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06Jul

NDLEA Links Suicide Bombings to Drug Abuse! – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaNDLEA Links Suicide Bombings to Drug Abuse!Information NigeriaIn a fresh but interesting twist to the bombings going on in the country, the Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Ajayi, has linked ...

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06Jul

Aregbesola Launches Community Development Committee, Promises More Goodies For … – Osun Defender

Aregbesola Launches Community Development Committee, Promises More Goodies For ...Osun DefenderThe Governor of the state of Osun, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola says plan have been concluded on the take off for the construction of three hundred and ten kilometers...

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06Jul

Nigeria Not Ripe for State Police – IG – AllAfrica.com

Myjoyonline.comNigeria Not Ripe for State Police - IGAllAfrica.comBy Ismail Mudashir, 6 July 2012 Kaduna — The Inspector General of Police, Mohammad Dahiru Abubakar, yesterday said the country is not ripe for state police. This was contrary to the ca...

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06Jul

NUC announcement: suspended private varsities react – CHANNELS

CHANNELSNUC announcement: suspended private varsities reactCHANNELSAuthorities of the private universities whose operational licences were suspended by the National Universities Commission, NUC, on Wednesday have reacted to the NUC announcement by expr...

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06Jul

US Offers Anti-terrorism Advise to Nigerian Government – Nigerian Bulletin

Leadership NewspapersUS Offers Anti-terrorism Advise to Nigerian GovernmentNigerian BulletinThe United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley, offered anti terrorism advice to the Nigerian government. He stated in a speech given at the cele...

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06Jul

FG arraigns two Nigerians suspected to be members of Al-Qaeda – CHANNELS

CHANNELSFG arraigns two Nigerians suspected to be members of Al-QaedaCHANNELSThe Federal Government has arraigned two Al-Qaeda suspects before a high court sitting in Abuja for allegedly aiding and abating terrorist activities in the country. The two a...

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06Jul

Boko Haram: NSA begs Emirs – The Nation Newspaper

Nigerian BulletinBoko Haram: NSA begs EmirsThe Nation NewspaperBy Yusuf Alli, Abuja and Kolade Adeyemi, Kano 06/07/2012 02:20:00 National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki yesterday begged Emirs and influential leaders in the North to assist the government...

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06Jul

Proposed Oyo varsity to have teaching hospital in Ogbomoso – BusinessDay

Proposed Oyo varsity to have teaching hospital in OgbomosoBusinessDayThe N50 billion structures erected in Ogbomoso by the immediate past administration will become the teaching hospital of the proposed Oyo State Technical University. The structure, co...

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06Jul

Ondo professionals, youths back Akeredolu – The Nation Newspaper

Ondo professionals, youths back AkeredoluThe Nation NewspaperBy Damisi Ojo 6 hours 36 minutes ago A group of young professionals in Ondo State, the Coalition of Professionals and Youths (COPY), yesterday supported former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) ...

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06Jul

Alleged N503m fraud: Speaker, aide lose bid to stop trial – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSAlleged N503m fraud: Speaker, aide lose bid to stop trialThe Nation NewspaperBy Eric Ikhilae 10 hours 42 minutes ago Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji yesterday, lost a bid to stop his trial before a Federal High C...

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06Jul

Proposed jumbo pay for Tukur, others raises eyebrows in PDP – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersProposed jumbo pay for Tukur, others raises eyebrows in PDPThe Guardian NigeriaA CRISIS may be brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as members of its National Working Committee (NWC) are said to have proposed jumbo pay for...

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06Jul

Immigration deports illegal aliens – The Guardian Nigeria

Immigration deports illegal aliensThe Guardian NigeriaIN a bid to clamp down on illegal immigrants, Cross River State Command of the Immigration Service has repatriated over 259 foreigners from the state. The state Comptroller of Immigration, Mr. Godwi...

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06Jul

Ensure security, know your neighbours, Fashola tells Lagosians – The Guardian Nigeria

The PunchEnsure security, know your neighbours, Fashola tells LagosiansThe Guardian NigeriaLAGOS State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has stressed the need for Lagosians to know their neighbours and also ask questions when in doubt. Speaking to ...

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05Jul

NYSC nightmare – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSNYSC nightmareThe Nation NewspaperBy The Nation 8 hours 28 minutes ago If there are any doubts as to the extent of the havoc caused by the worrying security situation upon the nation's social fabric, they must have been dispelled by the pas...

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05Jul

Minister files petition to halt prosecution of su… – CHANNELS

BusinessDayMinister files petition to halt prosecution of su...CHANNELSThe Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke has filed a court petition to prevent anyone implicated in a N1.7 trillion fuel subsidy corruption scandal being p...

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05Jul

Edo: Why we disqualified some election monitors – INEC – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersEdo: Why we disqualified some election monitors - INECThe Nation NewspaperBy Agency Reporter 3 hours 24 minutes ago The Independent National Electoral Commission National Commissioner, Ishmael Igbani, said on Thursday that the Non-...

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05Jul

Dana Air – Daily update – Aviation.ca (press release)

Nigerian BulletinDana Air – Daily updateAviation.ca (press release)In order to provide up to date information on the status of the ongoing response by Dana Air to the tragic accident of June 3, 2012, the company is providing a daily update to the med...

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05Jul

Police, Army Agree To Enforce Ban On Okada In Enugu – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersPolice, Army Agree To Enforce Ban On Okada In EnuguLeadership NewspapersThe Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Musa Daura, has said that the command would enforce the ban on the use of motorcycles in Enugu metropolis. Daura ...

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05Jul

Explosion Rocks Shopping Centre in Nigeria Capital – Empowered News

Empowered NewsExplosion Rocks Shopping Centre in Nigeria CapitalEmpowered NewsAn explosion happened on Tuesday at a shopping center in the Nigerian capital Abuja, where another unexploded bomb was later discovered. The first blast went off at roughly 9...

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05Jul

Court reaffirms order restraining change of UNILAG’s name – Daily Times Nigeria

CHANNELSCourt reaffirms order restraining change of UNILAG's nameDaily Times NigeriaAn Ikeja High Court, on Wednesday, reaffirmed its interim order restraining the Federal Government from renaming the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to Moshood Abiola ...

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05Jul

We Never Put Otedola On Trial – Reps – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersWe Never Put Otedola On Trial – RepsLeadership NewspapersThe House of Representatives yesterday said that it had no issues with Mr Femi Otedola who on Tuesday appeared before its Ethics and Privileges Committee but refused to tes...

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05Jul

Jos: STF Loses 5 Officers In – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersJos: STF Loses 5 Officers InLeadership NewspapersAssailants have killed five personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) at the outskirts of Jos in the last three months, according to STF spokesman, Captain Salisu Mustafa. ``We have ...

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05Jul

Court insists on Hembe’s trial – The Guardian Nigeria

CHANNELSCourt insists on Hembe's trialThe Guardian NigeriaAN Abuja High Court yesterday declared that the deposed Chairman of the House Committee on Capital Market, Herman Hembe and his Deputy, Azubuogu Ifeanyi, must stand trial over the two-count ...

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05Jul

Borno buys N700m malaria drugs for councils – The Guardian Nigeria

Borno buys N700m malaria drugs for councilsThe Guardian NigeriaCHILDREN and pregnant women in Borno State have been listed as the major beneficiaries of the N700 million malaria drugs and diagnostic kits acquired by the state government for its 27 loca...

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05Jul

Police ban vehicular movement at Edo guber polls – The Guardian Nigeria

AFPPolice ban vehicular movement at Edo guber pollsThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) for Zone Five (Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states), Hashimu Argungu, has restricted vehicular movement in the state during the July 14 gov...

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04Jul

Alleged assault of PHCN workers: PDP wants Fayemi’s aides prosecuted – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersAlleged assault of PHCN workers: PDP wants Fayemi's aides prosecutedNigerian TribuneTHE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the arrest and prosecution of Governor Kayode Fayemi's aides and the policemen, who alleg...

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04Jul

PDP chieftains jailed – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSPDP chieftains jailedNigerian TribuneJustice Charles Achibong of a Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced three chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State to six months imprisonment for flouting a court order. In a ruling...

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04Jul

X-raying leadership and national transformation in Nigeria – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersX-raying leadership and national transformation in NigeriaNigerian TribuneOn Monday, the chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki, delivered a lecture entitled “Leadership and National Transfor...

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04Jul

INEC, parties squabble over fresh deregistration bid – The Nation Newspaper

INEC, parties squabble over fresh deregistration bidThe Nation NewspaperBy Augustine Avwode 1 minute ago The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to weed out weak and inactive political parties. Assistant Editor AUGUSTIN...

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04Jul

Jonathan promises to protect corps members – P.M. News

CHANNELSJonathan promises to protect corps membersP.M. NewsNigeria's central government, led by President Goodluck Jonathan said on Wednesday in Abuja that it will do everything necessary to safeguard the lives of Corps members, regardless of the p...

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04Jul

Drama as Oteh attends economic management meeting – BusinessDay

BusinessDayDrama as Oteh attends economic management meetingBusinessDayThe presence of the suspended Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Arunma Oteh, caused a mild drama at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, A...

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04Jul

ACN denies pact with CPC for Edo guber polls – CHANNELS

CHANNELSACN denies pact with CPC for Edo guber pollsCHANNELSThe Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Edo state has denied any planned merger or decision to present a joint candidate with the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the forthcoming July ...

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04Jul

Babatope, others laud Mimiko’s development strides – The Guardian Nigeria

Babatope, others laud Mimiko's development stridesThe Guardian NigeriaFORMER Transport Minister and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, yesterday endorsed the second-term ambition of the Labour Party governor...

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04Jul

Army won’t allow Nigeria’s break-up, says Ihejirika – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersArmy won't allow Nigeria's break-up, says IhejirikaThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Onyeabo Azubike Ihejirika, yesterday in Jaji, Kaduna State, asked Nigerians to discountenance the speculation of a pos...

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04Jul

Lagos plans 226mw IPPs for industrial estates – BusinessDay

BusinessDayLagos plans 226mw IPPs for industrial estatesBusinessDayThe Lagos State Government is working on plans to build four new Independent Power Plants (IPPs) with a combined capacity of 226 megawatts of electricity, following its recent successes...

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03Jul

Laid back legacy and the future of a tormented nation – Nigerian Tribune

AFPLaid back legacy and the future of a tormented nationNigerian TribuneRecently, in a bid to assess my life to date, as regards the legacy for which the world will remember me for, I called together my wife andchildren to ask them for what they, as in...

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03Jul

Baba Suwe: Court declines to hear NDLEA’s plea for stay of execution – Nigerian Tribune

BusinessDayBaba Suwe: Court declines to hear NDLEA's plea for stay of executionNigerian TribuneTHE Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Tuesday, declined to hear a motion filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seeking to stay exec...

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03Jul

Edo ACN Set For Grand Rally, Denies Alliance With CPC – Leadership Newspapers

Edo ACN Set For Grand Rally, Denies Alliance With CPCLeadership NewspapersThe Edo State branch of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) said on Tuesday that it was set to hold a grand rally in Benin on Saturday, July 7. This is contained in a statement ...

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03Jul

The Shabab branches out – The Economist (blog)

The Economist (blog)The Shabab branches outThe Economist (blog)SUNDAY worshippers set upon with guns and grenades, churches hit by masked men. The attacks fit the pattern of many in Nigeria, where Africa's predominantly Muslim north meets its major...

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03Jul

Lagos Residents Swim For Cover as Floods Engulfs Homes – Nigerian Bulletin

BusinessDayLagos Residents Swim For Cover as Floods Engulfs HomesNigerian BulletinYesterday the heavens opened up and poured down heavily on the Lagos metropolis. Most areas were affected by the floods that came as a result of the rains. Activities wer...

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03Jul

Nigeria $620000 Bribery Scandal: Phone Conversation between Farouk Lawan … – Indepth Africa

BusinessDayNigeria $620000 Bribery Scandal: Phone Conversation between Farouk Lawan ...Indepth Africaby IndepthAfrica | Posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 Chairman of House of Representative probe committee on oil Subsidy, Hon. Farouk Lawan and Chairman...

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03Jul

Non-Inclusion in Election Monitoring:CONGOs Raises Alarm – Nigerian Observer

Leadership NewspapersNon-Inclusion in Election Monitoring:CONGOs Raises AlarmNigerian ObserverBy BERNADETTE IDALU BENIN CITY – The Conference of Non Governmental Organizations in Edo State (CONGOs) has stressed that there is a plan to scheme them out...

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03Jul

Yobe, Borno, Senate Mourn Albishir – Leadership Newspapers

Osun DefenderYobe, Borno, Senate Mourn AlbishirLeadership NewspapersSenator Usman Albishir's death in a car crash along Kano-Zaria Road cast a mourning mood across the nation especially in the Senate, Yobe his home state and neighbouring Borno. The...

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03Jul

Court frees Deji Abiola of theft – The Guardian Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersCourt frees Deji Abiola of theftThe Guardian NigeriaJUSTICE Adeniyi Onigbanjo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday discharged and acquitted Mr. Deji Abiola, son of the late business mogul, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawal...

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03Jul

Sachet water price soars as FCT residents lament water scarcity – BusinessDay

Sachet water price soars as FCT residents lament water scarcityBusinessDayLife in Abuja and neighbouring towns in the last few weeks has been very unpleasant following the scarcity of water in the city. The situation, according to Cityfile investigatio...

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02Jul

Behold ‘Field Marshal’ Goodluck Jonathan – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSBehold 'Field Marshal' Goodluck JonathanThe Nation NewspaperBy Olukorede Yishau 18 hours 31 minutes ago He has said he is neither a General nor a Pharaoh. But yesterday, he looked every inch a Field Marshal, a rank no living or dead Nig...

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02Jul

Ex-Police chiefs meet Acting IG Abubakar – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSEx-Police chiefs meet Acting IG AbubakarThe Nation NewspaperBy Gbade Ogunwale 5 hours ago Worried over the spate of insecurity in the country, former Inspectors- General of Police yesterday held a three-hour meeting with Acting Police chief Moh...

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02Jul

Construction Workers Killed in Nigeria’s Northeast – Voice of America

AFPConstruction Workers Killed in Nigeria's NortheastVoice of AmericaNigeria's military says nine construction workers have been killed in the country's northeast, where militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram are active. Military offi...

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02Jul

2015 campaign, a distraction – Sen Nwagwu – Daily Sun

2015 campaign, a distraction – Sen NwagwuDaily SunNigeria's image abroad is not the best as a result of the spate of killings and bombings being perpetrated by some elements in the country. But the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, S...

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02Jul

Oshiomhole’s Aide Defects, Mobilises for Airhiavbere – THISDAY Live

THISDAY LiveOshiomhole's Aide Defects, Mobilises for AirhiavbereTHISDAY LiveAhead of the July 14 governorship election in Edo State, a Special Adviser in the office of Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Mr. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonnayinma, who recently defec...

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02Jul

$3 million bribe: Lawan, otedola audio … – BusinessDay

AFP$3 million bribe: Lawan, otedola audio ...BusinessDayAn audio recording has surfaced in the media believed to be part of a telephone conversation conversation between Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola over the bribery scandal. Farouk had earlier been qu...

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02Jul

We have many unpatriotic Nigerians – Jonathan – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSWe have many unpatriotic Nigerians – JonathanThe Nation NewspaperBy Tony Akowe 3 hours 18 minutes ago President Goodluck Jonathan said in Kaduna on Monday that there were many unpatriotic Nigerians holding high offices in the country. The Pre...

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02Jul

Flood May Sack 10 Communities —Lagos Warns – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersFlood May Sack 10 Communities —Lagos WarnsP.M. NewsBy Kazeem Ugbodaga As the rains persist, the Lagos State Government has asked over 10 flood-prone communities in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria to vacate their areas for two weeks as t...

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02Jul

Dana Air Crash: ‘Why I Moved Motion To Compensate Victims’ Families’ – P.M. News

Dana Air Crash: 'Why I Moved Motion To Compensate Victims' Families'P.M. NewsThe Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Treaties and Protocols, Dayo Bush-Alebiosu says he moved the motion for immediate payment of compensation to fa...

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02Jul

Ex-Senator dies in auto crash – The Nation Newspaper

Osun DefenderEx-Senator dies in auto crashThe Nation NewspaperBy Agency Reporter 4 hours 44 minutes ago Report says Albishir died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash while his driver and police orderly are a critical condition. The deceased ...

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02Jul

NYSC directs corps members to move to camp – The Nation Newspaper

Osun DefenderNYSC directs corps members to move to campThe Nation NewspaperBy Agency Reporter 4 hours 54 minutes ago The National Youth Service Corps on Monday directed 2012 Batch `B' youth corps members to immediately proceed to their orientation ...

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02Jul

Kogi Pledges Adequate Security at Churches, Mosques – AllAfrica.com

Kogi Pledges Adequate Security at Churches, MosquesAllAfrica.comBy Usman A. Bello, 2 July 2012 Lokoja — The Kogi State government has restated its commitment towards protection of places of worship in the state. Governor Idris Wada made the pledge wh...

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02Jul

Habibu Bama Captors for Promotion Ihejirika – AllAfrica.com

Habibu Bama Captors for Promotion IhejirikaAllAfrica.comBy Misbahu Bashir, 2 July 2012 The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuke Ihejirika, yesterday disclosed that soldiers that took part in the arrest of Habibu Bama, the man suspected to be...

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02Jul

Federal Government Refuses To Support Nigerians Illegality Abroad – Nigerian Bulletin

Federal Government Refuses To Support Nigerians Illegality AbroadNigerian BulletinThe federal government has expressly stated that it would not condone, or support an illegality from Nigerian living abroad. This arose from the fact that over 9941 Niger...

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02Jul

You are here: Home – The Guardian Nigeria

You are here: HomeThe Guardian NigeriaGOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia State has accused the Aba branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) of frustrating his administration's efforts to reform the judiciary and appoint a substantive chief judge fo...

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02Jul

Pension Fraud: Senate To Summon Maina – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersPension Fraud: Senate To Summon MainaLeadership NewspapersThe Senate is set to invite the chairman of the Pension Taskforce Team, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, over the mismanagement of N273.9 billion pension fund. Chairman of Senate pan...

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02Jul

Salami’s Reinstatement: Why I Wrote Jonathan – Alaafin – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersSalami's Reinstatement: Why I Wrote Jonathan – AlaafinLeadership NewspapersAlaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has revealed why he wrote to President Goodluck Jonathan asking him to uphold the principle of the rule of law by ...

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02Jul

Fraudsters Plan To Swindle My Friends Of 2500 Euros – Falae – Leadership Newspapers

Fraudsters Plan To Swindle My Friends Of 2500 Euros – FalaeLeadership NewspapersThe former Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae, yesterday, alleged plans by fraudsters to dupe his friends. Falae, who was also a former Finance minister...

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02Jul

Will Nigeria’s Boko Haram add fuel to Jos fires? – BBC News

BBC NewsWill Nigeria's Boko Haram add fuel to Jos fires?BBC NewsThe Nigerian city of Jos has become synonymous for the bloody violence which occasionally breaks out between its Christian and Muslim communities. The BBC's Will Ross asks whether ...

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02Jul

Group empowers Abia youths with buses, tricycles, sewing machines others – The Guardian Nigeria

Group empowers Abia youths with buses, tricycles, sewing machines othersThe Guardian NigeriaYOUTHS in Abia North Senatorial Zone are on their way to earning a decent living, thanks to Ikuku Chinedu Orji, an engineer who presented them with three buses,...

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02Jul

INEC plans voter verification in 2015 – The Guardian Nigeria

INEC plans voter verification in 2015The Guardian NigeriaTO ensure transparency in future polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will carry out voters' authentication for the 2015 election. Meanwhile, the Commonwealth Electoral...

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01Jul

Why I wrote Jonathan to reinstate Salami, by Alaafin – The Nation Newspaper

Why I wrote Jonathan to reinstate Salami, by AlaafinThe Nation NewspaperBy Adesoji Adeniyi 9 hours 19 minutes ago The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has explained why he wrote President Goodluck Jonathan to reinstate the suspended President of the...

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01Jul

Alleged $20000 theft: FAAN to aid police investigation – The Nation Newspaper

Alleged $20000 theft: FAAN to aid police investigationThe Nation NewspaperBy Yusufu Aminu Idegu 18 hours 33 minutes ago The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said yesterday that it would assist the police in investigating the alleged loss of...

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01Jul

Police parade 14 for cult, drug-related offences in Calabar – Nigerian Tribune

Police parade 14 for cult, drug-related offences in CalabarNigerian TribuneTHE police in Calabar, Cross River State, on Saturday, paraded 14 suspects arrested for cult and drug related offences. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the 13 Bri...

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01Jul

FCT minister extols legal team, as court quashes N24bn suit against FCTA – Nigerian Tribune

FCT minister extols legal team, as court quashes N24bn suit against FCTANigerian TribuneThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, at the weekend, commended the commitment and doggedness of the legal services secretaria...

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01Jul

Nafdac raids chemical hawkers in Ondo – Nigerian Tribune

Nafdac raids chemical hawkers in OndoNigerian TribuneIn a bold move to decisively curb the menace of hawking chemicals in the open markets and streets in Ondo state, operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC)...

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01Jul

‘How to fight insecurity’ – The Nation Newspaper

'How to fight insecurity'The Nation NewspaperBy Bukola Amusan 4 hours 43 minutes ago The Commandant-General of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Alhaji Ali Sokoto, has said the insecurity in the country requires drastic approach to curtail....

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01Jul

OZ at last…did I hear you say down and under?

The journey that started on Tuesday, with us rushing out of our Lekki abode around 3pm just to be in time for our flight to Dubai, eventually ended, almost 52hours later, when our plane touched down at the Perth Internaional. By this time, we had passed over various terrains. Starting with the Rain Forests of

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01Jul

Jonathan not ‘soft on corruption’ – Presidency – CHANNELS

CHANNELSJonathan not 'soft on corruption' – PresidencyCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday reiterated his committed to curbing corruption in the country saying that those indicted in the fuel subsidy probe report will be penalised. T...

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01Jul

Jonathan not ‘soft on corruption’ – Presidency – CHANNELS

CHANNELSJonathan not 'soft on corruption' – PresidencyCHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday reiterated his commitment to curbing corruption in the country saying that those indicted in the fuel subsidy probe report will be penalised. ...

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01Jul

Faroukgate – Between Money and Bribe – Nigeria Intel

Nigeria IntelFaroukgate – Between Money and BribeNigeria IntelIn the court of public opinion, the issue for determination is not so much about the nomenclature of what was collected. It is much more about the fact that something was collected. Many p...

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01Jul

Nigeria: Police denonate bombs in beleaguered Nigerian city – Afrique en Ligue

Nigeria: Police denonate bombs in beleaguered Nigerian cityAfrique en LigueLagos, Nigeria - The police on Saturday detonated two bombs planted on a bridge in Riyom, some 40kms from the troubled Nigerian central city of Jos. Police spokesman Abu Emmanue...

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01Jul

ACN: Kwara bye-election marred by violence – P.M. News

Osun DefenderACN: Kwara bye-election marred by violenceP.M. NewsThe Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has rejected the conduct of the Saturday re-run election in Ilorin North-West State Constituency. Mr Kayode Aiyelabegan, the ACN candidate for the elec...

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01Jul

Ondo: Aggrieved acn aspirants open talks with LP, PDP •Noise about Akeredolu’s … – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneOndo: Aggrieved acn aspirants open talks with LP, PDP •Noise about Akeredolu's ...Nigerian TribuneNew twists and turns have trailed the reported adoption of former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and governorship a...

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01Jul

US to construct $119 million office in Abuja – Nigerian Tribune

US to construct $119 million office in AbujaNigerian TribuneUNITED States (US) Embassy in the country is to construct an office annex in Abuja estimated to cost $119 million. The project which will have marine security guards quarters, in addition to o...

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01Jul

Parties Round Off Campaigns As INEC Trains Poll Workers – The Guardian Nigeria

AFPParties Round Off Campaigns As INEC Trains Poll WorkersThe Guardian NigeriaIN two weeks time, the Edo State governorship election would be won and lost but the interest it has generated across the country and even beyond would remain in public domai...

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01Jul

Kidnappers Renew Offensive In Abakaliki, Kill Pharmacist – The Guardian Nigeria

Kidnappers Renew Offensive In Abakaliki, Kill PharmacistThe Guardian NigeriaTHE resurgence of criminal activities in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, has led to the murder of a popular pharmacist and owner of Godel Pharmacy, Mr. Godwin Eze Nwosu, by un...

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30Jun

More Troops to Be Deployed to Kano – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersMore Troops to Be Deployed to KanoAllAfrica.comBy Lawan Danjuma Adamu, 29 June 2012 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Azubike Ihejirika, today in Kano State said additional soldiers will be drafted to state to help speed up complete...

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30Jun

Nigeria: Five policemen shot dead in Adamawa – Zee News

Zee NewsNigeria: Five policemen shot dead in AdamawaZee NewsAbuja: Unidentified gunmen shot dead five policemen and set the police station ablaze after looting the armoury in Nigeria's northern state of Adamawa. Police officials said the attack too...

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30Jun

Amaechi, PDP Condemn Murder Of ANPP Chairman In Rivers – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersAmaechi, PDP Condemn Murder Of ANPP Chairman In RiversLeadership NewspapersChairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) and governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ...

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30Jun

Dana Air Crash: Only 50 Families Have Filled Compensation Forms – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersDana Air Crash: Only 50 Families Have Filled Compensation FormsLeadership NewspapersFollowing the resolution of the National Assembly that Dana Air must pay at least 30 per cent of the $100, 000 insurance compensation to the famili...

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30Jun

Boko Haram, Nigeria and the US…Time for a re-think on the US intervention…

The news is rife with the Terrorist Designations of Boko Haram Commander Abubakar Shekau, Khalid al-Barnawi and Abubakar Adam Kambar. In a Media Note dated 21st June, the Office of the Spokesperson for the US department of state announced that following consultations with the Departments of Justice and Treasury, the Department of State has designated

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30Jun

Flooding: Lagos, Ogun residents count losses – The Nation Newspaper

Nigerian TribuneFlooding: Lagos, Ogun residents count lossesThe Nation NewspaperBy Linus Obogo, Segun Ajiboye, Miriam Ndikanwu and Oziegbe Okoeki 30/06/2012 02:45:00 Call it a day of rage and bedlam and you may not be wrong. It was a day the heavens&#3...

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30Jun

Daniel’s trial: Court orders police to probe alleged death threat against star … – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSDaniel's trial: Court orders police to probe alleged death threat against star ...The Nation NewspaperBy Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta 19 hours 12 minutes ago An Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta yesterday ordered for a police investigat...

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30Jun

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Tale of the Cow Tail

Finally finished reading this first written work by Lanre Ogundimu. Not a bad entry for a first work. The writer’s attempt to appeal to a wide range of audience made the stories rather too short and most times I was gasping to understand the key message inherent in each of the short stories. I still

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30Jun

Police explain attack on Oshiomhole – The Nation Newspaper

Nigerian Observer Police explain attack on OshiomholeThe Nation NewspaperBy Osagie Otabor, Benin 18 hours 5 minutes ago Edo State Police Command yesterday explained how the convoy of Governor Adams Oshiomhole was attacked at Usen in Ovia South West Loc...

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29Jun

Jonathan receives draft of new Petroleum Industry… – CHANNELS

WorldStageJonathan receives draft of new Petroleum Industry...CHANNELSPresident Goodluck Jonathan on has received the long awaited draft of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke presented the dra...

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29Jun

Banker’s Alleged Killer Seriously Ill — Counsel – P.M. News

Banker's Alleged Killer Seriously Ill — CounselP.M. NewsThe trial of Akolade Arowolo, accused of murdering his banker wife, Titilayo, was again stalled on Thursday as a result of his ill-heath. Arowolo, the unemployed graduate who allegedlly stab...

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29Jun

Oyo security patrol loses officers in auto crash – Daily Times Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersOyo security patrol loses officers in auto crashDaily Times NigeriaThe Oyo State Joint security patrol, known as Operation Burst, on Thursday, lost four officers in an auto crash that occurred along Mokola-Sango-UI-Ojoo Expressway,...

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29Jun

Gunmen kill politician, wife, son in Nigeria – Independent Online

Independent OnlineGunmen kill politician, wife, son in NigeriaIndependent OnlineBy SAPA Lagos - Gunmen have ambushed a local politician and shot him dead along with his wife and son in restive central Nigeria, hit by waves of ethnic violence and Islami...

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29Jun

Militants pose new threat to Africa – Mail & Guardian Online

AFPMilitants pose new threat to AfricaMail & Guardian OnlineThe US says three of Africa's militant groups are striving to coordinate their operations and represent a threat to security on the continent. A school damaged in Nigeria after attacks by ...

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29Jun

Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos Receives Award from the National … – Bella Naija

Osun DefenderBola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos Receives Award from the National ...Bella NaijaBy Adeola Adeyemo Former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was yesterday given an a...

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29Jun

Knocks for Mimiko’s second term workers’ rally – The Nation Newspaper

Osun DefenderKnocks for Mimiko's second term workers' rallyThe Nation NewspaperBy Damisi Ojo, Akure 9 hours 12 minutes ago The Ondo State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday criticised Governor Olusegun Mimiko for allegedly intimidating ...

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29Jun

Reps oil subsidy probe report: Culprits won’t go unpunished – Jonathan – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSReps oil subsidy probe report: Culprits won't go unpunished - JonathanNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has given a strong indication that those indicted in the report of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee which probed ...

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28Jun

Gunmen attack police post in restive northern Nigeria – AFP

AFPGunmen attack police post in restive northern NigeriaAFPLAGOS — Militants armed with guns and explosives attacked a police station in northeastern Nigeria late Thursday, police said, amid a wave of similar attacks blamed on Boko Haram Islamists. T...

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