOV RACE: NANS vows to mobilise for Keyamo - Nigerian TribuneNigerian TribuneGovernorship aspirants in the 2015 race in Delta State may have a hotter atmosphere to contend with, as students in tertiary institutions under the aegis of the Joint Ca...

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23Apr

Taraba Speaker, deputy, others impeached – Nigerian Tribune

Taraba Speaker, deputy, others impeachedNigerian TribuneTHE Speaker, Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Honorable Istifanus Gbana, his deputy and the majority leader have been impeached. This followed a motion moved by the member representing Lau Cons...

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23Apr

7-yr-old killed as flood ravages Ado Ekiti – Nigerian Tribune

P.M. News7-yr-old killed as flood ravages Ado EkitiNigerian TribuneThe flood that followed a downpour on Sunday night in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, claimed the life of a seven-year-old boy and destroyed property worth millions of naira in part...

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23Apr

Lagos NURTW to reconstruct secretariat – Nigerian Tribune

Lagos NURTW to reconstruct secretariatNigerian TribuneThe Lagos State council of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has begun efforts at giving the state secretariat a facelift and to provide more offices for members of the union from man...

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23Apr

ANPP Inaugurates Convention Committee – CHANNELS

ANPP Inaugurates Convention CommitteeCHANNELSThe All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has inaugurated a national convention committee with the governor of Zamfara State, Abdulazeez Abubakar Yari, as Chairman while Emma Eneukwu, the National Publicity secre...

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23Apr

Oshiomhole’s Mouth Runs Faster Than His Head – Onolememen – CHANNELS

CHANNELSOshiomhole's Mouth Runs Faster Than His Head – OnolememenCHANNELSThe minister of works, Mike Onolememen has said that the Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, who had accused him of using armed policemen to intimidate voters in weekend&#...

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23Apr

Disgraced Monarch: Ogun Sets Up Commission Of Inquiry – CHANNELS

Disgraced Monarch: Ogun Sets Up Commission Of InquiryCHANNELSA 5-man Judicial Commission of inquiry has been set up by the Ogun state government to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the crisis which led to the burning of the palace of trad...

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23Apr

DaGrin remembered three years after death – DailyPost Nigeria

DailyPost NigeriaDaGrin remembered three years after deathDailyPost NigeriaThree years after the death of the award winning Ogun born rapper, Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun, also known as Dagrin, his fans all over the country and beyond brought back the m...

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23Apr

Kwankwaso: Boko Haram Will Spread All Over If We Don’t Tackle It Now – The Guardian Nigeria

Daily SunKwankwaso: Boko Haram Will Spread All Over If We Don't Tackle It NowThe Guardian NigeriaRabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Governor of Kano State is outspoken and does not parry issues. In this interview with The Guardian's Northern Bureau Chief, S...

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22Apr

Celebrities and Fans Pour Tribute To Late Da’Grin – CHANNELS

Celebrities and Fans Pour Tribute To Late Da'GrinCHANNELSIt was a big shock to fans and family of the later rapper when the news of his death broke. The rapper had an accident in the late hours of the night on his way back from the studio and was p...

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22Apr

Constitution Amendment Should Be People Driven – Bisi Adegbuyi – CHANNELS

Constitution Amendment Should Be People Driven – Bisi AdegbuyiCHANNELSThe on-going constitution review should be people driven, people led and must emanate as regards their wishes and aspirations. A legal practitioner Mr. Bisi Adegbuyi made this know...

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22Apr

Sacrificial Killing Of Twin Daughters In Abuja’s Rural Town – Osun Defender

Sacrificial Killing Of Twin Daughters In Abuja's Rural TownOsun DefenderDespite being in the jet age with globalization taking centre stage, some communities in Nigeria are still caught up in their traditional ways of life with fervent practice of ...

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22Apr

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