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Monday, May 12th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The South- East chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissociated itself from the repeat Anambra State congress of the party conducted by some aggrieved members led by Senator Annie Okonkwo. The controversial congress, according to the opposition party, took place last Friday at the Women Development Centre Awka, the Anambra state […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2014
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Series of massive protests have rocked the city of Lagos over the abduction of 234 school girls at Chibok in Bornu State, North Eastern Nigeria. Protesting groups demand the immediate release of the abducted girls. On Monday, three different groups stage massive protests to the Lagos State Governor’s Office to express their […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan left Abuja Monday afternoon for Oyo in the Republic of Congo to consult with his Congolese counterpart, President Denis Sassou Nguesso on the current security situation in West and Central Africa ahead of the meeting of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council which opens in the Congolese town on Wednesday. President […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2014
Against the background of the skyrocketing price of cement in the market, leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has released into the market, a supply of 9 million tons of the commodity, to stem the price hike. President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote made this disclosure when the President of Tanzania, Dr Jakaya Kikwete paid […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2014
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has released a new video in which he claims that the girls his men abducted from Chibok in Borno State had been converted to Islam. Shekau in the Video said none of the girls would be released until the government of Nigeria would be ready to exchange them with Boko […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2014
By Muyiwa Bamidele The Nigerian security operatives say it has arrested 5 masterminds of the April 14 bomb blast at Nyanya motor park. The explosion killed over 70 people and injured several others. The operatives have also declared 2 wanted in connection with the horrifying bomb blast. The Joint Information Centre on the Counter Terrorism […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2014
On 4th May 2014, Abubakar Shekau, the leader Boko Haram, proclaimed: “I am going to marry out any woman who is twelve years old, and if she is younger, I will marry her out at the age of nine. You are all in danger. I am the one who captured all those girls and will […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2014
The violent sect, Boko Haram and other groups in northern Nigeria received $3m from Osama bin Laden in 2002, according to a report by some United States intelligence analysts. Bin Laden was said to have dispatched an aide to Nigeria to hand out the seed money in naira to a wide array of Salafist political […]
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Entertainment News
Monday, May 12th, 2014
Singer Chris Brown admitted Friday to violating his probation by getting arrested in Washington — an admission his lawyer hopes will gain his freedom soon. Brown, 25, wore an orange jail jumpsuit and handcuffs, but he appeared to be smiling as he was led into court in Los Angeles by deputies Friday afternoon. The singer […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday offered to send a team of Israeli counter-terrorism experts to assist in the ongoing search and rescue of the abducted schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, announced this in a statement in Abuja. Abati said that […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
The Kwara Government-owned Company, Harmony Holdings Ltd, on Saturday declared N308 million profit before tax at its maiden Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Ilorin. The Chairman of the Holdings, Prof. Halidu Abubakar, made the disclosure in an address to shareholders at the meeting. Abubakar also said that the company had declared a dividend of 75 […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has explained that his job creation programme was devoid of political inclination but out of the desire to ensure that the youths of the state are gainfully employed or are successful entrepreneurs. Speaking during an interaction with journalists in Ilorin, the state capital, the Governor emphasised that “as a […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the United Nations (UN) Security Council to move swiftly to impose targeted sanctions against Boko Haram and their backers to end persistent attacks against children and other civilians in Nigeria. In a statement dated 11 May, 2014 and signed by SERAP’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, the […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
Pope Francis on Sunday join other prominent world leaders calling for immediate release of over 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram from Government College, Chibok, Borno state on April 14,2013. Pope in his tweets calls for people to pray for immediate release of the girls, via his twitter handle #Pontifex. The spiritual head of Catholic […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
By Tajudeen Balogun A bold, coherent, sincere and focused leadership as well as multifaceted and non-partisan approaches have been advocated as routes to douse tension and terminate raging security challenges in the country. The interim National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande handed down these solutions at a world press conference on […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
For the second time in three years, Manchester City won the English Premier League title on the final day of the season on Sunday. But by the club’s own dramatic standards, this was a pretty straightforward conclusion to a wild season. In 2012, it relied on a last-minute-of-the-last-game goal to pip Manchester United MANU -2.27% […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
Military authorities have assured Nigerians of preparedness to keep them abreast of every detail of their collaboration with allied forces in the mission to rescue the abducted Chibuk girls. The authorities however debunk speculations that the American security forces in Nigeria had arrested one of the Boko Haram leaders who masterminded the kidnapping of more […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Overhaul all the nations security outfits– Cleric tells Jonathan, Says Boko Haram is Jihad against Nigerian Christian. As the present security challenges facing Nigeria continues unabated, the famous General Overseer, and Spiritual head of Christian Victory prayer Ministry, (CVPM), world- wide, Pastor Dan Obinegbo, has challenged president Goodluck jonathan to embark […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
Abia State Government has accused Governor Rochas Okorocha of being insensitive to the plight of his citizens especially Imo workers disengaged from Abia State Civil service. Reacting to a statement credited to Governor Okorocha on May Day in which he was said to be apologizing on behalf of Imo workers sacked by Abia state government […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2014
By Theophilus Ilevbare The ongoing national conference has been fraught with some very controversial issues one of which is the agitation for control of resources by the delegates from South-South Nigeria pitching them against their Northern compatriots. If the last resource control debate at the confab had lasted for 30 more minutes, insults and fisticuff […]
