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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Amidst Drowning Dissect, Adefuye, Onwuliri Explain the Actions of the Nigerian Government to the Diaspora

Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States, Professor Ade Adefuye, declared on Saturday that the Goodluck Jonathan administration knows better than to want to take Nigerians for a ride. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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EDITORIAL Jonathan Repeats History in Inviting Soldiers to Take Over Lagos?

*Reactions Trail Military Brutality On Sunday, January 15, 2012, Nigeria celebrated its heroes in uniform, those who have fallen and others still alive. The day after, Monday January 16, 2012, the same soldiers, in a (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Tactics of Goodluck Jonathan’s Imperial Presidency: State Security Service Harass Journalists in Nigeria

State Security Service (SSS), operatives earlier today stormed the hotel accomodation of the top editors of pointblanknews.com who are in Abuja to monitor the recent protests and rallies over the fuel subsidy removal. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Lagos Protests: Authorities Arraign Arrested Suspects

NO fewer than 43 persons were arraigned at the Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for offences they allegedly committed in some parts of Lagos during last week’s protests against the removal of subsidy on fuel. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Buoyed by Participation of Influential Leaders, Lagos Gears for Massive Thursday Rally

Prominent national leaders and activists in the country have decided to protest against the deployment of troops in Lagos and other parts of the country. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Conflict Subsidy Figures, Son’s Lavish Lifestyle, Fuel Rising Call for Oil Minister’s Resignation

ANOTHER wave of campaign for the removal of the Petroleum Affairs Minister, Diezeani Allison-Madueke, has peaked as conflicting figures on the actual amount that actually goes into subsidizing refined oil (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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NDLEA Nabs Drug-Trafficking Suspect, Patrick Chukwuemeka, in Lagos

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug courier, Patrick Chukwuemeka, for allegedly trafficking in liquid cocaine weighing 7.1 kilogrammes at the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Obasanjo, Emeka Ofor’s Bogus N20bn TAM at Port Harcourt Refinery

A prominent multi-billionaire, Mr. Emeka Ofor, has been fingered as a major face of the entrenched cabal that destroyed Nigeria’s refining capacity, thus precipitating the present crisis of trying to remove petrol subsidy in the country. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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“Ondo is not for Sale” – Governor Mimiko

“OURS is a unique political scene peopled by men and women of integrity who will not succumb to undue external pressure.” That was the Ondo State governor, (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Olubolade, Ringim, Face Possible Sack over Mandala Terror Suspects Escape

Following weekend’s escape of the mastermind of Christmas day massacre and bombing at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Mandalla, Niger State, Kisiru Sokoto, (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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In Kano, Massive Rallies Remain Despite Government Appeals

Protesters in the northern city of Kano poured out again on Wednesday despite panicky measures taken by Governor Kwankwaso to get labor leaders to suspend staging a street procession, but labor (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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10th Anniversary of Bola Ige Assassination: Son, Muyiwa Ige, Drives Away Stepsister with Thugs

- Also Uses Osun State Machinery to Frustrate Stepsister’s Effort at Remembering Dad THE only surviving son of the late former Attorney-General of Federation, Chief Ajibola Ige, Muyiwa Ige, penultimate week allegedly recruited thugs to dislodge the gathering of people who thronged Esa-Oke for the 10th year anniversary ceremony organized by his stepsister who goes by the name Sola. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Returning Salami to Office is an Indictment on Nigeria’s Chief Justice – Group

An Abuja based Non Governmental Organiation, the Society for Rule of Law in Nigeria (SRLN), has described the rumored attempt to return the suspended President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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FG Constitutes Investigative Panel on the Escape of Boko Haram Suspect

The Federal Government has constituted an investigative panel to ascertain how Boko Haram suspect, Kabir Sokoto, escaped from the police in Abuja. The Minister of Police Affairs, (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Boko Haram: Slain Pastor, 10 others Buried in Gombe

Pastor Yahaya Buntu, the cleric who was killed about two weeks ago by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Bajoga town, Gombe State, was laid to rest on Thursday. Also buried were 10 other worshippers (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Plateau NUJ Condemns Murder of Journalist

The Plateau State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Friday condemned the murder of Mr Nansoh Sallah, an editor with Highland FM (FRCN) in Jos. Sallah, whose corpse was (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Channels TV Reporter, Eneche Akogwu, Shot Dead Amidst Multiple Kano Blasts

SUSPECTED members of the satanic Islamic sect, Boko Haram, executed another of their devilish operations in Nigeria’s second largest city of Kano on Friday, shooting dead (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ugonna Madueke, Diezani Madueke’s Step-son Explains Photographs

Alleged party-freak son of Nigeria’s Petroleum Resources Minister, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, Mr. Ugonna Madueke, has described the appearance of his personal pictures on some online news outlets (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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50 Foreign Nationals, 6 Nigerians Arrested in Clash with South African Police

No fewer than 50 foreign nationals, including six Nigerians, were arrested after a clash with the police at Kempton Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Some of the foreign nationals (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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More Revelations: Attorney-General Adoke’s Mansions in London, Dubai

A WEEK after controversial Nigerian Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, assured that the Police Inspector-General Hafiz Ringim has been mandated to investigate his (more…)

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