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Oba of Benin gives Jonathan highest royal attire

Benin – The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Erediauwa, on Saturday presented Red Egbeigbe, the highest Benin traditional attire to President Goodluck Jonathan. Red Egbeigbe is the royal attire wore only by...

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Why we opposed Jonathan’s $1bn loan —APC senators

Members of the opposition. All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Friday clarified that their decision to vote against the approval of the $1bn loan request by President Goodluck Jonathan did not...

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Stephen Davis reveals more names of Boko Haram sponsors

THE alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Mr Stephen Davis, has vowed to release more names of financiers of the insurgent sect, Boko Haram, just as he confirmed that the leader of the group, the fake...

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Oritsejafor & $9.3m Deal: Ijaw leader attacks Arewa

The Coordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, Comrade Joseph Evah, has described the attack on the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, by the Arewa Consultative...

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Shekau’s death will not end insurgency —Campbell

A former United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has said the death of Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, is not as important as ending the ongoing insurgency in the...

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The President’s Steward: A pauper in Aso Rock!

By Abiodun Alade Many Nigerians would like to think that having a job in the Presidential Villa would be the opportunity to avail oneself of his/her share of the national cake. That, however,  is not...

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Boko Haram: Senator Ndume’s PA, six others arrested for planning to attack Abuja

Reports reaching DailyPost from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital has it that, Personal Assistant to Senator representing Southern Borno Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, Iliya Adamu...

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Falana Asks Police Chief to arrest and try hoodlums who sacked Ekiti Court

Senior lawyer and human rights campaigner, Femi Falana, late Friday in Lagos called on the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abbah, to “arrested and prosecuted without any delay” those...

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More Soldiers To Face Court Martial Soon

Bayo Oladeji As controversy continues to follow the death sentence passed on September 16 2014 by the General Court Martial on 12 soldiers, more soldiers are soon to be arraigned for similar charges,...

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11 soldiers, 45 Boko Haram members die in renewed battles in Borno

Heavy fightings have resumed in communities in Borno, Northeastern Nigeria between security forces and the Boko Haram violent group. In the last two weeks, top commanders of the sect, including the...

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2015: Northern elders move to stop Jonathan, say he is incompetent

Following the recent adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP as the sole presidential candidate of the party in 2015, some Northern elders have vowed...

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Lawyer criticized Jonathan over the caliber of person who were honored in the...

Akure based lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Titiloye Charles has criticized President Jonathan over the caliber of person who were honored in the 2014 National awards. In a statement issued in Akure,...

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Unlawful detention: Court orders SSS to apologise to El-Rufai, pay him N2m in...

The Federal High Court on Monday ordered the State Security Service to apologise to a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, and to pay him N2 million in damages for unlawful...

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Nigerian journalist, Toba Suleiman, is dead

The death has been announced of the Ekiti State Correspondent of ThisDay Newspapers, Mr. Toba Suleiman. He died at the Sacred Hearts Hospital, Lantoro, Abeokuta, Ogun State few hours after he was...

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National Honours: Jonathan Gives Houses To Cook, Driver, Others

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday rewarded honesty, hardwork and integrity when he directed FCT minister Senator Bala Mohammed to provide a flat each as personal houses to Mr. Imeh Usuah, a taxi...

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Tinubu calls for revolution

A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says there is a need for the country to undergo a “common sense” revolution. Tinubu, who is a national leader of the All Progressives Congress...

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Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor under fire

This is not the best of times for the Nigerian wing of Christendom. And for Nigerian Pentecostal faithful in particular this must be one season that they must be in need of diverse augurs to perform...

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It’s possible to be poor, live a life of honour, dignity, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that it is possible to be poor and live a  life of honour and dignity. The president made this statement on Monday while speaking at the International Conference...

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60 soldiers face trial for mutiny today

Another set of 60 soldiers are to be arraigned before a General Court Martial by military authorities in Abuja on Tuesday (today)   for mutiny. The soldiers allegedly committed mutiny on August 4, 2014...

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Boko Haram looting our armoury – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has said that it was aware that members of the outlawed Islamist sect, Boko Haram, were in the habit of looting its armoury. The military authorities stated that they were...

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