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Okupe Serves Alongside Abati as Part of a Team – Presidency

15Mar

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Okupe Serves Alongside Abati as Part of a Team – Presidency

- I am not an ‘Attack Dog’ for President Jonathan CONTRARY to the expectations of commentators and observers across the board, from (more…)

Land Dispute Negotiations Fail between First Ladies Jonathan and Yar’Adua

15Mar

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Land Dispute Negotiations Fail between First Ladies Jonathan and Yar’Adua

EFFORTS by representatives of former first lady Turai Yar’Adua and current first lady Patience Jonathan to resolve a (more…)

Buhari Announces Interest in 2015 Presidential Run

15Mar

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Buhari Announces Interest in 2015 Presidential Run

FORMER military head of state, retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday became the first aspirant to publicly declare his interest in the 2015 presidential election, ending speculations on his retirement from active politics. (more…)

Traffic Gridlock in Lagos as President Arrives to Launch First Locally-Built Naval Ship

15Mar

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Traffic Gridlock in Lagos as President Arrives to Launch First Locally-Built Naval Ship

SECTIONS of Victoria Island and neighboring districts of Lagos are experiencing a big traffic gridlock as a result of Friday’s visit of President Goodluck Jonathan, who is in town to attend an event at the Naval Dockyard on Ahmadu Bello Way. (more…)

NYT Report: Obama Ordered Cyber Attack on Iran Nuclear Facilities

15Mar

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NYT Report: Obama Ordered Cyber Attack on Iran Nuclear Facilities

US President Barack Obama ordered a secret wave of sophisticated computer attacks on Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities, according to the New York Times. Obama decided to accelerate the program, begun (more…)

Nigeria’s House of Reps to Investigate N155bn Oil Scandal

15Mar

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Nigeria’s House of Reps to Investigate N155bn Oil Scandal

FOLLOWING allegations of corruption made against presidency officials in recent days concerning the sale of an oil exploration license, known as OPL 245, the House of Representatives has said it would commence (more…)

Tear Gas Fired as Student Protesters Confront Police in Lagos

15Mar

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Tear Gas Fired as Student Protesters Confront Police in Lagos

THREE days after the President Goodluck Jonathan announced the name change from the University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University, pockets of street protests against the announcement by the students of the 50-year (more…)

Report: AfDB Loans, Grants Commitments Grow by 36% in 2011

15Mar

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Report: AfDB Loans, Grants Commitments Grow by 36% in 2011

THE African Development Bank (AfDB) approved loans worth about 8.5 billion dollars in 2011 representing about 36 per cent increase over the figures in 2010. (more…)

Florida Judge Revokes Bail for Trayvon Martin’s Killer

15Mar

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Florida Judge Revokes Bail for Trayvon Martin’s Killer

A Florida judge on Friday revoked the bail for George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case, saying he had misled the court about his finances, and ordered him to present himself to the court within 48 hours. (more…)

Northern Elders Forum Meets with Jonathan on Security, National Unity

15Mar

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Northern Elders Forum Meets with Jonathan on Security, National Unity

The leadership of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) met with President Goodluck Jonathan late Wednesday night on issues of security and national unity. The meeting at the Presidential Villa was held behind closed door. (more…)

Boxing Champ Mayweather Surrenders to Begin 3-Month Jail Sentence

15Mar

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Boxing Champ Mayweather Surrenders to Begin 3-Month Jail Sentence

21 months after he was accused of physically assaulting his then-girlfriend in the presence of their two young children, boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. surrendered himself to the law in court on Friday to (more…)

FG to Release Forbearance Package to Stockbrokers – Okonjo-Iweala

15Mar

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FG to Release Forbearance Package to Stockbrokers – Okonjo-Iweala

Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that the Federal Government will release a forbearance package to stockbrokers as part of measures to stimulate confidence in the Nigerian capital market and increase liquidity. (more…)

Maryland Man Arrested for Killing, Eating Body Parts of Housemate

15Mar

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Maryland Man Arrested for Killing, Eating Body Parts of Housemate

ALTHOUGH the bizarre act continues to be associated with the effects of the abuse of a synthetic drug popularly known as “bath salt”, this story reads like a scene from your most recent horror movie flick: a man kills a fellow housemate, uses a kitchen knife to carve out his heart and brain matter before ingesting them. (more…)

REVEALED: Net Worth of US Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney

15Mar

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REVEALED: Net Worth of US Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney

Presumptive GOP candidate Mitt Romney is worth as much as $250 million, according to the candidate's personal financial disclosure filed today with the Federal Election Commission. While the forms indicate that the candidate (more…)

National Judicial Commission Accused of Planning Constitutional Crisis

15Mar

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National Judicial Commission Accused of Planning Constitutional Crisis

The plot by the National Judicial Council (NJC) to forcibly reinstate the suspended President Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami without waiting for President Goodluck Jonathan's consent is an attempt by the NJC (more…)

A Nigerian Pastor’s Ordeals in the Hands of Austrian Authorities

15Mar

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A Nigerian Pastor’s Ordeals in the Hands of Austrian Authorities

ALL that Pastor Joshua Esosa did was to reluctantly make the hour-long trip to the residence of his former wife’s home to attend to the children so she can leave to go get what he thought was an urgent medical attention (more…)

Multiple Vehicles Involved in Fiery Road Accident on Lagos-Ibadan Highway

15Mar

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Multiple Vehicles Involved in Fiery Road Accident on Lagos-Ibadan Highway

A HUNDRED and seventy-six commuters were evacuated at the scene of an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday night into Saturday morning, after an (more…)

Explosion Injures 33 in Bauchi Terrorist Attack

15Mar

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Explosion Injures 33 in Bauchi Terrorist Attack

A suspected car bomb exploded Sunday morning near a church Living Faith church in a neighborhood of Bauchi, the capital of Bauchi state. An initial report from the Nigerian Red Cross in Bauchi said at least 33 people (more…)

President Jonathan Mourns Death of Oba Oladele Olashore

15Mar

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President Jonathan Mourns Death of Oba Oladele Olashore

The Nigerian presidency this morning reacted to the death of a royal father, eminent banker and former Minister of Finance, Oba Oladele Olashore of Iloko-Ijesha. In a statement signed by President Jonathan’s chief media adviser, Dr. (more…)

NNPC Spokesman Levi Ajuonoma, 152 Others, Perish in Lagos-Bound Dana Flight from Abuja

15Mar

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NNPC Spokesman Levi Ajuonoma, 152 Others, Perish in Lagos-Bound Dana Flight from Abuja

-President Jonathan Declares 3 Days of Mourning NIGERIA National Petroleum Spokesman, Dr. Levi Ajuonoma, was among the 147 passengers and 6 crew members who perished in a Dana Air-operated flight that crashed Sunday morning on its way into Lagos from the nation’s capital of Abuja. (more…)