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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Allison-Madueke Seeks Stakeholders Inputs in Revitalizing Oil Sector

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, urged stakeholders this weekend to adopt an integrated approach to check challenges faced in the oil sector. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Infant, 3 Others Die After Heavy-Duty Vehicle Crashes in Ogun

TRAGEDY struck in the close-knit community of Abuke Olokuta in Ilaro of Yewa North Local Government Area in Ogun State on Saturday, where an articulated vehicle rammed and killed a baby and 3 other persons. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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In Senegal, Protests Continue Against President Wade’s Electoral Ambitions

Senegal security forces clashed with protesters in the capital and surrounding suburbs on Sunday in the fifth straight day of demonstrations against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in a February 26 election. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Aliyu Wamakko Returned to Sokoto’s Government House in Decisive Electoral Win

AFTER a relatively peaceful governorship election on Saturday in Sokoto State, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, retained his seat as governor, winning the election by a decisive majority. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Explosions Rocks Suleja, Injuring 4 Near Local Church

SULEJA, in Niger State, was the location of yet another bomb attack that left one man seriously injured and five vehicles destroyed on Sunday. It is believed that the target of the attack (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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NDLEA Nabs 4 for Illegal Drug Processing

THREE Bolivians and a Nigerian have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with a clandestine laboratory for the illicit production of Methamphetamine at satellite town, Lagos. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Group Urges Merit in Govenor Fayemi’s Appointment of Ekiti’s Chief Justice

A POLITICAL group in Ekiti State, The Ekiti Patriots has urged the state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to open the appointment of the new Chief Judge of the State to competition, adding that; (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Obasanjo in Senegal to Mediate in Brewing Election Crisis

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo arrived in Senegal on Tuesday to try to mediate a solution to the country's political impasse less than a week before a contentious presidential election takes place. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Jonathan Heads to London for Somalia Conference

President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to the United Kingdom, Wednesday morning, to attend the International Conference on Somalia, scheduled to hold at Lancaster House, London, on Thursday, February 23. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Wild Lion Terrorizes Yobe Community, Kills Two

The people of a mostly tranquil community of Mahadiyya in Gujba local council of Yobe State now live in fear of a free-roaming lion that has attacked and killed two residents. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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‘The State of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry’

Text of a keynote address delivered by Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ms. Diezani Alison-Madueke, at the venue of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference in Abuja, on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Man Burns Flag of US State of New Jersey over State’s Honor of Whitney Houston

Michigan man whose son died in Iraq has burned the state flag of New Jersey after New Jersey flew its flags at half-staff in memory of Whitney Houston last week. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Preparing for New Election, Mugabe Claims to have ‘Beaten Christ’

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader, declared himself as "fit as a fiddle" and pushed for new elections later this year as he celebrated his 88th birthday on Tuesday. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Odimegwu-Ojuwku to Receive Full Military Burial

LATE Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, will be given a full military burial when the time of his internment comes, according to presidency sources who revealed that (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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More than 100 Million Mobile SIM Card Registered in Nigeria

110, 433, 976 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards have so far registered under the combined registration project initiated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), according to information released (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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US-Based Group Links Bayelsa Election to Campaign for Salami’s Return

Justice For All Nations, a US-based non-governmental organization has accused the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) of aiding and abetting corruption in the Nigeria Judiciary. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Eminent Nigerians Endorse Governor Mimiko for 2nd Term

- Recommend ABIYE Program for African countries - We Use His Template In Guv's Forum – Peter Obi Notable  personalities and opinion  moulders  in the country have  recommended the Ondo State (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Zakari Biu, Former Police Commissioner and Abacha’s Helmsman, Finally Dismissed

AFTER surviving a previous dismissal from the Nigeria Police in 1999 to return in 2009, what looks like Zakari Biu’s good fortunes tanked-out on Wednesday as the Police Service Commission, (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ekiti Group Criticizes Gov. Fayemi over Arrest of Aide to Former Gov. Oni

- Rights Activist in Jigawa Arraigned for ‘Defamation’ of Gov’s Aide The Ekiti Justice Group (EJG) has described the arrest of Mr. Lere Olayinka, media aide to former governor of the State, Chief Segun Oni, at the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Deadly Shootout in Kano between Troops and Suspected Terrorists

Explosions and gunfire rocked a suburb in northern Nigeria's largest city of Kano early Wednesday where Islamists staged deadly attacks in January, an AFP reporter and residents said. (more…)

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