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President Jonathan Mourns Death of Professor Aluko

15Mar

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President Jonathan Mourns Death of Professor Aluko

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with immense sadness and a feeling of great national loss news of the passing away earlier today of Nigeria’s veteran economist per excellence, Prof. Samuel Aluko. (more…)

US Court Overturns California’s Ban on Gay Marriage

15Mar

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US Court Overturns California’s Ban on Gay Marriage

The 9th Circuit Court in California struck down as unconstitutional the state's voter-passed ban on gay marriage Tuesday, ruling 2-1 that it violates the rights of gay Californians. (more…)

Andy Uba Petitions CJN Over Appeal Court Judgment

15Mar

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Andy Uba Petitions CJN Over Appeal Court Judgment

Senator Andy Uba, of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, who is also chairman of the National Judicial Council, to cause to be set aside the (more…)

Arrests of Suspected Gunrunner and Terror Group’s Spokesman Informed Bomb Attack – GOC

15Mar

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Arrests of Suspected Gunrunner and Terror Group’s Spokesman Informed Bomb Attack – GOC

Maj.-Gen. Joseph Shoboiki, the GOC 1 Division, Nigerian Army, says the arrest of a gunrunner suspect and a terror group spokesman by his men, precipitated Tuesday's bomb attack on the division. (more…)

We Derive Joy in Killing People – Boko Haram

15Mar

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We Derive Joy in Killing People – Boko Haram

The leader of the Boko Haram terror group, Jahamatul Imam Shekau, in a fresh audio message has stated that the sect’s members derive joy from killing people because, according to him, their faith supports such killings. (more…)

Defense Chief Makes Case for Rooting Out Boko Haram Members

15Mar

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Defense Chief Makes Case for Rooting Out Boko Haram Members

Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, the Chief of Defence Staff, has said the menace of the Boko Haram sect must be brought to an end. Petinrin made the remark in Abuja on Friday night at (more…)

FG Warns Post-Secondary Institutions on Misuse of Resources

15Mar

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FG Warns Post-Secondary Institutions on Misuse of Resources

The Federal Government will hold the Management and Councils of Federal Tertiary Institutions accountable for the use of its resources, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa'i has said. (more…)

IPMAN Threatens Withdrawal of Services to Ilorin

15Mar

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IPMAN Threatens Withdrawal of Services to Ilorin

Alhaji Bolaji Agbolade, the Chairman of the Ilorin branch of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), on Saturday threatened that the association would (more…)

Jonathan Seeks Prayers of Facebook Friends

15Mar

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Jonathan Seeks Prayers of Facebook Friends

President Goodluck Jonathan has called on his Facebook friends to pray for the success of the reform initiatives his administration is putting in place. Posted on his facebook page, Jonathan (more…)

Katsina State Agencies Distribute N167m Relief Materials to Flood, Fire Victims

15Mar

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Katsina State Agencies Distribute N167m Relief Materials to Flood, Fire Victims

The Katsina State Rehabilitation and Emergency Relief Agency (RERA) has distributed relief materials worth over N137 million to victims of various disasters in the state as assistance in 2011. (more…)

Journalists Union Suspends 5 Members for Alleged Forgery in Kwara

15Mar

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Journalists Union Suspends 5 Members for Alleged Forgery in Kwara

The National Secretariat of the NUJ has approved the indefinite suspension of five members of the union in the Kwara chapter. The members were alleged to have engaged in forgery (more…)

Nigeria Police to Begin Recognizing States with Lowest Crime Rates

15Mar

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Nigeria Police to Begin Recognizing States with Lowest Crime Rates

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, has announced that the police would soon institute a monthly award for the state with the lowest crime rate. (more…)

Breaking Losing Streak, US Presidential Hopeful, Mitt Romney Wins in Maine

15Mar

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Breaking Losing Streak, US Presidential Hopeful, Mitt Romney Wins in Maine

GOP front-runner Mitt Romney won Maine's Republican presidential caucuses with 39 percent of the vote, breaking a three-state losing streak by besting libertarian-leaning Ron Paul, who finished (more…)

Records Superstar Whitney Houston Dies at 48

15Mar

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Records Superstar Whitney Houston Dies at 48

Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to (more…)

ODCSDA: Committed To Increased Access of The Poor To Social Infrastructure

15Mar

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ODCSDA: Committed To Increased Access of The Poor To Social Infrastructure

- Over Hundred Communities Benefited In Ondo State The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko established the Ondo State Community and Social Development Agency (ODCSDA)putting the state (more…)

Exposed: The Cabal in Nigerian Ivory Towers

15Mar

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Exposed: The Cabal in Nigerian Ivory Towers

- Why VC Jobs has become a Do or Die Affair for University Academics THERE seems to be no end to the issue of cabals who have ostensibly hijacked due process and merit in the affairs of today’s Nigeria. (more…)

Ondo Raises Alarm over ‘Fake Audit Report’, Cites Blackmail Attempt

15Mar

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Ondo Raises Alarm over ‘Fake Audit Report’, Cites Blackmail Attempt

The Ondo State Government raised an alarm on Sunday over a clandestine move by some desperate politicians to blackmail it with a non-existent audit report, using a news magazine recently (more…)

Ondo Govt. Gives N300m Car Loan to 600 Teachers

15Mar

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Ondo Govt. Gives N300m Car Loan to 600 Teachers

FUTHERING its caring heart policy in Ondo State, the Governor Mimiko administration madeavailable N300m as car loan to 600 teaching and non-teaching staff in the state’s employment on Monday. (more…)

Igbokuta Land Palaver: Defendants Lose as Appeal Court Strikes-Out Suit

15Mar

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Igbokuta Land Palaver: Defendants Lose as Appeal Court Strikes-Out Suit

AFTER many years of litigation on who is the rightful owner of the expanse of land that is being claimed by two notable families in Igbokuta, a community in Lagos State, an Appeal (more…)

Policeman Dies as Kaduna Witnesses 2nd Bomb Attacks in a Week

15Mar

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Policeman Dies as Kaduna Witnesses 2nd Bomb Attacks in a Week

ONE week after soldiers foiled an attempt to detonate explosives at the Army’s 1 Division’s Dalet Barracks in Kaduna, two of such coordinated attacks on Tuesday left one policeman dead. (more…)