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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated two boxes of fake Dano Tetanus vaccine drugs valued at 3 million naira. The fake vaccine was smuggled into the country by an Ethiopian airline that landed at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The agency’s Head at the Airport, Mr […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
From Reuters The United States formally designated the Nigerian Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, making it a crime to provide them with material support. The White House directed U.S. agencies to block financial transactions with the two groups, which it blamed for thousands of deaths in northeast […]
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Anambra Election, Featured, Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
… As IGP Warns Anambra Politicians Against Misconduct Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Wednesday in Awka hinted that all sensitive materials to be used for conduct of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Anambra state have been modified with security features. The INEC boss, explained that the […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Three suspects has been remanded to Kirikiri Prison custody pending the legal advice of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, by an Ikeja Magistrate Court, over alleged armed robbery. The suspects, whose names are Joshua Muha 20, Tope Oladunjoye 23 and Emanuel Egbelo 19, residents of 42, Agoro street, Ajangbadi; 24, Agoro […]
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Ayo Balogun, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
…As ASUU Chased Away Gov. Wada from Hospital Ayo Balogun, Lagos Human rights activist, Bamidele Aturu has lamented the death of Comrade Festus Iyayi, saying his murderers in the Kogi State Government House must be prosecuted and that the matter must not be swept under the carpet Aturu, in a statement said lamented that Iyayi […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its 22-hour no-movement order for Saturday’s Anambra State governorship poll, wondering why such an extended curfew should be imposed because of an isolated election. INEC had said that from 12 midnight on Friday to 10 pm on Saturday, […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has deplored the disruption of the much-publicised colloquium organised by the Executive Secretary, Anti-Corruption Network, Otunba Dino Melaye by some men of the Nigeria Police in Abuja on Tuesday. The heavily-armed policemen, allegedly acting on the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, stormed Nicon […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
The African Examiner The National Chairman of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje on Tuesday resigned his position as Chairman, Nigeria Railway Corporation Governing Board to give him room and time to manage the nPDP adequately and avoid any insinuation or plot to use the appointment of his NRC Chairmanship to […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to begin the process of prosecution of the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Maduabuchi Obiano over his alleged involvement in multiple voter’s registration. APC’s lawyer, Festus Keyamo has officially written to […]
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Ayo Balogun, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently set up a judicial of inquiry without delay to review overhead and recurrent expenditures of all Federal ministries and ministerial departments, including presidency and legislature between 2009 and now. ARG said it had been following closely the ongoing debate […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos A group under the aegis of Coalition of Human Rights Advocates on the Plateau (COHRAP) in its effort to ensure that persons who are abused in one way or the other, seeks synergy with journalists in the state to help bring to light those perpetrating such dehumanize act. The group through its […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has criticised President Goodluck Jonathan over his lukewarm attitude towards the fight against corruption in the country. This came on the heel of the sack of Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Communications, Victoria Hammah by President John Mahama for allegedly making a statement that suggested that she […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Agabus Pwanagba, Lagos The power tussle in Taraba State took another dimension on Tuesday as members of the State House of Assembly disregarded a court order restraining them from screening the new commissioner nominees and went ahead to screen them. The Lawmakers had resumed sitting on Tuesday, sitting one hour ahead of the stipulated time […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Drama ensued on Tuesday at the Ikeja Magistrate Court, as policemen were seen beating up a suspect within the court premises. The suspect Akinade Kamila, a diesel dealer is allegedly owing a business partner a sum of N1 million, being money given to him to buy black market diesel in Warri, Delta […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The remains of the renowned economist and revolutionary activist, Comrade Adewole Babarinde Omojola Ajibola, will be laid to rest on Friday, November 15, 2013 at Ikoyi cemetery. Baba Oluwide Omojola, 75, died on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Akure, Ondo State, a day after he presented copies of the PRONACO People’s Constitution and other […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
By Femi Kehinde Former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola Oyinlola has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise him as the National Secretary of PDP and reflect the development in its records. The Court of Appeal judgment had reinstated him as the National Secretary of the party. Oyinlola, was suspended from […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan Former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Festus Iyayi has died in a ghastly motor accident. He died in an head on collision with the convoy of Kogi State governor, Alhaji Idris Wada while he was on his way to the national congress of ASUU in Kano. Chairman, Academic […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu At least four persons were allegedly shot dead Monday in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra state, when members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB clashed with a joint security team. But Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of MASSOB, who spoke through the Director for Information, […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
The African Examiner A muslim group known as Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has blasted the National Conference committee led by Senator Femi Okunrounmu for sitting on Fridays at both its south west meetings in Akure and Lagos state saying that both timings coincide with Muslim‘s jumat prayer service. The group stated this in a press […]
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
The New PDP has described the suspension of Baraje, Sam Jaja, Oyinlola and Kazaure by Tukur’s led faction of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as barbaric, unacceptable, undemocratic and abuse of PDP constitution. The splinter PDP stated this in a statement signed and issued in Abuja on Monday by Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze “We […]
