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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Armed ‘Cultists’ Terrorize Bayelsa Capital, Kill Governor’s Aide

PERSONS suspected to be cultists went on rampage in the Bayelsa State capital of Yenagoa on Monday morning, targeting a vehicle that was at the time conveying occupants who are professionally close to the state (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Impunity Must Have No Place in a Progressive Nigeria – Jonathan

-Text of the address of President Goodluck Jonathan on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar as the first female chief justice of Nigeria, on Monday July 16, 2012. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Presidency Raises Alarm Over False Petroleum Industry Bill

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan’s office expressed concern on Monday over a document purported to be the new Petroleum Industry Bill, now in circulation and available in many online locations. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Worst Draught in 50 Years May Affect US Food Prices

By Michael Pearson and Melissa Abbey, CNN.com THE pool is closed in Warrenton, Missouri. Cattle ponds are drying up in Arkansas. Illinois is in danger of losing its corn crop. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Lagos Governor Arrests Colonel Caught on BRT Lane

GOVERNOR of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday arrested an officer of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Ki Yusuf, alongside another (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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AP: Syrian Defense Minister Killed in Bomb Attack

A suicide bomber struck the National Security building in the Syrian capital Wednesday, killing the defense minister and wounding the interior minister in a brazen attack on the seat of government power, state-run TV said. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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NUC Clears Two of Seven Suspended Universities

- No Admissions Until Cleared NIGERIA’s National Universities Commission, NUC, on said on Thursday that it has not asked all seven private institutions of higher education to fully close shop, saying (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Controversial 2nd Republic FEDECO Chairman, Ovie-Whiskey, Dead at 88

Former Chairman of defunct Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO), Justice Victor Ovie-Whiskey, is dead. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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House of Representatives Reopens Bakassi Peninsula Matter, Want Nigeria to Re-Present Case Before ICJ

THE Nigerian House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution advising the country’s executive arm to represent its case on the need to take back the Bakassi Peninsula, saying the International Court of (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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More Financial Institutions Fingered in Collusion with Barclays’ Interest Manipulation

WHILE much of the scrutiny surrounding interest rate manipulation has centered on Barclays, regulators (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Power Workers Resist Take Over of Transmission Company by Canadian Firm

THE Minister of Power, Barth Nnaji was denied entry into the PHCN corporate headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday by members of the company’s union who were opposed to the take-over of (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Hollywood’s Morgan Freeman Donates $1 Million to Pro-Obama Group

PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s run for a 2nd term in office recently received a major boost, courtesy of American actor (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Police Identify Killer in Colorado Movie Theatre Attacks

- Casualty Counts Hits 20, 50 Wounded AUTHORITIES investigating the Friday morning shooting attack at a movie theatre in the Denver suburb (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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President Urges Muslims to Promote Peace as Ramadan Begins

AS the Ramadan season commences for Muslims in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Bayelsa Governor Inaugurates First Lady Jonathan as Permanent Secretary

DESPITE strong public reaction to the appointment, Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson went ahead on Friday to (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Subsidy Scandal: Embattled Rep Lawan Says He’s Ready for Trial

FOLLOWING recent allegations of corrupt practices coming his way as former chairperson of a House of Representatives (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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EXCLUSIVE:Femi Falana Vows to Sue Fraudulent Protest Organizers in the US

FOREMOST human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has expressed outrage over a false promo run by the Leadership (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Leadership Newspaper in Hot Editorial Session over Editor Chuck Ohuegbe’s Role in Washington Megaprotest

THE newsroom of of leadership newspaper in Abuja is literally on fire following alleged indiscretion of an editor, Mr. Chuck Ohuegbe (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Obama Offers Comfort to Victims of Movie Theater Massacre

PRESIDENT Obama emerged from University Hospital here Sunday evening with a story of survival which he said should (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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How Gov Ajimobi Manipulated NYSC State Award for Daughter

- Daughter Awarded Despite Never Spending a Day at Camp After series of complaints received by sharpedgenews.com over the last month about how the (more…)

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