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27Apr
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SGS prepares to train 80 Customs officers for Destination Inspection – WorldStage

WorldStageSGS prepares to train 80 Customs officers for Destination InspectionWorldStageBy Benson Akomo WorldStage Newsonline-- Destination Inspection (DI) service provider, SGS Scanning Nigeria Limited has commenced the training of 80 officers at the ...
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27Apr
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Nigerian Groups Want Minister Fired Over Fuel Subsidies – Bloomberg

Kansas City StarNigerian Groups Want Minister Fired Over Fuel SubsidiesBloombergNigerian labor unions and civic groups want Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke to be fired after a parliamentary probe found the government made illegal payments of ...
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27Apr
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Senator Ashafa Seeks Probe Of GSM Service Providers – P.M. News (blog)

Senator Ashafa Seeks Probe Of GSM Service ProvidersP.M. News (blog)Senator Gbenga Ashafa representing Lagos East Senatorial District, has moved a motion for the examination of the activities of GSM service providers in the country. The motion is to bea...
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27Apr
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FG Disowns NFF Over Saintfiet Deal – P.M. News

FG Disowns NFF Over Saintfiet DealP.M. NewsSupervising Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission NSC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has stated that the Federal Government of Nigeria has not disowned the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF over...
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27Apr
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Boko Haram attack: Fashola condoles ThisDay, others – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaBoko Haram attack: Fashola condoles ThisDay, othersInformation NigeriaLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday expressed sadness over the bombing of the Abuja and Kaduna offices of THISDAY Newspapers Group and si...
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27Apr
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Boko Haram attack: Fashola condoles ThisDay, others – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaBoko Haram attack: Fashola condoles ThisDay, othersInformation NigeriaLagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday expressed sadness over the bombing of the Abuja and Kaduna offices of THISDAY Newspapers Group and si...
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27Apr
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Reps Probe NCC Over Sales of Registered SIM Cards – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersReps Probe NCC Over Sales of Registered SIM CardsAllAfrica.comBy Turaki A. Hassan, 27 April 2012 The House of Representatives yesterday commenced probe into the reports of sales of registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) ...
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27Apr
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How Suicide Bomber Hit ThisDay Office – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersHow Suicide Bomber Hit ThisDay OfficeAllAfrica.comBy Hassan Abdul, Ronald Mutum, Judd-Leonard Okafor, Misbahu Bashir, Amina Alhassan, Abdulkadir B. Mukhtar, Ruby Leo, Isa Saidu, Isma'ila Mudashir, Christiana Alabi, Sunday Isuwa...
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27Apr
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Boko Haram: Ndume knows fate June 15 – Vanguard

CHANNELSBoko Haram: Ndume knows fate June 15VanguardBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, fixed June 15, to determine the merit of an application seeking to quash the four-count terrorism ...
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27Apr
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Boko Haram: Ndume knows fate June 15 – Vanguard

CHANNELSBoko Haram: Ndume knows fate June 15VanguardBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, fixed June 15, to determine the merit of an application seeking to quash the four-count terrorism ...
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27Apr
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N11bn loan scam: Police seek court’s nod to interrogate Saraki – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersN11bn loan scam: Police seek court's nod to interrogate SarakiVanguardBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, said it never granted an interim injunction restraining the Inspector General of Po...
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27Apr
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Anambra pays N1bn to pensioners – Vanguard

BusinessDayAnambra pays N1bn to pensionersVanguardBy VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA— GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra State yesterday distributed cheques totaling N1billion to 850 pensioners from the local government system. The beneficiaries include 267 persons ...
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27Apr
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May 1, 29 public holidays – The Nation Newspaper

May 1, 29 public holidaysThe Nation NewspaperBy Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja 12 hours 16 minutes ago The Federal Government yesterday declared May 1 a public holiday to mark this year's Workers' Day. It also declared May 29 a holiday to celebrate Dem...
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26Apr
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Absence of lead prosecutor stalls Alao-Akala’s trial – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSAbsence of lead prosecutor stalls Alao-Akala's trialNigerian TribunePROCEEDINGS in the trial of former governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, on charges of corrupt practices were, on Thursday, stalled at an Ibadan High Court, due ...
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26Apr
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Terrorism: Senator Ndume Knows Fate In June – P.M. News (blog)

Terrorism: Senator Ndume Knows Fate In JuneP.M. News (blog)A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned till 15 June to decide whether embattled Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume who is standing trial for alleged sponsorship of terrorism will c...
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26Apr
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Another Bomb Blast Rocks Kaduna – P.M. News (blog)

Leadership NewspapersAnother Bomb Blast Rocks KadunaP.M. News (blog)About five hours after a bomb exploded at the office of Thisday, Sun and Moment newspapers along Kotongora Road today another bomb has exploded again. The bomb which exploded at about ...
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26Apr
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US denounces Nigeria media attacks – AFP

AFPUS denounces Nigeria media attacksAFPWASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday condemned violence against offices of a Nigerian newspaper that killed eight people, saying that the attacks targeted "free speech itself." State Department ...
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26Apr
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CBN Boss Urges Fuel Subsidy Probe. – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderCBN Boss Urges Fuel Subsidy Probe.Osun DefenderNigeria's outspoken central bank governor has called for a criminal investigation into a multi-billion dollar fuel subsidy fraud. Lamido Sanusi said those responsible should not only pay b...
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26Apr
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Police Boss Blames Jos Bomb Blast On Nonchallance – P.M. News (blog)

Police Boss Blames Jos Bomb Blast On NonchallanceP.M. News (blog)Mr. Emmanuel Ayeni, the Plateau Commissioner of Police, has blamed Tuesday's bomb explosion at a football viewing centre in Tudun Wada, Jos on “nonchalant attitude of members of the...
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26Apr
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Seven partying Chelsea fans burnt alive – Information Nigeria

CHANNELSSeven partying Chelsea fans burnt aliveInformation NigeriaSeven Chelsea fans were burnt alive when the bus they were travelling in went up in flames after it somersaulted in Lagos Tuesday night. Another fan of the English Premier League side wa...
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26Apr
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Minister shelves ban on foreign airlines – Information Nigeria

BusinessDayMinister shelves ban on foreign airlinesInformation NigeriaTHE Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah-Ogiewonyi, has shelved her plan to bar foreign airlines today from the country's airspace. In a statement by his media assistant, Joe Obi, ...
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26Apr
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Explosion in Nigerian capital Abuja – AFP

AFPExplosion in Nigerian capital AbujaAFPABUJA — A loud explosion was heard on Thursday in the Nigerian capital Abuja followed by smoke and ambulances which appeared to be headed in the direction of the blast, an AFP reporter witnessed. The blast app...
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26Apr
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Lagos accuses striking doctors of diverting patients from govt hospitals to … – WorldStage

WorldStageLagos accuses striking doctors of diverting patients from govt hospitals to ...WorldStageBy Nkechi Naeche The Lagos State Ministry of Health in conjunction with Reckitt Benckiser makers of Mortein on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, presented gifts...
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26Apr
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High power explosives worth N3m discovered in Kano – Information Nigeria

BusinessDayHigh power explosives worth N3m discovered in KanoInformation NigeriaThe Kano State Police yesterday discovered three sacks containing two powerful explosive substances: Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and Pentaerythritol (PETN). PETN, the substance f...
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26Apr
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Nigeria delays sanctioning foreign airlines over alleged fare imbalance – Panapress (subscription)

AllAfrica.comNigeria delays sanctioning foreign airlines over alleged fare imbalancePanapress (subscription)Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's aviation authorities have said they will not implement their decision to ban foreign airlines operating in...
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26Apr
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Subsidy Fraud – ‘Jonathan Will Spare No One’ – AllAfrica.com

AllAfrica.comSubsidy Fraud - 'Jonathan Will Spare No One'AllAfrica.comBy Turaki A. Hassan and Isiaka Wakili, 26 April 2012 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has asked the committee to prove allegations of misdeeds levelled against it ...
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26Apr
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The Missing Voice – AllAfrica.com

Myjoyonline.comThe Missing VoiceAllAfrica.comBy Ayeni Badmus, 26 April 2012 Where is the voice of the North in the face of the mounting activities of Boko Haram? This is the question Nigerians are now raising against Northern leaders since September201...
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26Apr
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Bomb Explodes Near Kano Army Barracks – AllAfrica.com

Independent OnlineBomb Explodes Near Kano Army BarracksAllAfrica.comBy Lawan Danjuma Adamu, 26 April 2012 Kano — An explosive went off close to a shopping mall at Kofar Ruwa area of Kano metropolis. Eyewitnesses told Daily Trust that a loud bang was ...
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26Apr
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Multiple Accident: Coroner Indicts Dangote Coy, Police – Leadership Newspapers

Kansas City StarMultiple Accident: Coroner Indicts Dangote Coy, PoliceLeadership NewspapersThe Magistrate, Mr. Tajudeen Elias who conducted the coroner's inquest into the August 15, 2010 multiple accident that occurred along Lagos-Ibadan expressway...
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26Apr
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Ogun Assembly extends tenure of LG caretaker committees again – Daily Sun

WorldStageOgun Assembly extends tenure of LG caretaker committees againDaily SunOgun State House of Assembly has once again extended the tenure of the state's 20 local government caretaker committees. The extension, which is for three months, was t...
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26Apr
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NDLEA seizes N160m drug at Lagos airport – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersNDLEA seizes N160m drug at Lagos airportVanguardBy DANIEL ETEGHE LAGOS— Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, made a major seizure of 16 kilogrammes of high grade heroin worth about N160 million by...
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26Apr
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NDLEA seizes N160m drug at Lagos airport – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersNDLEA seizes N160m drug at Lagos airportVanguardBy DANIEL ETEGHE LAGOS— Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, made a major seizure of 16 kilogrammes of high grade heroin worth about N160 million by...
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26Apr
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Rotary honors Nigerian president for supporting a polio-free world – Rotary International

Rotary InternationalRotary honors Nigerian president for supporting a polio-free worldRotary InternationalBy Dan Nixon Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair-elect Wilfrid Wilkinson (left) presents Rotary International's Polio Eradication Champion Award t...
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26Apr
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Coroner blames Lagos-Ibadan road accident on police road block – Vanguard

Centre Daily TimesCoroner blames Lagos-Ibadan road accident on police road blockVanguardBy ABDULWAHAB ABDULAH, ONOZURE DANIA & DONALD ARJI LAGOS—The Coroner inquest, investigating the accident that claimed several lives and property on Otedola Br...
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26Apr
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Senators push to weaken CBN’s grip – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSSenators push to weaken CBN's gripThe Nation NewspaperSENATORS yesterday took one more step forward in their quest to wrest some powers from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A Bill seeking to compel the CBN to submit its yearly budget to ...
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25Apr
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FAAN MD loses bid to stay action on contempt charge – Vanguard

CHANNELSFAAN MD loses bid to stay action on contempt chargeVanguardFederal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, yesterday, lost its bid to have a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to stay proceedings on a contempt charge filed against its Managing Di...
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25Apr
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FAAN MD loses bid to stay action on contempt charge – Vanguard

CHANNELSFAAN MD loses bid to stay action on contempt chargeVanguardFederal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, yesterday, lost its bid to have a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, to stay proceedings on a contempt charge filed against its Managing Di...
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25Apr
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Subsidy probe: Falana offers to defend House for free – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSSubsidy probe: Falana offers to defend House for freeThe Nation NewspaperBy Joseph Jibueze 1 hour ago Activist-lawyer Mr Femi Falana has offered to defend the House of Representatives free of charge following indications it may be sued by some ...
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25Apr
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2015 general election: Niger PDP candidates to emerge by consensus – Aliyu – Nigerian Tribune

2015 general election: Niger PDP candidates to emerge by consensus - AliyuNigerian TribuneGovernor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has stated that the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2015 general election in the state will emerg...
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25Apr
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2015 general election: Niger PDP candidates to emerge by consensus – Aliyu – Nigerian Tribune

2015 general election: Niger PDP candidates to emerge by consensus - AliyuNigerian TribuneGovernor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has stated that the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2015 general election in the state will emerg...
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25Apr
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7 killed, police station bombed •As robbers raid bank in Kogi – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership Newspapers7 killed, police station bombed •As robbers raid bank in KogiNigerian TribuneMORE than 15 robbers, on Wednesday, invaded one of the first generation banks at Ankpa, Kogi State, killing seven persons. The robbers also sacked a pol...
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25Apr
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Scholarship for Idol’s winner – The Nation Newspaper

BusinessDayScholarship for Idol's winnerThe Nation NewspaperBy Nicholas Kalu, Calabar 6 hours 23 minutes ago Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has assured the winner of the Nigerian Idol, Mercy Chinwo, that the government will support her educat...
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25Apr
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Police Smash Human – Leadership Newspapers

BusinessDayPolice Smash HumanLeadership NewspapersThe police in Onitsha, Anambra, has smashed a syndicate that specialises in stealing and selling children, an official said on Wednesday. The police also arrested the alleged leader and seven other susp...
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25Apr
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Tambuwal: Why I Visited Aregbesola – THISDAY Live

Osun DefenderTambuwal: Why I Visited AregbesolaTHISDAY LiveSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, yesterday explained the reason he visited Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, saying as the number four citizen of the...
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25Apr
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Sanusi denies committing plagiarism against US Don – Vanguard

BusinessDaySanusi denies committing plagiarism against US DonVanguardBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA- Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, wednesday, denied allegation that he copied the research work of a United States based Nigerian Professor, Vi...
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25Apr
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Nigeria parliament urges fuel subsidy graft arrests – Reuters

BBC NewsNigeria parliament urges fuel subsidy graft arrestsReuters* Fuel subsidy corruption cost $6.8 billion in 3 years * Report recommends petrol price regulator be indicted * Marketers collected fuel subsidy but never delivered By Camillus Eboh ABUJ...
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25Apr
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FG to reinforce supplies to Nigerian troops in Darfur – The Nation Newspaper

FG to reinforce supplies to Nigerian troops in DarfurThe Nation NewspaperBy Gbade Ogunwale 1 hour ago The Minister of Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed, has said the Federal Government will reinforce supplies to Nigerian troops currently serving in Darfur, S...
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25Apr
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NLC Threatens Strike In Imo – P.M. News

NLC Threatens Strike In ImoP.M. NewsThe Imo chapter of the NLC has threatened to embark on strike over the decision of the state government to deploy civil servants to form “the fourth tier government. ” Governor Rochas Okorocha had insisted that h...
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25Apr
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Nigeria opposition demands presidential apology over Jan. fuel price hike – African Manager

African ManagerNigeria opposition demands presidential apology over Jan. fuel price hikeAfrican ManagerIn a scathing rebuke, Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Tuesday criticized the federal government over January's fue...
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25Apr
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Attempt to bomb Lagos church fails – Moment Nigerian Newspapers

Attempt to bomb Lagos church failsMoment Nigerian NewspapersCOMMERCIAL activities were temporarily stalled in Ikorodu town, Lagos, as residents trooped to catch a glimpse of a suspect who allegedly planned to bomb a church. By Steve Ogwu-Chinuwa COMMER...
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25Apr
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Nigeria double attack in Plateau state – BBC News

Independent OnlineNigeria double attack in Plateau stateBBC NewsFive people have been killed and 10 injured in two separate attacks in central Nigeria - one targeting football fans, officials have said. Unknown gunmen shot dead five villagers in an ove...
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25Apr
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Why Subsidy Reinvestment is Delayed – Kolade – AllAfrica.com

AllAfrica.comWhy Subsidy Reinvestment is Delayed - KoladeAllAfrica.comBy Goerge Agba, 25 April 2012 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has asked the committee to prove allegations of misdeeds levelled against it in the subsidy report. (Photo C...
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25Apr
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Students occupy UI – Daily Times Nigeria

CHANNELSStudents occupy UIDaily Times NigeriaTuesday was the third day students of the University of Ibadan spent protesting what they termed “bad governance” in the citadel of learning. The school had been experiencing epileptic power and water su...
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25Apr
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FG to withhold states’s grants over teacher training – Vanguard

FG to withhold states's grants over teacher trainingVanguardABUJA — The Federal Government has declared that states that have not conducted the 2011 Professional Teacher Training programme will henceforth not get the annual Universal Basic Educat...
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25Apr
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Tambuwal – Why I Visited Aregbesola – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersTambuwal - Why I Visited AregbesolaAllAfrica.comSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, yesterday explained the reason he visited Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, saying as the number four citi...
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25Apr
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6.6 Percent Growth Rate For Nigeria In 2013 Exceptionally Good – Okonjo-Iweala – Nigerian Observer

Leadership Newspapers6.6 Percent Growth Rate For Nigeria In 2013 Exceptionally Good - Okonjo-IwealaNigerian ObserverWASHINGTON DC-Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister of the Economy, says the 6.6 per cent economy growth projected for Nigeria i...
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25Apr
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Saraki seeks court injunction against IGP, others – The Nation Newspaper

Saraki seeks court injunction against IGP, othersThe Nation NewspaperBy Eric Ikhilae 9 hours 6 minutes ago A Federal High Court in Abuja will tomorrow hear the suit filed by Senator Bukola Saraki seeking an injunction to restrain the Inspector General ...
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25Apr
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Fani-Kayode fails to stop trial – The Nation Newspaper

Fani-Kayode fails to stop trialThe Nation NewspaperBy Eric Ikhilae 9 hours 17 minutes ago Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode yesterday lost the bid to stop his trial before the Federal High Court, Lagos. Justice Fatimat Nyako, before who the tri...
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25Apr
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Fani-Kayode fails to stop trial – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersFani-Kayode fails to stop trialThe Nation NewspaperBy Eric Ikhilae 4 hours 48 minutes ago Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode yesterday lost the bid to stop his trial before the Federal High Court, Lagos. Justice Fatimat Nyak...
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25Apr
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NCC, NESREA fight over MTN base station – Vanguard

BusinessDayNCC, NESREA fight over MTN base stationVanguardBy Prince Osuagwu & Laide Akinboade Abuja — Two government agencies in Abuja, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC and its counterpart, the National Environmental Standards and Regu...
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25Apr
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Showy Concerns Over Power Failure – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersShowy Concerns Over Power FailureVanguardIMAGES of the Senate Committee on Aviation prancing around the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja to unearth the cause of a power failure that disrupted flights cut a pitiful sight o...
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25Apr
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NCAA to ground foreign airlines over fare disparity – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersNCAA to ground foreign airlines over fare disparityVanguardBy Daniel Eteghe LAGOS— AS the 30-day ultimatum served foreign airlines to reduce fares expires today, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, said, yesterday, it wo...
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25Apr
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NPA Explains Tin Can Island Port Explosion Incident – THISDAY Live

NPA Explains Tin Can Island Port Explosion IncidentTHISDAY LiveBy Francis Ugwoke The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has explained that the explosion reported to have occurred at Tin Can Island port was an industrial accident that should not create pani...
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25Apr
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Gunmen shoot, burn 3 inside car in Jos – Vanguard

Gunmen shoot, burn 3 inside car in JosVanguardBY TAYE OBATERU Jos—The spate of murders by unknown gunmen in some parts of Plateau State reared its head again as three people were on Monday shot and set ablaze in their car by yet to be identified atta...
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25Apr
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Fight against corruption not far reaching – Nnamani – Vanguard

Fight against corruption not far reaching – NnamaniVanguardBy VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA—Former Senate President, Dr. Ken. Nnamani, said yesterday that Nigeria's effort at fighting corruption was not far-reaching enough. Nnamani, who spoke during a l...
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25Apr
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My report is on ground – Oshiomhole – Vanguard

My report is on ground – OshiomholeVanguardThe Comrade Governor as Adams Oshiomhole is popularly addressed was his ebullient form last Thursday. The ambience around the Governor's office was reflective of the state's moniker, the Heart Beat o...
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24Apr
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Salami: MTN disagrees with PDP, Oyinlola on call logs – The Nation Newspaper

Salami: MTN disagrees with PDP, Oyinlola on call logsThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja 18 hours 3 minutes ago Telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria has disagreed with former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola and the Peoples...
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24Apr
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Salami: MTN disagrees with PDP, Oyinlola on call logs – The Nation Newspaper

Salami: MTN disagrees with PDP, Oyinlola on call logsThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja 10 hours 31 minutes ago Telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria has disagreed with former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola and the People...
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24Apr
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More politicians should be in jail, says Nnamani – The Nation Newspaper

More politicians should be in jail, says NnamaniThe Nation NewspaperBy Okodili Ndidi, Onitsha 12 hours 4 minutes ago Former Senate President Ken Nnamani yesterday said more corrupt politicians should be prosecuted and jailed. Nnamani spoke at the at th...
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24Apr
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Don’t spare me if I misbehave, Jonathan tells PDP •Urges party NWC not to … – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersDon't spare me if I misbehave, Jonathan tells PDP •Urges party NWC not to ...Nigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has stressed the need for members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be submissive to the authorit...
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24Apr
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Those who’ll govern the state – Daily Sun

Those who'll govern the stateDaily SunBy EBO SOCRATES The political chess game has started once more in Anambra State. The battle of wits and resources has taken off once more. The gladiators are striving, scheming and strategizing. The stakes are ...
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24Apr
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Photo: Sun News Publishing – Daily Sun

Independent OnlinePhoto: Sun News PublishingDaily SunMembers of the Joint Security Task Force (JTF) in Kano State yesterday announced the discovery of a bomb-making facility believed to belong to members of the Boko Haram sect. Spokesman of the JTF, Li...
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24Apr
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Justice for James Ibori – Daily Sun

Nigeria IntelJustice for James IboriDaily SunLast week, a court in the United Kingdom did for Nigerians what our own judiciary could not do when it slammed a 13-year jailterm on former Delta State Governor, James Onanefe Ibori. Ibori, who had been on t...
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24Apr
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No individual is above party discipline – Jonathan – The Nation Newspaper

No individual is above party discipline - JonathanThe Nation NewspaperBy Vincent Ikuomola 18 hours 11 minutes ago As a way of encouraging political party discipline, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday told the leadership of the Peoples Democratic P...
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24Apr
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Murder: Absence of prosecution witnesses stalls Arowolo’s trial – The Nation Newspaper

Murder: Absence of prosecution witnesses stalls Arowolo's trialThe Nation NewspaperBy Adebisi Onanuga 6 hours 24 minutes ago The on-going trial of Akolade Arowolo, who allegedly killed his banker wife, Titilayo Omozoje Arowolo, in June last year, c...
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24Apr
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Lagos Council Election Tribunal Burgled – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersLagos Council Election Tribunal BurgledAllAfrica.comBy Davidson Iriekpen, 24 April 2012 Members of staff of the Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal Monday came to work only to discover that their office situate...
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24Apr
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13 die, 43 others injured in Katina auto crash. – Vanguard

Leadership Newspapers13 die, 43 others injured in Katina auto crash.VanguardKatsina – Thirteen persons have been confirmed dead while 43 others were injured in a ghastly motor accident at Kwanar Gwanti village in Mai'adua Local Government Area of...
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24Apr
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ASUU Decries Lack of Law On 70 Years Retirement Age – AllAfrica.com

ASUU Decries Lack of Law On 70 Years Retirement AgeAllAfrica.comBy Doyin Adebusuyi, 24 April 2012 Ado-Ekiti — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has flayed the Federal Government for not signing into law the bill that provides 70 years r...
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24Apr
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Nigerian troops shoot dead 3 sect members – Shanghai Daily (subscription)

AFPNigerian troops shoot dead 3 sect membersShanghai Daily (subscription)MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Three suspected members of the Islamic Boko Haram miltia sect were shot dead while trading fire with Nigerian troops operating in the nort...
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24Apr
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Alleged N661m fraud: Reps query Science and Tech Ministry – Vanguard

Alleged N661m fraud: Reps query Science and Tech MinistryVanguardBY EMMAN OVUAKPORIE ABUJA — MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Committees on Public Accounts and Ministry of Science and Technology, yesterday, queried the ministry over an alleged...
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24Apr
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Bukola Saraki shuns police invitation – Daily Times Nigeria

Bukola Saraki shuns police invitationDaily Times NigeriaFormer Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State, on Monday, failed to honour an invitation by the Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos over his alleged role in a multi-billion naira loan scam. Saraki, ...
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24Apr
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ournalism must move from breaking news to data management to remain relevant … – BusinessDay

ournalism must move from breaking news to data management to remain relevant ...BusinessDayToday's journalist must move from breaking of news to interpretation based on data in order to survive the roaring forces of social media and alternative med...
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24Apr
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Navy arrests 20 suspects – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersNavy arrests 20 suspectsVanguardBy EVELYN USMAN LAGOS—The Nigerian Navy, weekend, arrested 20 suspects including a woman after it raided some criminal hide-outs in the Apapa area of Lagos. The suspects are believed to perpetrate ...
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23Apr
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Ado poly releases names of students killed in auto accident – Nigerian Tribune

Ado poly releases names of students killed in auto accidentNigerian TribuneThe Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, has released the identities of three of its students that died in an auto crash at the weekend, at Aramoko in Ekiti West Local Government Are...
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23Apr
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NFF applauds Bauchi Govt – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersNFF applauds Bauchi GovtNigerian TribuneTHE Nigeria Football Federation has praised the Bauchi State government for allocating 13 hectares of land for the proposed National Technical Centre in the State. President of NFF, Alhaji Am...
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23Apr
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Senate and another round of constitution amendment – Nigerian Tribune

BusinessDaySenate and another round of constitution amendmentNigerian TribuneTHE Senate, last week, kick started another round of constitution amendment which is expected to lead to the second amendment to the 1999 Constitution by July 2013. Deputy Pre...
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23Apr
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The President and 2015 – The Nation Newspaper

The Guardian NigeriaThe President and 2015The Nation NewspaperBy Editorial 1 hour ago If it were not happening in a Federal High Court, and if the principal actor were not the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, one would have considered it a...
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23Apr
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Board appointments no longer business as usual, says Fed Govt – The Nation Newspaper

WorldStageBoard appointments no longer business as usual, says Fed GovtThe Nation NewspaperBy Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja 12 hours 6 minutes ago THE race for appointments into the boards of agencies and parastatals has begun but it will no longer be busine...
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23Apr
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Man beheads lover…..claims she died of R… – CHANNELS

Man beheads lover…..claims she died of R...CHANNELSThe Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele have paraded two suspects who allegedly killed a 42-year old woman, Mrs. Sekinat Emiola but the accussed claimed she died of Magun. . One of the suspects, Asimiy...
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23Apr
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ACN contenders and Ondo 2012 guber election – Nigerian Tribune

ACN contenders and Ondo 2012 guber electionNigerian TribuneAs political parties in Ondo State prepare towards the October 20 gubernatorial election, Yinka Oladoyinbo, in this report, takes a look at the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and its many asp...
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23Apr
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Matambo to chair key World Bank meeting – Mmegi Online

BBC NewsMatambo to chair key World Bank meetingMmegi OnlineFinance and development planning minister Kenneth Matambo will this week chair a key meeting of 21 African states at the ongoing World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings...
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23Apr
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Nigeria not ripe for diaspora voting, says Andy Uba – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersNigeria not ripe for diaspora voting, says Andy UbaVanguardBY Henry Umoru ABUJA — CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Senator Andy Uba, PDP, Anambra South, has said if the commission mus...
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23Apr
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2015: Why core North is not keen on PDP BoT chair – Vanguard

2015: Why core North is not keen on PDP BoT chairVanguardBy Henry Umoru ABUJA — AHEAD of the election of the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, there are strong indications that the North, especially the...
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23Apr
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Ogun police foil robbery attempt – Vanguard

BusinessDayOgun police foil robbery attemptVanguardBY EVELYN USMAN & DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA – AN eight-man armed robbery gang, yesterday, engaged a team of the Ogun State Police Command Anti-Robbery Squad in a gun duel during a failed attempt to ...
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23Apr
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SUBSIDY PROBE: 17 companies to sue Reps, allege corruption in the report … – Nigerian Tribune

SUBSIDY PROBE: 17 companies to sue Reps, allege corruption in the report ...Nigerian TribuneTHE ongoing controversy over the probe of N2 trillion fuel subsidy probe undertaken by the House of Representatives has taken another twist as 17 oil companies ...
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23Apr
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Ekiti judiciary workers chase judges, lawyers out of courtrooms – Nigerian Tribune

Ekiti judiciary workers chase judges, lawyers out of courtroomsNigerian TribuneWORKERS in the Ekiti State judiciary have commenced an indefinite strike, following their disagreement with the state government over wage and sundry issues. It was gathered...
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23Apr
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The historic Nigerian pension looters – BusinessDay

BusinessDayThe historic Nigerian pension lootersBusinessDayThere perhaps has never been a more depressing time for millions of much exasperated and helpless Nigerians to come to terms with the reality that their dear nation is indeed in a firm grip of ...
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23Apr
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Air Force sacks bomb factory in Kogi – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSAir Force sacks bomb factory in KogiNigerian TribuneOKENE, headquarters of Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State was turned to a war zone at the weekend, when Nigerian Air Force fighter bombed the hideout of suspected terrorists and their b...
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23Apr
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Ibom industrial city to employ over 100000 – Nigerian Tribune

Ibom industrial city to employ over 100000Nigerian TribuneThe proposed Ibom Industrial City at Ibaka, in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, is to employ over 100000 people when fully operational. Governor Godswill Akpabio, who stated this on...
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23Apr
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Jonathan sympathises with Belgore over wife’s death – Nigerian Tribune

Jonathan sympathises with Belgore over wife's deathNigerian TribunePresident Goodluck Jonathan has sympathised with the family of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore, over the death of his wife, Hajia Fatimah Belgore. President Jo...
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