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25 SHOCKING Things You Never Knew About Patience Jonathan

DAME PATIENCE JONATHAN, The First Lady of Nigeria HER FULL NAME (including her title) She is Dr. Dame Chief (Mrs). Patience Fakabelema Jonathan (nee Oba). Her middle name is FAKABELEMA, often shortened...

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Rivers Factional Speaker Threatens to Declare Defectors’ Seats Vacant

Speaker of a faction in Rivers House of Assembly, Evans Bipi, said he would declare pro-Gov. Rotimi Amaechi lawmakers’ seats vacant if they defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Bipi, who spoke...

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HURIWA gives Gov Chime 21 days to apologise for allegedly mistreating his wife

BY IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI, Abuja The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has given Governor Sullivan Chime of EnuguState, 21 days, to apologize to his estranged wife, Clara, or face a...

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Jonathan should ignore Obasanjo — UMEH

BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA—REACTIONS have continued to trail the controversial letter written to President Goodluck Jonathan by his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, with the national chairman of All...

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El-Rufai Stopped From Speaking At Yakowa’s Memorial At The Instance Of...

SaharaReporters can authoritatively report that at the instance of Vice President Namadi Sambo, and Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Malam Nasir...

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‘Rebel lawmakers to impeach Amaechi during early morning sitting’

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm about an alleged plot by the six rebel lawmakers in the state to hold a surprise early morning sitting at which they...

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I spent N3 billion to help Obasanjo defeat Gbenga Daniel, fugitive Kashamu says

Buruji Kashamu, the fugitive that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo made reference to in his letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, has described the former president as an ingrate who used him to achieve...

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It’s shocking nobody is in jail for corruption -Oshiomhole

Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, at the weekend, said he is surprised no one is in jail over acts of corruption despite what he described as obvious corrupt practices in the country....

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Obasanjo’s letter: SERAP wants UN to pressure Jonathan to halt alleged...

SERAP’s petition followed allegation last week by former President Obasanjo who accused the government of President Jonathan of training snipers The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project...

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Jonathan to Obasanjo – Show Proof of Snipers or Shut Up

The presidency yesterday took another swipe at former president, Olusegun Obasanjo who last week, accused President Goodluck Jonathan of placing perceived political opponents under the watchful eyes of...

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Senator Yerima divorces his 17years old wife to marry a 15year old

It would be recalled that Sen. Ahmed Yerima this year was strongly against the deletion of the section of the 1999 constitution which pegged the official marriage age in Nigeria as 18 year, saying it...

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Opposition parties wait on us like foxes, Ajimobi tells APC factions

The governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has urged those factionalising the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state to unite, stating that the conservatives whom the party flushed away...

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Police declare 6 wanted for murder in Bayelsa

BY SAMUEL OYADONGHA YENAGOA — The Police in BayelsaState have declared six persons, all staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Ekeowe, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, wanted in...

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More than 1,200 killed since May in Boko Haram attacks – UN

LAGOS (AFP) – Attacks by Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria’s restive northeast have killed more than 1,200 people since May, when a state of emergency was declared in the region, the United Nations...

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Igbo youths task Jonathan on 2011 promises

BY   ANAYO OKOLI UMUAHIA—Igbo youths,under the auspices of Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, an umbrella body of 22 Igbo youth organisations, have called President Goodluck Jonathan to fulfill the promise...

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It’s a shame Nigeria still struggles to generate 3000 MW of electricity –...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday, maintained that it was a shame for the country to still be battling with generation of 3,000 mega watts of electricity as...

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A presidency under siege

A cascade of political events in the last ten days gives the impression of a coordinated attack on the Nigeria presidency from disjointed groups. Could Iyabo Obasanjo’s intervention yesterday destroy...

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Asaba indigenes kick against renaming of airport after IBB’s wife

The people of Asaba, capital city of Delta State have opposed the naming of Asaba airport after late Mariam Babangida, wife of former Nigeria military ruler, General Ibrahim Babangida. The group...

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Tiger kills zookeeper while cleaning cage

SHANGHAI (AFP) – A Chinese zookeeper was killed by a tiger while cleaning out his cage, officials from Shanghai Zoo said Wednesday. The nine-year-old tiger mauled the man to death, said a message on...

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Letter To Obasanjo: Iyabo and I Met In Cambridge And She Expressed The Same...

Former Governor Segun Osoba of Ogun State who is also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that he met Iyabo Obasanjo, the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo,...

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