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08Apr
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FRSC’s new licence plates or highway robbery? – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersFRSC's new licence plates or highway robbery?VanguardBy Dele Sobowale The economist, like anyone else, must concern himself with the ultimate aims of man”. Alfred Marshall, 1842-1924. The father of classical economics. To Mar...
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08Apr
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Ngige demands strongers security – The Nation Newspaper

Ngige demands strongers securityThe Nation NewspaperBy Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Nnewi 3 hours 18 minutes ago Former Anambra State Governor Senator Chris Ngige has urged security agents to strengthen security in the state. He warned that the arms and ammuni...
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08Apr
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Akpabio seeks sacrifices, nation’s unity – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersAkpabio seeks sacrifices, nation's unityVanguardAKWA Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, weekend, enjoined Nigerians to allow the lessons of the Easter to inspire them to make sacrifices for the unity and progress of t...
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08Apr
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Rivers to establish three referral hospitals in senatorial zones – CHANNELS

CHANNELSRivers to establish three referral hospitals in senatorial zonesCHANNELSAs part of measures to reduce the pressure on secondary health centres in Rivers state, the state government has hinted of plans to establish three more general hospitals t...
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08Apr
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Nigeria will overcome its challenges – Jonathan – CHANNELS

CHANNELSNigeria will overcome its challenges – JonathanCHANNELSWith the myriad of challenges facing the nation from security to infrastructure collapse, President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that the nation will overcome its challenges. T...
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08Apr
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You’re a Liar, Opposition Parties Tell Obasanjo – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSYou're a Liar, Opposition Parties Tell ObasanjoAllAfrica.comBy Chuks Okocha, 8 April 2012 Controversy has continued to trail former President Olusegun Obasanjo's denial that he was the brain behind the failed third term presidential amb...
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08Apr
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Good Friday tragedy: Church pillar collapses, kills 8 – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersGood Friday tragedy: Church pillar collapses, kills 8VanguardBy Demola Akinyemi, ILORIN It was Easter tragedy. Christians and sympathisers were thrown into mourning in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, as no fewer than eight people, amo...
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08Apr
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‘First Suicide Bombing Caught – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership Newspapers'First Suicide Bombing CaughtLeadership NewspapersWhile the nature of the security challenges being faced by the nation is fast changing, Minister of Defence, Dr Bello Haliru Mohammed in this interview with Musa Ahmad Tijjani a...
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08Apr
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FG earmarks N5 billion for Almajiri school system programme – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersFG earmarks N5 billion for Almajiri school system programmeNigerian TribuneVice President Namadi Sambo on Saturday revealed that the Federal government has earmarked N5 billion for the second phase of the Almajiri school system pro...
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08Apr
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38-yr-old woman kills mum, 70 – Nigerian Tribune

38-yr-old woman kills mum, 70Nigerian TribuneA 70 year-old woman Madam Abiola Abudu, has allegedly been slaughtered by her daughter, Bolanle Abiola, in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Wednesday night. The incident was said to have oc...
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08Apr
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Fear of Boko Haram at Easter: Plateau bans rallies, plans brief Church … – Vanguard

Financial TimesFear of Boko Haram at Easter: Plateau bans rallies, plans brief Church ...VanguardBy TAYE OBATERU Determined to prevent security breach during Easter celebrations, security agencies in Plateau State have drawn up strategies to nip in the...
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07Apr
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INEC commence voters education in schools in the South South – Vanguard

INEC commence voters education in schools in the South SouthVanguardBy Simon Ebegbulem, Benin City THE National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.Attahiru Jega, has stressed the need to embark on voter's educati...
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07Apr
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Oyo Accord Party splits over PDP reconciliation – The Nation Newspaper

Myjoyonline.comOyo Accord Party splits over PDP reconciliationThe Nation NewspaperBy Dare Odufowokan 1 minute ago The Oyo State chapter of the Accord Party (AP) has remained in the news following uncertainties over the next political destination of its...
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07Apr
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In Jos, Christians celebrate Easter despite security challenges – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersIn Jos, Christians celebrate Easter despite security challengesNigerian TribuneFESTIVE period in Plateau State has become a season of nightmare to the residents of the state especially those residing in Jos, the state capital. Base...
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07Apr
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Minimum Wage: Issues In Oyo Workers’ 3-Week Strike – Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian TribuneMinimum Wage: Issues In Oyo Workers' 3-Week StrikeNigerian TribuneDARE ADEKANMBI writes on the issues in contention between Oyo State government and its workers in the suspended strike over payment of minimum wage. For about three w...
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07Apr
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250 new primary schools now ready for commissioning – Amaechi – Vanguard

Leadership Newspapers250 new primary schools now ready for commissioning – AmaechiVanguardRivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said his administration has completed, equipped and fully furnished 250 Model Primary Schools across...
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07Apr
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Ten die as Nasarawa herdsmen attack village – Daily Times Nigeria

BusinessDayTen die as Nasarawa herdsmen attack villageDaily Times Nigeria‪Trouble started on Tuesday when the armed men invaded the area, killing two people. According to Ocholi, there would have been more causalities except for the prompt response o...
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07Apr
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Hope rekindled for Ibadan school bus fire victims, as Ajimobi delivers N6m … – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersHope rekindled for Ibadan school bus fire victims, as Ajimobi delivers N6m ...The Nation NewspaperBy Oseheye Okwuofu, Ibadan 19 hours 10 minutes ago Succour came the way of the 15 pupils involved in a bus fire incident on Wednesday...
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07Apr
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Give me a church and I will give you a contract – Vanguard

CHANNELSGive me a church and I will give you a contractVanguardBy Kassim Afegbua Fresh happenings in Nigeria these days keep one wondering about our determination to help our country get past all the sordid stories of yester years. At the dawn of each ...
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06Apr
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Deputy governors to lead polio eradication fight – Daily Times Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersDeputy governors to lead polio eradication fightDaily Times NigeriaIn a bid to completely eradicate polio from the country, the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) says it has decided their deputies will take charge of the State Tas...
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06Apr
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JTF deploys armoured vehicles on Kano streets. – Vanguard

JTF deploys armoured vehicles on Kano streets.VanguardKano – The Joint Security Task-Force (JTF) on Friday deployed armoured vehicles on major streets of Kano metropolis. The vehicles were seen as early as 9 am along Sabon-Gari area in Kano metropoli...
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06Apr
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Minister, others get marching order on oil subsidy – Information Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersMinister, others get marching order on oil subsidyInformation NigeriaTHE National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, mandating the Minister of Petroleum Resources, the Accountant General of the...
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06Apr
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Ogun CJ grants EFCC leave to retry Daniel – Information Nigeria

Ogun CJ grants EFCC leave to retry DanielInformation NigeriaTHE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel are set to return to the legal trenches again courtesy of a court order that the agency should ...
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06Apr
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UNIAbuja crisis: FG moves to sack council, VC – Moment Nigerian Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersUNIAbuja crisis: FG moves to sack council, VCMoment Nigerian NewspapersTHE Federal Government has given a one-week ultimatum to the governing council of the University of Abuja to either sack the Vice Chancellor (VC), Joseph Adelab...
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06Apr
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Robbers kill 3 cops, set police station ablaze in Anambra – Moment Nigerian Newspapers

BusinessDayRobbers kill 3 cops, set police station ablaze in AnambraMoment Nigerian NewspapersGUNMEN suspected to be armed robbers yesterday raided and set ablaze a police station in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. By Anastac...
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06Apr
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Electricity problem in Nigeria will soon be over – NNPC – CHANNELS

CHANNELSElectricity problem in Nigeria will soon be over – NNPCCHANNELSThe Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Austin Oniwon, on Thursday said that the current poor power supply being experienced in Nigeria ...
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06Apr
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Magistrate Orders Assault and Arrest of Journalists – AllAfrica.com

CHANNELSMagistrate Orders Assault and Arrest of JournalistsAllAfrica.comOn 4 April 2012, Magistrate AA Oshoniyi, of an Ikeja Magistrate Court, ordered the assault, beating, harassment, and detention of about 10 journalists. The reporters were at the co...
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06Apr
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Subsidy removal: Nwabueze, Utomi, 48 others, sue FG – Vanguard

CHANNELSSubsidy removal: Nwabueze, Utomi, 48 others, sue FGVanguardBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Fifty eminent Nigerians led by Prof. Ben Nwabueze, have approached a Federal High Court in Abuja, asking it to declare the increase in fuel pump price fr...
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06Apr
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US, UK ban citizens from travelling to the North – Vanguard

AFPUS, UK ban citizens from travelling to the NorthVanguardBy Uduma Kalu & AbdulSalam Muhammad ABUJA—The United States and the United Kingdom yesterday warned their citizens not to travel to certain parts of the north saying there is a high risk ...
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06Apr
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IGP tasks govs on security – Vanguard

CHANNELSIGP tasks govs on securityVanguardBy SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN — ACTING Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, yesterday, called on state governors to assist in the effective policing of the country by providing security equipment and ve...
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05Apr
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N109m scam: court grants bail to three civil servants – Vanguard

N109m scam: court grants bail to three civil servantsVanguardAbuja—An Abuja High Court yesterday granted bail to three account staff of the Federal Civil Service Commission. The accused persons, Hassan Tukur, Babatunde Abisuga and Mohammed Ndakupe, w...
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05Apr
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Obi cleans up Anambra – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersObi cleans up AnambraThe Nation NewspaperBy Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Nnewi 06/04/2012 00:00:00 ANAMBRA State government has acquired different sanitation trucks and waste receptacles with which to rid the state of filth. The equipment ...
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05Apr
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INEC Commissioner Says Poverty, Insecurity Cause Of Voter Apathy – Leadership Newspapers

CHANNELSINEC Commissioner Says Poverty, Insecurity Cause Of Voter ApathyLeadership NewspapersA National Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Lai Olorode, has identified poverty and insecurity as a factor militat...
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05Apr
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Ayuba Honours Tinubu At 60 – P.M. News

Ayuba Honours Tinubu At 60P.M. NewsMusic icon, Adewale Ayuba whose hi-tech instrumentation and distinct voice changed the face of Fuji music hitherto ignored by the Nigerian elite, is set to release a special album for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the ma...
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05Apr
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Journalists beaten, arrested at Nigeria court – The Associated Press

Journalists beaten, arrested at Nigeria courtThe Associated PressLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Journalists say a group of more than a dozen reporters waiting to cover a court hearing in Nigeria were arrested on the orders of a judge. The arrests happened Wed...
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05Apr
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FAAN Boss Arraigned Over Contempt – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersFAAN Boss Arraigned Over ContemptAllAfrica.comBy Mohammed Shosanya, 5 April 2012 Lagos — The Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. George Uriesi, yesterday appeared before a Federal High Court,...
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05Apr
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Security Situation Worrisome – IGP – AllAfrica.com

Security Situation Worrisome - IGPAllAfrica.comBy Eyo Charles, 5 April 2012 Calabar — The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar has said that the security challenges facing the country have become very worrisome. Squad, said, &quo...
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05Apr
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Delta – Anti-Kidnap Squad Members Arrested – AllAfrica.com

AllAfrica.comDelta - Anti-Kidnap Squad Members ArrestedAllAfrica.comBy Napoleon Ehiremen, 5 April 2012 Warri — AS the level of insecurity heightens in Delta State, the head of the state anti-kidnapping squad put together by the state police Command, ...
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05Apr
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Gunmen kill 9 in Maiduguri •As JTF kills 3 in Kano – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSGunmen kill 9 in Maiduguri •As JTF kills 3 in KanoNigerian TribuneNO fewer than nine people were said to have been killed at separate locations when gunmen opened fire at the Maiduguri Monday Market at about 2.00 pm on Wednesday, leaving seve...
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05Apr
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Luxury bus attack: Parents of allegedly raped girls to sue transporter – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSLuxury bus attack: Parents of allegedly raped girls to sue transporterNigerian TribunePARENTS of the students, who were attacked by gunmen and reportedly robbed and raped at the weekend, have concluded arrangements to sue the transport company,...
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05Apr
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Gunmen raid police station in Anambra, free suspects – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersGunmen raid police station in Anambra, free suspectsNigerian TribuneBARELY 24 hours after four policemen were killed by robbers in Anambra State, gunmen, numbering about seven, attacked a police station in Amichi, Nnewi South Local...
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05Apr
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UK ACN members eulogise Tinubu at 60 – The Nation Newspaper

UK ACN members eulogise Tinubu at 60The Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 3 hours 20 minutes ago Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) members in the United Kingdom have showered encomiums on their National Leader and former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola ...
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05Apr
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‘I won’t step down for Mimiko’ – The Nation Newspaper

'I won't step down for Mimiko'The Nation NewspaperBy Damisi Ojo, Akure 6 minutes ago A chieftain of the ruling Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State, Chief Francis Ogunejumelo, yesterday said he would not step down for Governor Olusegun Mimiko in...
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05Apr
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UTME MASS FAILURE: Let’s salvage education sector now – Stakeholders – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersUTME MASS FAILURE: Let's salvage education sector now – StakeholdersVanguardBy Amaka Abayomi, Ebele Orakpo & Laju Arenyeka Worried by the dismal performance of students in the recently-released results of the March 24th U...
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04Apr
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Nigeria: 74-year-old retired soldier to read law in Nigeria varsity – Afrique en Ligue

Leadership NewspapersNigeria: 74-year-old retired soldier to read law in Nigeria varsityAfrique en LigueLagos, Nigeria - A 74-year-old retired army Colonel, Layiwola Adegunju, was among the 5000 students who were matriculated on Tuesday by the authorit...
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04Apr
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‘Stop killing civilians’, IGP tells Force – Daily Times Nigeria

Leadership Newspapers'Stop killing civilians', IGP tells ForceDaily Times NigeriaThe Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Tuesday in Abuja warned police officers to stop the indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians. Abubakar a...
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04Apr
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Presidency, National Assembly to meet over 2012 budget – BusinessDay

Leadership NewspapersPresidency, National Assembly to meet over 2012 budgetBusinessDayThe presidency and the National Assembly will meet tomorrow (Thursday) to harmonise their different positions on the 2012 budget. The coordinating minister of the eco...
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04Apr
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Yet Another Pension Fund Scam – 7 Banks & EFCC Summoned Over N3bn Police … – Bella Naija

Leadership NewspapersYet Another Pension Fund Scam – 7 Banks & EFCC Summoned Over N3bn Police ...Bella NaijaBy Adeola Adeyemo Just as the nation is still recovering from the shock of the arrest of some top public officers including the former Dir...
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04Apr
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Former SSS operative says Boko Haram has links to Al-Qaeda – CHANNELS

Leadership NewspapersFormer SSS operative says Boko Haram has links to Al-QaedaCHANNELSA former officer of the State Security Service (SSS), Bukar Tarha on Tuesday told a Federal High court sitting in Abuja that Mohammed Suleiman Ashafa charged by the ...
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04Apr
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N4.63bn saved from absence of police road blocks – Rights activist – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersN4.63bn saved from absence of police road blocks – Rights activistVanguardBY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA—Anambra State-based, Human Rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, has said Nigeria saved ab...
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04Apr
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Civil Defence Arrests Man with Human Skulls – THISDAY Live

THISDAY LiveCivil Defence Arrests Man with Human SkullsTHISDAY LiveBy Hammed Shittu Men and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command Tuesday arrested a middle-aged man, Ibrahim Abubakar for allegedly in poss...
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03Apr
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Court okays Nnamani’s prayer to travel abroad – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersCourt okays Nnamani's prayer to travel abroadVanguardBy INNOCENT ANABA LAGOS—Former Enugu State governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, was, yesterday, granted leave by a Federal High Court, Lagos, to travel abroad for medical t...
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03Apr
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Sylva denies corruption allegation – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersSylva denies corruption allegationThe Nation NewspaperBy Isaac Ombe, Yenagoa 18 hours 22 minutes ago Former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva yesterday denied the corruption allegations levelled against him in a financial report...
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03Apr
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N32.8bn pension fund: Perm sec, directors, others granted bail •As Senate … – Nigerian Tribune

N32.8bn pension fund: Perm sec, directors, others granted bail •As Senate ...Nigerian TribuneAN Abuja High Court, on Tuesday, admitted to bail in the sum of N10 million each and two sureties each in like sum a permanent secretary in the Federal Pensi...
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03Apr
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Is CPC losing steam? – Daily Sun

Leadership NewspapersIs CPC losing steam?Daily SunThe emergence of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in 2009 came as a child of necessity to possibly rout the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2011 elections. Unlike many new parties ...
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03Apr
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Mali envoys in Nigeria to seek support for junta – Vanguard

CHANNELSMali envoys in Nigeria to seek support for juntaVanguardABUJA (AFP) – Talks between Mali's new military rulers and regional powerhouse Nigeria broke up on late Tuesday without any breakthroughs on ending the junta's rule. A Nigerian s...
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03Apr
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Kogi governorship tussle: Wada, PDP absent at Appeal Court – The Nation Newspaper

Kogi governorship tussle: Wada, PDP absent at Appeal CourtThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele 4 hours 54 minutes ago Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada and his counsel, Chris Uche (SAN), on Tuesday failed to honour the hearing notice served on them...
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03Apr
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Incompetent Lawyers or Innocent Man? Fresh Debates Arise as Court Discharges … – Bella Naija

Leadership NewspapersIncompetent Lawyers or Innocent Man? Fresh Debates Arise as Court Discharges ...Bella NaijaBy Adeola Adeyemo The discharge of former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Erastus Akingbola, by a Federal High Court sitting...
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03Apr
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Plea bargain a tool to help the rich escape justice, says Mark – The Nation Newspaper

BusinessDayPlea bargain a tool to help the rich escape justice, says MarkThe Nation NewspaperSenate President David Mark yesterday said plea bargain is a tool to help the rich escape justice. Mark spoke at a one day Joint public hearing on the plight o...
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03Apr
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Alleged N42b fraud: EFCC witness contradicts self – The Nation Newspaper

Alleged N42b fraud: EFCC witness contradicts selfThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele 3 hours 14 minutes ago A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Chike Nwibe, in the trial of former minister of works, Dr. Hassan Lawal...
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03Apr
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Okadas will ride for now- Lagos state government – BusinessDay

BusinessDayOkadas will ride for now- Lagos state governmentBusinessDayLagos State government have denied banning commercial motorcyclists popularly called 'Okada' from Lagos state roads. Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,Ade Ipaye m...
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03Apr
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The Economist Endorses Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)The Economist Endorses Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)by John Campbell Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks during a media briefing in Pretoria March 23, 2012. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Co...
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03Apr
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US lawmakers seek listing of Boko Haram as terrorist group – Vanguard

AFPUS lawmakers seek listing of Boko Haram as terrorist groupVanguardWASHINGTON (AFP) – Two Republican lawmakers on Monday urged the United States to designate Nigeria's Boko Haram as a terrorist group, warning not to be complacent against what t...
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03Apr
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US lawmakers seek listing of Boko Haram as terrorist group – Vanguard

The Daily StarUS lawmakers seek listing of Boko Haram as terrorist groupVanguardWASHINGTON (AFP) – Two Republican lawmakers on Monday urged the United States to designate Nigeria's Boko Haram as a terrorist group, warning not to be complacent aga...
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03Apr
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Nigerian President Jonathan under fire over Church for contract affair – The Africa Report

BusinessDayNigerian President Jonathan under fire over Church for contract affairThe Africa ReportBy Konye Obaji Ori An anti corruption group has called for an investigation into Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's conduct after he accepted a do...
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03Apr
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Akingbola: Court Dismisses Charges, Berates Prosecution – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersAkingbola: Court Dismisses Charges, Berates ProsecutionLeadership NewspapersA Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, discharged a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Intercontinental Bank Plc (now Access bank), Dr Erastus ...
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03Apr
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PDP, ACN, Others React To INEC Audit Report – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersPDP, ACN, Others React To INEC Audit ReportLeadership NewspapersThe financial audit report recently published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has continued to generate reactions from the political parties t...
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03Apr
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Luxury bus robbery: ‘I was saved by menstrual period’ – Punch – Nigerian Bulletin

Luxury bus robbery: 'I was saved by menstrual period' – PunchNigerian BulletinOne of the 42 pupils of the Holy Rosary College, Enugu, Enugu State, who was attacked by armed robbers in a Lagos-bound luxury bus at the Oke-Odo end of Sagamu-Beni...
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03Apr
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Obasanjo Leads PDP Reconciliation Team to Ladoja – AllAfrica.com

Obasanjo Leads PDP Reconciliation Team to LadojaAllAfrica.comBy Tunde Sanni, 3 April 2012 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Monday led a new reconciliation team to the Ibadan residence of a former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasidi Ladoja. A former...
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03Apr
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Obasanjo Leads PDP Reconciliation Team to Ladoja – AllAfrica.com

Obasanjo Leads PDP Reconciliation Team to LadojaAllAfrica.comBy Tunde Sanni, 3 April 2012 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Monday led a new reconciliation team to the Ibadan residence of a former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasidi Ladoja. A former...
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03Apr
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N6.5b scam: EFCC may declare Sylva wanted, as court orders charge pasted on … – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersN6.5b scam: EFCC may declare Sylva wanted, as court orders charge pasted on ...Nigerian TribuneIF the immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Timiprye Sylva, did not show up for his alleged corruption trial before a Federal High ...
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03Apr
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PDP blasts Fayemi, alleges gov wasted N200bn allocation – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSPDP blasts Fayemi, alleges gov wasted N200bn allocationNigerian TribuneTHE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has lambasted Governor Kayode Fayemi, alleging that he wastes over N200 billion accruing to the state through allocations f...
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03Apr
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PDP blasts Fayemi, alleges gov wasted N200bn allocation – Nigerian Tribune

Information NigeriaPDP blasts Fayemi, alleges gov wasted N200bn allocationNigerian TribuneTHE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has lambasted Governor Kayode Fayemi, alleging that he wastes over N200 billion accruing to the state through al...
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03Apr
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Boko Haram menace ‘ll end soon – Senator – Vanguard

CTV.caBoko Haram menace 'll end soon – SenatorVanguardBy PETER OKUTU ABAKALIKI— CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Paulinus Igwenwagu, weekend, expressed optimism that with the on-going reform agenda of the Nigeria Police, th...
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03Apr
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Court jails undergraduate over Internet fraud – Nigerian Tribune

Court jails undergraduate over Internet fraudNigerian TribuneA Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has reportedly sentenced an undergraduate of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Mr Olasaidi Dare, to five years imprisonment over an attempt to...
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03Apr
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4th Mainland Bridge construction continues, Lagos assures – BusinessDay

4th Mainland Bridge construction continues, Lagos assuresBusinessDayThe Lagos State government has assured residents that the construction of the 4th Mainland Bridge will continue in spite of the ongoing development of jetties to link the Eastern and W...
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03Apr
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FG to spend N94.2b on Warri refinery – Nigerian Tribune

FG to spend N94.2b on Warri refineryNigerian TribuneTHE Federal Government has budgetted the sum of N94.2 billion for the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of Warri refinery as part of its measures aimed at shoring up local refining capacity. Acting Managi...
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02Apr
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PDP senators warn Idris over alleged smear campaign – Vanguard

PDP senators warn Idris over alleged smear campaignVanguardBy HENRY UMORU & INALEGWU SHAIBU ABUJA—THE two Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators from Kogi State have warned the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, not to f...
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02Apr
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PDP senators warn Idris over alleged smear campaign – Vanguard

PDP senators warn Idris over alleged smear campaignVanguardBy HENRY UMORU & INALEGWU SHAIBU ABUJA—THE two Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators from Kogi State have warned the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, not to f...
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02Apr
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Protest: Court remands 20 in prison – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersProtest: Court remands 20 in prisonThe Nation NewspaperBy Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi 12 hours 8 minutes ago The 20 people arrested in connection with last Wednesday's protest by students of the Benue State University, Makurdi have b...
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02Apr
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Protest: Court remands 20 in prison – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersProtest: Court remands 20 in prisonThe Nation NewspaperBy Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi 10 hours 40 minutes ago The 20 people arrested in connection with last Wednesday's protest by students of the Benue State University, Makurdi have ...
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02Apr
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Jonathan begins one week vacation – The Nation Newspaper

BusinessDayJonathan begins one week vacationThe Nation NewspaperBy Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja 10 hours 49 minutes ago According to a terse statement by his media adviser, Dr. Reuben Abati, the president will remain in Abuja during the period and deal with...
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02Apr
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Jonathan begins one week vacation – The Nation Newspaper

BusinessDayJonathan begins one week vacationThe Nation NewspaperBy Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja 7 hours 50 minutes ago According to a terse statement by his media adviser, Dr. Reuben Abati, the president will remain in Abuja during the period and deal with ...
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02Apr
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World Bank job: FG meets envoys, seeks backing for Okonjo-Iweala – Daily Sun

New YorkerWorld Bank job: FG meets envoys, seeks backing for Okonjo-IwealaDaily SunFollowing the battle for the World Bank presidency, the Federal Government yesterday summoned foreign Ambassadors and High Commissioners, to seek their countries' su...
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02Apr
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Police confirm 7 dead, 15 injured scooping petrol from crashed truck – Vanguard

AFPPolice confirm 7 dead, 15 injured scooping petrol from crashed truckVanguardYola – (NAN) The police in Adamawa have confirmed that seven persons were burnt to dead, while scooping petrol from a tanker involved in an accident at Ganigaku Village, D...
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02Apr
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Significance of endorsements of Oshiomhole – Vanguard

Significance of endorsements of OshiomholeVanguardTHE story surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ as contained in Matthew 2:1-11 keeps fascinating me. A part of which speaks of three wise men from the East who came to pay their obeisance and worship th...
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02Apr
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Dokubo vows to prevent rigging of Edo governorship poll – The Nation Newspaper

Dokubo vows to prevent rigging of Edo governorship pollThe Nation NewspaperBy Osagie Otabor 9 minutes ago Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Asari Dokunbo has vowed to lead his members to Edo State on July 14 to ensure that one-m...
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02Apr
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Koton Karfe jail break: 36 prisoners so far re-arrested – Deputy Controller – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersKoton Karfe jail break: 36 prisoners so far re-arrested - Deputy ControllerThe Nation NewspaperBy Agency Reporter 1 hour ago The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) says 36 out of the 72 prisoners who escaped from the Koton Karfe Prison ...
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02Apr
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Angry mob burns police station in Jos – Vanguard

Capital FM KenyaAngry mob burns police station in JosVanguardJos – Rampaging youths in Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau, on Sunday evening, burnt the Police Station and the Upper Area Court in the area after an annual festival. The Publ...
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02Apr
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Unions Applaud FG Over Termination of Agreement With MAEVIS – AllAfrica.com

Unions Applaud FG Over Termination of Agreement With MAEVISAllAfrica.comBy Daniel Eteghe, 2 April 2012 Aviation unions under the aegis of the Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE)...
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02Apr
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US-born boxing legend Holyfield traces roots to Nigeria – Xinhua

Myjoyonline.comUS-born boxing legend Holyfield traces roots to NigeriaXinhuaLAGOS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Evander Holyfield, five-time World Boxing Champion (WBC), last weekend visited Badagry, a border town in southwest Nigeria's Lagos State, to reco...
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02Apr
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Pressure mounts on Ajimobi over N18,000 minimum wage – Vanguard

Nigerian TribunePressure mounts on Ajimobi over N18,000 minimum wageVanguardBy OLA AJAYI IBADAN—PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, in the South-West, has asked the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, government in Oyo State, led by Senator Abiola Ajimobi, t...
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02Apr
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Dakingari wins Kebbi guber rerun •Jonathan, Mark congratulate him – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSDakingari wins Kebbi guber rerun •Jonathan, Mark congratulate himNigerian TribuneFORMER governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Saidu Dakingari, is set to return to office now, having won the governorship rerun which was held in the state on Saturday...
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02Apr
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Explosion kills suspected suicide bomber in Kaduna – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersExplosion kills suspected suicide bomber in KadunaNigerian TribuneA bomb explosion at Ungwam Muazu, on the outskirts of Kaduna, on Sunday, killed a suspected suicide bomber, leaving two others in a critical condition. The injured p...
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02Apr
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Flood: Committee recommends 2155 houses for demolition in Oyo – Nigerian Tribune

Flood: Committee recommends 2155 houses for demolition in OyoNigerian TribuneOYO State government has earmarked about 2155 houses for demolition as part of efforts at stopping flood in the state, while N197 million has been paid for the dredging of str...
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02Apr
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Lagos ACN elders ask Tinubu to aspire to Presidency – The Nation Newspaper

Africa ReviewLagos ACN elders ask Tinubu to aspire to PresidencyThe Nation NewspaperBy Emmanuel Oladesu Deputy Political Editor 7 hours 9 minutes ago Lagos State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday asked former Governor Bola Tinubu to consider r...
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01Apr
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Number plates: Police kick against FRSC – Vanguard

Number plates: Police kick against FRSCVanguardBY KINGSLEY OMONOBI ABUJA—The Nigeria Police Force has accused the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, of trying to take over investigations and fighting duties of tracking, arresting and prosecuting c...
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01Apr
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WHO rates C-River best in health care delivery – Vanguard

WHO rates C-River best in health care deliveryVanguardWorld Health Organisation, WHO, has rated Cross River State high for being the only state in the South-South zone to inaugurate a task force on immunization, which shows its determination to tackle ...
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01Apr
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WAUG 2012: Stop win at all cost syndrome •President Jonathan urges participants – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersWAUG 2012: Stop win at all cost syndrome •President Jonathan urges participantsNigerian TribunePRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan urged participants at the ongoing West Africa University Games (WAUG) taking place at the University of Il...
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01Apr
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JAMB’s concessionary exam time to albinos: Is it necessary? – Nigerian Tribune

JAMB's concessionary exam time to albinos: Is it necessary?Nigerian TribuneRecently, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), through its chief executive officer, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, gave an examination time concession of two hours...
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