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30Nov

Bill to curtail state flags and anthem passes second reading – CHANNELS

CHANNELSBill to curtail state flags and anthem passes second readingCHANNELSA bill which seeks to curtail the manner by which state governments in the country come up with flags and anthems has passed second reading amidst a shouting match between two ...

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30Nov

Governor Suntai’s aides return to Nigeria from Germany – CHANNELS

CHANNELSGovernor Suntai's aides return to Nigeria from GermanyCHANNELSThe Chief Security Officer (CSO) and the Chief Details of Governor, Danbaba Suntai; the Taraba state Governor arrived Nigeria after successfully undergoing medical treatment in G...

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30Nov

Fashola arrests policeman riding ‘okada’ on express road – BusinessDay

BusinessDayFashola arrests policeman riding 'okada' on express roadBusinessDayGovernor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Thursday ordered the arrest of a policeman riding a motorcycle on Lagos/Abeokuta expressway. The governor spotted the pol...

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30Nov

Emir Of Ilorin Assures The Saraki’s Of Continued Support – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderEmir Of Ilorin Assures The Saraki's Of Continued SupportOsun DefenderThe Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari, has assured that he would continue to extend the support given to ...

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30Nov

Reps Threaten to Order Okonjo-Iweala’s Arrest Over Police Pension – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersReps Threaten to Order Okonjo-Iweala's Arrest Over Police PensionAllAfrica.comAbuja — House of Representatives, yesterday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over...

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30Nov

Obasanjo’s Mosque – the Mysteries, Mission and His Men – AllAfrica.com

Obasanjo's Mosque - the Mysteries, Mission and His MenAllAfrica.comWhen the sharia legal system was launched in 1999, former President Olusegun Obasanjo had described it as Political Sharia which he said would fizzle away. Having gone into what he ...

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30Nov

Standing with the brethren – World Magazine

World MagazineStanding with the brethrenWorld MagazineTERROR: The inside of St. Rita's Catholic Church in Kaduna, Nigeria, following a suicide bombing on Oct. 28. WASHINGTON, D.C.–In Nigeria more than 1,000 Christians crowded into St. Rita's ...

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30Nov

2015 and Igbo small minds – Daily Sun

Osun Defender2015 and Igbo small mindsDaily SunNo matter your attitude to his politics, one thing you can't gainsay about the current crusade of former Abia State governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, for a president of Igbo extraction in 2015, is the la...

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30Nov

6 arraigned for murder, pipeline vandalisation – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELS6 arraigned for murder, pipeline vandalisationNigerian TribuneTHE police, on Thursday in Lagos, arraigned six suspects in connection with the alleged killings at Arepo, Ogun State scene of pipeline vandalisation. They were arrested by the Inspe...

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30Nov

Navy promotes 112 officers – Osun Defender

Navy promotes 112 officersOsun DefenderThe Navy Board has approved the promotion of 112 senior officers to various ranks. According to the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Kabir Aliyu, 19 Commodores were promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral, 40...

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30Nov

Court halts prosecution of Babalakin – Nigerian Tribune

Daily SunCourt halts prosecution of BabalakinNigerian Tribunealt JUSTICE Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos has halted the prosecution of the chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Wale Babalakin, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ...

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30Nov

Slain banker: Deceased had only 3 wounds -Accused’s father – Nigerian Tribune

Slain banker: Deceased had only 3 wounds -Accused's fatherNigerian TribuneA defence witness in the ongoing trial of Akolade Arowolo, a youth pastor that allegedly killed his banker wife, Titilayo Omozoje, on Thursday, while testifying before Justic...

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30Nov

Uduaghan tasks NBA on criminal justice system – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersUduaghan tasks NBA on criminal justice systemNigerian TribuneDELTA State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has charged the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to expedite action on the reform of criminal justice in the country, so as to ac...

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30Nov

I did not preside over N2.3bn failed road contract -Anenih – Nigerian Tribune

I did not preside over N2.3bn failed road contract -AnenihNigerian TribuneFORMER Minister of Works and Housing, Chief Tony Anenih, on Thursday, said he did not preside over a N2.3 billion failed road contract, contrary to claims by the House of Represe...

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30Nov

Navy promotes 19 Commodores; 93 other senior officers – CHANNELS

Navy promotes 19 Commodores; 93 other senior officersCHANNELSThe promotion involved 19 Commodores to the rank of Rear Admiral, 40 Captains to the rank of Commodore, 33 Commanders were elevated to the rank of Captain and 20 Lieutenant Commanders to the ...

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30Nov

Robbers kill one in Kano – CHANNELS

Robbers kill one in KanoCHANNELSAt least one person was on Thursday killed and several others injured after a group of suspected armed robbers attack a Vita Foam store in Ibrahim Taiwo road, opposite the popular Kantin Kwari textile market in Kano, Nor...

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30Nov

PDP gives conditions for Kalu’s re-admission – The Guardian Nigeria

PDP gives conditions for Kalu's re-admissionThe Guardian NigeriaA SOFT landing may have been offered the former Governor of Abia State Orji Uzor Kalu in his reported bid to return to the People's Democratic Party (PDP). The state PDP chairman, ...

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29Nov

Court throws out IBB $12.4bn Gulf Oil Windfall case – BusinessDay

Osun DefenderCourt throws out IBB $12.4bn Gulf Oil Windfall caseBusinessDayThe Federal High Court on Thursday in Abuja dismissed an application demanding information on the statement of account relating to the spending of the 12.4 billion dollars oil w...

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29Nov

Gunmen ‘dressed as soldiers’ kill 10 at Nigerian pub – Mmegi Online

Myjoyonline.comGunmen 'dressed as soldiers' kill 10 at Nigerian pubMmegi OnlineGunmen said to be dressed as soldiers opened fire on a central Nigeria pub, killing 10 people in a region hit by waves of clashes between Christian and Muslim ethnic...

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29Nov

85-year-old arrested for raping a teen – News24

Osun Defender85-year-old arrested for raping a teenNews24Ekiti - An 85-year old man, Samuel Oladipupo has been nabbed by the Ekiti Police for allegedly defiling a 12 year old girl, Vanguard reports. The suspect, however, denied having carnal knowledge ...

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29Nov

ASUU wants autonomy for Nigerian universities – BusinessDay

Leadership NewspapersASUU wants autonomy for Nigerian universitiesBusinessDayThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday in Abuja renewed its call for autonomy for Nigerian universities. The president of the union, Dr Nasir Fagge said t...

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29Nov

You are here: News Politics The Waziri-Lamorde complaints: Any substance? – BusinessDay

BusinessDayYou are here: News Politics The Waziri-Lamorde complaints: Any substance?BusinessDayThe explanation given by Ibrahim Lamorde, chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), when he appeared last Thursday before the Senate Committ...

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29Nov

Armed Robbers Raid Three Banks in Early Evening Attack in Edo State. – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderArmed Robbers Raid Three Banks in Early Evening Attack in Edo State.Osun DefenderArmed robbers stormed Auchi in Edo State late night robbing three major banks amidst heavy gunfight with Nigerian troops. The brazen attack led to raids on th...

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29Nov

Obasanjo Scores Shema’s Govt High – AllAfrica.com

Obasanjo Scores Shema's Govt HighAllAfrica.comFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State for impacting positively and promoting the socio-economic wellbeing of the people of the state. According to him,...

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29Nov

Ogun suspends 1 024 teachers for certificate forgery – News24

Daily SunOgun suspends 1 024 teachers for certificate forgeryNews24Abeokuta - The Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has suspended 1 024 teachers for falsification of certificates and other irregularities. This is contained in a stateme...

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29Nov

Ex-MD’s trial: Court rejects EFCC’s witness – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersEx-MD's trial: Court rejects EFCC's witnessNigerian TribuneJUSTICE Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, rejected a witness called by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC...

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29Nov

NYSC Directorate Refutes Allegation Over NYSC Members Welfare – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersNYSC Directorate Refutes Allegation Over NYSC Members WelfareLeadership NewspapersThe allegation that the living condition and general welfare of National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) members at the Kaduna State orientation camp were ...

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29Nov

NYSC Directorate Refutes Allegation Over NYSC Members Welfare – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersNYSC Directorate Refutes Allegation Over NYSC Members WelfareLeadership NewspapersThe allegation that the living condition and general welfare of National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) members at the Kaduna State orientation camp were ...

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29Nov

Bayelsa LG Polls: Violence Mars PDP Screening Of Aspirants – Leadership Newspapers

Bayelsa LG Polls: Violence Mars PDP Screening Of AspirantsLeadership NewspapersViolent clashes among supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday threatened the screening of 97 chairmanship aspirants of the party in the forthcoming local ...

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29Nov

Labour leader calls for establishment of new refineries – CHANNELS

Labour leader calls for establishment of new refineriesCHANNELSNational Vice President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Emmanuel Ajoku, has called on the federal government to concentrate on building new refineries, maintain the existing ...

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29Nov

Fashola Identifies Over- – Leadership Newspapers

Osun DefenderFashola Identifies Over-Leadership NewspapersGov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Wednesday identified over-population as a major challenge facing the delivery of quality healthcare in the state. Fashola, represented by the Commissione...

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28Nov

“RE: AREGBESOLA IS SPECIALLY ANNOINTED” – Pastor Adeboye Was Right. – Osun Defender

Osun Defender“RE: AREGBESOLA IS SPECIALLY ANNOINTED” – Pastor Adeboye Was Right.Osun DefenderTowards the end of last year, the highly respected man of God Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) came calling at...

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28Nov

Edo Unity Club hails Gov Adams Oshiomhole – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderEdo Unity Club hails Gov Adams OshiomholeOsun DefenderHITHERTO, there had been a yearning gap in the area of the formation of strong tribal union, social organisation or club that can unite, merge and realign all the geographical proximity...

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28Nov

Nollywood, Nigeria’s greatest ambassadors – Jonathan – BusinessDay

BusinessDayNollywood, Nigeria's greatest ambassadors – JonathanBusinessDayPresident Goodluck Jonathan has described Nollywood stars as Nigeria's greatest ambassadors whose activities have positively rubbed off on the image of the country to t...

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28Nov

Governors’ forum signifies interest in the devolution of powers – CHANNELS

CHANNELSGovernors' forum signifies interest in the devolution of powersCHANNELSThe thirteenth edition of Nigerian governors' forum focused on constitutional issues as the governors are considering a review of the devolution of power in the amen...

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28Nov

Ogun police parade 24 robbery, murder suspects – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderOgun police parade 24 robbery, murder suspectsOsun DefenderThe Ogun State Police Command yesterday paraded 24 robbery and murder suspects in Abeokuta, the state capital. Addressing journalists during the parade at the Eleweran headquarters...

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28Nov

Govt removes Onagoruwa as BPE boss – The Guardian Nigeria

BusinessDayGovt removes Onagoruwa as BPE bossThe Guardian NigeriaDIRECTOR-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) Bolanle Onagoruwa was on Tuesday, relieved of her appointment. No reason was given for the sack of Onagoruwa but a statement by...

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28Nov

Constitution amendment: Eminent Nigerians call for referendum – Nigerian Tribune

Constitution amendment: Eminent Nigerians call for referendumNigerian TribuneA group, the Citizens Governance Network (CGN), has harped on the need to subject the ongoing constitutional review process to a 'referendum of acceptance' by Nigerian...

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28Nov

Asset declaration: Jonathan, Sambo not defaulting, ministers too —CCB – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSAsset declaration: Jonathan, Sambo not defaulting, ministers too —CCBNigerian TribuneThe Code of Conduct Bureau, on Tuesday, said President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice-President Namadi Sambo were not defaulting as far as asset declaration was ...

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28Nov

Auchi bank robberies: 3 soldiers, 7 others killed – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderAuchi bank robberies: 3 soldiers, 7 others killedNigerian TribuneDETAILS gathered from Auchi, Edo State, have revealed that not less than 10 people lost their lives to the Monday night robbery attack that occurred in the town. This is just...

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28Nov

10 killed at beer parlour in Jos – Nigerian Tribune

10 killed at beer parlour in JosNigerian TribuneFOLLOWING the gruesome killing of eight people at a beer parlour in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on Monday night, the death toll from the incident has increased to 10, while women in...

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28Nov

Anti-terror Squad Combs Abuja – Leadership Newspapers

Osun DefenderAnti-terror Squad Combs AbujaLeadership NewspapersA combined team of security operatives yesterday conducted a search of hot spots and suspected hideouts of criminals in the nation's federal capital. The aim of the operation, LEADERSHI...

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28Nov

Issues in Jonathan’s media chat – Nigerian Tribune

BusinessDayIssues in Jonathan's media chatNigerian TribuneLeon Usigbe looks back at the recent presidential media chat and some of the issues it threw up, suggesting that President Goodluck Jonathan needs more conscious effort at preparations befor...

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28Nov

Edo Unity Club hails Gov Adams Oshiomhole – Nigerian Tribune

Edo Unity Club hails Gov Adams OshiomholeNigerian TribuneHITHERTO, there had been a yearning gap in the area of the formation of strong tribal union, social organisation or club that can unite, merge and realign all the geographical proximity, ethnic a...

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28Nov

Day Uduaghan paid unscheduled visit to project sites in Warri – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersDay Uduaghan paid unscheduled visit to project sites in WarriNigerian TribuneEmmanuel Uduaghan Delta State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, paid an unscheduled visit by to the sites of some ongoing projects . Delta State corresponde...

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28Nov

PDP, ANC collaborate to tackle “continental and global challenges” – CHANNELS

CHANNELSPDP, ANC collaborate to tackle “continental and global challenges”CHANNELSThe National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) , Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, said on Tuesday that the party would collaborate with African National Congre...

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28Nov

Amosun swears in two new female commissioners – CHANNELS

CHANNELSAmosun swears in two new female commissionersCHANNELSOgun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has sworn in two female commissioners, bringing the number of females in the cabinet to 12. The new commissioners are Mrs. Yewande Amusan, Commissioner f...

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28Nov

Atiku urges action against terrorists – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderAtiku urges action against terroristsThe Guardian NigeriaFORMER Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigeria leaders, irrespective of their political, ethnic and religious leanings to collectively condemn the activities of insurgents, ...

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28Nov

2014 – Mimiko, Oyinlola, Fayose, Others Meet Over Osun, Ekiti – Osun Defender

Osun Defender2014 – Mimiko, Oyinlola, Fayose, Others Meet Over Osun, EkitiOsun Defenderoyin As part of efforts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to wrest power from the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Osun and Ekiti states respectively...

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28Nov

Kogi gov denies calling for commence of preparation for 2015 election – WorldStage

WorldStageKogi gov denies calling for commence of preparation for 2015 electionWorldStageAbuja (WorldStage Newsonline)-- Captain Idris Wada, Governor of Kogi State on Tuesday denied the reports that he had called for commencement of preparation for 201...

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28Nov

ANC, PDP to Partner on Political Relationship – Osun Defender

CHANNELSANC, PDP to Partner on Political RelationshipOsun DefenderThe ruling parties of Nigeria and South Africa, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Africa National Congress (ANC), have agreed to partner in order to strengthen political re...

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27Nov

JTF recovers buried ammunition in Damaturu – News24

Osun DefenderJTF recovers buried ammunition in DamaturuNews24Yobe - The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Yobe on Tuesday said it recovered 5 207 rounds of assorted ammunition buried in a hideout in Kandahar area of Damaturu. Lt. Lazarus Eli, JTF spokesman, sa...

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27Nov

Jonathan approves nominees for National Order of Merit Award – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderJonathan approves nominees for National Order of Merit AwardOsun DefenderPresident Goodluck Jonathan has approved the conferment of Nigerian National Order of Merit Award on two distinguished Nigerians for 2012. A statement on Tuesday in A...

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27Nov

General, Thoughts

Our “Men of God” and Private Jets

Not all things that are lawful are necessarily expedient! Apostle Paul makes this known vividly when he said that “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not” in 1 Cor 10:23 No matter how we decide to slice this issue,

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27Nov

Ex-banker on hunger strike returns home – News24

Osun DefenderEx-banker on hunger strike returns homeNews24Lagos - A former employee of the defunct Hallmark Bank, Olubiyi Odunaro, who was on hunger strike over his unpaid benefits has suspended the strike, Premium Times reports. Mr. Odunaro said he su...

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27Nov

ANPP Chieftain Killed In Borno State Two Days After Returning From Hajj – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderANPP Chieftain Killed In Borno State Two Days After Returning From HajjOsun Defendernews54-300x215 Tension again grips residents of Magumeri as unknown gunmen stormed the area in the early hours on Monday, killing the Chairman of the All N...

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27Nov

2013 Budget: Senate Committee Wants More Funds Allocated for Military … – Osun Defender

Osun Defender2013 Budget: Senate Committee Wants More Funds Allocated for Military ...Osun Defender2401F01.Shamsuddeen-Usman The Senate Committee on Establishment Monday described the allocation of N199.343 million as pension for the military in the 20...

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27Nov

Adoke Inaugurates Human Rights Commission Governing Board – THISDAY Live

Adoke Inaugurates Human Rights Commission Governing BoardTHISDAY LiveThe Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Muhammed Bello Adoke (SAN) Monday inaugurated the Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ...

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27Nov

2013 Budget: Senate Bemoans – Leadership Newspapers

2013 Budget: Senate BemoansLeadership NewspapersThe Senate Committee on Establishment yesterday described the allocation of N199.343 million in the 2013 budget for the military pension board as too meager. They also warned the executive against the poo...

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27Nov

Ali’s son, others re-arraigned for N4.5bn subsidy fraud – The Punch

Osun DefenderAli's son, others re-arraigned for N4.5bn subsidy fraudThe PunchEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday at a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, re-arraigned Mamman, son of former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmadu Ali, a...

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27Nov

Police ministry defends N2.8bn anti-terrorism budget – The Punch

Osun DefenderPolice ministry defends N2.8bn anti-terrorism budgetThe PunchThe Nigeria Police Force is spending up to N2.8bn next year to fight terrorism in the country. Minister of Police Affairs, Affairs, Navy Capt. Caleb Olubode (retd.), said the mon...

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27Nov

Nigerians must celebrate Ex-Super Eagles players —Akpabio – Nigerian Tribune

WorldPoultry.netNigerians must celebrate Ex-Super Eagles players —AkpabioNigerian TribuneAkwa Ibom State governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has enjoined Nigerians to remember and celebrate former players of Super Eagles for their outstanding contributi...

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27Nov

Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA polls: Obanikoro’s supporters protest delay in appeal … – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersIkoyi-Obalende LCDA polls: Obanikoro's supporters protest delay in appeal ...Nigerian TribuneSupporters of Ibrahim Obanikoro, son of Musuliu Obanikoro, a former Nigeria High Commissioner to Ghana, on Monday, stormed a Lagos Hig...

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27Nov

FG committed to boosting non-oil sector revenue —Jonathan – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderFG committed to boosting non-oil sector revenue —JonathanNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to boosting the non-oil sector revenue in the country. The president stated ...

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27Nov

Cynthia Osokogu: Court releases suspected pharmacists – Nigerian Tribune

Cynthia Osokogu: Court releases suspected pharmacistsNigerian TribuneJUSTICE Adeniyi Onigbanjo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has set free two pharmacists charged alongside other defendants who were docked for killing Cynthia Osokogu Udoka befo...

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27Nov

EFCC re-arraigns Hembe, Azubuogu – The Guardian Nigeria

EFCC re-arraigns Hembe, AzubuoguThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned the suspended chairman of the House of Representatives' committee on Capital market, Honourable Herman Hembe and his Dep...

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27Nov

Ajimobi alleges plot to cause trouble in Oyo – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderAjimobi alleges plot to cause trouble in OyoThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday alerted of fresh plans by some aggrieved politicians in the state to unleash mayhem using some officials of the National Union o...

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26Nov

Police Assure Of Safety Of Kidnapped Former VC – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderPolice Assure Of Safety Of Kidnapped Former VCOsun DefenderThe Enugu State Police Command on Monday said it would ensure the release of the kidnapped former Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, Prof. Ilochi Okafor. Th...

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26Nov

ACN Drags Uduaghan To Court Over Caretaker Committees – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderACN Drags Uduaghan To Court Over Caretaker CommitteesOsun DefenderThe Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has concluded plans to institute a legal action against Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, over the appointment of caretaker c...

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26Nov

Police Foil ATM Robbery, Recover N6.9m – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderPolice Foil ATM Robbery, Recover N6.9mOsun DefenderOgun State Police Command yesterday in Shagamu area of the state foiled a robbery attempt on the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of one of the new generation banks in the state. The police ...

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26Nov

House queries ministry officials over N3.3 billion road contracts – CHANNELS

CHANNELSHouse queries ministry officials over N3.3 billion road contractsCHANNELST he House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has queried the Ministry of Works over alleged irregularities in the award of two road contracts valued at over ...

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26Nov

“We Must All Deprecate This Razzmatazz And Nestorian Braggadocio … – Information Nigeria

Osun Defender“We Must All Deprecate This Razzmatazz And Nestorian Braggadocio ...Information Nigeriaphoto Former lawmaker and Chief of Staff to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Patrick Obahiagbon has joined the long list of other Nigerians cur...

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26Nov

Whence the Statesmen? – AllAfrica.com

Nigerian TribuneWhence the Statesmen?AllAfrica.comMni — Benjamin Disraeli, one time British Prime Minister once observed that the world needs to be "... weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians"! So much had been said...

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26Nov

PDP wins Lagos LG seat – News24

PDP wins Lagos LG seatNews24Lagos - Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal has declared the Peoples Democratic Party's candidate, Busari Akande, as the validly elected chairman of Agbado Oke Odo Local Council Development Area of t...

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26Nov

Airport Worker Nabbed With US $2 Million in Lagos – AllAfrica.com

AllAfrica.comAirport Worker Nabbed With US $2 Million in LagosAllAfrica.comLagos — A staff of a company operating at the Lagos airport was arrested along with a traveler trying to transport over two million dollars and 20,300 Saudi Arabian riyals at ...

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26Nov

How I Led the Abia Liberation Struggle – Gov. Orji – AllAfrica.com

How I Led the Abia Liberation Struggle - Gov. OrjiAllAfrica.comIn the second half of his stewardship, Orji has generally been acclaimed to be working hard to cover up for the lethargy and crises that characterised the governance of the state in the fir...

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26Nov

2014: Mimiko, Oyinlola, Fayose, Others Meet Over Osun, Ekiti – Leadership Newspapers

Osun Defender2014: Mimiko, Oyinlola, Fayose, Others Meet Over Osun, EkitiLeadership NewspapersAs part of efforts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to wrest power from the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Osun and Ekiti states respectively...

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26Nov

Stop harassing okada riders, Lagos speaker tells police – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderStop harassing okada riders, Lagos speaker tells policeOsun Defenderikuforiji Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has asked the state Police Command to stop its officers and men from harassing commercial motorcyclist...

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26Nov

Lam, an irrepressible democrat – Mimiko – Osun Defender

Lam, an irrepressible democrat – MimikoOsun DefenderGovernor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has described former Oyo State governor, (late) Alhaji Lam Adesina, as an irrepressible democrat. Mimiko said the late leader of Action Congress of Nigeria in ...

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26Nov

‘Tourism Can Lift Nigeria’s – Leadership Newspapers

'Tourism Can Lift Nigeria'sLeadership NewspapersThe Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, has said that the Abuja Carnival would be repositioned to serve as the nation's major tool for economic development....

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26Nov

PDP, between reconciliation and reality – The Guardian Nigeria

PDP, between reconciliation and realityThe Guardian NigeriaTHE national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, must believe that he is a man on mission. A victim of the “self-destructive politics in the ruling PDP, Tukur had u...

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26Nov

Ojukwu’s life worth emulating —Cleric •As family marks one year remembrance – Nigerian Tribune

Ojukwu's life worth emulating —Cleric •As family marks one year remembranceNigerian TribuneIT was a roll call of who is who in Igboland on Sunday, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Nnewi, Anambra State, as the family of late Chukwuemeka Odu...

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26Nov

Ogun state police foil ATM robbery – P.M. News (blog)

Ogun state police foil ATM robberyP.M. News (blog)Nigeria's Ogun state police command said that it foiled a robbery attempt on a commercial bank's Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Sagamu on Sunday. The Police public Relations Officer, Mr Muyiw...

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26Nov

PDP wins 15 chairmanship seats in Benue council polls – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderPDP wins 15 chairmanship seats in Benue council pollsThe Guardian NigeriaAMID allegation of malpractice, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, (BSIEC) Sunday declared the result of last Saturday's local council polls with the P...

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26Nov

‘Why Elechi suspended three commissioners’ – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun Defender'Why Elechi suspended three commissioners'The Guardian NigeriaPAST misdeeds rather than improper dressing might have been the major reasons Ebonyi State Governor Martins Elechi suspended three members of his cabinet from office for...

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26Nov

Tukur urges priority to education, energy sectors – The Guardian Nigeria

Tukur urges priority to education, energy sectorsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has stressed the need for political office holders to address problems affecting the environment...

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26Nov

11 killed, 30 injured in Nigerian military church attack – Xinhua

NDTV11 killed, 30 injured in Nigerian military church attackXinhuaLAGOS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian Army on Sunday said twin explosions rocked the St. Andrew Military Protestant Church in Jaji in central north Kaduna State, killing 11 people and ...

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25Nov

Ahmadu Bello University Honours Babangida, Danjuma, Others – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersAhmadu Bello University Honours Babangida, Danjuma, OthersAllAfrica.comZaria — The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria yesterday honoured former Head of State Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, the Emir of Ku...

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25Nov

Nigeria after Fareed Zakaria….Nothing changes…

On 17th November 2012, Fareed Zakaria lived to his billing – a good orator with sharp insights of the undercurrents that shape politics and economy. I am pretty sure that neither Airtel (the organizers of the Night of Influence) nor the 500 influential men and women that attended the event were disappointed. Fareed came, delivered

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25Nov

2014: No plot against Fayemi, Aregbesola –Mimiko – Daily Sun

Daily Sun2014: No plot against Fayemi, Aregbesola –MimikoDaily SunOndo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko has described as untrue and the figment of the writer's imagination, a newspaper report that he's mobilizing against his Ekiti and Osun sta...

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25Nov

Jakande Estates:Lofty Idea Crippled By Neglect – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun DefenderJakande Estates:Lofty Idea Crippled By NeglectThe Guardian Nigeria“I HAVE been their pastor for several years and I know them on a personal level. They were more than wonderful people; very nice, intelligent and friendly. They relate wel...

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25Nov

Communal clash: Police arrest gang leader, 12 others in Nasarawa – Nigerian Tribune

BusinessDayCommunal clash: Police arrest gang leader, 12 others in NasarawaNigerian TribuneTHE Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abayomi Akeremale, on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of Benjamin Jato alongside 12 members of a group allegedly th...

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25Nov

Communal clash: Police arrest gang leader, 12 others in Nasarawa – Nigerian Tribune

BusinessDayCommunal clash: Police arrest gang leader, 12 others in NasarawaNigerian TribuneTHE Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abayomi Akeremale, on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of Benjamin Jato alongside 12 members of a group allegedly th...

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25Nov

Collapsed man: Edo dep gov threatens Airhiavbere – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderCollapsed man: Edo dep gov threatens AirhiavbereNigerian TribuneEDO State deputy governor, Pius Odubu, has threatened to sue the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14 governorship election in the state...

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25Nov

Collapsed man: Edo dep gov threatens Airhiavbere – Nigerian Tribune

Collapsed man: Edo dep gov threatens AirhiavbereNigerian TribuneEDO State deputy governor, Pius Odubu, has threatened to sue the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14 governorship election in the state, General Cha...

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25Nov

Ibori Loot – Court Adjourns Till Dec 11 – AllAfrica.com

Osun DefenderIbori Loot - Court Adjourns Till Dec 11AllAfrica.comAn Abuja Federal High Court yesterday dismissed an application brought before it by one Olalekan Bayode asking to be joined as intervener in a case filed by the Economic and Financial Cri...

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25Nov

Judgment On $12.4 Billion Oil Windfall Adjourned – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSJudgment On $12.4 Billion Oil Windfall AdjournedAllAfrica.comA court in Abuja yesterday adjourned till November 29 judgment in a suit seeking information on how $12.4 billion accrued from oil windfall was spent by the Federal Government during ...

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24Nov

Construction companies in Imo protest non-payment of contract sum – CHANNELS

Construction companies in Imo protest non-payment of contract sumCHANNELSSome rural road contractors in Imo state protested what they called victimization and non-payment of their contract sum seven months after the execution of construction jobs in th...

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24Nov

Ogun: Four die in auto crash – CHANNELS

Ogun: Four die in auto crashCHANNELSFour persons were reported killed around Onihale town in Ifo local government area of Ogun state while many others sustained various degree of injuries when a Lagos-bound bus with registration number XY 178 MSR steer...

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24Nov

Uduaghan presents N398.3bn budget for 2013 – The Nation

Daily SunUduaghan presents N398.3bn budget for 2013The NationGovernor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, yesterday, presented a budget proposal of N398.31bn for the 2013 fiscal year. The budget is made up of N145.94bn or 36.64% for recurrent expenditure...

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