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09Mar
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Lagos Govt Pledges To Fight Women, Child Abuse – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersLagos Govt Pledges To Fight Women, Child AbuseP.M. NewsAs Nigerian women joined their counterparts all over the world to celebrate this year's International Women's Day, Lagos State Government Thursday pledged its readiness...
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09Mar
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New Capital Projects In Lagos – P.M. News

P.M. NewsNew Capital Projects In LagosP.M. NewsIn Nigeria, there has been the age-long notion that governors who have excelled in their first tenure end up foot dragging when they get a second term in office. In several cases, this notion has been prov...
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09Mar
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Jonathan Needs A Reputation Manager – P.M. News

P.M. NewsJonathan Needs A Reputation ManagerP.M. NewsDemola Akinbola is the Head Consultant of BrandStewards, an integrated reputation and brand management consultancy operating from Lagos, Nigeria and Dublin, Republic of Ireland. In this interview wit...
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09Mar
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I Wasn’t Deported From South Africa – Senate Leader – AllAfrica.com

BBC NewsI Wasn't Deported From South Africa - Senate LeaderAllAfrica.comBy Isiaka Wakili, 9 March 2012 Senate Leader Victor Ndoma-Egba (PDP, Cross River) has denied that he was among the 128 Nigerians deported from South Africa last week. He was re...
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09Mar
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DAWN of an era in regional integration 1 – BusinessDay

BusinessDayDAWN of an era in regional integration 1BusinessDayIt was an epoch making event Tuesday evening at the newly rehabilitated Lagos City Hall, Lagos Island, as the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) laid out its vision for the Yoruba nation and the ...
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09Mar
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Jonathan Lauds Suswam Over Otobi Water Projects – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersJonathan Lauds Suswam Over Otobi Water ProjectsAllAfrica.comBy George Okoh, 9 March 2012 President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the efforts of the Benue State Government in meeting the basic needs of the people of the state. Pre...
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09Mar
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‘Electorate’ll determine outcome of Oyo LG poll’ – Nigerian Tribune

'Electorate'll determine outcome of Oyo LG poll'Nigerian TribuneMember representing Ibadan North II constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Olusegun Olaleye, speaks on the nine-month administration of Governor Abiola Aji...
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09Mar
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Soldiers lay ambush for suspected militants in Sokoto – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersSoldiers lay ambush for suspected militants in SokotoNigerian TribuneTHE relative peace in Mabara area of Sokoto metropolis was shattered on Thursday following prolonged hours of hostilities between gunmen suspected to be members o...
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09Mar
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AIG Visits Scene Of Bomb Attacks In Ashaka – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersAIG Visits Scene Of Bomb Attacks In AshakaLeadership NewspapersAn Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, Mr. Ilesanmi Aguda, yesterday visited the scene of the multiple bomb attacks in Ashaka town where unidentified gunmen att...
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09Mar
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A Needless Row – Vanguard

Myjoyonline.comA Needless RowVanguardAT a time of need for more continental integration, the growing immigration row between Nigeria and South Africa is needless, unless it achieves the important objective of helping both countries to understand and re...
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09Mar
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Man remanded for ‘hitting’ judge with vehicle – The Nation Newspaper

Man remanded for 'hitting' judge with vehicleThe Nation NewspaperBy Eric Ikhilae 3 hours 18 minutes ago For allegedly attempting to kill a judge of the Lagos High Court, Justice Adeniyi Adebanjo, a 33-year-old commercial driver, Quadri Kasali, ...
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09Mar
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Senate to end discrimination against women – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersSenate to end discrimination against womenThe Nation NewspaperBy Onyedi Ojiabor, Assistant Editor 2 minutes ago The House of Representatives commended the dexterity and courage of Nigerian women in the face of oppressive and discri...
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09Mar
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Over 460 corps members shun orientation in Jigawa – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersOver 460 corps members shun orientation in JigawaNigerian TribuneOVER 460 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2012 Batch 'A' corps members deployed to Jigawa State did not report to the camp as of the time of swearing-in th...
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08Mar
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Boko Haram: Northern Govs set up c’ttee on FG White Paper – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersBoko Haram: Northern Govs set up c'ttee on FG White PaperVanguardBY LUKA BINNIYAT KADUNA – NINETEEN Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF, Thursday assured of determination to fight criminality occasioned by activities of the...
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08Mar
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Edo guber: Osunbor backs Oshiomhole – Vanguard

Osun DefenderEdo guber: Osunbor backs OshiomholeVanguardBy SIMON EBEGBULEM & GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE BENIN—Former governor of Edo State and a gubernatorial aspirant in the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary in the state, Prof. Oseri...
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08Mar
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No question, Ojukwu was our best and brightest star – Sen. Obi – Vanguard

No question, Ojukwu was our best and brightest star – Sen. ObiVanguardBY VINCENT UJUMADU Senator Ben Obi is the special adviser to the president on Inter -Party relations. He was also the chairman of outreach and contact sub-committee, as well as mem...
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08Mar
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Police probe death of three suspected cable vandals in Enugu – Vanguard

Police probe death of three suspected cable vandals in EnuguVanguardBy Tony Edike ENUGU—THE Enugu State Police Command has commenced investigations into the mysterious death of three young men suspected to be cable vandals inside a NITEL underground ...
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08Mar
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Fuel subsidy protest: Nwabueze, 43 others sue FG for N440m – Vanguard

Fuel subsidy protest: Nwabueze, 43 others sue FG for N440mVanguardBy BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE LAGOS — Senior member of the Bar and former Minister of Education and Youth Development, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, alongside 43 distinguished Nigerians, who were tear-...
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08Mar
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The IMF Warning for Nigeria…

As the Yoruba will say – “Ewu nbe l’oko longe, longe funrare ewu ni”. Simply interpreted, it means there is problem in the horizon. Just this Tuesday, the IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde was in Lagos talking to the leaders of industry in a Ministry of Finance/ NESG sponsored Roundtable. I was there, in Eko
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08Mar
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Nigeria seeks dialog with Boko Haram – Outcome Magazine (blog)

Myjoyonline.comNigeria seeks dialog with Boko HaramOutcome Magazine (blog)ABUJA, Nigeria, March 8 (UPI) — The Nigerian government approved a committee's recommendation that amnesty be offered to Boko Haram militants if they renounce violence. The...
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08Mar
Hall of Shame

Yap! Arik Air has reached a new level of Incompetence.

Ever been in a situation where you think that it can never get worse than this and then, boom, out of nowhere a new low is achieved? Yes, you know what I mean. In February, I complained about Arik Air’s unapologetic habit of running flights that are delayed beyond their planned departure time. In February,
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08Mar
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Police Arrest 3 Over Lagos Clash, Warn Trouble-makers – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersPolice Arrest 3 Over Lagos Clash, Warn Trouble-makersLeadership NewspapersThe Lagos state Police Command on Thursday said that three persons had been arrested in connection with a clash which left business activities paralysed in t...
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08Mar
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Borno Govt to Support Tsangaya Schools – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersBorno Govt to Support Tsangaya SchoolsAllAfrica.comThe Borno Government said on Wednesday that it planned to provide support to about 10000 Tsangaya schools in the state. Gov. Kashim Shettima gave this indication when he received t...
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08Mar
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Representatives Probe CBN’s Boko Haram Donations – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersRepresentatives Probe CBN's Boko Haram DonationsAllAfrica.comBy Chukwu David, 8 March 2012 Abuja — House of Representatives yesterday tongue-lashed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over ...
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08Mar
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Northern Governors Meet in Sokoto Today, Elect New Chairman – AllAfrica.com

Northern Governors Meet in Sokoto Today, Elect New ChairmanAllAfrica.comBy Ismail Mudashir, 8 March 2012 Sokoto — Ahead of today's meeting of the Northern Governor's Forum (NGF) in Kaduna, governors in the region had been arriving Sokoto, the...
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08Mar
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Police checkpoint gone forever, it’s colonial heritage – IG – Vanguard

CHANNELSPolice checkpoint gone forever, it's colonial heritage – IGVanguardBY KINGSLEY OMONOBI & MITAIRE IKPEN ABUJA — Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, declared, yesterday, that the era of mounting of road blocks across th...
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08Mar
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Why Oyo Still Remains Poor – Ajimobi – Nigerian Observer

Why Oyo Still Remains Poor - AjimobiNigerian ObserverLAGOS - Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has said the state still ranked among the poorest in the country. Ajimobi said at the unveiling of the Development Agenda for Western States (DAWN) in Lag...
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08Mar
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Senate Caucus Insists On Representation In PDP NEC – Times of Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersSenate Caucus Insists On Representation In PDP NECTimes of NigeriaBy Tony Abrahams The PDP caucus in the Senate says its insistence on having National Assembly members in the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) is not ai...
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08Mar
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Resign If You Can’t Perform, APGA Tells Orji – Times of Nigeria

Times of NigeriaResign If You Can't Perform, APGA Tells OrjiTimes of NigeriaBy Tony Abrahams The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has urged Gov. Theodore Orji to resign if he can no longer perform. It will be recalle...
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08Mar
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Nigeria agrees to conditional Boko Haram talks – Myjoyonline.com

Myjoyonline.comNigeria agrees to conditional Boko Haram talksMyjoyonline.comThe Federal Government yesterday deliberated upon and adopted most of the recommendations of Alhaji Usman Galtimari Committee on security challenges in the North-east after a r...
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08Mar
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We Have Actual Figures Of Daily Consumption Of PMS, DPK – Lawan – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersWe Have Actual Figures Of Daily Consumption Of PMS, DPK – LawanLeadership NewspapersChairman of the ad-hoc committee investigating the subsidy regime, Hon Farouk Lawan has revealed that the committee has in the course of its inve...
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07Mar
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Boko Haram: FG docks Nigerian Al-Qaeda leader – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersBoko Haram: FG docks Nigerian Al-Qaeda leaderVanguardBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – An alleged link man between the Boko Haram Islamic sect and the Al-Qaeda terrorist network, Mallam Mohammed Ashafa, was yesterday docked before a ...
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07Mar
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Nigeria Approves Committee Proposals on Islamist Militants – Bloomberg

The Daily StarNigeria Approves Committee Proposals on Islamist MilitantsBloombergNigeria approved the recommendations made by a presidential committee that proposed dialogue and amnesty to Boko Haram Islamist militants in the northeast if they agree to...
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07Mar
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FRSC Attributes Road Accidents To Drug Use – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersFRSC Attributes Road Accidents To Drug UseLeadership NewspapersThe Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has attributed road accidents to the misuse of various drugs by road users. The commission made this disclosure yesterday at ...
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07Mar
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2 killed in Boko Haram attacks in north-eastern Nigeria – Agenzia Giornalistica Italia

AFP2 killed in Boko Haram attacks in north-eastern NigeriaAgenzia Giornalistica Italia(AGI) Abuja - Members of Islamist sect Boko Haram have attacked a prison, a police station and a church in north-eastern Nigeria. The attacks were carried out between...
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07Mar
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Southwest Govs, Leaders Unfold Region’s Development Agenda – P.M. News (blog)

Leadership NewspapersSouthwest Govs, Leaders Unfold Region's Development AgendaP.M. News (blog)The six state governors of the South Western part of Nigeria were on Tuesday joined by notable personalities from the region in launching the Development...
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07Mar
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Southwest Govs, Leaders Unfold Region’s Development Agenda – P.M. News (blog)

Leadership NewspapersSouthwest Govs, Leaders Unfold Region's Development AgendaP.M. News (blog)The six state governors of the South Western part of Nigeria were on Tuesday joined by notable personalities from the region in launching the Development...
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07Mar
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Ojukwu: Biafra And The “Abandoned Properties” Question —Charles Ugwuanyi – P.M. News

Ojukwu: Biafra And The “Abandoned Properties” Question —Charles UgwuanyiP.M. NewsDim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu meant different thing to different people. To the authorities of Kings College then, he could have been a stubborn student. But the v...
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07Mar
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Deportation row grows in Nigeria, South Africa – The Associated Press

CHANNELSDeportation row grows in Nigeria, South AfricaThe Associated PressABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A series of airport deportations by South African and Nigerian authorities has sparked a growing diplomatic row between the two African nations. Last week...
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07Mar
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NLC wants National Assembly to release r… – BusinessDay

CHANNELSNLC wants National Assembly to release r...BusinessDayThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to release the report of its investigations on oil subsidy. A statement signed by NLC president, Abdulwaheed Omar...
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07Mar
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Still on poverty in Northern Nigeria – BusinessDay

CHANNELSStill on poverty in Northern NigeriaBusinessDaySanusi Lamido Sanusi blamed the emergence of the group, Boko Haram, on the 13 percent derivation allocated to the oil-producing states. Since then, the debate on the allocation formula has again be...
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07Mar
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Ojukwu – the Man Died but His Spirit Lives On – AllAfrica.com

Ojukwu - the Man Died but His Spirit Lives OnAllAfrica.comBy Mohammed Haruna, 7 March 2012 In his 1982 hagiography of Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, EMEKA, the famous British novelist Fredrick Forsyth (Dogs of War, Odessa File, Day of the Jackal, e...
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07Mar
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FRSC and the Rule of Consultants – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersFRSC and the Rule of ConsultantsAllAfrica.comBy Candid Joe, 7 March 2012 The Corp Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Osita Chidoka, appear to be fighting to retain his office following the fallout of his risky ven...
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07Mar
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N21 Billion Fraud – Senate Scraps Pension Task Force, Summons Police Pension … – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersN21 Billion Fraud - Senate Scraps Pension Task Force, Summons Police Pension ...AllAfrica.comBy Isiaka Wakili, 7 March 2012 Administrators of police pension funds are today expected to appear before the Senate Joint Committee on Pu...
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07Mar
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Kwara governor keeps his job – BusinessDay

BusinessDayKwara governor keeps his jobBusinessDayThe Supreme Court yesterday upheld the election of Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State. The Supreme Court gave this judgment after the gubernatorial candidate of ...
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07Mar
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I’ll continue to do my best for Ebonyi -Elechi – Daily Sun

Leadership NewspapersI'll continue to do my best for Ebonyi -ElechiDaily SunEbonyi State Governor, Chief Martin Elechi has assured the people of the state that he would continue to do his best in providing for the welfare of the people. Elechi who ...
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07Mar
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Why there’s corruption, and Boko Haram –Rev. Ken – Daily Sun

AllAfrica.comWhy there's corruption, and Boko Haram –Rev. KenDaily SunRev. Sam. Ken is the Special Assistant on Environment, to Delta State governor and also the General Overseer of a church in Warri, a social Justice Advocate and analyst. The cl...
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07Mar
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Uduaghan dismisses call for SNC – Daily Sun

Uduaghan dismisses call for SNCDaily SunBy NDUBUISI ORJI Amidst calls by some interest groups for the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) in the country, the Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan yesterday dismissed such calls, sayin...
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07Mar
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Uduaghan dismisses call for SNC – Daily Sun

Uduaghan dismisses call for SNCDaily SunBy NDUBUISI ORJI Amidst calls by some interest groups for the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) in the country, the Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan yesterday dismissed such calls, sayin...
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07Mar
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Cop shoots 2 colleagues as hubby butchers wife – Vanguard

CHANNELSCop shoots 2 colleagues as hubby butchers wifeVanguardBy JIMITOTA ONOYUME, WOLE MOSADOMI & UMAR YUSUF, with agency report PORT HARCOURT—A policeman went berserk and shot two of his colleagues before shooting himself at Lala Village of Gom...
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07Mar
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Cop shoots 2 colleagues as hubby butchers wife – Vanguard

CHANNELSCop shoots 2 colleagues as hubby butchers wifeVanguardBy JIMITOTA ONOYUME, WOLE MOSADOMI & UMAR YUSUF, with agency report PORT HARCOURT—A policeman went berserk and shot two of his colleagues before shooting himself at Lala Village of Gom...
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07Mar
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Cop shoots 2 colleagues as hubby butchers wife – Vanguard

CHANNELSCop shoots 2 colleagues as hubby butchers wifeVanguardBy JIMITOTA ONOYUME, WOLE MOSADOMI & UMAR YUSUF, with agency report PORT HARCOURT—A policeman went berserk and shot two of his colleagues before shooting himself at Lala Village of Gom...
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07Mar
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How Mimiko’s Aide Incurred Yoruba Leaders’ Wrath – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderHow Mimiko's Aide Incurred Yoruba Leaders' WrathOsun DefenderAn aide to the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, Mr. Sola Ebiseeni on Tuesday incurred the wrath of the leaders of Yoruba over a conduct considered to be unbecomi...
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07Mar
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Cop Shoots Inspector, Then Kills Himself – P.M. News

THISDAY LiveCop Shoots Inspector, Then Kills HimselfP.M. NewsRivers Police Command Tuesday at about 9 am witnessed the first suicide in an unclear circumstance when a Police Corporal attached to “B” Operations shot an inspector and later killed him...
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07Mar
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Ethnic violence kills 16 in Nigeria’s Benue state – Reuters Africa

Independent OnlineEthnic violence kills 16 in Nigeria's Benue stateReuters AfricaONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Ethnic violence in a remote part of Nigeria's "middlebelt" has killed 16 people and wounded 20, after Fulani herdsmen raided...
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07Mar
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‘Awo’s ideology should be codified as doctrine for politicians’ – Nigerian Tribune

'Awo's ideology should be codified as doctrine for politicians'Nigerian TribuneAS a sort of political handbook to guide the modern Nigerian political class on the essence of governance, a cleric has suggested the codification of all ideolog...
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07Mar
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Aregbesola causes uproar •Attacks OBJ, Mimiko at Afenifere meeting in Lagos … – Nigerian Tribune

Aregbesola causes uproar •Attacks OBJ, Mimiko at Afenifere meeting in Lagos ...Nigerian TribuneFOR almost 20 minutes on Tuesday, the City Hall, Lagos, was in turmoil, following verbal attacks launched by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State against...
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07Mar
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We killed more than 10 soldiers – MEND – Vanguard

StarAfrica.comWe killed more than 10 soldiers – MENDVanguardBy Emma Amaize WARRI—MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, yesterday, said that it was not only four military men that were killed in the March 2, gun fight between Joint...
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06Mar
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Islamists Declare Jihad On Nigerian Christians – International Christian Concern

Times of NigeriaIslamists Declare Jihad On Nigerian ChristiansInternational Christian ConcernMarch 6, 2012 Washington DC (International Christian Concern)-Members of Boko Haram, Nigeria's radical Muslim group, recently declared war on Christians in...
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06Mar
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Supreme Court upholds election of Elechi, Ahmed and Makura – CHANNELS

CHANNELSSupreme Court upholds election of Elechi, Ahmed and MakuraCHANNELSThe Supreme Court has upheld the elections of governors Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state ,Tanko al-Makura of Nassarawa state and Martins Elechi of Ebonyi state. In separate judgme...
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06Mar
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Night of Praise-singing for Obasanjo – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersNight of Praise-singing for ObasanjoP.M. NewsNigeria is God's special creation for the service of its citizens and those of other nations, especially in Africa, former President Olusegun Obasanjo said in Lagos Monday, at a birt...
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06Mar
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Ex-Presidential aide denies assault allegation – The Nation Newspaper

SaharaReporters.comEx-Presidential aide denies assault allegationThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele 7 hours 51 minutes ago A former presidential aide and member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Cairo Ojuogboh has denied assaulting a member ...
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06Mar
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Ex-Presidential aide denies assault allegation – The Nation Newspaper

SaharaReporters.comEx-Presidential aide denies assault allegationThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele 7 hours 51 minutes ago A former presidential aide and member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Cairo Ojuogboh has denied assaulting a member ...
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06Mar
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PDP govs not ganging up against Jonathan, says Akpabio – Information Nigeria

WorldStagePDP govs not ganging up against Jonathan, says AkpabioInformation NigeriaAKWA Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio yesterday said there is no gang up by the Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against President Goodluck Jonathan o...
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06Mar
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Fuel scarcity: Passengers stranded as Arik Air cancels US flight – Daily Sun

Fuel scarcity: Passengers stranded as Arik Air cancels US flightDaily SunBy UCHE USIM The persistent scarcity of aviation fuel (Jet A1) has taken its toll on the domestic airlines as many of them have been forced to continually cancel both local and in...
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06Mar
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Fuel scarcity: Passengers stranded as Arik Air cancels US flight – Daily Sun

Fuel scarcity: Passengers stranded as Arik Air cancels US flightDaily SunBy UCHE USIM The persistent scarcity of aviation fuel (Jet A1) has taken its toll on the domestic airlines as many of them have been forced to continually cancel both local and in...
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06Mar
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A’Court rejects Akingbola’s application against FHC freezing order on assets – Daily Sun

CHANNELSA'Court rejects Akingbola's application against FHC freezing order on assetsDaily SunBy FAITH OMORUYI The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has rejected two separate appeals filed by ex-chief executive officer (CEO) of Intercontinental B...
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06Mar
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Ojukwu’s funeral influenced the traditional Igweship institution -Royal father – Daily Sun

Daily GuideOjukwu's funeral influenced the traditional Igweship institution -Royal fatherDaily SunFour days after the burial of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, eulogies have continued to pour in as mourners continuously troo...
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06Mar
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LAMORDE, CORRUPTION AND EFCC – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersLAMORDE, CORRUPTION AND EFCCNigerian TribuneTHE confirmation by the Senate,of Mr Ibrahim Lamorde as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has finally broken the jinx which has trailed his appointment ...
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06Mar
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INEC Swears In 5 New Resident Commissioners – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersINEC Swears In 5 New Resident CommissionersLeadership NewspapersThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday swore in five new resident commissioners in Abuja. The new commissioners are Prof. Jato Jacob from Nasar...
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06Mar
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Court awards N11m to arrested ACN members – The Nation Newspaper

Court awards N11m to arrested ACN membersThe Nation NewspaperBy Joseph Jibueze 4 hours 49 minutes ago TWENTY THREE leaders and members of the Action Congress of Nigeria (AC N) who were detained in Kogi State in September and October last year were N11m...
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06Mar
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Supreme Court upholds Yuguda’s, Suntai’s elections – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSSupreme Court upholds Yuguda's, Suntai's electionsThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja 12 hours 23 minutes ago The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the victories of Governors Isa Yuguda (Bauchi) and Danbaba Suntai (Taraba) in...
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06Mar
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Mimiko doesn’t deserve second term, says ACN – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersMimiko doesn't deserve second term, says ACNThe Nation NewspaperBy Damisi Ojo,Akure 12 hours 11 minutes ago The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ondo State yesterday reviewed the performance of the Labour Party (LP)-led stat...
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06Mar
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Appeal Court okays Ahmed as PDP candidate – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersAppeal Court okays Ahmed as PDP candidateThe Nation NewspaperBy Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin 5 minutes ago The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, yesterday dismissed an appeal challenging the 2011 primaries of th...
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05Mar
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No More Factions In Ekiti PDP –Minister – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersNo More Factions In Ekiti PDP –MinisterLeadership NewspapersThe Minister for Police Affairs, Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade (rtd) has said that, there are no more factions in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ekiti State Chapter, sayin...
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05Mar
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Gunmen kill two policemen in Kano – The Nation Newspaper

CHANNELSGunmen kill two policemen in KanoThe Nation NewspaperBy Kolade Adeyemi 2 minutes ago Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect on Monday killed two policemen in Kano's Dorayi quarters. The two other policemen were reportedly injured in the i...
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05Mar
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Oct. 1 Bomb Suspects Begin Hunger Strike Today – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersOct. 1 Bomb Suspects Begin Hunger Strike TodayAllAfrica.comBy Ben Dunno, 5 March 2012 THE three surviving suspects of the October 1,2010 bomb blast in Abuja, Charles Okah, Obi Nwabueze and Edmund Ebiware, are embarking on hunger st...
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05Mar
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Gunmen kill groom in Kano State – CHANNELS

Leadership NewspapersGunmen kill groom in Kano StateCHANNELSThere would be no “happy ever after” for bride Siliya whose groom was killed by unknown assasains, only hours after a wedding. According to reports, Alhaji Lawan Kofar Dawanau, the 47-year...
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05Mar
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Mass posting of AIGs, CPs this week – Vanguard

Mass posting of AIGs, CPs this weekVanguardBy KINGSLEY OMONOBIA ABUJA—Indications emerged, yesterday, that Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, may effect mass posting of officers this week. In this regard, 13 states of the fede...
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05Mar
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Bayelsa Assembly Indicts Sylva Over Contracts – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersBayelsa Assembly Indicts Sylva Over ContractsLeadership NewspapersThe members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly at the weekend indicted the administration of ex-Governor Timipre Sylva over the contracts for the building of the...
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05Mar
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Boko Haram Kills 4 in Maiduguri – THISDAY Live

Boko Haram Kills 4 in MaiduguriTHISDAY LiveGunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect Sunday killed a trader at the popular Gamboru market in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Boko Haram in two separate attacks on Saturday night, a woman a...
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05Mar
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FG, Others Owe PHCN N110 billion – THISDAY Live

THISDAY LiveFG, Others Owe PHCN N110 billionTHISDAY LiveBy Chineme Okafor The total indebtedness to successor companies of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has now risen to about N110 billion, THISDAY can report, even as the management of th...
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05Mar
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JTF recovers corpses of slain soldiers in Bayelsa •As Navy kills alleged killer – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersJTF recovers corpses of slain soldiers in Bayelsa •As Navy kills alleged killerNigerian TribuneAUTHORITIES of the Joint Task Force (JTF) codenamed “Operation Pulo Shield”, on Sunday, disclosed that it had recovered the corpse...
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04Mar
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Orji suspends 17 council chairmen, others – The Nation Newspaper

Orji suspends 17 council chairmen, othersThe Nation NewspaperBy Ugochukwu Eke, Umuahia 12 hours 27 minutes ago ABIA State Governor Theodore Orji yesterday suspended the Transition Committee Chairmen of the 17 local government councils, his Chief of Sta...
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04Mar
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‘Cancel Adamawa election’ – The Nation Newspaper

'Cancel Adamawa election'The Nation NewspaperBy Tony Akowe, Kaduna 18 hours 59 minutes ago A civil society group which monitored the Adamawa State governorship election, yesterday called for its cancellation, alleging irregularities. This is al...
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04Mar
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National secretary post: My vision for PDP – Babatope – Nigerian Tribune

National secretary post: My vision for PDP - BabatopeNigerian TribuneOne of the aspirants to the office of the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and former Transport and Aviation minister, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has written to...
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04Mar
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Derivation: N/Delta not overfunded – Kuku – Vanguard

Independent OnlineDerivation: N/Delta not overfunded – KukuVanguardBy EMMA UJAH , Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA—Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Chairman of Presidential Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, said,weekend, th...
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04Mar
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Lagos PDP ward congress fails to hold in some LGs – Vanguard

Lagos PDP ward congress fails to hold in some LGsVanguardBy DAPO AKINREFON LAGOS—The scheduled Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ward congress in Lagos State could not hold in some local government areas and wards, weekend, as two factions within the pa...
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04Mar
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Oodua groups slam Oyinlola – The Nation Newspaper

Oodua groups slam OyinlolaThe Nation NewspaperBy Adesoji Adeniyi, Osogbo 4 hours 41 minutes ago The Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC) yesterday criticised former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola for “trying to further diminish the reputation ...
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04Mar
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I’ve no problem with Ohakim – Okorocha – Vanguard

I've no problem with Ohakim – OkorochaVanguardBY CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI— Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State weekend denied any frosty relationship with his immediate predecessor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim. Okorocha, who was speaking on his return fr...
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04Mar
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Soyinka, Nwobodo, Duke storm Ekiti as Aluko is buried – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersSoyinka, Nwobodo, Duke storm Ekiti as Aluko is buriedVanguardOde-Ekiti (Ekiti) – The remains of the late Prof. Sam Aluko was laid to rest in his home town, Ode-Ekiti in Gbonyin Local government Area of Ekiti on Saturday. Alukodie...
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04Mar
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Adeboye assures of peace – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersAdeboye assures of peaceVanguardBY SAM EYOBOKA & OLAYINKA LATONA GENERAL Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who turned 70 years, on Friday, has assured the president and the people of ...
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04Mar
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Bayelsa Killings – JTF Deploys Local Divers to Recover Corpses of Four Soldiers – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersBayelsa Killings - JTF Deploys Local Divers to Recover Corpses of Four SoldiersAllAfrica.comBy Chinedu Wosu, 3 March 2012 Yenagoa — The Joint Military Task Force, JTF code named Operation Pulo Shield, Bayelsa state has declared m...
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04Mar
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Corruption – Court Frees Gbenga Daniel – AllAfrica.com

BusinessDayCorruption - Court Frees Gbenga DanielAllAfrica.comBy Kehinde Akinyemi, 2 March 2012 Abeokuta — A technical loophole on the part of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) gave embattled former governor of Ogun state, Gbenga Da...
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04Mar
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Jonathan, Governors Clash – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersJonathan, Governors ClashLeadership NewspapersA silient political war is brewing between the presidency and the 24 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the choice of the next PDP chairman. A new chairman of the part...
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03Mar
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Good governance: Echoes from Akure – Vanguard

Nigerian TribuneGood governance: Echoes from AkureVanguardBy Tonnie Iredia Last week, one of our old colleagues, the legendary James Iroha, alias Gringory Akabogu of the new Masquerade Television Drama fame passed on. May his soul rest in peace. A reti...
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03Mar
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Robberies on Lagos/Ibadan expressway: I escaped through the bush – Wale Johnson – Vanguard

CHANNELSRobberies on Lagos/Ibadan expressway: I escaped through the bush – Wale JohnsonVanguardBy OLASUNKANMI AKONI Narrating his encounter, a victim, Mr Wale Johnson, a business man, said on February 16th, robbers laid siege on Lagos-Ibadan Expressw...
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03Mar
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Igbos in Abidjan honour Ojukwu – Vanguard

Myjoyonline.comIgbos in Abidjan honour OjukwuVanguardAbidjan- The Igbo Community in Abidjan on Friday honoured the late Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu in grand style, drawing unpredendented crowds of Nigerians and Ivorians to “Cartier Biafra” in...
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03Mar
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Driver of JA604EKY – VW Passat

On Sunday February 5, 2012 at around 8:02am, a lady driving a black Volkswagen Passat with Lagos registration number JA604EKY approached the Chevron Lekki Roundabout. Instead of going the full circle round the roundabout, she took an immediate left turn and drove on the wrong side of the road. A loud booo to this lady.
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03Mar
Hall of Shame

James Onanafe Ibori

1. Massive corruption and personal conversion of money held in trust for the development of Delta State; 2. For being a convict, having been convicted of handling a stolen credit card in 1991 and thereafter running for governorship of Delta State, an office he was not qualified to run for.
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