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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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Obi gives N36m to Anambra hospitals schools
Governor Peter Obi has distributed cheques totaling over sixteen million naira to fifty-two mission hospitals and health institutions across the State and another N20 Million to two secondary schools recently returned to the Church. Governor Obi who distributed the cheques at the Governor's Lodge said the empowerment was to further scale up effective service delivery in the health ...
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Ayinde Barrister London promoter sues Alagbada Buhari Oloto for N50m
BY BENJAMIN NJOKU London based Nigerian music promoter and socialite, Ademola Adegboyega Otolowo, a.k.a Baba has dragged music marketer, Lati Alagbada, and Sikiru Ayinde Barrister's former friend, Alhaji Buhari Oloto, to court in a N50million suit for disrupting the sales of the late fuji maestro's last album. In a case filed by his lawyer, Barrister Olawale Balogun of Olawale ...
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Nigeria Ethnic tensions mar consecration of Catholic bishop
Umuahia , reminded Christians that "acceptance of the papal appointment is respect for the Pope, while the outright rejection and inflammatory statements and protests are spiteful and disrespectful of papal authority," according to The Sun, a Nigerian daily. ...
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Beach Eagles Issa Akor turns down invitation
By Eddie Akalonu Nigeria Premier Football League top scorer, Isar Akor of Heartland FC Owerri says he would not honour his invitation to be part of the nation's Beach Eagles in the belief that that aspect of football does not flow within him. "I have pleaded with the coaches and NFF to leave me out of this beach football and I will continue to plead that they leave me out because I ...
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Court sentences man to death for robbing a clergyman
By PETER DURU, Makurdi Amiddle aged man, Tersoo Terna, was at the weekend sentenced to death by hanging by a Makurdi High Court, for allegedly robbing a clergyman of his Toyota Hilux van at gun point. At the trial, State prosecutor, Mrs. Jane Ewurum told the court that the suspect and three others who were at large conspired, attacked and robbed one Rev. Pastor Peter Zuana, the Secretary ...
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AMAECHIJONATHAN Bayelsa Rivers chiefs should intervene – Chief Vincent Amadi
Chief Vincent Amadi is the Charman Board of Trustees, BoT, People's Democratic Party, South-South Forum in Lagos State. In this interview, he gives reasons for the re-emergence of militancy in the Niger Delta region, among other national issues. Excerpts. BY DOTUN IBIWOYE As a leader from the South-South where President Jonathan comes from, what are you doing to nip in the bud, the ...
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Canadian Ambassador hails development in Edo
By SIMON EBEGBULEM, Benin City THE Canadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Chris Cooter, Friday, described the developmental strides of Governor Adams Oshiomhole in Edo state as monumental and urged other states in the country to emulate him. Cooter spoke in Benin City, while addressing members of the civil society organizations in Edo state at the head quarters of the African Network for ...
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Police foil lynching of Delta community chairman
By Godwin Oghre, Sapele It was pandemonium in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, as police in the area led by the Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Kenneth Akubue, battled for over five hours Friday to quell a crisis by over 500 women and youths of Ajekimoni community, led by their Vice Chairman, Mr Francis Ikoyo, in which their community chairman, Mr. Sam Kekakpor, would have ...
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Amosun’s wife gives 500 ATM cards to senior citizens
Wife of the Governor of Ogun State Mrs. Olufunso Amosun through her Upliftings the Aged Welfare Cards has given out 500 free ATMs to senior citizens drawn from across the 20 Local Government areas of the state as part of her desire to offer a helping hand to the elderly people who due to old age could not fend for themselves again. Speaking during the launching ceremony of the UPLIFTing the ...
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Fitch Affirms Cameroon at B Outlook Stable
U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...
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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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