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PDP governors calls on Rivers warring factions to sheath sword

Gov. Godswills Akpabio of Akwa Ibom and Chairman PDP Governors Forum, has called on Rivers warring factions to sheath their swords for peace to reign in the state. He made the call at the end of the...

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2015: We’ll curb overheating of polity – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan pledged Thursday in Abuja that as President of the nation and leader of its ruling political party, he will do all that is humanly possible to curb political excesses which...

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Obasanjo denies reports of removal as AU Observer

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, brushed aside reports that he had been dropped from the African Union, AU, Observer Mission to Zimbabwe’s forthcoming...

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Imminent Showdown Between Major Al-Mustapha And General Abdulsalam

Credible sources have told SaharaReporters of an imminent showdown between Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late Nigerian dictator, General Sani Abacha, and Abacha’s successor,...

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Nobody Forced Me To Accept Islam – Pastor’s Daughter, Charity Uzoechina

The pastor’s daughter at the centre of a row between Nigeria’s umbrella Christian and Muslim groups has broken her silence, debunking claims by her father and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)...

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2013 Umrah, Hajj pilgrims risk Corona Virus, Lagos warns

Intending Umrah and Hajj pilgrims have been warned by the Lagos State government to be wary of the deadly Coronavirus during their stay in the Holy land, even as it disclosed that the virus has not...

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SAD: Man Drowns While Escaping Police Arrest In Delta

A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man has drowned while allegedly evading police arrest during a raid on an Indian hemp smoking joint in Ashaka, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State. It...

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Youth Set Suspected Boko Haram Member Ablaze In Maiduguri

Residents and witnesses have disclosed that Volunteer Vigilance Youths Group (VVYG) in Borno State popularly called ‘Civilian JTF’ on Thursday arrested and set ablaze a purportedly notorious Boko Haram...

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Clark suspends attack on Gov Lamido, lauds Uduaghan

By Emma Amaize and Akpokona Omafuaire A dumbfounded Chief (Dr.) Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, yesterday, in Warri, Delta State, shelved his planned attack on Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State and also...

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Fashola in trouble over deportation of Igbos

A human rights group has launched an investigation into the alleged deportation and dumping of 67 Igbos by the Lagos State Government, which reportedly dumped them in the famed commercial town of...

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Mid-term report: Jonathan has failed, Nigerians say

A vast majority of Nigerians have rejected the claims contained in President Goodluck Jonathan’s mid-term performance report that he has out-performed his predecessors and has superintended over a vast...

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Christians in Nigeria are treated as second class citizens – Oritsejafor

Luka Binniyat met the President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, in Abuja. Sam Eyoboka ran into the CAN leader in Lagos. Both encounters produced this interview in...

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Police identify dead woman in Lagos hotel room

The Police in Lagos have identified the married woman whose corpse was discovered inside a hotel room in Igando area of Lagos, weekend, as Glory Abbey. The deceased, as gathered, was taken to the hotel...

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Jonathan to engage more Nigerians abroad

President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed his administration’s readiness to engage more Nigerians in the Diaspora in the development of the country as part of his transformation agenda. A statement...

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Jonathan should apologise for Rivers crisis –CPC

The Congress for Progressive Change has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to apologise for his involvement in the political crisis in Rivers State and urged the National Assembly to impeach him if he...

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Islamists kill 20 civilians in Borno

Suspected members of Nigeria’s Islamist group Boko Haram shot dead more than 20 civilians when a vigilante group attacked them in the northern Borno state, a military spokesman said Sunday. “The...

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Boko Haram Leader Shekau Sighted In Unsuccessful Gwoza Operation

The highly specialised operation by the Joint Task Force (JTF) to hunt down the leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, believed to be holed up in Gwoza hills in Borno State was...

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Obasanjo takes farming business to Liberia

Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has expanded his farming business into Liberia. The 125 acre farm, also known as Obasanjo Farms was officially opened today at Gbah Foboi, Grand Cape Mount...

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Reasons why Jonathan stoop to meet with 5 northern govs

Report from an undisclosed impeccable source has it that the president’s resolved to meet with the five northern governors was borne out of the resolution arrived at the meeting with the former...

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Al-Mustapha make surprise visit to Asari Dokubo

Hamza Al-Mustapha, the dreaded former Chief Security Officer to late Gen Sani Abacha is still on his thank you tour across Nigeria to salute the few men (and woman) that were on his side during his...

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