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16May
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Doctor firings expose medical failings in Nigeria – Winona Daily News

Palm Beach PostDoctor firings expose medical failings in NigeriaWinona Daily NewsAP | Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:42 am | Loading… The mass firing of doctors in Nigeria's largest city is exposing the downfalls of the nation's failing me...
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16May
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Nigeria holds mass weddings – UPI.com

The GuardianNigeria holds mass weddingsUPI.comKANO, Nigeria, May 16 (UPI) -- Some 100 widows and divorcees in Nigeria's Kano State have been married in mass weddings arranged by the government, officials said. The ceremonies are part of a governmen...
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16May
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Yar’Adua – Nation Lost a True Leader – Sambo – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSYar'Adua - Nation Lost a True Leader - SamboAllAfrica.comBy Abdul-Rahman Abubakar, 16 May 2012 Vice President Muhammad Na-madi Sambo said the late President Umaru Musa Yar'adua was a committed leader that loved the entire people of the ...
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16May
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Drama as Presidency gets NJC’S recommendation on PCA recall – The Nation – Nigerian Bulletin

Times of NigeriaDrama as Presidency gets NJC'S recommendation on PCA recall – The NationNigerian BulletinThere was a fresh drama yesterday following the sudden service of the Federal Government with a notice of the reinstatement of the suspended ...
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16May
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Senate backs death sentence for 16 Nigerians in Indonesia – Punch – Nigerian Bulletin

CHANNELSSenate backs death sentence for 16 Nigerians in Indonesia – PunchNigerian BulletinThe Senate on Tuesday distanced itself from calls to intervene in the plight of 16 Nigerians facing death penalty for drug trafficking in Indonesia, saying they...
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16May
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Lagos State, NMA meeting ends in stalemate – Daily Times Nigeria

CHANNELSLagos State, NMA meeting ends in stalemateDaily Times NigeriaAnother meeting between the Lagos State Government and the Nigerian Medical Association to resolve the ongoing crisis in the state's health sector ended in a deadlock on Tuesday. ...
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16May
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EFCC, ICPC, CCB strategise on prosecution of alleged oil thieves – Vanguard

EFCC, ICPC, CCB strategise on prosecution of alleged oil thievesVanguardBY CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA — HEADS of anti-corruption agencies, yesterday, held a close door meeting on methodology to be adopted in prosecuting alleged oil thieves mentioned in the...
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16May
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EFCC, ICPC uncover fraud in FCT land administration – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersEFCC, ICPC uncover fraud in FCT land administrationVanguardBy Caleb Ayansina ABUJA—There was a stunning revelation, yesterday, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of ongoing scam in land administration at the F...
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15May
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Boko Haram kills 308 in 118 attacks on six Northern states, says minister – The Nation Newspaper

CTV.caBoko Haram kills 308 in 118 attacks on six Northern states, says ministerThe Nation NewspaperBy Gbade Ogunwale 3 hours 11 minutes ago IN 118 attacks, members of the Boko Haram sect killed 308 residents in six northern states, Police Affairs Minis...
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15May
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Flood: Oyo orders closure of Secretariat-Bodija road – The Nation Newspaper

Flood: Oyo orders closure of Secretariat-Bodija roadThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 19 hours 17 minutes ago Following the flood in parts of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Sunday night, which washed away the temporary bridge on the Bodija-Secreta...
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15May
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Flood: Oyo orders closure of Secretariat-Bodija road – The Nation Newspaper

Flood: Oyo orders closure of Secretariat-Bodija roadThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 19 hours 17 minutes ago Following the flood in parts of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Sunday night, which washed away the temporary bridge on the Bodija-Secreta...
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15May
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Nigeria president unlikely to risk oil graft crackdown – The Citizen Daily

Osun DefenderNigeria president unlikely to risk oil graft crackdownThe Citizen DailyNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (pictured) is coming under pressure to prosecute top officials implicated in a $6.8 billion fuel subsidy fraud, but many of the sus...
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15May
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President Mills’ Invitation To G8 Forum – Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

Ghana Business NewsPresident Mills' Invitation To G8 ForumGhana Broadcasting CorporationThe invitation extended to President Mills and three other African Leaders to join the upcoming G8 Summit for a discussion on food security in Africa is quite o...
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15May
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Farmers appeal for early distribution of fertiliser – BusinessDay

Farmers appeal for early distribution of fertiliserBusinessDayFarmers in Makurdi have appealed to the Benue Government to provide fertiliser early enough to bring about a good harvest in a state considered as the food basket of the nation. Lornenge Kun...
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15May
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Nigeria: Adamawa Violence – 2000 Flee to Taraba, Gombe – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSNigeria: Adamawa Violence - 2000 Flee to Taraba, GombeAllAfrica.comBy Ibrahim Abdul'aziz, 15 May 2012 Yola — Following a raid by unidentified gunmen in Lamurde local government area of Adamawa State last Sunday in which many lives were lo...
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15May
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Nigeria: Adamawa Violence – 2000 Flee to Taraba, Gombe – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSNigeria: Adamawa Violence - 2000 Flee to Taraba, GombeAllAfrica.comBy Ibrahim Abdul'aziz, 15 May 2012 Yola — Following a raid by unidentified gunmen in Lamurde local government area of Adamawa State last Sunday in which many lives were lo...
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15May
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Oshiomhole Seals up Edo INEC Office – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSOshiomhole Seals up Edo INEC OfficeAllAfrica.comBy Vincent Egunyanga And Fidelis Mac- Leva, 15 May 2012 Abuja/Benin — Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole yesterday stormed the Benin office of the Independent National Electoral Commission [INE...
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15May
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Health workers suspend nationwide strike – CHANNELS

CHANNELSHealth workers suspend nationwide strikeCHANNELSThe National Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) on Monday suspended its one-week nationwide strike with effect from Tuesday. This according to the union will give the federal government more time...
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15May
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DPO, Nine Others Killed in Gun Battle in Delta – AllAfrica.com

BusinessDayDPO, Nine Others Killed in Gun Battle in DeltaAllAfrica.comBy Kola Niyi-Eke, 15 May 2012 The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Abraka in Delta State, CSP Steve Chigbufue, and four other policemen were killed yesterday by suspected armed ro...
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15May
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Fuel Subsidy: Pastor Bakare Wants Jonathan Probed – Leadership Newspapers

CHANNELSFuel Subsidy: Pastor Bakare Wants Jonathan ProbedLeadership NewspapersThe leader of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG), Pastor Bakare has urged the National Assembly to invoke the provision of the Section 80 and 81 of the 1999 Constitution on Preside...
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15May
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14 oil wells suit: S’Court fixes July 30 for ruling – Vanguard

14 oil wells suit: S'Court fixes July 30 for rulingVanguardBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Supreme Court, yesterday, fixed July 30 to deliver judgment on claims by the Cross River State government that 14 oil wells were ceded to it by former Pr...
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15May
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Ondo students on rampage over alleged death of 20 colleagues – Vanguard

Ondo students on rampage over alleged death of 20 colleaguesVanguardBy DAYO JOHNSON & GBENGA ARIYIBI ONDO—STUDENTS of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, went on the rampage yesterday and vandalised no fewer than 50 vehicles including that of the...
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14May
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UNILAG VC’s family suspects foul play •Vows to investigate death – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSUNILAG VC's family suspects foul play •Vows to investigate deathNigerian TribuneWAS the late Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe poisoned or did he die of cardiac arrest? This question was the bone of...
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14May
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Varsity workers to demand for salary increase July —SSANU president – Nigerian Tribune

Varsity workers to demand for salary increase July —SSANU presidentNigerian TribuneTHE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has said the workers in the universities in the country will demand for salary increase according to the ...
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14May
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Varsity workers to demand for salary increase July —SSANU president – Nigerian Tribune

Varsity workers to demand for salary increase July —SSANU presidentNigerian TribuneTHE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has said the workers in the universities in the country will demand for salary increase according to the ...
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14May
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It’s N19,000 minimum wage or nothing, Ekiti workers tell govt •Reject April salary – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersIt's N19,000 minimum wage or nothing, Ekiti workers tell govt •Reject April salaryNigerian TribuneWORKERS in the Ekiti State Local Government Service have rejected their April salaries, claiming that it was prepared with the ...
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14May
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Reinstate 346 workers sacked in 2009, Kogi govt ordered – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersReinstate 346 workers sacked in 2009, Kogi govt orderedNigerian TribuneA high court sitting in Okene, Kogi State, on Monday, ordered the Kogi State government to reinstate 346 workers sacked in 2009 during a screening exercise by K...
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14May
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Reinstate 346 workers sacked in 2009, Kogi govt ordered – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersReinstate 346 workers sacked in 2009, Kogi govt orderedNigerian TribuneA high court sitting in Okene, Kogi State, on Monday, ordered the Kogi State government to reinstate 346 workers sacked in 2009 during a screening exercise by K...
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14May
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Enthrone fiscal federalism to avert break up – Lokpobiri – Vanguard

CHANNELSEnthrone fiscal federalism to avert break up – LokpobiriVanguardBy Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa – Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, representing Bayelsa West senatorial district, has warned that the country may be heading towards disintegration, shou...
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14May
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Enthrone fiscal federalism to avert break up – Lokpobiri – Vanguard

CHANNELSEnthrone fiscal federalism to avert break up – LokpobiriVanguardBy Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa – Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, representing Bayelsa West senatorial district, has warned that the country may be heading towards disintegration, shou...
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14May
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CNPP warns PDP over alleged plot to factionalize NLC – Vanguard

Osun DefenderCNPP warns PDP over alleged plot to factionalize NLCVanguardBy CHRIS OCHAYI ABUJA—The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has warned that moves by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to factionalize the Nigeria Labour C...
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14May
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Imo Govt. Plans To Set Aside – Leadership Newspapers

Imo Govt. Plans To Set AsideLeadership NewspapersThe Imo Government said it would set aside N100 million and N50 million monthly for the payment of gratuities to state government pensioners and local government council pensioners respectively. It said ...
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14May
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Sanusi, Kukah blame insecurity on leaders – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderSanusi, Kukah blame insecurity on leadersOsun DefenderLeadership is to blame for the security challenge facing the nation, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Sanusi said yesterday. But, to the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, the Mos...
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14May
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FG to distribute energy efficient bulbs – BusinessDay

BusinessDayFG to distribute energy efficient bulbsBusinessDayThe federal government has concluded plans to commence the distribution of energy efficient bulbs and phase out the high energy consuming ones, Minister of Energy, Prof. Bart Nnaji, said on S...
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14May
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Unknown gunmen kill three in Kano – BusinessDay

CHANNELSUnknown gunmen kill three in KanoBusinessDayUnknown gunmen opened fire on residents of Tukuntawa area of Kano at about 6 pm on Sunday evening and killed three people. A resident of the area Malam Bashir Wakili, who spoke to NAN on phone, said t...
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14May
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Soldier Killed in Duel With Gunmen in Kaduna – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersSoldier Killed in Duel With Gunmen in KadunaAllAfrica.comBy Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, 14 May 2012 Kaduna — One Division of the Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of a soldier during a gun battle between soldiers and a terrorist gr...
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14May
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Nigeria president unlikely to risk oil graft crackdown – Reuters Africa

WorldStageNigeria president unlikely to risk oil graft crackdownReuters AfricaBy Joe Brock ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is coming under pressure to prosecute top officials implicated in a $6.8 billion fuel subsidy fraud, but m...
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14May
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‘Pastor Adeboye’s Visit To End Plateau Crisis’ – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership Newspapers'Pastor Adeboye's Visit To End Plateau Crisis'Leadership NewspapersPlateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, has said the crisis in the state has finally come to an end following the apostolic visit by the General Overseer of...
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14May
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Ondo govt alleges plot to distabilise state – Vanguard

Ondo govt alleges plot to distabilise stateVanguardBy DAYO JOHNSON Akure – ONDO State Government, weekend, raised the alarm over alleged plans by an unnamed opposition party to sponsor violent attacks in the state, using hoodlums from neighbouring st...
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14May
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Jonathan re-assures Nigerians of dividends of democracy – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersJonathan re-assures Nigerians of dividends of democracyVanguardBy Umar Yusuf. Yola— President Goodluck Jonathan has re-assured Nigerians that his administration will continue to deliver the dividends of democracy and good governa...
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13May
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One killed as NURTW’s factions clash in Lagos – Vanguard

One killed as NURTW's factions clash in LagosVanguardBY Evelyn Usman LAGOS – Crisis broke out between factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Mile 12 area of Lagos, Sunday, leaving one person dead and several others in...
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13May
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Panelists push for promotion of ethics, integrity in courts – Vanguard

Panelists push for promotion of ethics, integrity in courtsVanguardBy ABDULWAHAB ABDULAH IKEJA – Speakers at the media roundtable on promoting ethics and integrity at magistrate courts, weekend, stressed the need for the promotion of ethics and integ...
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13May
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Windstorm kills four, injures 20 in Cross River – Vanguard

CHANNELSWindstorm kills four, injures 20 in Cross RiverVanguardBY Johnbosco Agbakwuru CALABAR – No fewer than four persons were feared dead, while over 20 others sustained various degrees of injuries in windstorms that ravaged communities in some loc...
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13May
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CBN gov charges leaders on nation building – Nigerian Tribune

CBN gov charges leaders on nation buildingNigerian TribuneGovernor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has charged those in leadership positions in the country to take practical steps towards building a virile and stronger Niger...
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13May
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Gunmen kill 400-Level student of FUT Minna – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaGunmen kill 400-Level student of FUT MinnaInformation NigeriaGunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Saturday killed a 400-level student of Federal University of Technology, Minna, for daring to intervene while they attempted to rob ...
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13May
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2015 On Their Minds (1): President Jonathan and the succession debate – Vanguard

Nigerian Tribune2015 On Their Minds (1): President Jonathan and the succession debateVanguardBy Jide Ajani This is a build up to President Goodluck Jonathan's first year in office as an elected leader. But there appears to be a stasis in the affair...
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12May
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Edo 2012: ‘Propaganda, blackmail won’t help the PDP’ – Vanguard

Nigerian TribuneEdo 2012: 'Propaganda, blackmail won't help the PDP'VanguardThe Director of Media and Publicity of the Oshiomhole Campaign Organisation (OSO), Prince Kassim Afegbua, has stated that intimidation, blackmail and propaganda can...
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12May
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Insecurity: Appraising Azazi’s command-control prognosis – Vanguard

Information NigeriaInsecurity: Appraising Azazi's command-control prognosisVanguardLittle could General Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd) have known when he let loose a stereotypically military missive in Asaba last month that he was opening the floodgates ...
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12May
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2015: Jonathan is qualified to contest – PDP boss – Vanguard

Spyghana.com2015: Jonathan is qualified to contest – PDP bossVanguardBy SamuelOyadongha, Yenagoa As the controversy whether President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2015 presidential poll lingers, the National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democra...
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12May
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Put Your House In Order, Tambuwal Tells NYCN – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersPut Your House In Order, Tambuwal Tells NYCNLeadership NewspapersSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has urged warring factions in the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) to mend fences and with...
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12May
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Oil subsidy report: President Jonathan’s litmus test on fight corruption – Vanguard

CHANNELSOil subsidy report: President Jonathan's litmus test on fight corruptionVanguardCommitment comes by spoken words and actions. For sometime, successive governments in Nigeria have mouthed their resolve to give Nigerians a new lease of life b...
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12May
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20 of us jumped into a well but only eight came out, says survivor of attack … – The Nation Newspaper

20 of us jumped into a well but only eight came out, says survivor of attack ...The Nation NewspaperBy Duku JOEL, Damaturu. 4 minutes ago A cattle dealer who survived an attack by gunmen on a cattle market in Potiskum, Yobe State penultimate Wednesday,...
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11May
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After bandits killed two abducted Lebanese, amazing Zaria Water works goes on – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersAfter bandits killed two abducted Lebanese, amazing Zaria Water works goes onVanguardBy Luka Binniyat About five gunmen last Monday morning took positions at a bent in Kakeyi village, 2 km east of Zaria city and about 5 km from the...
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11May
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AWO: 25 Years After: Even The Royals Celebrated Him – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneAWO: 25 Years After: Even The Royals Celebrated HimNigerian TribuneTAYO LEWIS captures the festive atmosphere that enveloped the Ikenne home of Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, SAN, GCFR, sage and foremost nationalist as friends and poli...
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11May
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Don’t Ban Street Begging •Almajiri Committee Advises FG – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersDon't Ban Street Begging •Almajiri Committee Advises FGNigerian TribuneTHE Federal Government has been advised not to ban street begging as it seeks to tackle the menace of almajiri, many of whom are easily manipulated by ant...
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11May
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Security Challenge: We Would Take Stance By June -NGF – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersSecurity Challenge: We Would Take Stance By June -NGFNigerian TribuneNigeria Governors Forum (NGF) rose from its meeting and declared that it would make its position known by June this year, after a brainstorming session on the sec...
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11May
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Court to Rule on Wada’s Swearing in July – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersCourt to Rule on Wada's Swearing in JulyP.M. NewsJustice Abdu- Kafarati of a Federal High Court siting in Abuja has fixed July 5th to deliver judgment in a suit filed by a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Kogi State, Chief...
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11May
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Court to Rule on Wada’s Swearing in July – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersCourt to Rule on Wada's Swearing in JulyP.M. NewsJustice Abdu- Kafarati of a Federal High Court siting in Abuja has fixed July 5th to deliver judgment in a suit filed by a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Kogi State, Chief...
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11May
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Drug War: No Fund To Train 2000 NDLEA Recruits – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersDrug War: No Fund To Train 2000 NDLEA RecruitsP.M. NewsThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has disclosed that it does not have the money needed to train about 2000 of its recruits who are only engaged in drills for phy...
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11May
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5 Kids, 23 Others Die In Road Crashes – P.M. News

Daily Times Nigeria5 Kids, 23 Others Die In Road CrashesP.M. NewsThe Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said on Thursday that 28 people died in 59 road accidents recorded in Kogi in April. The State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr. Michael Olapade, who...
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11May
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Another bloody day in Riyom LGA – Daily Times Nigeria

CHANNELSAnother bloody day in Riyom LGADaily Times NigeriaRiyom Local Government Area of Plateau State has been under severe attack by people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. In the past month, about 80 people have been killed in various villages withi...
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11May
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Police in Delta state arrests notorious kidnap gang – CHANNELS

CHANNELSPolice in Delta state arrests notorious kidnap gangCHANNELSThe Delta State Commissioner of Police command on Thursday paraded suspected members of a Kidnap gang who were accused to killing one Army and four police officers in the state. The Del...
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11May
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Nigerian airliner makes emergency landing – China Daily

Information NigeriaNigerian airliner makes emergency landingChina DailyLAGOS - A Nigerian commercial airliner with Dana Air on Thursday night made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed Airport after the plane lost hydraulic pressure. The inciden...
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11May
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Fashola urges Nigerians to safeguard cou… – BusinessDay

Leadership NewspapersFashola urges Nigerians to safeguard cou...BusinessDayGovernor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has urged Nigerians to jealously guard the country's democracy and ensure that its success is not undermined. He made the call in L...
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11May
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Insecurity: Blame FG, not governors – Tinubu – Vanguard

BusinessDayInsecurity: Blame FG, not governors – TinubuVanguardBy SIMON EBEGBULEM & GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE BENIN – Edo State Government, yesterday, launched its N10 billion Security Appeal fund with the former Governor Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tin...
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11May
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Edo Guber: PDP South-South To – Leadership Newspapers

Edo Guber: PDP South-South ToLeadership NewspapersThe national vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South, Mr. Stephen Oru yesterday said that all the leadership of the party from the zone have resolved to relocate to Benin ...
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11May
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Lagos Assembly halts demolition of Onigbongbo market – Daily Sun

Lagos Assembly halts demolition of Onigbongbo marketDaily SunBy CHINELO OBOGO Lagos State House of Assembly has halted the proposed demolition of Onigbongbo Market, Ikeja by the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. This reso...
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11May
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Minister: Education problems beyond infrastructure, funding – The Nation Newspaper

Minister: Education problems beyond infrastructure, fundingThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 3 hours 38 minutes ago The problems militating against education are beyond the provision of infrastructure or funding, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqa...
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11May
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Senate slashes cost of number plates to N8, 400 – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSSenate slashes cost of number plates to N8, 400The Nation NewspaperFor those who haven't gotten the new vehicle number plate and driver's licence, here is good news. The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affair...
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11May
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Police disrupt CD’s rally in Onitsha – The Nation Newspaper

Police disrupt CD's rally in OnitshaThe Nation NewspaperBy Okodili Ndidi, Onitsha 3 hours 34 minutes ago A peaceful rally organised in Onitsha by the Anambra State branch of a pro-democracy group, the Campaign for Democracy (CD), was yesterday disr...
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11May
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Vandals cause power outage, water scarcity in Enugu – The Nation Newspaper

Vandals cause power outage, water scarcity in EnuguThe Nation NewspaperBy Chris Oji, Enugu 3 hours 15 minutes ago Thirty seven communities in Enugu State have been thrown into darkness, following the vandalisation of the Second Power Line installed by ...
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11May
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Fashola hails health workers on free health mission – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersFashola hails health workers on free health missionThe Nation NewspaperBy Miriam Ndikanwu 12 hours 16 minutes ago Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday thanked doctors and health workers, who were part of the government&...
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11May
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Customs impounds smuggled vehicles – The Nation Newspaper

Customs impounds smuggled vehiclesThe Nation NewspaperBy Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta 12 hours 27 minutes ago The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it impounded four of the smuggled vehicles that rammed into Ogun State Govern...
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11May
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Hurricane Fashola visits Apapa, demolishes illegal structures – Vanguard

CHANNELSHurricane Fashola visits Apapa, demolishes illegal structuresVanguardBy Olasunkanmi Akoni The Joint Task Force, comprising the state security agencies and the military, led by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, last Monday swoo...
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10May
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EFCC urged to investigate N44bn paid by airlines to FAAN – Vanguard

Information NigeriaEFCC urged to investigate N44bn paid by airlines to FAANVanguardBY PROVIDENCE OBUH Nigeria Airline operators have alleged that the purported remodeling of the nation's Airport by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) w...
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10May
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EFCC urged to investigate N44bn paid by airlines to FAAN – Vanguard

Information NigeriaEFCC urged to investigate N44bn paid by airlines to FAANVanguardBY PROVIDENCE OBUH Nigeria Airline operators have alleged that the purported remodeling of the nation's Airport by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) w...
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10May
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Group lauds Awo’s leadership style – Nigerian Tribune

Group lauds Awo's leadership styleNigerian TribuneTHE Progressive Movement of Nigeria, on Thursday, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, lauded the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, for his purposeful leadership when he was directing the affairs of the Wes...
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10May
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2013 budget: Reps get tough with FG over capital projects – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership Newspapers2013 budget: Reps get tough with FG over capital projectsNigerian TribuneTHE House of Representatives, on Thursday, began move to address the abandonment of Federal Government's capital projects across the states of the federat...
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10May
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2013 budget: Reps get tough with FG over capital projects – Nigerian Tribune

2013 budget: Reps get tough with FG over capital projectsNigerian TribuneTHE House of Representatives, on Thursday, began move to address the abandonment of Federal Government's capital projects across the states of the federation and Abuja, by man...
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10May
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$4095 SEC scam: Court okays arraignment of Hembe, Ifeanyi – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership Newspapers$4095 SEC scam: Court okays arraignment of Hembe, IfeanyiNigerian TribuneAN Abuja High Court, on Thursday, gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the nod to arraign the former chairman and deputy chairman of the H...
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10May
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Air Expo 2012: Security tightened in Kaduna – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSAir Expo 2012: Security tightened in KadunaNigerian TribuneAS the Nigerian Air Force gets set to test its air capability, tight security has been mounted in Kaduna, venue of the event. Also, foreign ministers of defence and chiefs of defence st...
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10May
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Why Nigeria Has Become Fertile Ground For Terrorists-NSA – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersWhy Nigeria Has Become Fertile Ground For Terrorists-NSALeadership NewspapersThe National Security Adviser, General Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd) has posited that the failure to address economic hardship and lack of economic opportuniti...
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10May
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Group Decries NCC, NESREA Conflict Over Wrong Location Of Base Station – Leadership Newspapers

Group Decries NCC, NESREA Conflict Over Wrong Location Of Base StationLeadership NewspapersThe NCC and NESREA had traded words over the location of an MTN base station in EFAB Estate, Mbora District in the FCT. NESREA had earlier sealed-off the MTN mas...
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10May
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EFCC Arraigns 2 Bank Managers, 5 Others Over N25m Fraud – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersEFCC Arraigns 2 Bank Managers, 5 Others Over N25m FraudLeadership NewspapersThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned three bank staff, two civil servants and two companies before Justice Patrick Afe...
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10May
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Why terrorism is on the rise – Azazi – The Nation Newspaper

Why terrorism is on the rise - AzaziThe Nation NewspaperBy Tony Akowe 10 minutes ago The National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi , said in Kaduna on Thursday that governments' failure to address the root causes of unrest in the country has cre...
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10May
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Reps – No Bill On Removal of Immunity Clause From Jonathan – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersReps - No Bill On Removal of Immunity Clause From JonathanAllAfrica.comBy Turaki A. Hassan, 10 May 2012 The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on the review of the1999 Constitution said it has not received any proposal from ...
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10May
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Senate Asks Lufthansa to Remit N2 Billion Royalty to FG – AllAfrica.com

Myjoyonline.comSenate Asks Lufthansa to Remit N2 Billion Royalty to FGAllAfrica.comBy Abdul-Rahman Abubakar and Isiaka Wakili, 10 May 2012 The Senate has urged a German airline, Luftansa Airline, to either pay N2.19 billion royalty it owed the Federal ...
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Court Remands Farmer For Killing Daughter – Nigerian Observer

Leadership NewspapersCourt Remands Farmer For Killing DaughterNigerian ObserverMAKURDI - A 32-year-old farmer, Aker Iorver of Mbawua Ihugh district of Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue, was on Tuesday remanded at the Federal Prisons, Makurdi, fo...
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Senate moves for citizens’ input in yearly budget – The Guardian – Nigerian Bulletin

Leadership NewspapersSenate moves for citizens' input in yearly budget – The GuardianNigerian BulletinTHE Senate has begun a process that may ensure that the inputs of Nigerians count in the preparation of the nation's yearly budget. The Uppe...
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EFCC arraigns 79-year-old for fraud – Tribune – Nigerian Bulletin

Leadership NewspapersEFCC arraigns 79-year-old for fraud – TribuneNigerian BulletinA 79-year-old man, Clement John Adiamiko Uwemedimo aka 'Professor' and his alleged accomplice, Prince Ajamu Sunday Adedayo, were, on Wednesday, arraigned befor...
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We’re Committed to Nigeria’s Unity, Says Tambuwal – THISDAY Live

Leadership NewspapersWe're Committed to Nigeria's Unity, Says TambuwalTHISDAY LiveBy Shola Oyeyipo Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has assured Nigerians that the lower chamber of the National Assembly is committ...
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Apapa: Lack of Tankers Parking Lot Threatens Highway Sanity – THISDAY Live

CHANNELSApapa: Lack of Tankers Parking Lot Threatens Highway SanityTHISDAY LiveBy Chiemelie Ezeobi and Taiwo Akintunde Following the evacuation and seizure of tankers and trucks from the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway last Monday, given the show down declared...
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FG Approves N3 Billion Patrol Boats for Customs – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersFG Approves N3 Billion Patrol Boats for CustomsAllAfrica.comBy Abdul-Rahman Abubakar, 10 May 2012 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N3 billion for the procurement of two speed boats for surveillance of Nigerian...
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Presidency’s Dilemma – Between NSA’s Gaffe and Okah’s Bombshell – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersPresidency's Dilemma - Between NSA's Gaffe and Okah's BombshellAllAfrica.comBy George Agba, 10 May 2012 Hardly had President Goodluck Jonathan recovered from the verbal misfiring by his National Security Adviser recentl...
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Imo NLC Threatens Strike Over Okorocha’s Fourth Tier Govt – Leadership Newspapers

Imo NLC Threatens Strike Over Okorocha's Fourth Tier GovtLeadership NewspapersAs the controversy over Governor Rochas Okorocha's fourth tier of government continues to rage, the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened ...
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When Awo came back to life – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersWhen Awo came back to lifeNigerian TribuneSulaimon Olanrewaju reports that at the gathering of the nation's cream to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the exit of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the sage, whose footprints remain indelib...
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SEC chiefs disown Oteh – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersSEC chiefs disown OtehThe Nation NewspaperBy Victor Oluwasegun and Dele Anofi, Abuja 3 hours 23 minutes ago UNKNOWN to the investing public, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – supervisors of the Nigeria Stock Exchange...
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JTF kills Boko Haram suspect – The Nation Newspaper

Myjoyonline.comJTF kills Boko Haram suspectThe Nation NewspaperBy Joseph Abiodun, Maiduguri 7 hours 49 minutes ago One person was killed yesterday during a gun duel between men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and suspected members of the Boko Haram sect ...
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Fashola, others extol Ibru’s virtues at 70 – The Nation Newspaper

Fashola, others extol Ibru's virtues at 70The Nation NewspaperBy Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja 12 hours 12 minutes ago Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday extolled the virtues of the President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Indust...
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Pension scam: Ex-director granted bail – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersPension scam: Ex-director granted bailThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja 1 hour ago Despite yesterday came the way of a former Director of the Pension Office and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship asp...
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