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Kano Resident, Miko Umaru, Sentenced to Death for 1991 Murder

15Mar

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Kano Resident, Miko Umaru, Sentenced to Death for 1991 Murder

20 YEARS after he was alleged to have decapitated a woman, Kano resident Miko Umaru was on Wednesday sentenced to death by hanging at a Kano High Court on Tuesday. Justice Nurudeen Sagir (more…)

State Police Not Desirable in Nigeria at This Time – President Jonathan

15Mar

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State Police Not Desirable in Nigeria at This Time – President Jonathan

- Admonishes Politicians on Use of Political Power FOR those agitating for the establishment of individual state police apparatus in Nigeria, the prevailing political realities in the country may not augur well for the establishment of such. (more…)

President Obama’s Campaign Theme: Protecting the Middle Class

15Mar

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President Obama’s Campaign Theme: Protecting the Middle Class

Declaring the American middle class in jeopardy, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a populist economic vision that will drive his re-election bid, insisting the United States must reclaim its standing as a (more…)

Northern Leaders are Hypocritical – Bishop Hassan Kukah

15Mar

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Northern Leaders are Hypocritical – Bishop Hassan Kukah

OUTSPOKEN man of the cloth and Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah on Tuesday excoriated northern leaders for being hypocritical about the virtues of the late Sir (more…)

BREAKING NEWS: Kaduna City Rocked by Massive Blast

15Mar

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BREAKING NEWS: Kaduna City Rocked by Massive Blast

Emergency officials in the Nigerian city of Kaduna reported early on Wednesday that at least 8 people died and many were injured in a huge blast that sent everyone scampering for safety. Kaduna has recently witnessed similar outbreaks of violence in recent times, the last being the deadly riots following the April elections. (more…)

INEC Ready for House of Representatives Election in Ekiti

15Mar

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INEC Ready for House of Representatives Election in Ekiti

Ekiti State will play host to eagle-eyed security and electoral agents this Saturday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts election rerun for the federal House of Representatives seat (more…)

Security Personnel Foil Violent Attack in Bauchi

15Mar

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Security Personnel Foil Violent Attack in Bauchi

ATTEMPTS to stage another bomb attack by yet to be identified gunmen was foiled in Bauchi on Friday, a week after similar attacks on targeted local banks and police posts in the same state. Bauchi State Police (more…)

Former Abacha Aide, Al-Mustapha, Hospitalized

15Mar

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Former Abacha Aide, Al-Mustapha, Hospitalized

EMBATTLED former Chief Security Officer to the late military head of state General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has been under admission at the military hospital at Kirikiri, Lagos, since last Thursday. (more…)

15Mar

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BREAKING NEWS: Kaduna City Rocked by Massive Blast

Emergency officials in the Nigerian city of Kaduna reported early on Wednesday that at least 8 people died and many were injured in a huge blast that sent everyone scampering for safety. Kaduna has recently witnessed similar outbreaks of violence in recent times, the last being the deadly riots following the April elections. (more…)

Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Lagos House Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji

15Mar

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Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Lagos House Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji

- Speaker Denies Receiving Summons A bench warrant was issued on Friday by a Federal High Court in Lagos for the arrest of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, purportedly for (more…)

Labor Digs-In to Battle Government Over Fuel Subsidy

15Mar

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Labor Digs-In to Battle Government Over Fuel Subsidy

NIGERIA’S Organised Labour on Friday said it would be a fight to the finish if the Federal Government made good its plan to remove oil subsidy next year. According to NLC president, Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar, the (more…)

15Mar

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Ifueko Omoigui Okauru of FIRS @ 46

By Wahab Gbadamosi It was a long day in Kano, the commercial heartbeat of Northern Nigeria. The top brass of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, was wrapping up the Regional Enlarged Management Meeting, REMM (more…)

Akwa Ibom Government Subsidizes Price of Kerosone for Consumers

15Mar

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Akwa Ibom Government Subsidizes Price of Kerosone for Consumers

Against the backdrop of the perennial scarcity of kerosene (DPK) across the country and the attendant rise in the price of the product to N150 per liter, the Akwa Ibom State government has taken a bold step in addressing (more…)

2011 Christian Pilgrimage: CAN Boss Scores Akwa Ibom Airport Best

15Mar

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2011 Christian Pilgrimage: CAN Boss Scores Akwa Ibom Airport Best

The first batch of Christian pilgrims of the 2011 journey to Israel have been airlifted from the Akwa Ibom International Airport, even as the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). (more…)

Abia Governor Adviser, Nnaji Asiegbu, Outed as Internet Fraudster

15Mar

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Abia Governor Adviser, Nnaji Asiegbu, Outed as Internet Fraudster

IMPROBABLE as it sounds, revelations are emerging about how Mr. Nnaji Obed Asiegbu, aide to T.A. Orji, governor of Abia State in South-Eastern Nigeria, works with a ring of fellow fraudsters for the governor and a “first son” of (more…)

15Mar

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Oreta Town Boils

- One Killed - Police Arrest 3 Suspects - Several Injured - Residents Flee Town Three suspects (names withheld) are been detained by the Lagos state Police Command for their alleged roles in the murder of a man and destruction of properties at Oreta village in Ikorodu. (more…)

Slumcat Millionaire: Cat Inherits Woman’s $13 Million

15Mar

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Slumcat Millionaire: Cat Inherits Woman’s $13 Million

A 4-year-old stray cat that was rescued from the streets of Rome has inherited a $13 million fortune from its owner, the wealthy widow of an Italian property tycoon. Maria Assunta left (more…)

Emerging Perspectives on Kogi PDP Victory

15Mar

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Emerging Perspectives on Kogi PDP Victory

By Adinoyi Idris Adinoyi Since the announcement of the December 3rd governorship election result in Kogi State, an avalanche of commentaries has surfaced. Thanks to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for claiming to have won with (more…)

Remaining Defiant, Bayelsa Governor Calls PDP Selection a ‘Charade’

15Mar

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Remaining Defiant, Bayelsa Governor Calls PDP Selection a ‘Charade’

TIMIPRE Sylva, governor of Bayelsa State, remains defiant in his belief that he is the bona-fide candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming governorship election in the state (more…)

Owner of US Basketball Franchise, Mikhail Prokhorov, Declares for Russian Presidency

15Mar

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Owner of US Basketball Franchise, Mikhail Prokhorov, Declares for Russian Presidency

After a week of surprising challenges to his authority, Vladimir Putin faces a new one from one of Russia's richest and most glamorous figures: The billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets says he will run against (more…)