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Police Rescue Six-Year-Old Boy from Kidnappers

15Mar

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Police Rescue Six-Year-Old Boy from Kidnappers

The Rivers State Police Command says it has rescued a six-year–old-boy, who was kidnapped on Nov.7. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Ben Ugwuegbulam said Wednesday in Port Harcourt, that (more…)

Liberia: ECOWAS says Boycott of Presidential Election Against Protocol

15Mar

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Liberia: ECOWAS says Boycott of Presidential Election Against Protocol

The ECOWAS observer team for the Liberian run-off presidential election on Wednesday in Monrovia said the opposition boycott of the election was inconsistent with the commission's protocol. (more…)

Killer Drugs Flood Nigeria Again – NAFDAC

15Mar

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Killer Drugs Flood Nigeria Again – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the influx of counterfeit drugs from Onitsha to Ebonyi. Mr Richard Anichukwu, Head of (more…)

Amnesty International Wants Shell to Set Up $1 Billion Fund for Niger-Delta Clean-Up

15Mar

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Amnesty International Wants Shell to Set Up $1 Billion Fund for Niger-Delta Clean-Up

Amnesty International has slammed the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company, saying that it must pay an initial $1 billion to clean up the world’s largest oil spill ever in the Nigerian delta region. Amnesty International says (more…)

Professionals Express Worries Over Boko Haram Activities

15Mar

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Professionals Express Worries Over Boko Haram Activities

- CNPP Urges Boko Haram Sect to Spell out Terms- Police Confirm 65 Dead in Yobe Explosion Some professionals in Lagos on Wednesday expressed worries over the security situation in the country, stating that the absence of (more…)

15Mar

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Looking Ahead with Bayo Oluwasanmi

Nigeria Now a Global Investors Haven

Address by President Goodluck Jonathan at the Opening Ceremony of the 17th Nigerian Economic Summit, Held at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja, on November 10, 2011. PROTOCOL. 1. I am delighted to be here with you today at the (more…)

Jonathan to Saudi Prince: “Nigeria Remains the Best Place for Investment”

15Mar

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Jonathan to Saudi Prince: “Nigeria Remains the Best Place for Investment”

President Goodluck Jonathan brushed aside criticisms of a slow response to the spate of bombings by outlawed Islamic sect, Boko Haram, in African’s most populous economy, to assume the seat of salesman-in-chief for Nigeria as (more…)

Election Petition Tribunal Upholds Ajimobi’s Victory

15Mar

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Election Petition Tribunal Upholds Ajimobi’s Victory

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the state High Court, Iyaganku Ibadan today dismissed the petition of dual citizenship filed by the PDP against Gov. Abiola Ajimobi for lacking merit or substance. (more…)

Whistle Blower SpillsSecret of Denziani Allison-Madueke’s New-Found Wealth

15Mar

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Whistle Blower SpillsSecret of Denziani Allison-Madueke’s New-Found Wealth

- President Jonathan, Obasanjo, Etete and Lagos Attorney Listed as Part of a Corrupt Ring - Allison-Madueke Denies Owning Vienna Mansion There are strong indications that the proceeds of an alleged bribe by Nigerian big oil players may have helped to finance (more…)

Village Head, Wife Murdered Despite Curfew

15Mar

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Village Head, Wife Murdered Despite Curfew

IN SPITE of the 24-hour imposed by the Kaduna State government, secret killings continued in the crisis zone in the southern part of Kaduna, as the village head of Apiakashil, near Kafanchan, in Jama’a Council, Mr. Bulus Adamu, (more…)

Buhari Denies Support for Subsidy Removal

15Mar

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Buhari Denies Support for Subsidy Removal

Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday disowned a suggestion by President Goodluck Jonathan that he had thrown his weight behind the Federal Government’s plan to remove oil subsidy. (more…)

Appeal Court Reinstates Borno Election Tribunal

15Mar

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Appeal Court Reinstates Borno Election Tribunal

Acting president of the Appeal Court, Justice Dalhatu Adamu, might have bowed to pressure by reinstating the Borno State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which he inexplicably disbanded on Thursday. (more…)

Government Probes Fraud, Ethnic Agenda, at Agency

15Mar

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Government Probes Fraud, Ethnic Agenda, at Agency

THE Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) on Thursday received a petition from Leslie Vera & Associates, a consortium of lawyers based in Abuja, requesting it to probe the alleged fraudulent purchase of (more…)

Goodwill Message to His Royal Majesty, Oba Ajibade Fasiku, on His Coronation as the Elekole of Ikole-Ekiti, Nigeria

15Mar

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Looking Ahead with Bayo Oluwasanmi

Goodwill Message to His Royal Majesty, Oba Ajibade Fasiku, on His Coronation as the Elekole of Ikole-Ekiti, Nigeria

It gives me pleasure to write this tribute on Kabiyesi on his coronation as the Elekole of Ikole Ekiti. It is indeed an honour to have the privilege of writing about a Royalty. Not too long ago, I had the same privilege (more…)

15Mar

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Looking Ahead with Bayo Oluwasanmi

Marriages at a Time Like This

By Kayode Fasua For me, today broke with a heartchilling tinge of unusual alliteration, in the hallowed realm of zodiac configuration. This day 11 years ago, Yetunde and I were at the Agege Registry in Lagos, where we tied the nuptial knot, (more…)

Baseball Star Thankful to Be Alive After Venezuela Kidnapping

15Mar

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Baseball Star Thankful to Be Alive After Venezuela Kidnapping

U.S. Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos says he is thankful to be alive after being kidnapped in his home country of Venezuela. Venezuelan police rescued the 24-year-old Washington Nationals catcher on Friday, two days after armed men (more…)

Police Set Canines after Peaceful Protesters in Abuja

15Mar

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Police Set Canines after Peaceful Protesters in Abuja

The Nigerian Police has used a canine squad a canine squad to illegally disperse a group of protesting youth which embarked on a one-day hunger strike in protest of the planned removal of fuel subsidy. (more…)

Again, Old Man of Letters, Prof. Chinua Achebe, Rejects Nigeria’s Honor Medal

15Mar

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Again, Old Man of Letters, Prof. Chinua Achebe, Rejects Nigeria’s Honor Medal

For the second time in seven years, Nigeria’s literary giant, Professor Chinua Achebe, has rejected his home country’s honor medal of Commander of the Federal Republic, saying that the outstanding issues of leadership and structural (more…)

President Jonathan Proposed 7-Year Single Tenure Misunderstood

15Mar

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President Jonathan Proposed 7-Year Single Tenure Misunderstood

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has said his proposed seven-year single tenure for Nigeria’s President has been misunderstood by those who think he wants to add that term to his current one. (more…)

My Disagreement with Mimiko is Over Money and other Booties

15Mar

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The Insider

My Disagreement with Mimiko is Over Money and other Booties

Dr. Olaiya Oni is the former chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State. He resigned his membership recently. Since his exit, other top members have turned their back on the party. Oni, in this interview (more…)