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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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Arrest Corrupt Oil Industry Operators —Senator Kaka Tasks EFCC – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersArrest Corrupt Oil Industry Operators —Senator Kaka Tasks EFCCP.M. NewsVice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator Gbenga Kaka, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to move in and ar...
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24Feb
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Rivers guber: Omehia’s lawyers condemn ruling – Daily Sun

Leadership NewspapersRivers guber: Omehia's lawyers condemn rulingDaily SunLegal team of the Rivers State governorship candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2011 governorship election has condemned the ruling by the re-constitut...
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24Feb
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Lagos to generate electricity from dumpsites – Daily Sun

Lagos to generate electricity from dumpsitesDaily SunBy TESSY IGOMU Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has set in motion plans to start electricity generation from landfill sites across the state. The LAWMA Managing Director, Mr. Ola Oresan...
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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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24Feb
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Oyo police dismiss 16 men for alleged bribery – The Nation Newspaper

Oyo police dismiss 16 men for alleged briberyThe Nation NewspaperBy Oseheye Okwuofu, Ibadan 2 minutes ago The Oyo State Police Command yesterday dismissed 16 men for bribery, absenteeism and neglect of duty. Commissioner of Police Moses Onireti told re...
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24Feb
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Medical students decry non-accreditation of school – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersMedical students decry non-accreditation of schoolThe Nation NewspaperBy Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi 12 hours 22 minutes ago Medical students of the Benue State University (BSU) Makurdi, yesterday protested at the Government House, Makur...
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24Feb
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NCP to partner NASS for NITEL’s privatisation – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersNCP to partner NASS for NITEL's privatisationVanguardBy DANIEL IDONOR ABUJA – As ailing national carrier, NITEL's indebtedness hits N250 billion, Vice President Namadi Sambo Thursday expressed the willingness of the Natio...
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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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Imo: Awaiting Supreme Court’s intervention – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersImo: Awaiting Supreme Court's interventionThe Nation NewspaperBy Ethelbert Okere 12 hours 6 minutes ago Chief Rochas Okorocha, the Governor of Imo state, has a penchant for inundating the people with hyperboles, so brazenly tha...
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23Feb
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Govt releases N15b for subsidy palliatives – Information Nigeria

Leadership NewspapersGovt releases N15b for subsidy palliativesInformation NigeriaTHE Federal Government yesterday approved the disbursement of N15 billion as a revolving interest-free loan to boost public transportation in the country. The programme i...
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23Feb
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N894m contract scam: Bankole gave contracts to ghost firms, says EFCC – Spyghana.com

Spyghana.comN894m contract scam: Bankole gave contracts to ghost firms, says EFCCSpyghana.comABUJA — Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, accused the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, of using f...
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23Feb
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Prepare For More Violent Storms, Lagos Warns Residents – P.M. News (blog)

Leadership NewspapersPrepare For More Violent Storms, Lagos Warns ResidentsP.M. News (blog)The Lagos State Government has called on Lagosians to prepare for more violent storms, wind and heavy rainfall this year. Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. T...
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23Feb
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Jonathan, Cameron Join Forces Against Terrorism – AllAfrica.com

Myjoyonline.comJonathan, Cameron Join Forces Against TerrorismAllAfrica.comBy George Agba, 23 February 2012 President Goodluck Jonathan and British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron yesterday agreed to join forces with other friendly nations in the pros...
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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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Why I revoked OGD’s father’s church C of O – Amosu – Daily Sun

Why I revoked OGD's father's church C of O – AmosuDaily SunOgun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday spoke on why his administration revoked the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of a church built by his predecessor, Otunba Gben...
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23Feb
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Reps give international airlines four weeks to reduce fares – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersReps give international airlines four weeks to reduce faresThe Nation NewspaperBy Victor Oluwasegun and Dele Anofi, Abuja 7 hours 57 minutes ago The House of Representatives has given international airlines operating in the Nigeria...
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23Feb
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Senate aborts Bill to prohibit posting Corps members to conflict zones – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersSenate aborts Bill to prohibit posting Corps members to conflict zonesThe Nation NewspaperThe Senate yesterday aborted a Bill to prohibit the posting of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to crisis- ridden states. The Bill...
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23Feb
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Tribunal dismisses LP’s petition against Senator Tinubu – The Nation Newspaper

Tribunal dismisses LP's petition against Senator TinubuThe Nation NewspaperBy Eric Ikhilae 19 hours 12 minutes ago The Legislative Election Petition Tribunal in Lagos yesterday dismissed the petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) challenging the e...
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23Feb
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How PDP plans to rig election, by Oshiomhole – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersHow PDP plans to rig election, by OshiomholeThe Nation NewspaperBy Osagie Otabor, Benin 4 hours 42 minutes ago Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of planning to rig the July 14 govern...
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23Feb
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Northern Christians fault Sanusi on N25m donation – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersNorthern Christians fault Sanusi on N25m donationThe Nation NewspaperBy Tony Akowe, Kaduna 19 hours 1 minute ago The Northern Christian Elders Forum (NORCEF) yesterday lashed out at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Mallam...
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23Feb
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Why Ekiti govt effected my arrest – Oni’s aide – Vanguard

Why Ekiti govt effected my arrest – Oni's aideVanguardADO-EKITI— Mr. Lere Olayinka, the media aide to former Ekiti state governor, Segun Oni, yesterday narrated his ordeal with the state government that led to his spending about four hours at t...
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23Feb
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Gridlock on ‘major artery’ of Nigeria’s economy: Ultimatum expires…Will Lagos … – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersGridlock on 'major artery' of Nigeria's economy: Ultimatum expires…Will Lagos ...VanguardBy John Abayomi, Deputy Online Editor The 72-hour ultimatum given to tanker drivers by the Lagos State Government to remove thei...
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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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Nigeria sacks top police officer over Boko Haram suspect’s escape – Afrique en Ligue

Leadership NewspapersNigeria sacks top police officer over Boko Haram suspect's escapeAfrique en LigueLagos, Nigeria - Nigeria's Police Service Commission has announced the immediate dismissal of Police Commissioner Zakari Biu from service, ove...
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22Feb
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Imo declares work-free day as mark of respect for Ojukwu – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersImo declares work-free day as mark of respect for OjukwuVanguardOwerri - Imo State will observe a work-free day on Monday as a mark of respect for the late Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu and there will also be a se...
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22Feb
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Jonathan slashes 2012 budget by N101 billion – Information Nigeria

Myjoyonline.comJonathan slashes 2012 budget by N101 billionInformation NigeriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan has cut down the 2012 budget by N101 billion, sending a revised budget proposal of N4.648 trillion to the National Assembly for approval. Goodluck...
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22Feb
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What do you remember late Ojukwu for? – Business Hallmark

Leadership NewspapersWhat do you remember late Ojukwu for?Business HallmarkCome March 2nd, 2012, the Biafran Warlord and presidential candidate of APGA Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu would be buried. So much has been said about him and the civil war. ...
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22Feb
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Bomb scare: Sack of clothes causes chaos in Kaduna – Moment Nigerian Newspapers

WorldStageBomb scare: Sack of clothes causes chaos in KadunaMoment Nigerian NewspapersPANDEMONIUM broke out yesterday afternoon, at Unguwan Sarki local market, Kaduna, when some residents mistakenly took a sack of clothes found under a table for a bomb...
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22Feb
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Fashola: Setting The Economic Pace – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersFashola: Setting The Economic PaceLeadership NewspapersAlthough developmental projects are not alien to financially buoyant states like Lagos, expert says the decision by the Lagos State government under the leadership of Mr. Babat...
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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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Akunyili vs. Ngige: Tribunal Throws Out Akunyili’s Suit – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderAkunyili vs. Ngige: Tribunal Throws Out Akunyili's SuitOsun DefenderThe Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka on Tuesday struck out the petition instituted by the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Dora Ak...
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22Feb
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Akunyili vs. Ngige: Tribunal Throws Out Akunyili’s Suit – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderAkunyili vs. Ngige: Tribunal Throws Out Akunyili's SuitOsun DefenderThe Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka on Tuesday struck out the petition instituted by the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Dora Ak...
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22Feb
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President Jonathan Congratulates Gov. Wamakko of Sokoto State – AllAfrica.com

AllAfrica.comPresident Jonathan Congratulates Gov. Wamakko of Sokoto StateAllAfrica.comPresident Goodluck Ebele Jonathan congratulated Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko on his victory in February 18, 2012 governorship elections in Sokoto State. A statem...
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22Feb
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Eket Council Acquires Waste Disposal Equipment – Nigerian Observer

BusinessDayEket Council Acquires Waste Disposal EquipmentNigerian ObserverEKET (AKWA IBOM) - Chief Aniekan Akpan, the Transition Committee Chairman of Eket Local Government Council in Akwa Ibom, has pledged to make Eket the cleanest city in the state. ...
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22Feb
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Madalla bomb blast: 7 parishioners go blind – Nigerian Tribune

BusinessDayMadalla bomb blast: 7 parishioners go blindNigerian TribuneBarely eight weeks after the last Christmas Day bombing by the Boko Haram sect at St Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, the Parish Pries...
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22Feb
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Lagos: Police arrest sailor for endangering lives of 10 pupils – Nigerian Tribune

Lagos: Police arrest sailor for endangering lives of 10 pupilsNigerian TribuneThe Marine Police attached to the Lagos Waterways Authority, on Tuesday, apprehended a local boat sailor over an allegation of non-provision of safety jackets for 10 underage...
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22Feb
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We can conduct 2015 elections without armed men —Jonathan – Nigerian Tribune

Daily Times NigeriaWe can conduct 2015 elections without armed men —JonathanNigerian TribuneSATISFIED with the peaceful conduct of political campaign rallies in Cross River State, ahead of the governorship election in the state due on Saturday, Presi...
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22Feb
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110m SIM cards so far registered —NCC – Nigerian Tribune

WorldStage110m SIM cards so far registered —NCCNigerian TribuneThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Tuesday, in Abuja, disclosed that the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards so far registered under the combined registration project has...
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22Feb
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Senate rejects special court for terrorists – Nigerian Tribune

Senate rejects special court for terroristsNigerian TribuneSenate, on Tuesday, rejected a proposal to create special court to handle the trial of persons arrested in connection with act of terrorism within Nigeria. This was part of the report of the Se...
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22Feb
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Opposition members defect to LP in Ondo •As crisis looms in Ondo PDP – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersOpposition members defect to LP in Ondo •As crisis looms in Ondo PDPNigerian TribuneMembers of the opposition parties in Ile-Oluji/Oke-igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Tuesday, defected again to the Labour Party (LP),...
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22Feb
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Opposition members defect to LP in Ondo •As crisis looms in Ondo PDP – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersOpposition members defect to LP in Ondo •As crisis looms in Ondo PDPNigerian TribuneMembers of the opposition parties in Ile-Oluji/Oke-igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Tuesday, defected again to the Labour Party (LP),...
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22Feb
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Opposition members defect to LP in Ondo •As crisis looms in Ondo PDP – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersOpposition members defect to LP in Ondo •As crisis looms in Ondo PDPNigerian TribuneMembers of the opposition parties in Ile-Oluji/Oke-igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Tuesday, defected again to the Labour Party (LP),...
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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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22Feb
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Boko Haram talks tough •We’ll continue fighting until… •Denies losing … – Nigerian Tribune

The Nation, PakistanBoko Haram talks tough •We'll continue fighting until... •Denies losing ...Nigerian TribuneFOLLOWING the attack on Baga Fish Market in Maiduguri on Monday by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect, spokesman for the sect, ...
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22Feb
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NDLEA discovers fake drug laboratory – The Nation Newspaper

NDLEA discovers fake drug laboratoryThe Nation NewspaperBy Kelvin Osa- Okunbor 20 hours 43 minutes ago The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three Bolivians and a Nigerian for operating a laboratory for the illegal production of...
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22Feb
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NDLEA discovers fake drug laboratory – The Nation Newspaper

NDLEA discovers fake drug laboratoryThe Nation NewspaperBy Kelvin Osa- Okunbor 8 hours 9 minutes ago The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three Bolivians and a Nigerian for operating a laboratory for the illegal production of M...
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22Feb
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Bank PHB: Atuche asks court to quash charge against him – Vanguard

Bank PHB: Atuche asks court to quash charge against himVanguardBy Abdulwahab Abdulah& Arji Donald LAGOS — Former Managing Director of Bank PHB Plc (now Keystone Bank), Mr. Francis Atuche, yesterday, asked an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, to quash the ...
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21Feb
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Ex parte order: INEC says no going back on Cross River governorship election … – The Nation Newspaper

Daily Times NigeriaEx parte order: INEC says no going back on Cross River governorship election ...The Nation NewspaperBy Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja 3 hours 13 minutes ago DESPITE Monday's ex parte order of an Abuja High Court purportedly stopping t...
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21Feb
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Lions kill two, 30 animals in Yobe – The Nation Newspaper

Telegraph.co.ukLions kill two, 30 animals in YobeThe Nation NewspaperBy JOEL Duku, Damatur 7 hours 43 minutes ago TWO herdsmen and some 30 domestic animals have been killed by two rampaging lions in Gulani Local Government Area of Yobe. The wild animal...
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21Feb
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Battle for governorship seats rages on at Supreme Court – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersBattle for governorship seats rages on at Supreme CourtThe Nation NewspaperBy KAMARUDEEN OGUNDELE 3 hours 9 minutes ago The 2010 electoral reform was designed, among other things, to stamp out or reduce the delay in justice dispens...
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21Feb
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Akunyili urges FG to name 2nd Niger Bridge after Ojukwu – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersAkunyili urges FG to name 2nd Niger Bridge after OjukwuVanguardEnugu – Former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has called on the Federal Government to name the proposed second Niger Bridge after the late Dim Chukwuem...
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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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Jonathan vows to sack appointees over 2015 campaign – Information Nigeria

Myjoyonline.comJonathan vows to sack appointees over 2015 campaignInformation NigeriaIT is an issue President Goodluck Jonathan could no longer gloss over. Three years to the end of his tenure, his appointees, who are eyeing elective offices at both th...
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21Feb
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Fashola Bemoans Lack Of Adequate Security At Secretariat – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersFashola Bemoans Lack Of Adequate Security At SecretariatP.M. NewsIn the wake of Boko Haram attacks in the country, Governor Babatunde Fashola has bemoaned the lack of adequate security at the Government Secretariat, Alausa in Ikeja...
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21Feb
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NURTW Chieftain, Olohunwa, Condemns Lagos Island Mayhem, Sues For Peace – P.M. News

Leadership NewspapersNURTW Chieftain, Olohunwa, Condemns Lagos Island Mayhem, Sues For PeaceP.M. NewsFormer Chairman of the National Union of Roads Transport Workers, Lagos State Chapter, Rafiu Akanni Olohunwa has condemned the mayhem that occurred on ...
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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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21Feb
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Slain banker’s trial: Court admits weapon as exhibit – Nigerian Tribune

Slain banker's trial: Court admits weapon as exhibitNigerian TribuneJUSTICE Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, admitted the alleged weapon (a kitchen knife) that was used to murder former Skye Bank staff, Omo...
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21Feb
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Corruption trial: Alao-Akala, others fight back – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderCorruption trial: Alao-Akala, others fight backNigerian TribuneFORMER governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, his former Commissioner for Local Government, Senator Hosea Agboola and an Ibadan-based contractor, Mr Femi Babalola, cu...
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20Feb
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How school leaver was killed in Ibadan, by colleague – Vanguard

How school leaver was killed in Ibadan, by colleagueVanguardBy OLA AJAYI IBADAN- A man identified as Rilwan Asimiyu, said to be preparing to write the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB examinations, in anticipation of admission into the Un...
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20Feb
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Rep dragged to court over alleged certificate forgery – Vanguard

Rep dragged to court over alleged certificate forgeryVanguardBY Suzan Edeh Bauchi- A member representing Bauchi Central Constituency in the state House of Assembly, Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been dragg...
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20Feb
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Nigeria, US lead in illegal varsities, says Afe Babalola – The Nation Newspaper

Nigeria, US lead in illegal varsities, says Afe BabalolaThe Nation NewspaperBy Sulaiman Salawudeen, Ado-Ekiti 12 hours 19 minutes ago RELYING on a simple search conducted on the internet, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief...
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20Feb
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How oil companies short-change Nigeria – Uduaghan – Nigerian Tribune

WorldStageHow oil companies short-change Nigeria - UduaghanNigerian TribuneTHE governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Monday, disclosed in Abuja that it would be difficult for the country to get the correct data of barrels of oil produced da...
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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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Okorocha accuses Ohakim, Imo PDP of fals… – BusinessDay

Okorocha accuses Ohakim, Imo PDP of fals...BusinessDayGovernor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has accused Ikedi Ohakim, his immediate predecessor and some elements in the Imo PDP of plotting falsehood, blackmail and provocation with the bid to destabilis...
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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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Union Embarks On Strike Over Judgment Reinstating Former Kwara CJ – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersUnion Embarks On Strike Over Judgment Reinstating Former Kwara CJLeadership NewspapersThe Kwara chapter of the Judicial Staff Union (JUSU) on Monday embarked on a seven-day warning strike to protest the verdict of the Supreme Court...
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20Feb
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ACN Guber Candidate Solicits Voters Support – Nigerian Observer

ACN Guber Candidate Solicits Voters SupportNigerian ObserverCALABAR - The gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Cross River, Mr. Usani Usani, has appealed to the electorate to come out en masse and vote for him on February ...
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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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Kaduna Official Mistakenly Shot Last Week Died This Morning. – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderKaduna Official Mistakenly Shot Last Week Died This Morning.Osun DefenderThe Director of Administration and Finance in the Kaduna State Ministry of Information, who was shot last week after he was mistaken for a suicide bomber has died of ...
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20Feb
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Abba Moro: Robbers Broke into Kogi Prison – ThisDay – Nigerian Bulletin

AllAfrica.comAbba Moro: Robbers Broke into Kogi Prison – ThisDayNigerian BulletinMinister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, has clarified that the jail break at the Koton-Karfi Prison in Kogi State was carried out by armed robbers contrary to the popular v...
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20Feb
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Truck crushes four, injures three others in Ogun – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersTruck crushes four, injures three others in OgunVanguardBy DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA—No fewer than four persons were crushed to death by an articulated vehicle, popularly known as trailer belonging to a manufacturing giant on Saturd...
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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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20Feb
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Akele, others blame arrest, tear-gassing of JAF members on Lagos govt – Vanguard

Akele, others blame arrest, tear-gassing of JAF members on Lagos govtVanguardBy Abdulwahab Abdulah & BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE LAGOS — Labour activist, Mr Ayodele Akele, has blamed the Lagos State Government for the tear gassing and arrest of Joint Act...
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19Feb
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Boko Haram not faceless, says Borno governor – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersBoko Haram not faceless, says Borno governorThe Nation NewspaperBy Yusuf Alli, Abuja 12 hours 20 minutes ago The Governor's position comes against the backdrop of President Goodluck Jonathan's call on the group to unveil it...
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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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Forces against Sovereign National Conference – Moment Nigerian Newspapers

Forces against Sovereign National ConferenceMoment Nigerian NewspapersPowerful elite in government are working hard to frustrate the growing clamour for a Sovereign National Conference. By Peterclaver Egbochue THE renewed call for a Sovereign National ...
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19Feb
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Robbers Storm Ogun Secretariat, Police Kill One – AllAfrica.com

Leadership NewspapersRobbers Storm Ogun Secretariat, Police Kill OneAllAfrica.comBy Kehinde Akinyemi, 17 February 2012 Abeokuta — Dare-devil armed robbers today stormed the Ogun state civil servants' secretariat, Oke mosan, in Abeokuta, the state...
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19Feb
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Kogi prison break: Boko Haram members prayed before attack – Daily Sun

Telegraph.co.ukKogi prison break: Boko Haram members prayed before attackDaily SunThe 20 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect who carried out Wednesday bombing of the Kotonkarfi prisons participated in the magrib (Muslim evening prayer) before they s...
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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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18Feb
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Civil war: Ojukwu defended his people – The Nation Newspaper

Civil war: Ojukwu defended his peopleThe Nation NewspaperBy Jide Orintunsin, Minna 4 hours 12 minutes ago Niger State governor Dr. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu yesterday rose in defence of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu's action to take arm...
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18Feb
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Tinubu tags Ribadu’s appointment as insult to ACN – Osun Defender

Osun DefenderTinubu tags Ribadu's appointment as insult to ACNOsun DefenderNational leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and erstwhile governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the appointment of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu...
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18Feb
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Sanusi: Courting Controversy, Impacting His Milieu – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersSanusi: Courting Controversy, Impacting His MilieuLeadership NewspapersGovernor of Central Bank of Nigeria Sanusi Lamido Sanusi executes his briefs with regular controversy, alarming frankness and not without some panache. He has d...
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18Feb
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Intrigues, complaints trail Ekwunife’s re-election – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersIntrigues, complaints trail Ekwunife's re-electionVanguardBy Clifford Ndujihe ALTHOUGH Mrs. Uche Ekwunife of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has been returned as the winner of Wednesday's Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofi...
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18Feb
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Supreme Court affirms Borno, Zamfara governors’ elections – The Nation Newspaper

Leadership NewspapersSupreme Court affirms Borno, Zamfara governors' electionsThe Nation NewspaperBy Kamarudeen Ogundele, and Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja 4 minutes ago The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the victory of both Borno and Zamfara state g...
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18Feb
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Ouattara is new ECOWAS chairman – Moment Nigerian Newspapers

AFPOuattara is new ECOWAS chairmanMoment Nigerian NewspapersPRESIDENT Alassane Dramane Ouattara of Cote D' Ivoire has been named the new chairman of the Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS). By Elizabeth Archibong, Abuja PRESIDENT A...
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18Feb
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Boko Haram: We won’t accept any more excuses, FG tells Police – Vanguard

Leadership NewspapersBoko Haram: We won't accept any more excuses, FG tells PoliceVanguardBy DANIEL IDONOR, Abuja The Federal Government yesterday warned that it would no longer accept any excuse by the police over its inability to deal decisively ...
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18Feb
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Rochas Calls for ECOWAS Bank Branch in Imo – THISDAY Live

CHANNELSRochas Calls for ECOWAS Bank Branch in ImoTHISDAY LiveBy Amby Uneze The Governor of Imo State, Chief Rochas Okorocha has called on the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to establish a branch of the Bank in the state, as such wou...
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17Feb
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I’ll withdraw suit against Tribune – Ajimobi – Nigerian Tribune

Leadership NewspapersI'll withdraw suit against Tribune - AjimobiNigerian TribuneGovernor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, on Friday, said he would withdraw the N1billion suit filed in the state High Court against African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) Pl...
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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
Hall of Shame

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
Currently reading

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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06Feb
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My Parent’s Bedroom by Uwem Akpan

‎’My people,’ he mumbles, ‘let another do it. Please.’ ‘No, you do it, traitor!’…………. ‘If we kill your wife for you,’ the wizard says, ‘we must kill you. And your children too.’………… ‘My husband, be a man,’ Mamman interupts, looking down. ‘Shenge, answer!’ someone yells. The crowd of Hutus murmur and become impatient. ‘Wowe, subiza.’
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06Feb
General, Hall of Shame

Hall of Shame – Driving

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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