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03Mar

Pay Baba N25m in 21 days – Court orders NDLEA – Vanguard

Spyghana.comPay Baba N25m in 21 days – Court orders NDLEAVanguardBY BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE An Ikeja High Court, yesterday, ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to pay the N25 million awarded as damages to Nollywood actor, Babatunde O...

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03Mar

COCIN Buries Victims of Bomb Blast – THISDAY Live

Leadership NewspapersCOCIN Buries Victims of Bomb BlastTHISDAY LiveBy Seriki Adinoyi It was a day of emotions as mourners thronged the Zaria Road burial ground to witness the burial of victims of the last Sunday bomb blast at the headquarters of Church...

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03Mar

We’ve complied with NASS directives – FRSC – Vanguard

CHANNELSWe've complied with NASS directives – FRSCVanguardBY THEODORE OPARA The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has denied floating the National Assembly's directive on the production of the new National Drivers Licences and number plates. Th...

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03Mar

Supreme Court upholds Okorocha’s, Uduaghan’s elections – The Nation Newspaper

Times of NigeriaSupreme Court upholds Okorocha's, Uduaghan's electionsThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja 18 hours 21 minutes ago The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the victory of Governors Rochas Okorocha (Imo) and Dr. Emmanuel U...

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03Mar

Six die in Ogun, Lagos multiple accidents – The Nation Newspaper

Myjoyonline.comSix die in Ogun, Lagos multiple accidentsThe Nation NewspaperBy Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta & Miriam Ndikanwu 12 hours 13 minutes ago Six persons yesterday lost their lives in three separate motor accidents at Papalanto/Ilaro junction i...

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02Mar

Explosion At Bomb Factory Kills Boko Haram Members – Nigerian Tribune

The Daily StarExplosion At Bomb Factory Kills Boko Haram MembersNigerian TribuneResidents of Kaleri ward in London Chiki area of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council were again thrown into confusion at about 10:30a.m when explosions were heard at a residence...

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02Mar

Adefulire Charges LGs, LCDAs On Performance – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersAdefulire Charges LGs, LCDAs On PerformanceP.M. NewsThe Lagos State Deputy Governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has challenged the chairmen of local governments and local council development areas to ensure that they perform to the ...

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02Mar

Adeboye Clocks 70 Today – P.M. News

P.M. NewsAdeboye Clocks 70 TodayP.M. NewsThe pastors of The Redeemed Christian Church of God gave their General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, pleasant surprise on Wednesday, the night the Solemn Assembly came to an end. It is the custom of th...

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02Mar

Nigeria: Pakistani arrested with USD750,000 heroin – Afrique en Ligue

Leadership NewspapersNigeria: Pakistani arrested with USD750,000 heroinAfrique en LiguePakistani arrested in Nigeria - Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 35-year-old Pakistani with 13 kilogrammes of “high grade

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02Mar

Nigeria MEND militants claim attack, threaten oil ships – Reuters

Aljazeera.comNigeria MEND militants claim attack, threaten oil shipsReuters* MEND has resurfaced since pipeline attack last month * President Goodluck Jonathan's security forces stretched * Local politics often fuels conflict in oil-rich delta (Add...

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02Mar

Photo: Sun News Publishing – Daily Sun

Daily SunPhoto: Sun News PublishingDaily SunSpeaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji was on Thursday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before a Federal High Court in Lagos on money laundering charge...

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02Mar

Parade commander, four other cops slump as Ogun CP bows out – Vanguard

Parade commander, four other cops slump as Ogun CP bows outVanguardBy DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA—The pull-out parade for the retired Commissioner of Police in Ogun state, Nicholas Nkedeme, yesterday, almost ended in tragedy, as no fewer than five police ...

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02Mar

Supreme Court frees condemned cannibal – The Guardian – Nigerian Bulletin

Leadership NewspapersSupreme Court frees condemned cannibal – The GuardianNigerian BulletinIN a dramatic twist of fate, the Supreme Court yesterday set free a self-confessed cannibal, Edet Obeten Mbang, 15 years after he was sentenced to death by han...

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02Mar

NIMET Predicts Bumper Harvest for Farmers – AllAfrica.com

NIMET Predicts Bumper Harvest for FarmersAllAfrica.comBy Shehu Abubakar, 2 March 2012 Nigeria is expected to experience normal growing season in 2012 with early and heavy rainfall in most part of the country suggesting bumper harvest for farmers, Direc...

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02Mar

Guber Poll: NAESS Roots For Oshiomhole – Nigerian Observer

Leadership NewspapersGuber Poll: NAESS Roots For OshiomholeNigerian ObserverAUCHI - The National Association of Edo State Students (NAESS), Auchi Polytechnic chapter has described Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as a legendary performer deserving of a second ...

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02Mar

Derivation: Why North can’t get more money – Vanguard

Derivation: Why North can't get more moneyVanguardLAGOS— Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State joined elders and youths of the Niger Delta yesterday in dismissing demands by northern Governors for the scrapping of the derivation principle in reven...

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02Mar

‘Ibori has brought shame on Nigeria’ – The Nation Newspaper

Myjoyonline.com'Ibori has brought shame on Nigeria'The Nation NewspaperBy Adesoji Adeniyi, Osogbo 3 hours 23 minutes ago Chairman, Conference of Speakers of States' Legislature, Hon. Najeem Salaam, has said the former governor of Delta Stat...

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02Mar

Lawyers querrel over who represents robbery suspect – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersLawyers querrel over who represents robbery suspectVanguardBy DAYO JOHNSON AKURE—IT was a show of shame yesterday in Akure the Ondo State capital as two lawyers querrelled over who would give legal representation to six armed rob...

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02Mar

3 die as building collapses in Awka – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership Newspapers3 die as building collapses in AwkaNigerian TribuneTHREE persons were feared killed while some were trapped when a two-storey building collapsed at Kwata junction, Awka, on the Onitsha-Enugu expressway. The incident happened the da...

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02Mar

Voluntary resignation option coming for Salami•As court adjourns suit on … – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersVoluntary resignation option coming for Salami•As court adjourns suit on ...Nigerian TribuneA new thinking to thaw the ice in the logjam surrounding the future of the suspended president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Sa...

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01Mar

We’ll reduce loss of sight in Ogun says Amosun’s wife – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersWe'll reduce loss of sight in Ogun says Amosun's wifeThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 5 minutes ago Wife of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has expressed her determination to partner with stakeholders to reduce...

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01Mar

Ojukwu great nationalist, says Yuguda – Vanguard

Ojukwu great nationalist, says YugudaVanguardBy Suzan Edeh Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda has described late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu as a great nationalist who made a lot of sacrifices when it mattered most in ensuring that Nigeria remained on...

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01Mar

APGA Crisis: Court Dismisses Chekwas’ Suit – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersAPGA Crisis: Court Dismisses Chekwas' SuitLeadership NewspapersA Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday dismissed a suit asking the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)to recognize the Chekwas Ok...

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01Mar

Lagos uncovers N82m ghost worker fraud – Daily Times Nigeria

BusinessDayLagos uncovers N82m ghost worker fraudDaily Times NigeriaAbout 100 people have been arrested in connection with ghost workers-fraud schemes in local governments, Local Council Development Area (LCDA) and Local Government Education Authoritie...

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01Mar

GIPC Hosts Africa Investment Forum – GhanaWeb

Ghana Business NewsGIPC Hosts Africa Investment ForumGhanaWebThe Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), in collaboration with the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) and the ECOWAS Commission, will host the Africa Investment Forum from 3-4 April 201...

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01Mar

I didn’t plead guilty to corruption charges – Ibori – Vanguard

MiamiHerald.comI didn't plead guilty to corruption charges – IboriVanguardFormer governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, who is facing a 10-count charge of stealing, money laundering and corruption at a London court, yesterday, denied pleadin...

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01Mar

Akingbola loses bid to use proceedings of another court to argue case at high … – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersAkingbola loses bid to use proceedings of another court to argue case at high ...The Nation NewspaperBy Adebisi Onanuga 3 minutes ago Justice Hakeem Abiru of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja yesterday dismissed attempts by former managing...

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01Mar

Ojukwu: Govt tightens security in Akwa, Nnewi – Vanguard

Ojukwu: Govt tightens security in Akwa, NnewiVanguardBy VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA—THE stage is set for tomorrow's burial of elder statesman and former Military Administrator of Eastern Nigeria, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Icho Mmadu, a traditiona...

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01Mar

Anambra govt donates to ex-Biafran soldiers – Nigerian Tribune

Anambra govt donates to ex-Biafran soldiersNigerian TribuneSUCCOUR came the way of ex-Biafran soldiers in Enugu, on Wednesday, following an undisclosed cash donation to them by the Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi, at a requiem mass organised for t...

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29Feb

Ondo poll: ACN begins grassroots sensitisation – The Nation Newspaper

Ondo poll: ACN begins grassroots sensitisationThe Nation NewspaperBy Leke Akeredolu, Akure 4 hours 38 minutes ago The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has started grassroots sensitisation in preparation for the governorship election in Ondo State. The ...

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29Feb

Former sports Minister, dragged before EFCC – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersFormer sports Minister, dragged before EFCCNigerian TribuneAN Abuja-based group, Arewa Transparency and Accountability Forum has dragged former sports minister, Yusuf Suleiman before Economic and Financial Crimes Commiss-ion, EFCC,...

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29Feb

Boko Haram bombs Nigerian church – World Magazine

World MagazineBoko Haram bombs Nigerian churchWorld MagazineA Sunday morning bombing outside the headquarters of a leading Christian denomination in northern Nigeria exploded what has been a brief season of calm in the Plateau State capital, Jos. The N...

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29Feb

Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) stinks of corruption –Senate – Information Nigeria

Information NigeriaNigerian Football Federation (NFF) stinks of corruption –SenateInformation NigeriaStemming from a motion brought by Senator Adamu Gumba, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, the Nigerian Senate concluded on Tuesdaythat the N...

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29Feb

Sect attacks besieged northeast Nigeria city – The Associated Press

Sect attacks besieged northeast Nigeria cityThe Associated PressMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — An army official says suspected members of a radical Islamist sect have attacked a besieged city in Nigeria's northeast. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Hassan ...

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29Feb

Pranksters Jam Lagos SOS Lines, 1.8m Fake Calls Made – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersPranksters Jam Lagos SOS Lines, 1.8m Fake Calls MadeP.M. NewsThe move by the Lagos State Government to police the state is being threatened as over 1.8 million fake security calls were recorded by the Lagos Command Centre in two mo...

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29Feb

Lagos ACN Lauds Fayemi On Court Victory, Berates Oni – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersLagos ACN Lauds Fayemi On Court Victory, Berates OniP.M. NewsThe Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has congratulated the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on his recent victory at the retrial tribuna...

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29Feb

Bill On Customs Service Reform Passes Second Reading – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersBill On Customs Service Reform Passes Second ReadingAllAfrica.comA bill to repeal the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Act 2004, and reform the administration and management of Customs and Excise in Nigeria on Tuesday passed second re...

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29Feb

Prisoners in Our Own Homes – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersPrisoners in Our Own HomesAllAfrica.comBy Saleh Ibrahim Bature, 29 February 2012 Kano — From my stay in Kano in the recent past, I have been caught between the two extremes of sympathy and fear. The deadly serial bombings of poli...

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29Feb

N47.1bn scam: Court dismisses Akingbola’s application – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersN47.1bn scam: Court dismisses Akingbola's applicationVanguardBy Abdulwahab Abdulah & Arji Donald LAGOS — FORMER Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc (now acquired by Access Bank), Dr. Erastus Akingbola, yesterda...

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29Feb

NJC decides Salami’s fate today – The Nation Newspaper

NJC decides Salami's fate todayThe Nation NewspaperBy Yusuf Alli, Abuja 2 minutes ago The National Judicial Council (NJC) will today meet to determine whether the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, should be reinsta...

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29Feb

NANS asks govts to prioritise youths’ welfare •Commends Mimiko – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersNANS asks govts to prioritise youths' welfare •Commends MimikoNigerian TribuneThe National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Tuesday, tasked government at various levels to prioritise the welfare of youths in the pr...

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29Feb

Edo PDP primaries: Osunbor congratulates Airhiavbere – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersEdo PDP primaries: Osunbor congratulates AirhiavbereVanguardFORMER Edo State governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, gubernatorial aspirant in the just-concluded primaries in Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, yesterday, cong...

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28Feb

Imoke sacks aides – Vanguard

P.M. NewsImoke sacks aidesVanguardBy Johnbosco Agbakwuru CALABAR- GOVERNOR Liyel Imoke of Cross River State, Tuesday dissolved his cabinet just as life returned to the governor's office 32 days after he was sacked by the Supreme Court. Imoke, after...

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28Feb

Akpabio tasks Law students on entrepreneurship – Vanguard

Bikya MasrAkpabio tasks Law students on entrepreneurshipVanguardGovernor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has charged students from the state in Nigerian Law School to regard themselves as agents of change and entrepreneurship in the development of ...

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28Feb

‘Oyo has no master plan’ – The Nation Newspaper

'Oyo has no master plan'The Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 1 hour ago Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has said the absence of a master plan has slowed down its development. Ajimobi spoke at the weekend during his investiture as the Patron of...

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28Feb

Osun college students protest ‘harmonisation plan’ – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersOsun college students protest 'harmonisation plan'The Nation NewspaperBy Adesoji Adeniyi, Osogbo 12 hours 22 minutes ago Students of the Osun State College of Education, Ilesa, yesterday protested the alleged plan by the st...

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28Feb

Making the service year count – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersMaking the service year countVanguardTHE need for the transformation of the National Youth Service Corps scheme became glaring following the security challenges that beset the scheme and the death of some corps members on national ...

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28Feb

Ribadu pledges to bring accountability to petroleum sector – Vanguard

BusinessDayRibadu pledges to bring accountability to petroleum sectorVanguardAbuja -Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the Chairman, Petroleum Revenue Task Force, has pledged to ensure accountability and transparency in the petroleum sector in line with the mandate of...

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28Feb

Tinubu urges US to assist Nigeria’s anti-terrorism war – Osun Defender

P.M. NewsTinubu urges US to assist Nigeria's anti-terrorism warOsun DefenderAction Congress of Nigeria (ACN) National Leader Senator Bola Tinubu has lamented the threat to security in the country, urging the United States to assist Nigeria in tackl...

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28Feb

ACF Begs Boko Haram To End Attacks – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersACF Begs Boko Haram To End AttacksP.M. NewsThe Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Monday appealed to members of the Boko Haram sect to stop its killing of innocent people in the country. Mr. Anthony Sani, the National Publicity Secr...

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28Feb

How A Thief Almost Became Nigeria’s President – P.M. News (blog)

The GuardianHow A Thief Almost Became Nigeria's PresidentP.M. News (blog)The story of how James Ibori went from convicted thief in London in the 1990s, to become governor of a wealthy oil-producing Nigerian state and then to a British prison is a r...

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28Feb

Osun ACN Felicitates With Tinubu – Osun Defender

P.M. NewsOsun ACN Felicitates With TinubuOsun DefenderA congratulatory message has gone out from the Osun State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the exalted honour given...

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28Feb

Okorocha calls for creation of more states in South-East to honour Ojukwu – Vanguard

Daily NationOkorocha calls for creation of more states in South-East to honour OjukwuVanguardImo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, on Monday demanded the creation of additional states for the South-East to honour Chief Chukwuemeka Odumuegwu-Ojukw...

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28Feb

Nigeria approves new science, technology policy – Bikya Masr

Bikya MasrNigeria approves new science, technology policyBikya MasrLAGOS: A new science, technology and innovation policy has been approved by the Nigeria's federal government, said the Minister of Science and Technology Ita Ewa. He disclosed this ...

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28Feb

Jos Bomb Attack – 28 Vehicles Burnt – COCIN – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersJos Bomb Attack - 28 Vehicles Burnt - COCINAllAfrica.comBy Achor Abimaje, 28 February 2012 The president of Church of Christ of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) church in Jos, Rev. Soja Bewarang, has disclosed that members of the church l...

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28Feb

Jonathan Pledges to Tackle Environmental Hazards – AllAfrica.com

BusinessLIVEJonathan Pledges to Tackle Environmental HazardsAllAfrica.comBy Abdul-Rahman Abubakar, 28 February 2012 President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to tackle environmental hazards affecting various communities in the country. Speaking during in...

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28Feb

Chime Congratulates Imoke Over Victory – Nigerian Observer

Leadership NewspapersChime Congratulates Imoke Over VictoryNigerian ObserverENUGU - Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has congratulated Sen. Liyel Imoke of Cross River for his re-election as the governor of the state. In a statement signed by the ...

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28Feb

Chime Congratulates Imoke Over Victory – Nigerian Observer

Leadership NewspapersChime Congratulates Imoke Over VictoryNigerian ObserverENUGU - Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has congratulated Sen. Liyel Imoke of Cross River for his re-election as the governor of the state. In a statement signed by the ...

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28Feb

Edo Guber: Veteran Journalist Urges Oshiomhole To Look Beyond 2016 – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersEdo Guber: Veteran Journalist Urges Oshiomhole To Look Beyond 2016Leadership NewspapersThe Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has been called upon to begin to shop for a successor come 2016 that will consolidate on his ac...

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28Feb

Three cops, two others killed in Adamawa, Kaduna – Moment Nigerian Newspapers

Three cops, two others killed in Adamawa, KadunaMoment Nigerian NewspapersGUNMEN suspected to be members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram, late on Sunday attacked and burnt a police station, killing three police officers and leaving several others criticall...

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28Feb

Nigeria urges Chevron to help fire victims – Reuters Africa

DefenceWebNigeria urges Chevron to help fire victimsReuters AfricaKOLUAMA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's president visited the site of a fire caused by an accident at Chevron's offshore Funiwa oil facility and urged the company to give more aid...

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28Feb

Pirates of Penzance – a review

On Sunday, February 26, the Musical Society of Nigeria performed the comic opera, the Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert and Sullivan. The story centers around Frederic, a lad who was wrongly apprenticed to the pirates for 21 years by his maid, Ruth, having thought that his father requested she did so. Frederic’s father had requested

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28Feb

Fayemi floors Oni – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersFayemi floors OniThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 12 hours 19 minutes ago THE dream of a former illegal occupant of the Ekiti State Government House to return to power collapsed yesterday at the Court of Appeal. An application b...

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28Feb

Kogi seeks Fed Govt’s support on free trade zone – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersKogi seeks Fed Govt's support on free trade zoneThe Nation NewspaperBy Franca Ochigbo, Abuja 3 hours 24 minutes ago Kogi State Governor Idris Wada said yesterday that the state is set to float a free trade zone for investors to...

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27Feb

Promotion of DIG’s, AIGs: senior officers petition Presidency, NASS – Vanguard

Promotion of DIG's, AIGs: senior officers petition Presidency, NASSVanguardBy KINGSLEY OMONOBI THE pent up anger and disaffection caused by the recent promotion of seven Deputy Inspectors General of Police and 13 Assistant Inspectors General of Pol...

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27Feb

Daniel, Oshiomhole, Ahmed congratulate Imoke on re-election – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersDaniel, Oshiomhole, Ahmed congratulate Imoke on re-electionNigerian TribuneFormer governor of Ogun State, Chief Gbenga Daniel, has described the re-election of Senator Liyel Imoke as governor of Cross River State as a reward for go...

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27Feb

Daniel, Oshiomhole, Ahmed congratulate Imoke on re-election – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersDaniel, Oshiomhole, Ahmed congratulate Imoke on re-electionNigerian TribuneFormer governor of Ogun State, Chief Gbenga Daniel, has described the re-election of Senator Liyel Imoke as governor of Cross River State as a reward for go...

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27Feb

Lagos okays N58.7b for new projects – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersLagos okays N58.7b for new projectsThe Nation NewspaperBy Miriam Ndikanwu 18 hours 46 minutes ago Lagos State Government has approved N58.7billion for the execution of 156 new projects in the 57 Local Government and Local Council D...

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27Feb

NBA to fight corruption in judiciary – The Nation Newspaper

Myjoyonline.comNBA to fight corruption in judiciaryThe Nation NewspaperBy Joseph Jibueze 2 minutes ago It decried the growing incidences of graft in the justice delivery system and the alleged fact that some members of the bar and the bench were involv...

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27Feb

Gunmen kill 6 in Adamawa, Kaduna •Confusion at Seme over suspected explosive … – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderGunmen kill 6 in Adamawa, Kaduna •Confusion at Seme over suspected explosive ...Nigerian TribuneThe gunmen were alleged to have arrived at the station, pretending to want to lodge complaints.“But thereafter, they started attacking the ...

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27Feb

Senate, SNC and the burden of restructuring – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersSenate, SNC and the burden of restructuringNigerian TribuneIn recent times, the calls for the convocation of a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) have been as strident as in the days preceding the commencement of the Fourth Republ...

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27Feb

Three killed in attack on Nigeria police station – The Daily Star

The Daily StarThree killed in attack on Nigeria police stationThe Daily StarKANO, Nigeria: Gunmen killed three policemen in an attack on a police station in northeast Nigeria, the latest in a wave of near daily violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Ha...

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27Feb

Imoke’s Re-Election Testimony – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersImoke's Re-Election TestimonyLeadership NewspapersThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the re-election of Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River in last Saturday's election is a testimony to people's unwavering con...

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27Feb

PDP Wins Katsina Legislative – Leadership Newspapers

PDP Wins Katsina LegislativeLeadership NewspapersIf you have a QR Code Reader you can access the app by scanning this code. This app will work on all phones including Android, iPhone, Windows 7, Symbian and Blackberry. Alhaji Nazifi Bello of the PDP ha...

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27Feb

Nigeria: FG Approves New Policy On Science, Technology Innovations – IT News Africa

Leadership NewspapersNigeria: FG Approves New Policy On Science, Technology InnovationsIT News AfricaA new science, technology and innovation policy has been approved by the Nigeria's federal government, said the Minister of Science and Technology ...

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27Feb

This Revenue-Sharing Thing Again – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersThis Revenue-Sharing Thing AgainAllAfrica.comBy Simon Kolawole, 26 February 2012 This time, by the chairman of the Nigerian Northern Governors Forum, Dr. Babangida Mu'azu Aliyu, who lamented that Northern states are marginalise...

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27Feb

Awujale enrols for Law at 78 – Punch – Nigerian Bulletin

Awujale enrols for Law at 78 – PunchNigerian BulletinSeventy-eight-year-old Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, has gone back to school. According to him, he desires to make history as the nation's oldest monarch to bag a degree in Law whil...

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27Feb

Full Story – Nigerian Observer

Nigerian ObserverFull StoryNigerian ObserverBy RAYMOND C. ONYEGU IN 1992, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women adopted the General Recommendation No. 19 on Violence against women. The Recommendation deals with violence again...

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27Feb

Jonathan Pour Encomiums On Shagari At 87 – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersJonathan Pour Encomiums On Shagari At 87Leadership NewspapersPresident Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described former president Shehu Shagari as an elder statesman who has never relented in making his wisdom and vast experience avail...

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27Feb

Seven suspects arrested over attempt to bomb church in Bauchi – Vanguard

Seven suspects arrested over attempt to bomb church in BauchiVanguardBy Suzan Edeh BAUCHI — Seven persons have been arrested by the police in Bauchi State for attempting to attack Church of Christ in Nigeria, a COCIN LCC, church with weapons and loca...

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27Feb

Mimiko begins emergency highway medical service – The Nation Newspaper

Mimiko begins emergency highway medical serviceThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 4 minutes ago Still basking in the euphoria of a successful third year anniversary, the Dr. Olusegun Mimiko-led administration in Ondo State is set to introduce an emerg...

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27Feb

Our plans to de-flood Lagos, by Commissioner – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersOur plans to de-flood Lagos, by CommissionerThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 1 hour ago THRILLED by an all-encompassing de-flooding programme presented before it by the Ministry of the Environment, the Lagos State House of Assem...

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27Feb

Al-Mustapha’s family threatens to petition NJC over death sentence – The Nation Newspaper

Al-Mustapha's family threatens to petition NJC over death sentenceThe Nation NewspaperBy Kolade Adeyemi, Kano 12 hours 8 minutes ago Member of the Hamza Al-Mustapha family have threatened to report Justice Mojisola Dada to the National Judicial Cou...

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26Feb

‘Ikemba Nnewi hope of Igbos’ – The Nation Newspaper

Times of Nigeria'Ikemba Nnewi hope of Igbos'The Nation NewspaperBy Emma Mgbeahurike, Owerri 10 hours 38 minutes ago The Late Chief Chukwuemeka Ojukwu represented the hope of the Igbo, the Biafra Liberation Council has said. The leader of the gr...

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26Feb

Akinjide, Ladoja, Adeojo, 13 others in 4-hour meeting – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersAkinjide, Ladoja, Adeojo, 13 others in 4-hour meetingNigerian TribuneIT was a gathering of gladiators in the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan on Saturday, as elders and stakeholders deliberated on t...

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26Feb

Free meal in schools boosts enrolment in Kano – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersFree meal in schools boosts enrolment in KanoNigerian TribuneA member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano, Malam Adamu Musa Kudu, has said that the re-introduction of free meal in the primary schools by the Kano State governo...

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26Feb

How Osunbor lost PDP primary – The Nation Newspaper

How Osunbor lost PDP primaryThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 3 minutes ago Prof Oserheimen Osunbor lost last Saturday's governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of his disagreement with party chieftain Chief Tony Anenih...

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26Feb

Nigeria Imposes 24-Hour Curfew in Gombe State After Bombings – BusinessWeek

Leadership NewspapersNigeria Imposes 24-Hour Curfew in Gombe State After BombingsBusinessWeekBy Ardo Abdullahi Hazzad and Gbenga Akingbule Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Nigerian authorities imposed a 24- hour curfew in the northeastern state of Gombe after bo...

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26Feb

Sylva Administration Was wasteful—Gov. Seriake Dickson – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersSylva Administration Was wasteful---Gov. Seriake DicksonLeadership NewspapersGovernor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has announced that preliminary investigations into the policies and contract awards by the immediate past admini...

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26Feb

Gombe violence: Over 40 explosives planted – Vanguard

Boston.comGombe violence: Over 40 explosives plantedVanguardGunmen suspected of beingBoko Haram Islamists killed a dozen people when they razed a policestation after failing to storm a jail in Gombe, police said yesterday. The city was put under lock-d...

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26Feb

Zakari Biu:Secretly reinstated, publicly dismissed – Vanguard

Myjoyonline.comZakari Biu:Secretly reinstated, publicly dismissedVanguardBy Jide Ajani & Kingsley Omonobi His comeuppance has come in a most ignominious manner. Hassan Zakari Biu did not bargain for what has eventually come his way. For a police of...

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25Feb

Ex-Halliburton executive headed to slammer for bribery scheme – Press TV

Press TVEx-Halliburton executive headed to slammer for bribery schemePress TVA former top Halliburton executive will serve 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in Houston federal court to orchestrating a $180 million bribery scheme to secure $6 ...

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25Feb

How Ojukwu fought for 13% derivation – Odili – Vanguard

How Ojukwu fought for 13% derivation – OdiliVanguardBY JIMITOTA ONOYUME, TONY EDIKE & VINCENT UJUMADU WITHOUT the support of late Elder statesman and former Military Governor of Eastern Nigeria, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the oil-producing ...

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25Feb

North ready for restructuring, say Lamido, Aliyu, Ayu, others – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersNorth ready for restructuring, say Lamido, Aliyu, Ayu, othersThe Nation NewspaperBy Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja 18 hours 9 minutes ago The North picked up the gauntlet yesterday and declared it is now poised for the restructuring of ...

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25Feb

Supreme Court sacks Kebbi governor – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersSupreme Court sacks Kebbi governorThe Nation NewspaperHe was the sixth state chief executive removed by the apex court in the last one month. The court ordered a fresh election within 90 days. Governors Liyel Imoke (Cross River); A...

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25Feb

Government by committee and task force; whodunit? – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersGovernment by committee and task force; whodunit?VanguardBy Kassim Afegbua I am yet to understand the rationale for the numerous committees that are springing up every day at a time the Jonathan-led government is thinking about run...

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24Feb

Police to dismiss corrupt and criminally minded officers – Vanguard

Police to dismiss corrupt and criminally minded officersVanguardBy Peter Duru Newly promoted Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr. Haruna John has decried what he described as the perpetration of organized crime in the Police force warning that the P...

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24Feb

Imoke’s athletics revolution in Cross River – Vanguard

Spyghana.comImoke's athletics revolution in Cross RiverVanguardBy Bruce Ijirigho When I was invited to Calabar to meet with Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke in June 2009, I was excited but did not know what to expect. However, during...

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24Feb

Lagos NURTW: Nobody Will Be Victimised – Agbede – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderLagos NURTW: Nobody Will Be Victimised - AgbedeNigerian TribuneThe Lagos State council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has appealed to members of the union in Lagos State to cooperate with the newly constituted mana...

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24Feb

Nigeria approves opening of – Coastweek

CoastweekNigeria approves opening ofCoastweekABUJA, (Xinhua) -- Nigeria on Wednesday approved the establishment of five new private universities, bringing the number of universities in the country to 122 including federal and state government owned one...

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