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12Sep
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Lagos floats agency for aesthetics – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSLagos floats agency for aestheticsThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 12 hours 24 minutes ago In a bid to sustain the gains of its beautification and landscaping projects across the Centre of Excellence, the Lagos State government has establish...
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12Sep
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Niger woos investors in energy sector – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersNiger woos investors in energy sectorThe Nation NewspaperBy Kolade Adeyemi 7 hours 41 minutes ago Nigerien government has indicated its readiness to welcome Nigerian businessmen interested in investing in the country's energy s...
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12Sep
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FG set to review penalties for national flag abuse – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersFG set to review penalties for national flag abuseNigerian TribuneThe Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Mike Omeri, has revealed readiness of the Federal Government to review the section of the constitution ...
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12Sep
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Chief Justice of Nigeria decorates Falana, 24 others as SAN – Gistmaster

GistmasterChief Justice of Nigeria decorates Falana, 24 others as SANGistmasterThe chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mrs. Mariam Alooma Mukhta today (Wedenesday) decorated the 25 newsly appointed senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The list includes Barr...
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12Sep
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National honour list contains people with suspicious characters – Gbajabiamila – CHANNELS

National honour list contains people with suspicious characters – GbajabiamilaCHANNELSThe minority leader in the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday said that not all those listed on the National honours list are qualified to be ...
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12Sep
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Chief Justice swears in Falana, 24 others as Senior Advocates – CHANNELS

Chief Justice swears in Falana, 24 others as Senior AdvocatesCHANNELSThe Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mariam Alooma Mukhta on Wednesday swear in twenty Five lawyers who were recently elevated to the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) ...
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12Sep
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Okada Riders Meet Fashola, Back New Traffic Law – AllAfrica.com

AllAfrica.comOkada Riders Meet Fashola, Back New Traffic LawAllAfrica.comBy Monsur Olowoopejo, 12 September 2012 Commercial motorcycle operators in Lagos state, yesterday declared their total support for the new traffic law in the state. The operators ...
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12Sep
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Nigeria: Ibori US $15 Million – Court Orders IG to Arrest Uba, Businessman – AllAfrica.com

AllAfrica.comNigeria: Ibori US $15 Million - Court Orders IG to Arrest Uba, BusinessmanAllAfrica.comBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri, 12 September 2012 Abuja — Following an application by Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court si...
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12Sep
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FG pay road contractors – BusinessDay

FG pay road contractorsBusinessDayThe Federal Ministry of Works has paid all outstanding money to contractors, handling various projects, the Minister, Mr Mike Onolememen, has said. Onolememen made the announcement in Abuja on Tuesday at a Consultative...
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12Sep
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Stop abusing our people, Nigeria tells Zimbabwe – NewsDay

New Zimbabwe.comStop abusing our people, Nigeria tells ZimbabweNewsDayABUJA — Worried by the ill-treatment being meted to Nigerians in Zimbabwe, Nigerian Senate president Senator David Mark has appealed to the Zimbabwean government to improve on its ...
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12Sep
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Explorationists task govt on under-exploited mineral resources in Ondo – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELSExplorationists task govt on under-exploited mineral resources in OndoThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) has urged the Ondo State Government to initiate good mechanism that would guarantee optimal e...
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12Sep
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Ogun NULGE declares 3-day warning strike – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSOgun NULGE declares 3-day warning strikeNigerian TribuneTHE Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ogun State branch, has declared a three-day warning strike against the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration, over its inabili...
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12Sep
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Why we insist on state police, by Fayemi – The Guardian Nigeria

Why we insist on state police, by FayemiThe Guardian NigeriaTHE controversy over the desirability or otherwise of state police in the country is yet to abate. Yesterday, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi stoked the debate as he posited that the creati...
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12Sep
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Between the president and the media – BusinessDay

BusinessDayBetween the president and the mediaBusinessDayIf it were left on me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” The above quotat...
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12Sep
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Imo spends N19.4b on health sector, tackles erosion – The Guardian Nigeria

Imo spends N19.4b on health sector, tackles erosionThe Guardian NigeriaTO boost health care services delivery, the Imo State government has earmarked N19. 4 billion for building, equipping and furnishing of General Hospitals and ancillary health projec...
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11Sep
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Buhari: PDP must be stopped in 2015 – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSBuhari: PDP must be stopped in 2015The Nation NewspaperBy Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja 1 hour ago Former Head of State Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of making Nigeria difficult to stabilise because of wha...
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11Sep
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North’s governors urge Wada to run inclusive administration – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSNorth's governors urge Wada to run inclusive administrationThe Nation NewspaperBy Jide Orintunsin, Minna 1 hour ago The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) yesterday congratulated Kogi State Governor Idris Ichalla Wada, following Monday&...
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11Sep
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Nigerian anti-drug agents seize 24.5 kg heroin from Pakistan – Business Standard

CHANNELSNigerian anti-drug agents seize 24.5 kg heroin from PakistanBusiness StandardPTI / Abuja September 12, 2012, 01:15 Nigeria's anti-drug agency today seized 24.5 kg of heroin transported from Pakistan, concealed inside carpets at the internat...
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11Sep
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Gunmen kill three, injure 11 in Bauchi – CHANNELS

Gunmen kill three, injure 11 in BauchiCHANNELSThree persons were killed by unknown gunmen Monday night at Tafawa Balewa local government area of Bauchi State, North East Nigeria. According to the Bauchi State Police Command's public relations offic...
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11Sep
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MTN denies Nigeria killings – Independent Online

Independent OnlineMTN denies Nigeria killingsIndependent OnlineBy SAPA Johannesburg - MTN has dismissed reports that its staff members in Nigeria were killed during attacks on its telecommunications infrastructure. “No MTN staff were killed. We are a...
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11Sep
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Labour, ACN, others call 2012 National Honours list a show of shame – CHANNELS

CHANNELSLabour, ACN, others call 2012 National Honours list a show of shameCHANNELSCivil rights groups and opposition parties in the country have described the 2012 national honours list released on Sunday by the Presidency as “an attestation to the ...
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11Sep
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Uduaghan, Oshiomhole, Akpabio want derivation increased to 50% – The Guardian Nigeria

Uduaghan, Oshiomhole, Akpabio want derivation increased to 50%The Guardian NigeriaTHE need for an upward review of the present 13 per cent derivation formula to 50 per cent was once again on the front- burner in the Delta State capital of Asaba, when t...
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11Sep
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Uduaghan, Oshiomhole, Akpabio want derivation increased to 50% – The Guardian Nigeria

Uduaghan, Oshiomhole, Akpabio want derivation increased to 50%The Guardian NigeriaTHE need for an upward review of the present 13 per cent derivation formula to 50 per cent was once again on the front- burner in the Delta State capital of Asaba, when t...
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11Sep
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National Fasting and Prayer Day: Jonathan, Adeboye, Oyedepo, others to attend – CHANNELS

CHANNELSNational Fasting and Prayer Day: Jonathan, Adeboye, Oyedepo, others to attendCHANNELSPastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ayo Oritsejafor, Bishop David Oyedepo of the Wi...
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11Sep
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National Fasting and Prayer Day: Jonathan, Adeboye, Oyedepo, others to attend – CHANNELS

CHANNELSNational Fasting and Prayer Day: Jonathan, Adeboye, Oyedepo, others to attendCHANNELSPastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ayo Oritsejafor, Bishop David Oyedepo of the Wi...
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11Sep
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Lagos: Chinese to be introduced in public schools by 2013/2014 session – CHANNELS

CHANNELSLagos: Chinese to be introduced in public schools by 2013/2014 sessionCHANNELSThe Lagos State Government, on Monday, announced that it would introduce Chinese language, in public schools' curriculum as from next session. The state Commissio...
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11Sep
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Lagos: Chinese to be introduced in public schools by 2013/2014 session – CHANNELS

CHANNELSLagos: Chinese to be introduced in public schools by 2013/2014 sessionCHANNELSThe Lagos State Government, on Monday, announced that it would introduce Chinese language, in public schools' curriculum as from next session. The state Commissio...
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11Sep
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Lagos: Chinese to be introduced in public schools by 2013/2014 session – CHANNELS

CHANNELSLagos: Chinese to be introduced in public schools by 2013/2014 sessionCHANNELSThe Lagos State Government, on Monday, announced that it would introduce Chinese language, in public schools' curriculum as from next session. The state Commissio...
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11Sep
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Robbers attack Bureau de Change, cart away N50m in Lagos – CHANNELS

CHANNELSRobbers attack Bureau de Change, cart away N50m in LagosCHANNELSArmed robbers on Sunday attacked the operators of Lagos bureau de change and made away with N50M. It was reported that the robbers shot dead three policemen and a commercial bus dr...
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11Sep
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Gaidam inspects destroyed buildings, promises to re-build – CHANNELS

CHANNELSGaidam inspects destroyed buildings, promises to re-buildCHANNELSFour days after destruction of telecommunication facilities and state government's buildings in Yobe state, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam (Monday) inspected some of the destroyed bu...
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11Sep
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Gaidam inspects destroyed buildings, promises to re-build – CHANNELS

CHANNELSGaidam inspects destroyed buildings, promises to re-buildCHANNELSFour days after destruction of telecommunication facilities and state government's buildings in Yobe state, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam (Monday) inspected some of the destroyed bu...
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11Sep
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Gaidam inspects destroyed buildings, promises to re-build – CHANNELS

CHANNELSGaidam inspects destroyed buildings, promises to re-buildCHANNELSFour days after destruction of telecommunication facilities and state government's buildings in Yobe state, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam (Monday) inspected some of the destroyed bu...
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11Sep
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Gwagwalada Council, FCTA to Partner On Clean Environment – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersGwagwalada Council, FCTA to Partner On Clean EnvironmentAllAfrica.comBy Abubakar Sadiq Isah, 11 September 2012 Chairman of Gwagwalada council, Alhaji Zakari Angulu Dobi, yesterday expressed his administration's commitment and s...
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11Sep
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Federalism: Nigeria Will Benefit From Germany’s Experience – Jang – Nigerian Observer

Leadership NewspapersFederalism: Nigeria Will Benefit From Germany's Experience - JangNigerian ObserverJOS – Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau has said that Nigeria would benefit from Germany's experience in operating federalism after some gover...
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11Sep
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Federalism: Nigeria Will Benefit From Germany’s Experience – Jang – Nigerian Observer

Leadership NewspapersFederalism: Nigeria Will Benefit From Germany's Experience - JangNigerian ObserverJOS – Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau has said that Nigeria would benefit from Germany's experience in operating federalism after some gover...
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11Sep
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Federalism: Nigeria Will Benefit From Germany’s Experience – Jang – Nigerian Observer

Leadership NewspapersFederalism: Nigeria Will Benefit From Germany's Experience - JangNigerian ObserverJOS – Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau has said that Nigeria would benefit from Germany's experience in operating federalism after some gover...
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11Sep
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Nigerian Billionaire Mike Adenuga Gets Highest National Honor – Forbes

ForbesNigerian Billionaire Mike Adenuga Gets Highest National HonorForbesNigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga is to be conferred with the Nigerian national award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, the Nigerian government announced over the week...
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11Sep
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Kwara’s N70b rice project starts in December – The Nation Newspaper

WorldStageKwara's N70b rice project starts in DecemberThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 23 hours 37 minutes ago Kwara State's N70 billion rice cultivation and processing project is to be unveiled in December, its foreign partner has said. The...
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11Sep
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Unanswered Questions Over Nnaji’s Exit – Leadership Newspapers

Unanswered Questions Over Nnaji's ExitLeadership NewspapersThere is something extremely bewildering about the hasty resignation on August 28, 2012, of Prof. Barth Nnaji, as minister of power. A statement by the special adviser to President Goodluck...
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11Sep
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Mzobe wins $20000 Soyinka Prize amidst eulogies – The Punch

The PunchMzobe wins $20000 Soyinka Prize amidst eulogiesThe PunchWhen Solomon says in the Bible, 'Seeth thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings and not mean men,” – Proverbs 22: 29 – one of the people he probably had ...
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11Sep
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Shettima okays Borno State varsity – The Guardian Nigeria

Shettima okays Borno State varsityThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Kashim Shettima of Borno State has signed a bill for the establishment of a state university, directing the commencement of processes and accreditation by the National University Commission...
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11Sep
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Gov Okorocha’s home cut off by erosion – Nigerian Tribune

Gov Okorocha's home cut off by erosionNigerian TribuneThe Imo State government has declared Orlu road down to Ideato south and north local government areas of the state as disaster areas, following a gully erosion that has separated the road into t...
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11Sep
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2 commissioners escape death as gunmen kill 1 in Ebonyi – Nigerian Tribune

2 commissioners escape death as gunmen kill 1 in EbonyiNigerian TribuneTwo commissioners and an adviser to the Ebonyi State governor, Chief Martin Elechi, on Monday, narrowly escaped assassination when unknown gunmen stormed a petrol station where they...
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11Sep
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‘Why law cannot resolve the Bakassi crisis’ – The Guardian Nigeria

Osun Defender'Why law cannot resolve the Bakassi crisis'The Guardian NigeriaNOW that the ceding of the Bakassi Peninsula has again re-surfaced and is in the international domain, a lot of people have started to ask questions. They want to know ...
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10Sep
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100 benefit from Ekiti free eye surgery – The Punch

100 benefit from Ekiti free eye surgeryThe PunchOver 100 patients referred for eye surgery during the fifth edition of the Governor Kayode Fayemi Free Health Mission to the People of Ekiti State have undergone free surgical treatment at the Ekiti State...
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10Sep
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GLOBAL RANKING OF UNIVERSITIES – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderGLOBAL RANKING OF UNIVERSITIESNigerian TribuneRECENTLY, the International Colleges and Universities released the performance of Nigerian Universities in Africa for 2011/2012. University of Lagos (UNILAG) was ranked best in the country, fin...
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10Sep
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Special Prayers for Nigeria on 22 September – P.M. News (blog)

Special Prayers for Nigeria on 22 SeptemberP.M. News (blog)Prominent Nigerian leaders, including President Goodluck Jonathan, Senate President David Mark, will on 22 September, 2012, converge at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State, for a fervent pra...
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10Sep
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Aganga lists factors hindering business activities in Nigeria – BusinessDay

BusinessDayAganga lists factors hindering business activities in NigeriaBusinessDayAccess to finance, infrastructure and corruption, have been highlighted as most problematic factors to doing business in Nigeria, Minister of Trade and Investment, has s...
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10Sep
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2006 Census Most Credible Ever — Obasanjo – Peace FM Online

Peace FM Online2006 Census Most Credible Ever — ObasanjoPeace FM OnlineDailytrust.com.ng : Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed his administration for failure to utilise the 2006 census that his government conducted. He said “the last cens...
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10Sep
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Catholic Bishops Worried, About Corruption In Government. We Are Not Corrupt … – Osun Defender

Leadership NewspapersCatholic Bishops Worried, About Corruption In Government. We Are Not Corrupt ...Osun DefenderCatholic Bishops are worried about the high rate of corruption among government officials and have asked for a change in attitude from the...
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10Sep
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Catholic Bishops Worried, About Corruption In Government. We Are Not Corrupt … – Osun Defender

Leadership NewspapersCatholic Bishops Worried, About Corruption In Government. We Are Not Corrupt ...Osun DefenderCatholic Bishops are worried about the high rate of corruption among government officials and have asked for a change in attitude from the...
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10Sep
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Supreme Court dismisses Audu’s petition against Wada – The Nation Newspaper

Supreme Court dismisses Audu's petition against WadaThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele 5 minutes ago The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the appeal by Prince Abubakar Audu against the victory of Captain Idris Wada of the Peoples Democrati...
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10Sep
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Air Nigeria shuts down global operations today – BusinessDay

Air Nigeria shuts down global operations todayBusinessDayAir Nigeria will today close down all its operations worldwide as its management announced last week that it is shutting down operations due to staff disloyalty. At Gatwick Airport in London, yes...
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10Sep
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Mark Urges Nigerians to Unite Against Insecurity – AllAfrica.com

Mark Urges Nigerians to Unite Against InsecurityAllAfrica.comBy Isiaka Wakili, 10 September 2012 The nation's security challenge will end if all Nigerians come together to tackle it, Senate President David Mark has said. Mark said this Saturday in ...
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10Sep
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INEC and the Future of Nigeria – AllAfrica.com

Osun DefenderINEC and the Future of NigeriaAllAfrica.comBy Jibrin Ibrahim, 10 September 2012 In a major article in The Nation newspaper of September 3, it was announced that the "Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chair Prof. Attahir...
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10Sep
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South East Govs Set Up Joint Security Committee – AllAfrica.com

South East Govs Set Up Joint Security CommitteeAllAfrica.comBy Tony Edike, 10 September 2012 Enugu — Governors of the South-East states, yesterday, set up a joint security committee headed by the General Officer Commanding 82 Division of Nigerian Arm...
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10Sep
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Jonathan rates self-high on performance – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersJonathan rates self-high on performanceThe Guardian NigeriaTHE scathing criticism of his administration notwithstanding, President Goodluck Jonathan has scored his administration high, saying he has delivered on his electoral promi...
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10Sep
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S’East govs, others move to check insecurity – The Guardian Nigeria

S'East govs, others move to check insecurityThe Guardian NigeriaTHE governors and other leaders of the South-East region of the country yesterday decided to protect the zone from the ravaging insecurity in some parts of the country. This came as th...
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10Sep
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Traffic Law: Lagos Ready for Enforcement – THISDAY Live

Osun DefenderTraffic Law: Lagos Ready for EnforcementTHISDAY LiveAs the Lagos State Government steps up effort to commence the enforcement of the new road traffic law, almost all transport operators across state have come to terms with the new law. But...
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10Sep
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Killings in the North: Why Igbo won’t retaliate – MASSOB leader – Nigerian Tribune

Killings in the North: Why Igbo won't retaliate - MASSOB leaderNigerian TribuneThe leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, at the weekend in Abuja, said that the group had not ...
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10Sep
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Police record major breakthrough in fight against crime •Smash 3-man syndicate … – Nigerian Tribune

Police record major breakthrough in fight against crime •Smash 3-man syndicate ...Nigerian TribuneThe Nigeria Police said on Sunday, that they had, in the renewed determination to rid the society of crimes, recorded a major break-through between Augu...
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10Sep
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Executive bill in Ogun Assembly not for bond, says ACN – The Guardian Nigeria

Executive bill in Ogun Assembly not for bond, says ACNThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ogun State has assured that the Governor Ibikunle Amosun-led administration would not succumb to “orchestrated mischief” by the opposi...
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10Sep
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Executive bill in Ogun Assembly not for bond, says ACN – The Guardian Nigeria

Executive bill in Ogun Assembly not for bond, says ACNThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ogun State has assured that the Governor Ibikunle Amosun-led administration would not succumb to “orchestrated mischief” by the opposi...
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10Sep
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Written by Our Reporter Monday, 10 September 2012 – Nigerian Tribune

The GuardianWritten by Our Reporter Monday, 10 September 2012Nigerian TribuneA Maiduguri, Borno State-based cleric, Pastor Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, has unmasked those behind the activities of the dreaded Islamic sect popularly known as Boko Haram and fo...
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10Sep
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Aregbesola, Ikuforiji, Tinubu’s wife get FRCN awards – The Nation Newspaper

Osun DefenderAregbesola, Ikuforiji, Tinubu's wife get FRCN awardsThe Nation NewspaperBy Oziegbe Okoeki 19 hours 15 minutes ago Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola; wife of former Lagos State governor, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Speaker of the Lagos...
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10Sep
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Aregbesola, Ikuforiji, Tinubu’s wife get FRCN awards – The Nation Newspaper

Osun DefenderAregbesola, Ikuforiji, Tinubu's wife get FRCN awardsThe Nation NewspaperBy Oziegbe Okoeki 1 hour ago Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola; wife of former Lagos State governor, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Speaker of the Lagos State House ...
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09Sep
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Floods kill 137, displace thousands in eastern Nigeria – Press TV

Press TVFloods kill 137, displace thousands in eastern NigeriaPress TVTwenty people are still missing. The flood has displaced 121000 people, with 61000 living in 30 camps across the state.” At least 30 more people have lost their lives and more than...
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09Sep
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Yoruba Nation Canvas Return To Parliamentary System, Constitutional Conference – The Guardian Nigeria

Yoruba Nation Canvas Return To Parliamentary System, Constitutional ConferenceThe Guardian NigeriaYour account has been created and an activation link has been sent to the e-mail address you entered. Note that you must activate the account by clicking ...
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09Sep
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N78m trip scandal: Bayelsa Speaker refunds N19.5m – CHANNELS

CHANNELSN78m trip scandal: Bayelsa Speaker refunds N19.5mCHANNELSThe Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Kombowei Benson, has refunded N19.5m to the state treasury out of N78m the House collected from the Governor of the state, Mr. Seri...
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09Sep
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Protests in Bayero University over student killed by truck driver – CHANNELS

CHANNELSProtests in Bayero University over student killed by truck driverCHANNELSStudents of Bayero University Kano (BUK) are protesting the Friday night killing of a student who was knocked down by a truck driver while crossing the road in front of th...
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09Sep
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Ibori returns to court tomorrow – BusinessDay

BusinessDayIbori returns to court tomorrowBusinessDayThe former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, who is serving a five-year jail term will on Monday returns to the Southwark Crown Court at 10am for the confiscation of assets. Both the Crown Prosecuti...
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09Sep
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Masts Attacks – Yobe Residents Decry Network Failure – AllAfrica.com

BusinessDayMasts Attacks - Yobe Residents Decry Network FailureAllAfrica.comBy Hamisu Kabir Matazu, 9 September 2012 Damaturu — Residents of Yobe State capital, Damaturu and Potiskum local government area of Yobe state have expressed serious concerns...
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09Sep
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Cynthia – ‘Why Body Was Not Released’ – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSCynthia - 'Why Body Was Not Released'AllAfrica.comBy Jide Ajani and Emma Nnadozie, 9 September 2012 Fresh facts which emerged Saturday on why the corpse of the late Cynthia Osokogu, allegedly murdered in July by friends she met on Faceb...
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09Sep
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2015: Reviving Opposition Machine – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership Newspapers2015: Reviving Opposition MachineLeadership NewspapersEven as the dormant Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) is reportedly bestirring itself ahead of the 2015 polls, political opposition is coalescing or pretending to coalesce to ge...
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09Sep
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Nigeria To Lift Tourism With Carnivals – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELSNigeria To Lift Tourism With CarnivalsThe Guardian NigeriaNIGERIA is set to showcase and fast track its tourism agenda, November through January, with carnivals in Abuja and Calabar. Already, the presidency has granted a campsite on the outskir...
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08Sep
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2015 Election: PDP to nail errant members – The Punch

The Punch2015 Election: PDP to nail errant membersThe PunchApparently miffed by escalating level of indiscipline or anti-party activities of its members, the Peoples Democratic Party is amending its disciplinary measures against errant members, investi...
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08Sep
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‘We are satisfied with Ajimobi’s performance’ – The Nation Newspaper

Osun Defender'We are satisfied with Ajimobi's performance'The Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 19 hours 42 minutes ago THE Chairmen of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in all the 33 local government areas of Oyo State have pledged their loya...
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08Sep
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12 burnt to death in Ogun road crash – The Nation Newspaper

12 burnt to death in Ogun road crashThe Nation NewspaperBy Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta 4 hours 55 minutes ago NO fewer than a dozen of passengers were feared dead and three others injured in auto crash on Odogbolu - Ososa (Ogun State) stretch of the Lagos...
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08Sep
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We can replicate FESTAC ’77 in the next two years – Minister – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderWe can replicate FESTAC '77 in the next two years – MinisterOsun DefenderChief Edem Duke, Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, says the Festival of African Culture (FESTAC) can be revived in two years. Duke said thi...
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08Sep
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Revival Of FESTAC Possible In – Leadership Newspapers

Revival Of FESTAC Possible InLeadership NewspapersChief Edem Duke, Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, says the Festival of African Culture (FESTAC) can be revived in two years. Duke said this on Friday in Abuja at a presentation of ...
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08Sep
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Policeman Shoots Dead NAPEP Operator in front of Police Station “under … – Information Nigeria

Policeman Shoots Dead NAPEP Operator in front of Police Station “under ...Information NigeriaA police corporal, Abbey Adekunle, who is attached to the Meiran Police Station has been arrested for the alleged murder of a tricycle operator on Wednesday....
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08Sep
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Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan to visit Malawi – The Maravi Post

The Maravi PostNigeria's Goodluck Jonathan to visit MalawiThe Maravi PostBLANTYRE—It's official. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is coming to Malawi for a two-day state visit, State House announced Saturday. The visit is to "strenth...
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08Sep
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Nigeria troops ‘kill Boko Haram fighters’ in Maiduguri – BBC News

BBC NewsNigeria troops 'kill Boko Haram fighters' in MaiduguriBBC NewsThe Nigerian army says it has killed seven suspected members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in a gun battle in the north of the country. A spokesman said a further...
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08Sep
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Edo 2012 – Reducing Electoral Terrorism – AllAfrica.com

Edo 2012 - Reducing Electoral TerrorismAllAfrica.comBy Dele Ainola, 7 September 2012 The Comrade-Governor was, several weeks ago, returned for a second term by the good, united people of Edo State. Broom-wielding Adams Oshiomhole, posting a sweeping pe...
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08Sep
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Appeal Court Throws Out Salami’s Suit – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersAppeal Court Throws Out Salami's SuitThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, yesterday threw out a referral suit filed by the want - to - return but suspended President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Ayo...
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08Sep
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Chime Hails Rangers Over NPL Glory – The Guardian Nigeria

Nigerian TribuneChime Hails Rangers Over NPL GloryThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Iheanacho Chime has congratulated Rangers International for emerging champions of this year's Nigerian Premier League which ended across the...
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08Sep
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UNN Admits 3267 Candidates – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersUNN Admits 3267 CandidatesThe Guardian NigeriaUNIVERSITY of Nigeria, Nsukka has admitted a total number of 3267 candidates for the 2012/2013 academic sessions. The provisional admission was given to both Unified Tertiary Matriculat...
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08Sep
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Mimiko Reveals Strategy For Mass Employment Of Ondo Youths – The Guardian Nigeria

Nigerian TribuneMimiko Reveals Strategy For Mass Employment Of Ondo YouthsThe Guardian NigeriaONDO State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has revealed his government's strategy, which has made possible mass employment for the youths in the state. Speak...
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07Sep
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House of War by Dare Babarinsa

Shehu Shagari’s tenure is a classic instance of the encounter of the unprepared with the unforeseen……. …..He was a man with neither charisma nor definable identity. His was a face that would get lost in the crowd. But Shagari’s was a product of the peculiar dynamics of Nigerian politics. He rose so high not only
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Say you’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan – Luxurious Hearses

Nduese stood over the two corpses and barked repeatedly into the heavens. The dog mistook the still-twitching, protesting stump as sign of life – Concluding paragraph of Luxurious Hearses, one of the five stories contained in Uwem Akpan’s Say you’re One of Them (An Oprah Winfrey Bookclub endorsed reading). Bookcraft 2008 page 234.
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This house has fallen by Karl Meir

Because the Nigerian State is so fragile we will be faced with these bush fires for some time to come. Father Mathew Kuka talking about the frequent Ervin and religious crises in Nigeria. Quoted from Karl Meir’s This house has fallen.
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Freakonomics by S.D. Levitate & S.J. Dubner

“Information is a beacon, a cudgel, an olive branch, a deterrent – all depending on who wields it and how. Information is so powerful that the assumption of information, even if the information does not actually exist, can have a sobering effect.” p63 of Freakonomics by S.D. Levitate & S.J. Dubner
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14 Years Of PDP; 13 Years Of National Calamity. – Osun Defender

14 Years Of PDP; 13 Years Of National Calamity.Osun DefenderBy Godwin Onyeacholem In its habitual unscrupulous fashion, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria's crooked ruling party that likes to fraudulently describe itself as Africa&#39...
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07Sep
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Stella Oduah…time to use the stick

The history of aviation in Nigeria cannot be described as most enviable, we have certainly had our ups and downs. I am impressed with Stella Oduah’s effort in trying to have stronger airlines that are not saddled with capital adequacy issues but when it comes to the way to achieve this , I think differently.
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Why INEC Restructures – P.M. News

Why INEC RestructuresP.M. NewsSome sections of the Nigerian public in recent times have shown intense interest in the structure and personnel composition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and on-going effort by the Commission to s...
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Four Lecturers Perish In Esam of Benin Igbinedion’s Birthday Convoy – Peace FM Online

Peace FM OnlineFour Lecturers Perish In Esam of Benin Igbinedion's Birthday ConvoyPeace FM OnlineThe 78th birthday anniversary celebration of the Esam of Benin, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, turned tragic on Wednesday, as one of the vehicles in...
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ICPC to Establish Forensic Laboratory – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersICPC to Establish Forensic LaboratoryAllAfrica.comBy Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar, 7 September 2012 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC said it will establish a forensic laboratory for effecti...
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Police launch gender policy – Daily Times Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersPolice launch gender policyDaily Times NigeriaThe Nigeria Police Force, on Thursday, launched a policy that will mainstream gender and also provide guidelines for gender-sensitive policing in the country. Zainab Maina, the Minister...
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NYSC lodge in Taraba attacked by gunmen – BusinessDay

NYSC lodge in Taraba attacked by gunmenBusinessDayMembers of National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) were attacked by gunmen in the Family House of the Redeemed Christian Corps Fellowship(RCCF). It was gathered that the bandits held the corp members hosta...
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