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How Amaechi was re-elected
By Sony Daniel, Regional Editor, North and Henry Umoru After many weeks of intrigues and horse-trading, Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was re-elected as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF, beating his lone rival, Jonah Jang of Plateau State. It was even an anticlimax that Jang ended up as Amaechi's sole challenger, having not been in the frame ...
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3 more winners emerge two more slots to go
There is a saying that nothing makes a man more efficient as the ‘last moment’, I guess the saying was the defining denominator in the last week’s voting. We thought there were just 5 men and women slugging it out but the outcome was something else. Before the last round of voting, Ejiro Ekurame, Yvonne Nelson, Benita Nzeribe, Omoni Oboli and Nuella Njubigbo were in the lead ...
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How five Police officers were shot by irate mob
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Few days ago, Otukpo the traditional headquarters of the Idoma kingdom and the home town of the Senate President, David Mark, was engulfed in a major crisis that shook the very foundation of the town. The crisis which started as a protest by the irate youths who were protesting the citing of a private university by the Senate President, at Asa 111 area of the town, led to ...
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State of emergency and what people are saying
By ANOZIE EGOLE & OLAYINKA AJAYI Since President Johnathan's administration emerged in 2011, his decision to declare a state of emergency in the three Northern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe following series of attacks on these states by the Boko Haram sect could be said to have received a massive applause from Nigerians. Despite the fact that some are saying that it was an overdue ...
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Flood Lagos threatens to remove telecom cables obstructing drainage channels
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos state government has warned managements of various Private Telecommunications Operators, PTOs, in the state to either relocate their installed cables found to be obstructing ongoing upgrading of drainage channelsin the state or have them forcefully removed. It also invited the management of 1004 Estate, on Victoria Island, to a meeting yesterday to explain why they ...
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Yoruba speaking American actor debuts in Nollywood
By Charles Mgbolu Award winning Yoruba actor, Saide Balogun may be revealing the story of his life in a new movie, 'You or I' which is due to be released soon. The movie tells the story of love, marriage and the catastrophic effects of divorce. The story is weaving in very powerful narratives played by lead American actor Kevin Barry who is predicted to hold viewers spellbound as he ...
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I’ll do better with Germany Sidney Sam tells Nigeria
By Ben Efe Nigerian born Sidney Sam explained that his decision to shun the Super Eagles was because he will do better playing for his motherland Germany. The Bayer Liverkusen midfielder was a long time target for coach Stephen Keshi in his attempt to booster his midfield options particular with the likely absence of key players from his crucial World Cup qualifier tie against Kenya. Sam ...
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Ondo Guber poll Oke losses again as S-Court dismisses appeal
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja losses The Supreme Court, Friday, dismissed an interlocutory appeal that was filed against Governor Olusegun Mimiko by the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last governorship election in the state, Chief Olusola Oke. In a judgement it delivered yesterday, the apex court, maintained that the appeal lacked merit, even as it upheld ...
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Police judiciary urged to be neutral in Rivers political crisis
YOUTHS of Rivers have enjoined the Police and the judiciary to be neutral in the political crisis rocking the State. Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Comrade Kingsley Ibanichuka who made the appeal at a press briefing yesterday in Port Harcourtalso cautioned youths in the state to resist politicians who may want to recruit them for political ...
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Anambra lawmakers summon commissioner over alleged offensive comment
BY VINCENT UJUMADU, Awka THE Anambra State House of Assembly has summoned the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Chief Joe Martins Uzodike to appear before it on Tuesday next week over alleged comments credited him about the lawmakers. The comments were allegedly made by the commissioner following the attendance in Lagos by some of the lawmakers, the wedding of the ...
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State Of Emergency So Far So Good
By Emmanuel Edukugho The current full scale military campaign to restore normalcy in the three states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa overwhelmed by Boko Haram insurgency and to protect the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty, which began 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday May 14, 2013 declared state of emergency in the most troubled areas of the north, seemed ...
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Cynthia Osokogu’s mouth was stuffed – Pathologist
By Onozure Dania The Lagos State Chief Pathologist and Chief Examiner of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital LASUTH, Professor John Obafunwa, Friday told an Ikeja High Court that the late Cynthia Osokogu's mouth was stuffed with a black and yellow hair net, a white handkerchief and the attachment of the weave-on she fixed before her mouth was taped. He said this while showing slides ...
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My life is in danger woman detained by bank manager over loan cries out
BY ONOZURE DANIA Mrs Rose Abbey, the petty trader who was allegedly beaten and detained in a Micro Finance Bank at Ipaja area of Lagos, last month, following her inability to offset N17,000 loan, has raised alarm over threat to her life and that of members of her family. Currently, the petty trader and members of her family are living in fear following strange telephone calls. The mother of ...
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US Human Rights Abuses Continue in N. Nigeria
A U.S. official said Friday the State Department has been monitoring the situation and concludes that human rights abuses are continuing. The official says Secretary of State John Kerry plans to meet with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Ethiopia. Nigeria has declared a state of emergency in the north, where Boko Haram extremists have launched ...
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Taribo tips Nigeria for World Cup glory
Taribo West has tipped the Flying Eagles to win the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. The tournament kicks off on June 21 and ends on July 13, and Nigeria have been drawn against Cuba, former champions Portugal and South Korea in Group B. Nigeria's best effort in the championship is second-place finish at the 1989 edition in Saudi Arabia and the 2005 edition in Holland. The Flying ...
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French Niger troops kill Islamists holding out at Niger base
NIAMEY (Reuters) - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger claimed by the mastermind of January's mass hostage-taking in Algeria. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a one-eyed veteran of al Qaeda's North African operations, said in a statement that his Mulathameen brigade ...
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MTN project fame season 6 auditions begin
By IYABO AINA Africa's most productive musical reality TV show, MTN Project Fame season six is set to hit the airwaves soon as auditions for the show begin today. Kicking-off in Monrovia, before moving on to Accra, Freetown and then Nigeria, the audition train will end up in Lagos, in ...
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Court grants Atuche wife time to file no-case application
By Onozure Dania A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has granted a former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche and his wife, Elizabeth, an additional time to file their no-case submission applications concerning the charges preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. Francis Atuche and his wife Elizabeth, are being prosecuted alongside a former Chief ...
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18426 youths from SSouth employed under SURE-P scheme – Labour Minister
By AUSTIN OGWUDA, Asaba OVER eighteen thousand youths have so far been recruited under the Subsidy Reinvestment and Employment (SURE-P) scheme from the South-South geopolitical zone of the country, Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu has said. Wogu who stated this in Asaba yesterday during the sensitization and appraisal tour named the South- South states that benefited from ...
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JAMB takes step against exam malpractices
By Ola Ajayi Ibadan THE Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor 'Dibu Ojerinde Friday explained that the use of Computer Based Testing in Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was aimed at checking examination malpractices in Nigeria. The don gave the reason while delivering a lecture entitled 'Classical Test Theory (CTT) versus Item Response ...
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NGF Amaechi floors Jonathan
By Emeka Mamah The Governor of Rivers State, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, CON, was yesterday re-elected as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF."Amaechi, whose re-election was fiercely opposed by both President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, got 19 votes to beat his challenger, Jonah Jang of Plateau State who got 16 ...
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Nigeria shines at Cannes 2013
The great achievements,impact, and investment opportunities that abound in the Nigeria Film Industry were re-echoed at an interactive forum on Film Funding and Collective Management Organization of the 66th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival n France. At the well attended forum, filmmakers from around the world, including potential investors averred that the Nigeria Film Industry ...
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If you don’t have reason for waking up sleeping becomes interesting – Linus Okorie
By Victor Gotevbe The advancement of any people or any nation undoubtedly depends largely on ethical leadership. Linus Okorie (a.k.a. Mr. Leadership), president of Guardian of the Nation International (GOTNI) is a young Nigerian that is very passionate about effective leadership. Linus is famous for saying: If you don't have a reason for waking up, sleeping becomes interesting. Therefore, ...
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Police arraign more accused for Arepo pipeline vandalism
The Police in Lagos yesterday arraigned four persons before a Federal High Court, for alleged pipeline vandalism and illegal possession of petroleum products. The accused, Rasaq Sofiu (32), Ahmed Bashorun (40), Nofiu Banjo (33) and Okonlawon Ojuleti (32) are standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, vandalism and unlawful possession of petroleum products. They all pleaded not ...
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Chief Edwin Clark Celebrating a Nigerian treasure at 86
By Felix Ayanruoh It was a calm Sunday morning in northwest London, having breakfast with Chief E.K. Clark (Daddy) and his beautiful and caring wife Dr. (Mrs.) Bisola Clark (Mommy) just a few weeks ago, and I've seldom had more fun while talking about so many matters that were unreservedly pleasant and unpleasant: Family, Politics, Boko Haram, and the need for a united Nigeria. Daddy, one ...
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Nigeria calling on US for misconception help
Nigeria is one of the main producers of drug lords and immigrants and is beset by political instability and groans under the weight of poverty and human strife. At least, this is the perception many in the world have, a perception that is all too narrow in its scope.
Nigeria has an enduring reputation as an exporter of criminals, drug lords, terrorists and immigrants. Such perceptions are only amplified by the recent attempted bombing of a US-bound plane on Christmas Day by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian, or the arrests every year of various Nigerian drug lords in countries around the world. Read more
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