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03Oct

Flooding in Nigeria: International Red Cross, Red Crescent launch appeal fund – Afrique en Ligue

AFPFlooding in Nigeria: International Red Cross, Red Crescent launch appeal fundAfrique en LigueAbuja, Nigeria - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched an emergency appeal to the tune of CHF 200000 (US$212000)...

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03Oct

Intense Lobby As Service Chiefs Pull Out Soon – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersIntense Lobby As Service Chiefs Pull Out SoonLeadership NewspapersCandidates in the top echelons of the Nigerian armed forces have started lobbying to replace the current service chiefs that are getting set either to be retired or ...

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03Oct

Why we killed Lagos bizman – Kidnappers – Vanguard

Why we killed Lagos bizman – KidnappersVanguardBY ALBERT AKPOR & EVELYN USMAN LAGOS— The Police, yesterday, paraded suspected killers of a Lagos businessman, Mr. Odidi Nweze with the kingpin of the gang giving chilling details on why they kille...

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03Oct

Ajimobi addresses London Chamber, Oxford varsity – The Guardian Nigeria

The PunchAjimobi addresses London Chamber, Oxford varsityThe Guardian NigeriaOYO State Governor Abiola Ajimobi today, will address the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on the business and investment opportunities that abound in the state....

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03Oct

Police kill robbery suspect in gun duel – Vanguard

Police kill robbery suspect in gun duelVanguardBY EVELYN USMAN & ALBERT AKPOR Pandemonium broke out yesterday on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, following a shoot-out between a robbery gang and a team of Mobile Police Squad 43, leading to the dea...

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02Oct

26 students killed in college shooting – Irish Times

Telegraph.co.uk26 students killed in college shootingIrish TimesGunmen have shot dead at least 26 students in an attack overnight on their college residence in northeast Nigeria, a college spokesman has said. The attack took place at the Federal Polyte...

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02Oct

Nigerian teachers most neglected —Education minister •As teachers demand 65 … – Nigerian Tribune

Macleans.caNigerian teachers most neglected —Education minister •As teachers demand 65 ...Nigerian TribuneAS Nigerian teachers join their counterparts around the world on Friday to mark the 2012 World Teachers Day, the Minister of Education, Profes...

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02Oct

Don’t politicise Jonathan’s message, presidency warns – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSDon't politicise Jonathan's message, presidency warnsNigerian TribuneAGAINST the back-drop of allegations that President Goodluck Jonathan lied over his claim of success in the fight against corruption, as contained in his Independence ...

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02Oct

We have exclusive power to reinstate Salami -NJC – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSWe have exclusive power to reinstate Salami -NJCNigerian TribuneTHE National Judicial Council (NJC) has claimed enough constitutional power to recall the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, without a recourse to ...

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02Oct

‘Past performance’ll make PDP win Ondo gov poll’ – Nigerian Tribune

Osun Defender'Past performance'll make PDP win Ondo gov poll'Nigerian TribuneBayo Adekanle, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former House of representatives candidate, in this interview with Yinka Oladoyinbo, speaks on ...

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02Oct

Sacked workers: Oyo reinstates 1499 – Nigerian Tribune

Sacked workers: Oyo reinstates 1499Nigerian TribuneGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has approved the reinstatement of a total of 1499 out of the 3000 workers recently sacked by the state government. The workers had been sacked for alleged falsifica...

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02Oct

NAPTIP bursts baby syndicate •We sold each baby at N400,000 -Suspect – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSNAPTIP bursts baby syndicate •We sold each baby at N400,000 -SuspectNigerian TribuneTHE National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP) has recovered five babies sold at N400, 000 each to buyers by mem...

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02Oct

2015: Plateau begins dress rehearsal – The Punch

The Punch2015: Plateau begins dress rehearsalThe PunchPolitical activities have gathered momentum in Plateau State as parties prepare for Saturday's bye-elections. The elections are to fill the vacant positions in Plateau North Senatorial District ...

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02Oct

EFCC closes case against ex-minister – P.M. News

EFCC closes case against ex-ministerP.M. NewsThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday at a Federal High Court in Abuja closed its case in the trial of former Works minister, Dr. Hassan Lawal who is being tried for money laundering...

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02Oct

Mark, Chukwumerije disagree over Nigeria’s failed state status – CHANNELS

Mark, Chukwumerije disagree over Nigeria's failed state statusCHANNELSChairman Senate Committee on Education Senator Uche Chukwumerijie has warned that Nigeria is a failed state or on the verge of becoming a failed state. Senator Chukwumerijie was ...

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02Oct

Anyim Reaffirms FG’s – Leadership Newspapers

CHANNELSAnyim Reaffirms FG'sLeadership NewspapersChief Anyim Pius Anyim, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), on Tuesday in Abuja re-affirmed the Federal Government's commitment to providing decent accommodation for citizens. An...

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02Oct

No More Honorary Doctorate Degrees for Politicians – Association of Vice … – Information Nigeria

CHANNELSNo More Honorary Doctorate Degrees for Politicians – Association of Vice ...Information NigeriaIn what can only be described as a very welcome development, the Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities have affirmed that politi...

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02Oct

Red Cross International to raise N34m for flood victims in Nigeria – CHANNELS

AFPRed Cross International to raise N34m for flood victims in NigeriaCHANNELSThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have launched an Emergency Appeal Fund to help the Nigerian Red Cross assist 10000 people affected by the ...

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02Oct

Whereabouts Of Kidnapped Commissioner Unknown – P.M. News

Times of NigeriaWhereabouts Of Kidnapped Commissioner UnknownP.M. NewsAbout 48 hours after Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Hope Eghagha was abducted by unidentified gunmen, his whereabouts remain unknown even as police and othe...

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02Oct

Nigeria resumes pilgrimages to Mecca, ending row over women – Reuters

BBC NewsNigeria resumes pilgrimages to Mecca, ending row over womenReuters| ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has resumed flights to Saudi Arabia for the annual haj pilgrimage, ending a diplomatic row over the detention of hundreds of female pilgrims for arriv...

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02Oct

We Must Not Lose Hope in Nigeria – AllAfrica.com

The Star OnlineWe Must Not Lose Hope in NigeriaAllAfrica.comBy Muhammad Al-Ghazali, 2 October 2012 Nigeria was 52 years old yesterday, and ordinarily, Nigerians were entitled to celebrate effusively wherever they resided in the world. But that has not ...

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02Oct

Nigeria has civilian not democratic government – Robert Clarke – CHANNELS

Nigeria has civilian not democratic government – Robert ClarkeCHANNELSA legal practitioner and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke on Tuesday said though the country has experienced significant development since when it gained independence fr...

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02Oct

Nigeria celebrates the 52rd anniversary of independence October 1st – Afrik-news

Afrik-newsNigeria celebrates the 52rd anniversary of independence October 1stAfrik-newsNigerian celebrates the 52rd anniversary of its independence day on October 1, which marked the second year of the bombing of a car during the celebration of the 50t...

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02Oct

Has Accra Any Lessons to Learn from Lagos? – Vibe Ghana

Leadership NewspapersHas Accra Any Lessons to Learn from Lagos?Vibe GhanaBy Kwesi Atta Sakyi Comparing Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to Lagos State? No way. It is like comparing a duiker to a whale or an elephant. All the same, it is instructive to...

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02Oct

Muslim Prays for Adegbite in Abuja – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSMuslim Prays for Adegbite in AbujaAllAfrica.comMuslims across all groups converged at National Mosque, Abuja on Monday to offer prayers for the late Dr AbdulLateef Adegbite, former, Secretary-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs...

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02Oct

Bakassi: Senate, Jonathan On Collision Course – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderBakassi: Senate, Jonathan On Collision CourseOsun DefenderSome senators on Friday spurned s position on the ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, insisting that he must take advantage of the provisions of Article 61 of the International...

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02Oct

2015: Kalu storms Onitsha – Daily Sun

Daily Sun2015: Kalu storms OnitshaDaily SunFormer governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has stormed Anambra State in continuation of his consultations with prominent Igbo leaders on the way forward for Ndigbo, for the forthcoming 2015 presidentia...

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02Oct

Bayelsa State Governor to Honour Two Controversial Past Leaders – Diepriye … – Bella Naija

Bayelsa State Governor to Honour Two Controversial Past Leaders – Diepriye ...Bella NaijaTo mark Nigeria's Independence and the 16th anniversary of the creation of Bayelsa State, the governor, Seriake Dickson made some shocking announcements yest...

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01Oct

Water project: FG grants Ebonyi N1.2bn import duty waiver – Nigerian Tribune

Water project: FG grants Ebonyi N1.2bn import duty waiverNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has granted the Ebonyi State government waiver of import duty on all the ductile iron pipes and accessories meant for the reticulation of the multi-mil...

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01Oct

Military, others evacuate 76000 Anambra flood victims – The Punch

The PunchMilitary, others evacuate 76000 Anambra flood victimsThe PunchGovernor Peter Obi of Anambra State (fourth right) with others at the flooded area of Osamalla, Anambra State ... on Monday. More than 76000 victims of the devastating floods that h...

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01Oct

Two Nigerians jailed for N964.3m fraud in UK – The Punch

CHANNELSTwo Nigerians jailed for N964.3m fraud in UKThe PunchTWO Nigerians who tried to claim £3.8m (N964.3m) in an “eye-watering” benefits scam using 1400 stolen identities have been jailed for a total of nine-and-a half years Daily Mail reports....

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01Oct

Okorocha Calls For Renewed Commitment To Nation’s Progress – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersOkorocha Calls For Renewed Commitment To Nation's ProgressLeadership NewspapersGov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has called on Nigerians to renew their commitment to the nation for progress and development. Okorocha made the call whi...

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01Oct

Nigerian terror suspect tried in S Africa – Aljazeera.com

BBC NewsNigerian terror suspect tried in S AfricaAljazeera.comHenry Okah is suspected of masterminding two car bombs in Nigeria's capital that killed more than 10 people in 2010. The trial of Henry Okah, the Nigerian terror suspect accused of maste...

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01Oct

Nigeria’s Boko Haram says no peace talks, spokesman arrested – Chicago Tribune

NEWS.com.auNigeria's Boko Haram says no peace talks, spokesman arrestedChicago TribuneKANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - The purported leader of Boko Haram, the Islamist sect in Nigeria, has denied government statements the group is involved in peace talks ...

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01Oct

No dispute between FCT Minister and Minister of State – WorldStage

WorldStageNo dispute between FCT Minister and Minister of StateWorldStageBy Press Release The attention of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has been drawn to some misleading and malicious media reports published on Monday, October 1,...

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01Oct

Nigeria at 52: Gov. Ahmed preaches peace – WorldStage

WorldStageNigeria at 52: Gov. Ahmed preaches peaceWorldStageBy Press Release Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Monday, as part of Nigeria's 52nd Independence anniversary, urged Nigerians, to focus attention on opportunities that coul...

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01Oct

Op-Ed: Independence Day reflections —The Trouble With Nigeria – DigitalJournal.com

DigitalJournal.comOp-Ed: Independence Day reflections —The Trouble With NigeriaDigitalJournal.comBy JohnThomas Didymus By JohnThomas Didymus. Abuja - Today, October 1, is Nigeria's independence day. Fifty two years ago, at the Race Course in Lago...

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01Oct

Relevance of Nigeria’s National Assembly – BusinessDay

DigitalJournal.comRelevance of Nigeria's National AssemblyBusinessDayNigeria's Constitution in 1960 made provision for a bicameral legislature at the centre. Today, there are 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives. The con...

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01Oct

Leadership is Nigeria’s core problem – Ekeh – CHANNELS

Leadership is Nigeria's core problem – EkehCHANNELSA legal practitioner and public affairs commentator, George Ekeh on Monday said the major problem Nigeria is faced with is that of committed and selfless leaders. Analysing the Independence Day s...

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01Oct

It’s Daniel .A. or simply Justin Bieber…..

Prior to arriving in Perth, my son had gained admission to the International School of Western Australia. I had looked up the school on the internet, asked a few questions here and there and concluded it will be the best fit for his education, especially since the school caters for the needs of the international

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01Oct

Nigeria Can Be Better At 52 – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersNigeria Can Be Better At 52AllAfrica.comIn the world's largest black democracy and fifth largest federation, civilisation remains a work in progress. The usual state rituals of celebration and pomp must not mask weightier consi...

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01Oct

Gaining Strength From Weak Position – AllAfrica.com

WorldStageGaining Strength From Weak PositionAllAfrica.comToday, we are celebrating the 52nd Independence anniversary of our country, Nigeria. While every anniversary of a great nation like Nigeria is worth celebrating, it is an obvious fact that 52 is...

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01Oct

Gloom, glimmers of hope as Nigeria clocks 52 – The Guardian Nigeria

AllAfrica.comGloom, glimmers of hope as Nigeria clocks 52The Guardian NigeriaTHAT these are not the cheeriest of times for Nigerians may not be in doubt, the fact that today marks the nation's 52nd Independence Anniversary, notwithstanding. As in t...

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30Sep

Nigeria at 52 “Our destiny in our hands” Senate President – CHANNELS

CHANNELSNigeria at 52 “Our destiny in our hands” Senate PresidentCHANNELSIn spite of the economic and socio-political challenges facing the nation, only the resolve and willingness of Nigerians to confront the issues headlong would get us out of th...

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30Sep

Bakassi: Senate, Jonathan On Collision Course – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderBakassi: Senate, Jonathan On Collision CourseOsun DefenderSome senators on Friday spurned President Goodluck Jonathan's position on the ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, insisting that he must take advantage of the provisions of...

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30Sep

National Hajj Commission to Resume Transportation of Pilgrims – AllAfrica.com

The GuardianNational Hajj Commission to Resume Transportation of PilgrimsAllAfrica.comAlhaji Mohammed Bello, the Chairman, National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM), says that the commission is now ready to resume the transportation of prospective pilgrims to ...

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30Sep

President’s 2013 Budget Presentation in Abeyance – AllAfrica.com

President's 2013 Budget Presentation in AbeyanceAllAfrica.comThe week again ended on a controversial note for the Green Chamber. The House announced its inability to conclude work on the 2013-2015 Medium Term Expenditure Frame Work and Fiscal Strat...

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30Sep

Ekiti University shut down over protest – Daily Times Nigeria

Ekiti University shut down over protestDaily Times NigeriaThe Ekiti State University has been shut down indefinitely following a violent protest by students of the institution on Friday. The protest was triggered by the death of a student, Abiola Tesli...

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30Sep

Patigi flood victims and their agonies – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSPatigi flood victims and their agoniesNigerian TribunePatigi, a rural and agrarian community in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, is three hours from Ilorin, the state capital. It is very close to Niger State, as only a river separat...

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30Sep

‘Religion Has Been Good, Bad For National Development’ – The Guardian Nigeria

Nigerian Tribune'Religion Has Been Good, Bad For National Development'The Guardian NigeriaThe grim realities of insecurity and destruction of life and property, as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency in some parts of the North, would, no doub...

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29Sep

More woes for Nigerians displaced by flood – P.M. News

NDTVMore woes for Nigerians displaced by floodP.M. NewsUnabating flood is threatening to sack flood-displaced people at their camp in the LGEA Primary School camp in Lokoja, capital of Kogi state, in central Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria reported...

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29Sep

Jonathan’s government is not on the right track says Sanya Oni – CHANNELS

Jonathan's government is not on the right track says Sanya OniCHANNELSA member of the Editorial Board of The Nation Newspapers, Mr. Sanya Oni today (Saturday) expressed disappointment over the way the president Goodluck Jonathan has captained the N...

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29Sep

HID Bags Trinity House 2012 Role Model Award – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderHID Bags Trinity House 2012 Role Model AwardOsun DefenderIMPRESSED by the significant roles of the chairman, board of directors, African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) Plc, Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo, in nation building and promoting democratic ...

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29Sep

Soldiers May Retire at 70 – Chief of Army Staff – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersSoldiers May Retire at 70 - Chief of Army StaffAllAfrica.comBy Bayo Oladeji, 29 September 2012 The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), said yessterday that the Nigerian Army is reviewing the retirement age of soldiers from 60 years to 70 y...

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29Sep

PDP North East opens office – P.M. News

PDP North East opens officeP.M. NewsGovernor Isa Yuguda, who sent his deputy, Alhaji Sagir Saleh, to open the building described Bauchi “as the birth place of PDP.” “PDP was born in Bauchi State. The party has no ethnic, religious or sectoral col...

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29Sep

Police Foil Bank Robbery In – Leadership Newspapers

Police Foil Bank Robbery InLeadership NewspapersMen of the Rivers State Police Command yesterday foiled a robbery attack, killing one suspected robber during the exchange of fire with the gang in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. LEADERSHIP WEEK...

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29Sep

Dana: Court Rescinds Order On – Leadership Newspapers

CHANNELSDana: Court Rescinds Order OnLeadership NewspapersJustice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday rescinded his earlier order which stopped the continuation of the coroner's inquest into the June 3, 2012 crash of an MD83 Dana...

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28Sep

Advocacy on road traffic law, moderation in drinking is catching on, says Fashola – WorldStage

WorldStageAdvocacy on road traffic law, moderation in drinking is catching on, says FasholaWorldStageBy Press Release Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday took the State Motor Park Health Safety Screening Initiative to the Iyana...

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28Sep

Benefit fraudster with 1400 identities is jailed – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.ukBenefit fraudster with 1400 identities is jailedTelegraph.co.ukAdeola Thomas, 38, an illegal immigrant living in Hackney, north London, ran a scam that involved filling out more than 2000 claim forms by hand, Her Majesty's Revenue an...

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28Sep

Death By Hanging: Policemen Shocked Over Colleague’s Fate – P.M. News (blog)

Leadership NewspapersDeath By Hanging: Policemen Shocked Over Colleague's FateP.M. News (blog)The verdict of death by hanging on a policeman who shot dead a three-year old girl by a Lagos High Court yesterday has thrown policemen in Lagos State, So...

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28Sep

Gombe floats N20bn bond to execute capital projects – BusinessDay

BusinessDayGombe floats N20bn bond to execute capital projectsBusinessDayThe Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Muhammad Hassan on Friday said that the Gombe State Government had issued a N20 billion bond to finance capital projects in the state. Hassan ...

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28Sep

One hundred million Nigerians with IDs not in order – Agenzia Giornalistica Italia

The PunchOne hundred million Nigerians with IDs not in orderAgenzia Giornalistica Italia(AGI) Abuja - One hundred million Nigerians, about 75% of the population, have IDs that are fake or partially wrong according to the director general of the Nationa...

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28Sep

Nigeria’s Foreign Policy to Attract Investors – AllAfrica.com

The PunchNigeria's Foreign Policy to Attract InvestorsAllAfrica.comBy Abdul-Rahman Abubakar, 28 September 2012 President Goodluck Jonathan said the major focus of Nigeria's foreign policy at the moment was to attract direct foreign investments ...

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28Sep

Fears of flooding still as NEMA predicts collapse of Lake Nyos – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELSFears of flooding still as NEMA predicts collapse of Lake NyosThe Guardian NigeriaA POSSIBLE collapse of Lake Nyos in Western Cameroun in the next 10 years has been predicted by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). When the disaster...

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28Sep

ECOWAS members charged to implement laws of Community Court – CHANNELS

Ghana News AgencyECOWAS members charged to implement laws of Community CourtCHANNELSSpeaker of the ECOWAS parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has appealed to members of the economic community of West African states to address the role of the community c...

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28Sep

Reps stop Jonathan from presenting 2013 budget – BusinessDay

BusinessDayReps stop Jonathan from presenting 2013 budgetBusinessDayThe House of Representatives yesterday overruled the request of President Goodluck Jonathan to lay the 2013 budget proposal on Thursday, October 4, 2012 before the National Assembly. T...

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28Sep

IG Takes Over Investigation Of Ugochukwu’s Death – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderIG Takes Over Investigation Of Ugochukwu's DeathOsun DefenderFollowing the unending controversy surrounding the mysterious killing of Mr. Ugochukwu Ozuah in Lagos on September 20, 2012, five days after his wedding, allegedly by men in ...

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28Sep

Police Discover Fresh Arms Factory In Kano – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderPolice Discover Fresh Arms Factory In KanoOsun DefenderThe Kano State police command has discovered an arms factory at Hotoro Quarters in the metropolis, barely two weeks after the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano said it had killed...

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28Sep

President Jonathan: A Success Or Failure? – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderPresident Jonathan: A Success Or Failure?Osun DefenderThe detractors of President Goodluck Jonathan will retort scornfully that he is a total failure, while his ardent supporters will scream that he is a huge success. But before we decide ...

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28Sep

Nigeria@52: FG Declares Oct 1 As Public Holiday – Leadership Newspapers

Nigeria@52: FG Declares Oct 1 As Public HolidayLeadership NewspapersThe federal government has announced Monday, October 1, as public holiday to mark Nigeria's 52nd independence anniversary, a statement from the Ministry of Interior has said. The s...

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28Sep

We’re Poised to Chasing Mimiko Out of Ondo—Akeredolu – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderWe're Poised to Chasing Mimiko Out of Ondo—AkeredoluOsun DefenderThe ACN gubernatorial Candidate in Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) was recently in Lagos where he spoke with journalists on a number of issues relating to the Octobe...

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28Sep

Stable power: NDE urges Mimiko, other govs to invest in solar technology – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersStable power: NDE urges Mimiko, other govs to invest in solar technologyNigerian TribuneTO address the problem of stable power in the country and generate employment for the teeming unemployed youth, the National Directorate of Emp...

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28Sep

Iwuanyanwu dismisses Igbo presidency in 2015 – The Punch

The PunchIwuanyanwu dismisses Igbo presidency in 2015The PunchA Peoples Democratic Party leader in the South-East, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Thursday dismissed the possibility of a president of Igbo extraction emerging in 2015, the News Agency of N...

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27Sep

Senate passes work safety bill to make employers pay N5million for worker’s … – CHANNELS

CHANNELSSenate passes work safety bill to make employers pay N5million for worker's ...CHANNELSThe Senate has passed a bill seeking to cater for the safety, health and welfare of Nigerian workers which would compel employers to pay a fine of N5mill...

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27Sep

Fight against terrorism boosted as MPs pass Bill – The Standard Digital News

CHANNELSFight against terrorism boosted as MPs pass BillThe Standard Digital NewsThe fight against terrorism has been enhanced after Parliament passed a Bill providing for measures for the detection and prevention of terrorism. MPs endorsed the Prevent...

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27Sep

Ajimobi calls for inclusion of security education in the nation’s academic … – CHANNELS

CHANNELSAjimobi calls for inclusion of security education in the nation's academic ...CHANNELSThe Oyo state Governor, Mr Abiola Ajimobi has charged the nation's military and intelligence community to help Nigerians formulate security communitie...

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27Sep

At least 14 killed in Nigeria gasoline tanker fire – Seattle Post Intelligencer

At least 14 killed in Nigeria gasoline tanker fireSeattle Post IntelligencerLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Police in north central Nigeria say at least 14 people have died after a gasoline tanker caught fire and exploded. The Niger State police spokesman told...

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27Sep

NIGERIA: Anger over amnesty programme – IRINnews.org

NIGERIA: Anger over amnesty programmeIRINnews.orgNiger Delta militants handing in their weapons. Some of their leaders say thousands have been excluded from the government amnesty programme LAGOS, 27 September 2012 (IRIN) - The Nigerian government plan...

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27Sep

Chinua Achebe’s Biafran memoir ‘There Was a Country’ goes on sale in the UK – CHANNELS

CHANNELSChinua Achebe's Biafran memoir 'There Was a Country' goes on sale in the UKCHANNELSRenowned Nigerian author Prof Chinua Achebe has published his long-awaited memoir, 'There Was a Country' in the United Kingdom today. The muc...

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27Sep

LP to ACN: You’re stockpiling arms – BusinessDay

BusinessDayLP to ACN: You're stockpiling armsBusinessDayThe ruling Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State has alleged that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) was planning to procure N200million worth of arms and ammunition to use in order to cause viole...

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27Sep

Lagos teachers suspend strike – BusinessDay

CHANNELSLagos teachers suspend strikeBusinessDayThe Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State chapter, has announced the suspension of the two-day old strike by teachers in public primary and secondary schools in the state. The NUT chairman, Samson ...

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27Sep

CJN to South-Court Justices – Discharge Your Duties Without Fear or Favour – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSCJN to South-Court Justices - Discharge Your Duties Without Fear or FavourAllAfrica.comBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri, 27 September 2012 Abuja — The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloma Mariam Muktar, yesterday, charged justices on the Supreme...

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27Sep

Election Petition: Oshiomhole challenges Tribunal jurisdiction – Nigerian Observer

Nigerian ObserverElection Petition: Oshiomhole challenges Tribunal jurisdictionNigerian ObserverBy EUBALDUS ENAHORO BENIN CITY - The counsel to Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday challenged the competency and Jurisdiction of the tr...

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27Sep

Tambuwal criticizes Okorocha’s "lawlessness" – Daily Times Nigeria

Tambuwal criticizes Okorocha's "lawlessness"Daily Times NigeriaAminu Tambuwal , the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has jabbed governors' usurping of local government powers as “lawlessness”, singling out Imo state's ...

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27Sep

Can The Opposition Stop PDP In 2015? – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersCan The Opposition Stop PDP In 2015?Leadership NewspapersAt the last LEADERSHIP Conference/Awards, the opposition parties were lectured on how to successfully wrestle power from the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 201...

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27Sep

Osun releases bursary for 20215 students in 74 tertiary institutions – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderOsun releases bursary for 20215 students in 74 tertiary institutionsNigerian TribuneTHE Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has approved the sum of N216, 334000 for 20, 215 final year students who are indegenes of Osun State in 74 ter...

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27Sep

Ahead Ondo gov election… – Nigerian Tribune

BusinessDayAhead Ondo gov election...Nigerian TribuneTHE coalition of youths and students in Ondo State, on Wednesday, said the planned regional integration of the South-West geopolitical zone, being championed by some leaders, was meant to deceive the...

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27Sep

In the eyes of the Ogoni – BusinessDay

BusinessDayIn the eyes of the OgoniBusinessDaySolomon Mnaa, a cassava farmer in the Ogoni region of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta, says he was accosted near his farm by “a gang of soldiers” led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Okuntimo, head of the ...

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27Sep

Abductors seize seven in Edo, Ogun – The Guardian Nigeria

Abductors seize seven in Edo, OgunThe Guardian NigeriaABDUCTORS have resumed their nefarious activities in Edo and Ogun States by abducting seven persons. Two of the latest victims are the principal of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Demonstration Sen...

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27Sep

Players begin battle for Akpabio Scrabble tourney’s $15000 – The Guardian Nigeria

Players begin battle for Akpabio Scrabble tourney's $15000The Guardian NigeriaTODAY, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the sixth edition of Godswill Akpabio International Scrabble Classics will be declared open while players begin contest for the $15000 sta...

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26Sep

Kidnapped hotelier freed after ransom paid – P.M. News

Kidnapped hotelier freed after ransom paidP.M. NewsRespite came the way of Segun Oyebolu, the boss of popular Citi Hotels and Suites, Ijebu Ode, in Nigeria's Ogun state as he was released by his abductors late in the evening of Wednesday. Oyebolu w...

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26Sep

FEC approves N7 billion for procurement of textbooks for schools – CHANNELS

CHANNELSFEC approves N7 billion for procurement of textbooks for schoolsCHANNELSThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the purchase of 16 million textbooks and library resources materials for distribution to all public primary school...

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26Sep

Labaran Maku is a careless talker – Senate President – CHANNELS

BusinessDayLabaran Maku is a careless talker – Senate PresidentCHANNELSThe Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, on Tuesday recanted an earlier comment that resolutions of the Senate were merely advisory and not binding on the Executive. Speaking wh...

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26Sep

Sept. 19, 2012: Teacher Contracts – WCVB Boston

Belfast TelegraphSept. 19, 2012: Teacher ContractsWCVB BostonIt is a tale of two cities. In Boston, a new teachers' contract was eventually completed without a strike, the glare of the national media spotlight, and most importantly, without closing...

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26Sep

Environmentalist recommends buffer dams as solution to flooding – CHANNELS

Environmentalist recommends buffer dams as solution to floodingCHANNELSAn Environmentalist, Idowu Salami on Wednesday recommended that the Federal Government should review the design of the variouse dams in Nigeria and identify areas where buffers can ...

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26Sep

I Got N2m From Our Operations —Suspect Confesses – P.M. News

I Got N2m From Our Operations —Suspect ConfessesP.M. NewsOne of the three armed robbery suspects allegedly caught with huge arms and ammunition, Uche Okeagbu, 23, has allegedly confessed that he got a total of N2 million from three robbery operations...

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26Sep

Sack Lamorde Over $15m Ibori Bribe – Clark – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderSack Lamorde Over $15m Ibori Bribe – ClarkOsun DefenderFormer Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to remove the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. ...

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26Sep

Suspect in ESUT’s VC kidnap arrested – P.M. News

Suspect in ESUT's VC kidnap arrestedP.M. NewsOne of the suspected kidnappers of Professor Cyprian Onyeji, the Vice Chancellor of the Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT), has been arrested in Aba, Abia state in eastern Nigeria. Mr Ezekiel On...

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26Sep

FG charges experts on secure use of internet – Daily Times Nigeria

FG charges experts on secure use of internetDaily Times NigeriaMinster for Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson, has called on experts in the country to ensure a better management of internet to guard against using it to perpetrate evil. The minis...

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26Sep

Fayose And His Thorny Return – Leadership Newspapers

Fayose And His Thorny ReturnLeadership NewspapersThe National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week re-admitted the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, into its fold. Making the disclosure to newsmen after the ...

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