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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…)

Whistle Blowers, Undercover Investigators Expose Rot Under Stella Odua’s Aviation Ministry

15Mar

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Whistle Blowers, Undercover Investigators Expose Rot Under Stella Odua’s Aviation Ministry

-How Dana Airlines Ignored Warnings A GROUP of whistle blowers within Dana Airlines Nigeria Limited and the Federal Civil Aviation Authority, FAAN, have started speaking up on the greed and official corruption that (more…)

Fayemi Plans to Sack Over 10,000 Teachers in Ekiti State – PDP

15Mar

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Fayemi Plans to Sack Over 10,000 Teachers in Ekiti State – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest has accused the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of planning to sack more than 50 percent of the over 18,000 primary (more…)

AP: 21-Year Old Prodigy Becomes University of Chicago’s Youngest Doctor

15Mar

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AP: 21-Year Old Prodigy Becomes University of Chicago’s Youngest Doctor

A 21-year-old Chicago man who began college at age 9 and medical school three years later is about to become the youngest student ever awarded an M.D. by the University of Chicago. (more…)

US Government Successfully Eliminates Al-Qaeda No. 2 in Drone Attack

15Mar

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US Government Successfully Eliminates Al-Qaeda No. 2 in Drone Attack

A FEW DAYS after it acknowledged that its agencies were monitoring online and other electronic chatter to know if a drone strike it coordinated was successful, confirmation that the United States government (more…)

Bootlegged Tickets Complicate Identification of Dana Air Victims

15Mar

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Bootlegged Tickets Complicate Identification of Dana Air Victims

-Government Suspends Dana Airline License Sharpedgenews.com has learned that Nigerian authorities may be experiencing difficulty in matching names with the actual identities of persons who perished in (more…)

Money Talks in Failed Attempt to Recall US Governor of Wisconsin

15Mar

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Money Talks in Failed Attempt to Recall US Governor of Wisconsin

-Republicans Outspend Democrats 8:1 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker retained his governorship Tuesday night, besting Democrat Tom Barrett in a race that was a referendum on Walker's decision to take on public employee unions. (more…)

African Peace and Progress Remain Centerpiece of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy – President Jonathan

15Mar

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African Peace and Progress Remain Centerpiece of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy – President Jonathan

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Abuja reaffirmed the importance of peace, political stability and socio-economic development in Africa to Nigeria’s foreign policy. Speaking at an audience with (more…)

Lawyer to Austria-Based Nigerian Pastor Assures of Client’s Innocence

15Mar

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Lawyer to Austria-Based Nigerian Pastor Assures of Client’s Innocence

The much awaited appeal hearing of Pastor Joshua Esosa’s case today (06.06.2012) in Vienna , Austria came and went but our expectations are still hanging. The absence of one of the witnesses stalled the court (more…)

PREMIUM NEWS: Northern Elders Reject Jonathan’s N20million “Gift”

15Mar

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PREMIUM NEWS: Northern Elders Reject Jonathan’s N20million “Gift”

President Goodluck Jonathan’s patchy relationship with key northern political groups took a plunge at last week’s hyped visit of the region’s elders to the president, with the team’s last minute rejection of a N20 million (more…)

‘The Lives of all Nigerians and Foreigners in our Country are Precious’

15Mar

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‘The Lives of all Nigerians and Foreigners in our Country are Precious’

- Remarks by President Jonathan on Wednesday June 6, 2012, at a Special Federal Executive Council session in honor of the victims of the Dana Air disaster of Sunday, June 3, 2012. (more…)

Political Intentions Behind UNILAG Renaming?

15Mar

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Political Intentions Behind UNILAG Renaming?

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi The heat generated by the renaming of the former University of Lagos, UNILAG into Moshood Abiola University, Lagos, MAUL, has seized to abate even when an (more…)

Again, Tinubu, Buhari Conspire to Stop PDP IN 2015

15Mar

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Again, Tinubu, Buhari Conspire to Stop PDP IN 2015

The last time they staged their conspiratorial scheme to stop the political upclimb of Goodluck Jonathan, the plot failed to fly. In fact, the incompatibility of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Yoruba Moslem-dominated Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, (more…)

Award-Winning Singer Lauryn Hill Faces Tax Evasion Charges

15Mar

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Award-Winning Singer Lauryn Hill Faces Tax Evasion Charges

Eight-time Grammy winner Lauryn Hill has been charged with failing to file income tax returns for several years with the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey announced Thursday. (more…)

Blast at Maiduguri Police HQ Kills at Least 10 People

15Mar

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Blast at Maiduguri Police HQ Kills at Least 10 People

A bomb blast at the entrance of the police headquarters of northeast Nigeria's Borno state killed many people on Friday, mostly police, witnesses and security officials said. A police officer at the scene, who could not be named, (more…)

Embattled House Committee Leader Farouk Lawan Struggles to Deny Bribery Allegations

15Mar

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Embattled House Committee Leader Farouk Lawan Struggles to Deny Bribery Allegations

BARELY weeks after his committee gained attention for what many Nigerians saw as an audacious investigation into and revelation of the shenanigans of powerful interests in the downstream sector of the oil industry, particularly (more…)

Churches in Plateau and Borno Attacked by Suspected Terrorists

15Mar

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Churches in Plateau and Borno Attacked by Suspected Terrorists

- Retaliatory Attacks Staged, Discouraged by Local Priest A car bomber detonated his explosives on Sunday outside a church in this central Nigerian city, and gunmen attacked another church in the nation’s northeast, killing at least four people and (more…)

Suspected Armed Robbers and Kidnappers Nabbed in Edo State

15Mar

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Suspected Armed Robbers and Kidnappers Nabbed in Edo State

A 5-man gang of suspected armed robbers and kidnappers who for months have terrorized Benin City and surrounding communities have been routed by the Edo State command of the Nigeria Police. (more…)

‘Fayemi is inviting anarchy in Ekiti’ – PDP

15Mar

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‘Fayemi is inviting anarchy in Ekiti’ – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest has warned the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the dire consequences of his continuos reign of terror against members (more…)

Former Eagles Star Christian Obodo Freed after Reported Kidnap

15Mar

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Former Eagles Star Christian Obodo Freed after Reported Kidnap

Police personnel of the Delta State Police Command in Nigeria over the weekend freed a former football star, Christian Obodo, who was reported kidnapped over the weekend. (more…)