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ASUP’s 7-month-old strike won’t end soon

From Iheanacho Nwosu, AbujaAn end to seven-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) will not end soon as the Ministry of Education said yesterday that the new salary...

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Alcohol Killed 3.3m In 2012 Worldwide – WHO

By Winifred Ogbebo More than three million people died from using alcohol in 2012 for reasons ranging from cancer to violence, the World Health Organisation said  yesterday. While it called on...

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Fuel Scarcity Looms As NUPENG Withdraws Service From Depots

By Michael Oche There are fears that the fuel situation in the country may get worse following the decision of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to withdraw its services...

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Nyako, others fault Jonathan’s request for extension of emergency rule in N-East

By SONI DANIEL, Regional Editor, North, EMMAN OVUAKPORIE & JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has again opposed the move by President Goodluck Jonathan to further extend...

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Chibok Girls: Don’t Turn It Into Religion Matter, FG Warns Leaders

ABUJA — FEDERAL Government, yesterday, warned religious bodies to desist from turning the recent abduction of female students in Chibok, Borno State, into religious matter. Also, the Nigeria Police...

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2015 Presidency: No intimidation’ll stop Jonathan —Airiavbere

By GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE BENIN—FORMER governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2011 gubernatorial election in Edo State, Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd), has said that no...

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Why Oduah’ll always be recognised — Anya

LAGOS — The President General of Ogbako Ndigbo, Lagos, Professor Anya O. Anya, weekend, explained why the former Aviation Minister, Princes Stella Oduah, is being honoured by different organisations...

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Reduction of 13% derivation, call for war —N-Delta youth leaders

BY  Emma Amaize WARRI—NIGER DELTA youth leaders, yesterday, described the recent call by a Northern leader, Mr. Junaid Muhammed, for a reduction of the current 13 per cent derivation to five per cent,...

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JIHAD AGAINST Terrorists! How Villagers Kill 200 Boko Haram In Borno Attack

The rise of the civilians against terror took the Boko Haram saga to a new turn in the early hours of Tuesday morning when citizens of Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge local government area, Borno...

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Read Full Speech In New Video Just Released By Boko Haram Leader

Here is the Full Speech In New Video Just Released By Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau. Also, in this new video, he spoke on the fate of the girls, who have been converted to Islam. He said: “I am...

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SW delegate to Jonathan: Beware, north wants to snatch your seat

By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North A South-West delegate at the National Conference, Salvador Adegoke Moshood, has accused the north of using insurgent attacks to derail President Goodluck...

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Boko Haram: FG shifts delay intervention on international community

BY: VICTORIA OJEME ABUJA: Federal Government, yesterday, blamed the international community for the delay intervention. The United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US) had, few days ago, accused the...

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Bomb attack was meant to kill Ohakim – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the recent attack on the house of the immediate past Governor of Imo state, Ikedi Ohakim. The party alleged that the incident was an assassination...

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I never called President Jonathan evil — Kwankwaso

Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State has stated that he never referred to President Goodluck Jonathan as evil, despite the ongoing political ‘war’ between them. In an interview with Leadership,...

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Breaking: Atleast 29 people are feared dead following Boko Haram attack at…

No less than 29 people are feared dead following Boko Haram attack at a Market in Ngurosoye village, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. DailyPost gathered on Saturday that the insurgents came...

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Update: Boko Haram in fresh attack…killed a Chinese worker and kidnapped 10...

PARIS – Boko Haram gunmen killed a Chinese worker and kidnapped 10 others overnight in Cameroon, piling more pressure on leaders meeting in Paris on Saturday to thrash out a tougher strategy against...

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“You are an ex-convict and not fit to lead the AGN” – Clarion Chukwurah fires...

Last week, the AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberisima dissed Clarion Chukwurah for accusing her of using “her position to grab a political appointment in President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet. In a press...

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Another Nollywood Actress died

The Nigerian movie industry called Nollywood, has been thrown into mourning yet again as another veteran actress, Margaret Umanah, died few days ago in a ghastly motor accident along the Lagos-Benin...

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Nigeria will not succumb to terrorists— Jonathan

By Abiodun Alade President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated that Nigeria will not succumb to the dreaded Boko Haram. He made the remark at a summit meeting in Paris with Nigeria and neighbouring...

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Postpone 2015 Elections by 18 months- Confab Delegate to Jonathan, INEC

By Henry Umoru ABUJA- A Delegate representing the South South geo- political Zone of the country at the on- going National Conference, Chief Okon Osung has called on the Federal government and the...

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