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Monday, June 30th, 2014
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia, A socio-cultural organization – Igbo World Union, has condemned the release of over 100 detained suspected Boko Haram members recently arrested in Abia en route Port Harcourt, Rivers state. President General of the group, Chief Mishak Nnanta, who spoke with newsmen in Umuahia on Sunday said “Nigeria is playing with fire, […]
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Monday, June 30th, 2014
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has condemned the reported threat on the life of the Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The party, in a statement by its State Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, described the development as “evil, horrendous, unjustifiable and provocative.” Ikanya added “We have noted the alarm raised by the Chairman, […]
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Monday, June 30th, 2014
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri Their disdainful act reached the climax last Sunday as the residents in Umunakanu Community, Ehime Mbano council Area of Imo State, smashed a three-man armed robbery syndicate which has been terrorizing the community in recent times. African Examiner gathered that the notorious gang, which usually operated on motorcycle, had earlier stormed […]
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Monday, June 30th, 2014
Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Sunday killed over 50 persons during an attack on churches in Chibok and Biu Local Government areas of Borno State. Reports say more five churches were burnt down when the gunmen laid ambush on church goers during Sunday services in Kwada village near Chibok. There […]
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Monday, June 30th, 2014
Demola Aluko Not many people outside of Nigeria give the Super Eagles any chance against a French team full of stars from top European sides, but the world cup may yet witness another big surprise when the two sides meet in Monday’s round of 16. Led by Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, France strolled through group […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has urged Muslim faithful to imbibe the Islamic principles of love, compassion, self discipline and obedience to constituted authority during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Amosun, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Wakama, also admonished adherents of Islam to continue to pray for […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia The Abia state Police command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Ogbonna Chukwudi, for allegedly trading his son with the sum of N500, 000. The state Commissioner of Police, Adamu Ibrahim, who confirmed the arrest Saturday said, Ogbonna arranged with a nurse, identified as Amarachi Chiamaka now at large, to sell the baby […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
As Lagos Muslims join their counterparts worldwide to observe the Ramadan fast, the State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has called for vigilance among all Lagosians, saying although government has put all structures in place to ensure safety of residents, they have every reason to be vigilant. Governor Fashola, who spoke Sunday at the Onikan Stadium, […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
The Lagos State Government says it will soon sanction hospitals and healthcare centres that use all sorts of vehicles as ambulance. The state also said it is working on policy that would ensure that all ambulances used by the private medical facilities are registered and accredited so as to maintain standard required of them. Special […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
No fewer than five companies, several shops and a place where illegal oil bunkering is being carried out were shut down at the weekend in Lagos over gross environmental degradation. The closure of the affected places was carried out by officials of the Zero Tolerance Department of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment, escorted […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned Friday night’s bombing in the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi State and the recent mass killings in Southern Kaduna. In release on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President commiserated with the families of the victims who lost their lives in the new “heinous attacks” […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
By Ikeogu Oke By progress, I mean that genuine sense of improvement that comes with comparing what is to what used to be, or where one is to where one used to be. And with a past in which our former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, openly declared the 2007 presidential election “a do or die affair”, […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
A domestic bomb placed in a government construction site on the outskirts of Cairo exploded Saturday, killing a girl and wounded her mother. An Egyptian security official said assailants placed the device in a government telecommunication building under construction in 6 October district pointing out that the girl’s mother, who is the wife of the […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
Ten people have been reportedly drowned during heavy downpour in Apete area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, South Western Nigeria on Saturday. According to Vanguard source, the victims were struggling to vacate their submerge buildings through make-shift bridge when they reportedly plunged into the flood. The source claimed he was in the rescue team […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
Bayelsa State Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mr. Furoebi Akene, has described as ‘unsettling’ the lingering search for his aged mother, Patimi, who was abducted, penultimate this week, by gunmen at Fonibiri in Southern Ijaw local government area of the state. The Commissioner expressed the worry when a group of journalists, politicians and other professionals, […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
Against the backdrop of growing terror attacks in the country, most recently the June 25 bombing at EMAB Plaza in Abuja, the United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a strong security alert to her citizens- resident and travelling to the country. The alert, which traced the history of bombing attacks to weekends, especially those […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2014
Eleven persons lost their lives while 28 others sustained various degrees of injury on Friday when a bomb exploded at Peoples Hotel in the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi metropolis. Briefing newsmen in his office, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Lawal Shehu, said: “At about 9.30pm, on Friday, there was an explosion at Bayan Gari. […]
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Saturday, June 28th, 2014
Hosts Brazil have squeezed through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup™ on penalties after a tense, thrilling 1-1 draw with Chile at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte. Gonzalo Jara hit the post with the decisive kick, while Julio Cesar saved two, to give Brazil a 3-2 win in the shootout and send […]
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Saturday, June 28th, 2014
A sublime James Rodriguez double helped make history for Colombia as they reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time by overcoming Uruguay 2-0 in Rio de Janeiro. The 22-year-old was the magical conductor of the second all-South American affair of the day. He netted twice at the Maracana to go […]
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Saturday, June 28th, 2014
The United States Legendary soul singer and songwriter Bobby Womack is dead. Womack who was “penned hits for many of the greatest musicians of the 20th Century” died at the age of 70. Womack had suffered from cancer and Alzheimer’s disease and since had battled with drug addiction. Some of his famous hits included It’s All Over Now, performed by the […]
