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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Military Kills Nine Suspected Violent Extremists in Kano Shootout

NINE suspected members of the murderous Islamic sect, popularly known as Boko Haram, were killed on Wednesday by a crack team of the Nigerian military operating in Tudun Wada, near  the northern (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ndume Terrorism Trial: FG Suspends Case as Senator Seeks to Quash Trial

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, suspended trial on terrorism charges against Senator Mohammed Ndume. Justice Gabriel Kolawole said that the suspension was predicated upon a motion (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Barricaded French Shooter Dead after Forces Storm Apartment

Mohammed Merah, the 23 year old French gunman who confessed to killing 7 people in the city of Toulouse in south west France, is dead after a final dramatic shoot-out with French police. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Soldiers Upstage Elected Government, Suspend Constitution, in Mali

- Jonathan, Regional Organizations, Issue Strong Condemnations THROWING Mali back into the now-unfashionable age of military coup d’états, renegade soldiers of this landlocked West African nation (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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30, 000 Americans March for Slain 17-Year Old Trayvon Martins

More than thirty thousand peopled converged on the American small town of Sanford in the southern state of Florida on Thursday to demand justice over the apparent cold-blooded murder (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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CPC Scribe, Adamu Aliero, Decamps to PDP

Aliero announced his defection along with the leadership of CPCin Kebbi during the launch of the PDP gubernatorial campaign in the state by President Goodluck at Halliru Abdu Stadium in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Please Stop Apologizing

By Bill Maher THIS week, Robert De Niro made a joke about first ladies, and Newt Gingrich said it was “inexcusable and the president should apologize for him.” Of course, if something is “inexcusable,” an apology (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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How El-Rufai Doled Out Land to Iyabo Obasanjo, Wives and Girlfriends – Witness Tells Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday told an Abuja High Court that a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai and two of his officials unilaterally revoked (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Another Fire at the National Assembly Blamed on ‘Electrical Fault’

A FIRE incident at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja caused anxiety for staffers and other people present in the building on Thursday afternoon, even as officials said that there was no major damage to the building. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Obama’s Nomination Undermines Okonjo-Iweala’s World Bank Ambitions

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s respected economist and diplomat had her ambitions to head the influential World Bank threatened on Friday by US President Barack Obama’s nomination of Korean-American Jim Yong Kim for the same post. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Governor Aregbesola Warned Over Plans to Demolish NTA Building

FORMER Governor of Ekiti State and National Vice Chairman (Southwest) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Segun Oni, has warned the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, over (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Is Yoruba Unity Threatened?

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi SINCE the return of the opposition to the political ladder of the South-West, all has not been well most especially between the so called progressive party (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Suspected Members of Killer-Sect Die from Own Car Explosion

TWO suspected members of the mass-murdering Islamic sect, Boko Haram, died from an explosion of their homemade bombs on Saturday, as members of the Joint Task Force stormed their hideout in Kano. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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NYT: Former US Vice President Cheney Recovering After Receiving New Heart

Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant on Saturday after 20 months on a waiting list, and was recovering in a Virginia hospital, a statement from his office said. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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PDP Returns to Consensus, Picks Bamanga Tukur as Chairman

AFTER his surprising loss on Wednesday to Dr. Musa Babayo at the north-east congress of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bauchi, former governor of the defunct state of Gongola, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Injustice in Kogi: Why the President Must Intervene

By Phrank Shuaibu Disobedience of court orders remains a critical barrier to credible governance in new democracies. Of Specific interest and reference is what has been allowed to take place in Kogi State of Nigeria (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Main One Cable Upgrades Infrastructure to Meet Growing Demand

IN a move that significantly underscores its growing reputation as West Africa’s broadband service provider of choice, Main One Cable Company, Nigeria’s premier and leading provider of broadband Internet (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Why Mimiko is First among Equals – Awolowo’s Widow

Chairman of the Tribune titles and wife of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Mrs HID Awolowo, has revealed that the Ondo State governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, won the Tribune’s title 2011 (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Q-Ed: The Secret of Mimiko’s Revolution in Education Sector By Durojaiye Alfred

ONDO State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, no doubt, assumed leadership of the state three years ago well prepared. He took over the wheel of the state’s vehicle with a defined destination in focus. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Former US Sen. Santorum Wins Louisiana’s Republican Primary

Rick Santorum won Louisiana's Republican primary on Saturday, according to the Associated Press, proving again that he has major appeal among the party's conservative, southern base. (more…)

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