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Edo Assembly crisis: Police arrest 12 suspects

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—TWELVE persons have been arrested by the Police in Edo State over the invasion of the state House of Assembly quarters in Benin City by armed thugs, Saturday morning. One of...

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Breaking News: Mass Protest At Total Main Office In Rivers State

There is  mass protest in front of the Total offices in Rivers State has broken out. According to the information received the protest seemed to have happened as a surprise to the authorities with the...

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Dangote seeks decisive action on buildings collapse

Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote weekend charged stakeholders in the building and construction industry to come together to confront the menace of building collapse in the country...

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Soldiers raid criminal joint in Abuja, two killed, many injured

A group of soldiers carried out an operation at a notorious joint called Dagba located around Area1 in Abuja where hard drugs are allegedly sold. According to Punch, the incident which took place on...

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Tambuwal begs INEC to make 2015 elections credible

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has pleaded with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work towards a hitch-free 2015 election. Tambuwal made this...

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UPDATE: Alameiseigha’s son found dead in Dubai

Oyoms Alamieyesigha, ex- Bayelsa State Governor’s son, Diepriye Alameiseigha, is dead. Oyoms was found dead in his father’s home in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate, on Saturday. A son of Bayelsa State’s...

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EBOLA: 850 Nigerian soldiers returning from Liberia to be quarantined

About 850 Nigerian soldiers on peacekeeping mission in Liberia are to be quarantined for 28 days when they return to the country in March 2015. There are two battalions of the Nigerian Army in Liberia....

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Obasanjo cleared me of drug charges, hates me now because of Jonathan – Kashamu

The Chairman of the Organisation and Mobilisation Committee for the South West Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Buruji Kashamu, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of launching a campaign of...

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At Last, Presidency Reveals Secrets Behind Seized $15m In South Africa

The Presidency, yesterday, finally opened up on the controversy surrounding the seizure by South Africa of Nigeria’s $15m meant for the purchase of arms for the Nigeria Intelligence Service. On 5th of...

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Tayo Akpata is dead

A former trustee and Executive Secretary of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) and one-time Commissioner for Education in the old Bendel State, Chief Tayo Akpata, 83, is dead. Chief Akpata passed...

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Jonathan has not embezzled public funds – Abati

Dr. Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan, has maintained that the President has never embezzled any public funds since he became the nation’s...

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Four Chibok girls reportedly escape from Boko Haram’s den in Cameroon

Latest report has it that four of the abducted schoolgirls whisked away by the Boko Haram sect from Chibok months ago have reportedly escaped from the camp of the insurgents in Cameroun. This...

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INEC: Court reserves ruling on additional polling units until October 22

A Federal High Court in Abuja will on October 22, 2014 rule on an ex-parte motion brought by the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from...

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Police nabs varsity student with eight cars in Borno

BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI The Borno Police Command said on Tuesday that it had arrested a 29-year-old student, Mr Paul Mari who allegedly stole eight cars in Maiduguri. The Police Commissioner, Mr....

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I ‘ll break NNPC, power mafias if… – Atiku

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief, Levinus Nwabughiogu Former Vice President and contender of the Presidential ticket of the All People’s Congress, Alh. Atiku Abubakar, disclosed yesterday that he would...

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Ekiti: CJ set for Fayose’s swearing-in •Demands inauguration programme

THE Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, has indicated his desire to perform his constitutional role of swearing-in the governor-elect, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday, Nigerian Tribune...

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Again, Jonathan snubs #BringBackOurGirls protesters

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday ignored the BringBackOurGirls campaigners who marched towards his office to seek the release of more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram. The snub...

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UPDATE: No Nigerian detained in South Africa over seized $9.3million arms money

Contrary to belief that two Nigerians and an Israeli are being held in South Africa‎ for smuggling $9.3 million cash into that country, no one is being detained over the matter, the South African...

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S’ Africa cash-for-arms deal ploy to stockpile arms for PDP’s private militia...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP-led Federal Government for its insulting and disingenuous explanation aimed at deceiving Nigerians over the US$9.3 million cash-for-arms deal...

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Ekiti people should be thankful to Fayemi – Gen Akinrinade

ISAN EKITI—Former Minister of Agriculture, Gen. Alani Akinrinade (rtd) has urged Ekiti people to be thankful to the outgoing Governor of the State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for expending the State resources...

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