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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Massive US Tornadoes Wreck Havoc in Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area

-110 Airplanes Damaged at Dallas International Airport At least two tornadoes tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area in Texas on Tuesday, ripping apart buildings, tossing tractor trailer trucks into the air and grounding planes in the region. (more…)

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President Jonathan Congratulates Ebenezer Obey at 70

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has written to felicitate with legendary Juju musician, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi on the occasion of his 70th birthday today, April 3, 2012. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Group Expresses Fear Over State of Nigerian Judiciary

An Abuja based Non Governmental Organisation, the Society for Rule of Law in Nigeria (SRLN), has described the present state of the Nigeria Judiciary as alarming, saying; “if urgent steps are not taken to (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Kaduna Refinery Production Hits Over 2.5 million Litres Daily

Less than one month after the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison- Madueke convened a stakeholders’ forum in Abuja to x-ray the challenges confronting the nation’s three traditional (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nigerian Lawyer among Victims of Campus Shooting in US State of California

A NIGERIAN, simply identified as Doris was among the victims of a disgruntled former student suspected of opening fire at a small Christian college in California on Monday, resulting in the death of seven (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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UPDATE: 40-Year Old Nigerian Lawyer, Doris Chibuko, Among Victims of California Campus Shooting

THE Nigerian who sharpedgenews.com exclusively reported to be among the victims of Tuesday’s fatal college shooting at Oikos University in California has been identified as Doris Chibuko, a lawyer from (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Kogi State: Octopus PDP and the Nigerian Judiciary

By Dr. Ozovehe Idris When the Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled recently on the issue of tenure elongation on five State governors which culminated in the sudden sack of all governors of the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Analyst Seeks Comprehensive Capital Market Probe by Lawmakers

As the Ad-hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on the Capital Market has set an April 17, 2012 date for resumption of its public hearing, a call has been made for the probe to be comprehensive (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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AP: Terrorist Gunmen Storm Maiduguri Market, Kill 7

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed seven people at the popular Maiduguri Monday market on Wednesday, police and eye witnesses said. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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2012 Ondo Governorship Election Holds October 20 – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved Saturday, 20th October 2012 as the date for the Ondo state governorship election. A statement signed by INEC’s director, Public Affairs, Emmanuel Umenger, (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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‘N2bn Tinubu Birthday’: South-West PDP Seeks Probe of ACN Governors

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governors (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Presidency Addresses Growing Concerns over Church Gift

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan’s office released a statement on Wednesday to address concerns over what was widely reported as his admission that he solicited and received help for the renovation of (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Omoigui-Okaru Bows Out as Tenure Ends at FIRS

-Kabiru Mashi Steps-in as Acting Chair The golden era of reforms and improved revenue drive at Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service entered a new phase on Thursday as the chairperson, Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okaru, formerly ended her term in office after eight years at the agency. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Anambra Communities under Siege of Deadly Armed-Robbers

RAMPAGING gunmen in the south-eastern state of Anambra have continued with deadly attacks that include raids of police stations and theft of arms and ammunition, leaving no less than eight police officers dead so far. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Addie Wyatt: Remembering a Chicago Civil Rights Icon

In 1941, a teenage Addie Wyatt applied for a job as a typist in Chicago’s meat-packing industry. Black people weren’t needed for office jobs, she was told. If she wanted work, she’d have to (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Tunisians Jailed for Facebook Cartoon of Prophet Mohammed

Two young Tunisians have been sentenced to seven years in prison for posting cartoons of the prophet Mohammad on Facebook, in a case that has fueled allegations the country's new Islamist leaders are gagging free speech. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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62-Year Old Ghanian, Edward Macauley, Jailed for Trafficking in Heroin

FOR transporting illicit drugs into the United States, a citizen of Ghana, Edward Macauley, 62, has been tried in the US District Court of Alexandria, Virginia and sentenced on Friday to 14 years in jail. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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AFP: Large Explosion Near Church Rocks Kaduna Neighborhood

A large bomb explosion rocked an area near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Easter Sunday, residents and police said, though it was unclear if there were casualties. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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INEC, Playing Politics with Law in Kogi

By Phrank Shaibu ABOUT two days after the Supreme Court Judgement on tenure elongation which sacked five State Governors including Kogi State where elections had been conducted about (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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When President Jonathan Got it All Wrong

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi For many foreign policy observers like this writer, there is no gainsaying that Nigeria is fast losing touch with realities in international diplomatic circles. (more…)

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