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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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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Rapid Justice System: Mimiko’s Latest Gift to Judiciary

By Femi Adepoju The Ondo state governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has registered his name in the nation’s judicial record books as the first administrator to provide a court within the prison premises to accelerate the dispensation of justice. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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UPDATE: Terrorist Attacks in Nigeria Mar Easter Celebrations for Many

BLOOD-THIRSTY, mass-murdering terrorists in Nigeria have continued their orgy of mindless violence over the weekend, killing almost 50 innocent citizens in cities like the metropolis of Kaduna, Maiduguri and the ever-restive city of Jos. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ondo Govt Tackles Opposition over Malicious Propaganda

The Ondo state government has berated the opposition for its continued spread of falsehood against it and its officials, declaring that the attempt to blackmail it by its constant fabrication of lies to bring it down will fail. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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PDP Chair Primaries: Akpabio Hailed for Ensuring Fair Contest

FAITHFULS of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom have expressed satisfaction with the leadership of the party in the state for a successful conduct of the Chairmanship primaries last weekend. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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FIRS Netted N7.5 Trn. in 11 Years of Non-Oil Taxes – Omoigui-Okauru

FROM the former Executive Chairman Federal Inland Revenue service, Ifueko Omoigui Okauru, came thanks to the press, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, her predecessors in office, staff, Board members, governors (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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PDP Smells Secession Plot in Cuba Trip for Student Activists

The south-west chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria has insisted that Osun State governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, is plotting against the corporate existence of Nigeria, and that the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nigeria’s Dangote to Spearhead $7bn Investment in Electrical Power, Others

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to lead a $7 billion investment in Nigeria’s power, petrochemical and mining sectors over the next four years. Mr Dangote, who disclosed his intentions during (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Former Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva Denies Fugitive Status

MONTHS after he faded off the public scene in Nigeria, former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has spoken up from an undisclosed location that he is hiding from the law. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Thousands of Displaced Fulanis Find Refuge in Cross Rivers

ABOUT 3,605 displaced persons, mostly Fulani nomads, are currently taking refuge in four temporary camps in Utanga, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Judges Appointment: Fayemi is ‘Acting like a Tyrant’ – PDP

The South West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the refusal of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi over his refusal to (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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NUJ to Sue Magistrate and IG over Detention of Colleagues

FOLLOWING the April 4 incidence involving a Lagos Magistrate, Mrs. Aderonke Oshoniyi, and some journalists in her court, the Nigerian Union of Journalists has said that it will take legal action against the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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VP Sambo, in Washington DC, Promotes Agriculture for Nigeria’s Transformation

THE Nigerian government is continuing with its stated goal to make agriculture a driving force in the transformation of the economic fortunes of the country. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Majekodunmi, St. Nicholas Hospital Founder, Passes on at 96

INFLUENTIAL medical practitioner and chairman of the popular St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos, Dr. Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi died on Wednesday, aged 96. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Akin Omoboriowo, A Man Who Fought, Ran and Lived to Fight Another Day, Dies at 81

CHIEF Akinwole Michael Omoboriowo, the Deputy Governor of old Ondo State during Nigeria’s Second Republic from 1979 to 1982, and publisher of the militant advocacy newspaper, Premier, died on Tuesday at the age of 81. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Guinea-Bissau Coup Attempt: Jonathan Issues Condemnation

Text of Presidential Press Release from the State House on Friday, April 13 2o12: PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and the Federal Government of Nigeria totally condemn and reject the ongoing attempt (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Kogi State Political Quagmire – Breaking the Silence!

By Phrank Shaibu History tells us that a society sows seeds of dissent when people entrusted with its leadership become economical with the truth or remain silent in the face of injustice.  (more…)

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