24Feb
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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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24Feb
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Edo 2012: Will PDP build a sandcastle? – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersEdo 2012: Will PDP build a sandcastle?VanguardYES and no. For the benefit of those who are not conversant with the infantile indulgence of building sandcastles at seaside picnics or at the village playground, their construction tic...
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24Feb
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Photo: Sun News Publishing – Daily Sun

Leadership NewspapersPhoto: Sun News PublishingDaily SunThe controversy surrounding Saturday's governorship election in Cross River State continued yesterday at a Federal High Court even as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said ...
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23Feb
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– The Nation Newspaper

Myjoyonline.comThe Nation NewspaperZakari Biu: His many controversies, exploits and inglorious exitVanguardBOKO HARAM: Zakari Biu dismissed •Recommended for prosecution •As PSC names 7 ...Nigerian TribuneZakari Biu Dismissed ...AgainAllAfrica.comIn...
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23Feb
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Lagos ACN Condemns NURTW Violence – P.M. News

Osun DefenderLagos ACN Condemns NURTW ViolenceP.M. NewsThe Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has condemned the increasing violence being perpetrated by members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos . The p...
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23Feb
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Enugu NLC chairman sacked – Vanguard

Enugu NLC chairman sackedVanguardBY TONY EDIKE ENUGU- THE crisis in Enugu State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Wednesday, took a new turn as chairman of the congress, Comrade Nze Chumaife, was removed from office for allegedly working aga...
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22Feb
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NCC, others allay fear over M-payment – The Nation

BusinessDayNCC, others allay fear over M-paymentThe NationBy ADLINE ATILI 4 minutes ago The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecommunications operators have said there is no cause for alarm over the mobile money scheme aka cash-less banki...
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22Feb
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Boko Haram Admits Baga Market Attack – AllAfrica.com

Press TVBoko Haram Admits Baga Market AttackAllAfrica.comBy Hamza Idris And Yahaya Ibrahim, 22 February 2012 Maiduguri — Boko Haram sect has claimed responsibly for the Baga Fish Market explosions on Monday and the subsequent shootout between their f...
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22Feb
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Preparing for the coming heavy rains – Vanguard

Preparing for the coming heavy rainsVanguardWHEN the heavy rains descend upon us later this year, nobody can say he or she was not warned enough. On February 13th 2012, Mother Nature herself fired a warning shot through a powerful flash storm that deva...
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21Feb
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Bomb scare causes pandemonium in Kaduna – Vanguard

WorldStageBomb scare causes pandemonium in KadunaVanguardBy Luka Binniyat KADUNA - Pandemonium broke out Tuesday afternoon at Unguwan Sarki, Kaduna, after some residents pointed to a sack under a table near the local market and swore that it was concea...
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21Feb
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Bomb scare causes pandemonium in Kaduna – Vanguard

WorldStageBomb scare causes pandemonium in KadunaVanguardBy Luka Binniyat KADUNA - Pandemonium broke out Tuesday afternoon at Unguwan Sarki, Kaduna, after some residents pointed to a sack under a table near the local market and swore that it was concea...
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21Feb
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Abul Qaqa: How We Carried Out – Leadership Newspapers

Abul Qaqa: How We Carried OutLeadership NewspapersDetained Boko Haram kingpin Abul Qaqa has made further revekations on the modus operandi of the sect. Qaqa, who was recently arrested by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) in a dramatic move...
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20Feb
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Wamakko assures of transparency – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersWamakko assures of transparencyThe Nation NewspaperBy Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto 6 hours 15 minutes ago Sokoto governor-elect Aliyu Wamakko yesterday assured the people that his administration will be transparent, sincere and accountab...
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20Feb
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Kwara to erect N1.2 bn vocational centre – BusinessDay

BusinessDayKwara to erect N1.2 bn vocational centreBusinessDayKwara State Government plans to build a N1.2 billion International Vocation Centre in Ajasse Ipo to train youths in marketable skills. The centre will provide world class training and establ...
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20Feb
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Man throws niece from three-storey building – Vanguard

Man throws niece from three-storey buildingVanguardBy Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS — An Ikeja High Court, Lagos, weekend, sentenced a middle aged man, Thank-God Ukwueze, to five years imprisonment over the death of his niece, Nkiru Iruka, eight years ago...
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20Feb
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Still on the five governors – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersStill on the five governorsNigerian TribuneJUDICIARY the world over is seen to be an arm of government saddled with both interpretative and adjudicative functions. With these, people put their faith in the judiciary and share the v...
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19Feb
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3SC dead supporter buried – Nigerian Tribune

3SC dead supporter buriedNigerian TribuneA Shooting Stars supporter, Imam Bashir, who slumped and died after arriving at the stadium to watch his darling team play against Ocean Boys of Brass on Saturday has been laid to rest. According to the Media Of...
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19Feb
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Igbos committed to a united Nigeria – Obi – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersIgbos committed to a united Nigeria – ObiVanguardZungeru (Niger) – Gov Peter Obi of Anambra on Saturday restated the commitment of the Igbo people to a united Nigeria. Obi made the remark during the burial rites of Dim Chukwuem...
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19Feb
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One Party South-West A Fallacy – Mimiko – Vanguard

Nigerian TribuneOne Party South-West A Fallacy – MimikoVanguardOndo State governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, says he believes in the economic integration of the south-west, noting however that political affiliation should not be a condition for the pract...
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17Feb
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Southwest And Quest For Regional Unity – P.M. News

Osun DefenderSouthwest And Quest For Regional UnityP.M. NewsOn Monday, 13 February, 2012, leaders of the progressives in southwest Nigeria, gathered in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, to form a united and committed front for the pursuit of regional economic...
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12Feb
General, Poems

The Inconvenient Truth (TIT)

A simple question, the King in Israel asked Should we attack OR should we not? Four hundred prophets, so they gathered Trembling and fearful To the Kings, they said Attack, God, to the kings, will hand over the city The other King, a different spirit had He of Judah, the true God knows Isn’t there
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12Feb
General, Thoughts

Obeying the nation’s call.

I have always sung the national anthem, both the old and the new, with passion. The passion, then, derived most probably from the beats that went with it. Many of us can remember the school assembly lines of old. Yes, those lines – out in the open, columns of neatly dressed pupils in their well
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12Feb
General, Thoughts

The Lekki Epe Expressway Roundabout.

Finally, thanks to Governor Fashola and his visionary leadership, NIGERIA is having road infrastructure that can be used as a showpiece compared to what obtains in other parts of the world. Before our very eyes, the Lekki-Epe Expressway is wearing a new look – classy! With the streetlights, wide three lanes each way, drainage and
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06Feb
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ARIK AIR – a redefinition of failure

On 31st Jan 2011, I purchased a ticket for Arik Air flight 517 from Lagos to Port Harcourt. As per the boarding pass details, the flight was scheduled to leave Ikeja by 14:00hrs. This flight did not leave Ikeja until about 16:30hrs and the only explanation received for the delay was operational reasons. Now, I
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06Feb
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Fattening for Gabon

‎’No wahala…repetez après moi: “We were rescued from the water by a caring crew…’ ‘We were rescued from the water by a caring crew,’ we said. ‘ “We were more than these, but some are dead” ‘ ‘We were more than these, but some are dead.’ ‘ “We were tossed into the sea, and many
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