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Nigeria Secret Police Prosecute Six Terrorists
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Nigeria Secret Police Prosecute Six Terrorists

The State Security Service (SSS) on Friday arraigned six suspected members of the Boko Haram sect for their involvement in bomb attacks across Nigeria. The suspects, who appeared before the Federal High Court, Abuja,  are Shuaibu Abubakar, Salisu Ahmed, Umar Babagana-Umar, Mohamed Ali, Musa Adam and Umar Ibrahim. (more…)
Gunmen Attack Mobil Exxon Oilfield in Akwa Ibom
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Gunmen Attack Mobil Exxon Oilfield in Akwa Ibom

Unidentified gunmen, who on Friday boarded an ExxonMobil oil platform, off Akwa Ibom coastline, wounded one person on board and abducted another. The Management of Mobil Producing Nigeria, the local unit of the U.S. oil major, ExxonMobil confirmed the incident in a statement made available on Friday. (more…)
Independence Day Tragedy: Gunmen Kill 23
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Independence Day Tragedy: Gunmen Kill 23

* Hapless Opposition Politicians Trifle with National Security Decisions Twenty three persons were yesterday killed in a village in Zamfara State by people suspected to be Hausa/Fulani cattle herdsmen. The killing took place in Lingyado village yesterday and was said to have been carried out by about 150 gunmen, bearing assault rifles Lingyado is a village of Hausa-Fulani settlers. (more…)
Kogi Governor Pays $8million, Bribe to PDP NWC over In-law
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Kogi Governor Pays $8million, Bribe to PDP NWC over In-law

ARISE O COMPATRIOTS-Kogi State is in dire need of Presidential Intervention! Things are happening in Kogi State at such a fast rate that except the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria urgently steps in, Kogi State will be totally and completely thrown into (more…)
OIC Chairman Survives Assassins’ Bullets
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OIC Chairman Survives Assassins’ Bullets

By Alaba Taoreed The Chairman of Oodua Investment Company Limited (OIC), Chief Sarafadeen Ali at the weekend narrowly escaped death as persons believed to be contract killers attacked him on his way to a political meeting in Ibadan. (more…)
Italy Appeals Court Clears Knox of Murder
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Italy Appeals Court Clears Knox of Murder

Amanda Knox left prison Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American's murder conviction for the brutal stabbing death of her British roommate after a drug-fueled sexual assault. (more…)
Ekiti Group Blames Fayemi for Drivers Union Clash
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Ekiti Group Blames Fayemi for Drivers Union Clash

The Ekiti Justice Group (EJG) has blamed the State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for the incessant clash by drivers union in the State, saying; “the only way Fayemi can exonerate himself from the criminal act is for him to make sure that Rotimi Joseph a.k.a. Mentilo and his boys are made to face the (more…)
Democrat Wins West Virginia Governor’s Race
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Democrat Wins West Virginia Governor’s Race

Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin overcame weeks of Republican attack ads to win the West Virginia governor's race Tuesday, successfully distancing himself from the Obama administration and the president's health care plan. (more…)
Airtel Faces Nigerians’ Wrath Over Discriminatory Job Loss
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Airtel Faces Nigerians’ Wrath Over Discriminatory Job Loss

* Airtel Operators to Defend Action Before Lagos State House of Assembly Airtel employees have pleaded with the Federal Government to compel the management of the telecommunications company to comply with basic labour standards as obtained in the telecommunications sector. (more…)
Gringo Gulch, Dago Spring, and Polack Swamp
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Gringo Gulch, Dago Spring, and Polack Swamp

How many racist place names are there in the United States? The family of GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry owns a hunting camp in Texas known to many locals as “Niggerhead,” a name that appears on a large rock on the property. Perry claims his father painted (more…)