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Group petitions Pope over killing of Christians, burning of churches in North

BY INNOCENT ANABA A civil society organisation, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, has petitioned Pope Francis over the killing of Christians and burning of churches in...

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DG of SSS denies arresting Ezekwesili at Abuja Airport

Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS), Ita Ekpeyong, Monday denied the arrest of a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. He told State...

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CHIBOK: Abducted girls Parents’ and 57 Escapee Girls Arrive Abuja to Meet...

Andrew Jaiyeola Almost 100 days after the over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped from their hostel at Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, some 160 parents of the abducted girls as well as 57...

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OMG! Buhari escapes bomb blast, three aides injured

General Muhammadu Buhari was almost killed in the second bomb explosion that rocked Kaduna town this afternoon (Wednesday) in which more than 20 persons were killed. The opposition leader Muhammadu...

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“Kaduna Bomb blast was an assassination attempt on my life” – Buhari

Nigeria-s former military President, General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd), says he narrowly escaped assassination on Wednesday. He spoke shortly after escaping a bomb attack in Kaduna State on Wednesday....

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Twin blasts kill over 40 in Kaduna as Buhari escapes death

Over 40 people were killed Wednesday as twin bomb explosions ripped through Kaduna State in north-western Nigeria. The first explosion occurred along Isa Kaita Road close to the popular Murtala...

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NEWS IN PICTURES: President Jonathan and Emir Sanusi finally meets

Emir Sanusi meets President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan and the Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi II, met for the first time on Wednesday since the monarch was turbanned last month and...

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Kaduna bombings: President Jonathan happy about Buhari’s escape

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has condemned the bombings in Kaduna State on Wednesday, which appear to have targeted former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari and prominent Islamic...

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APC petitions Jonathan, alleges plot to kill Aregbesola

The All Progressives Congress has petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan over an alleged plot to assassinate Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Also, the party alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party was...

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B’Haram!!! We have capacity to win insurgent war – FG

The Federal Government on Wednesday declared that it has the will, the resources and the strategies to win the war against Boko Haram and terrorism in the country. This was stated by the Minister of...

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Jonathan names Chidoka as new Min­ister for Aviation

It was a day of excitement reigned in Nigeria’s avi­ation industry as Presi­dent Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday swore in Mr. Osita Chidoka as new Min­ister for Aviation. Chidoka, until his appoint­ment...

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Turkish Airline: NO fewer than 173 passengers narrowly escape death in Kano

NO fewer than 173 passengers narrowly cheated death at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Wednesay, when a Turkish Airline plane caught fire while fueling. It took the prompt...

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Changing face of President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan captured the mood of the na­tion very succinctly recently. The inauguration of the Vic­tims Support Fund in Abuja was the occasion. He had put together a 17-man committee...

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First case of Ebola reported in Lagos

The Lagos state ministry of health says a 40-year-old Liberian man, who arrived the state last weekend, is being tested for deadly Ebola virus, but no result yet. Addressing a news conference today in...

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Buhari Says He Suffered No “Scratch” In Kaduna Bombing

Former Head of State, and leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, has given more insight into how he managed to escape Wednesday’s bomb attack in Kaduna that targeted him....

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20 doctors defy strike for Kaduna blast victims

ABOUT 20 doctors in Kaduna, on Thursday, saw reason and defied their ongoing nationwide strike to attend to the victims of the twin bomb blasts. The development came on the heels of remarks by the...

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Attack on Buhari could have triggered violence – expert

By Ebun Sessou A security  consultant, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, has described Boko Haram’s attempt on the life of former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), and Muslim cleric, Sheikh Dahiru...

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Chibok girls: We’re trying to avoid the Chenchnya experience —Presidency

TO avoid a repeat of the 2004 experience, when over 300 children were killed in an attempt by Russians to free hostages held by Chechens in the North Caucasus region of Russia, the Federal Government...

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Ijaw Ex-militants demand creation of Toru-Ebe, Oil River states

By Festus Ahon UGHELLI— Former militants of Ijaw extraction under the aegis of Meinbutu, have called for the inclusion of Toru-Ebe and Oil River states in the proposed states approved by the national...

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Kano Blast Kills Woman, Injures 8 – Police

A woman was killed by a powerful blast that ripped through a central park in Kano Thursday, the police have confirmed. Eight people were injured in the attack that targeted travellers at the Sabon Gari...

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