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Use presidential powers to stop killing of innocent citizens— Sultan urges...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to use presidential powers to stop the killing of innocent prople in North East and Benue. Abubakar spoke in...

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I Have ‘NO FEAR’ Of Boko Haram– Buhari

In an exclusive and wide ranging interview with Sahara TV, General Muhammadu Buhari said that he is a man with no fear, and that he was confident in Nigeria’s future. His comments on the current state...

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Take action before Boko Haram kills us all – Arewa youths beg Jonathan

Angered by the unceasing destruction of lives and property in the North-East, Arewa Northern youths, Monday, accused the Presidency and northern leaders of playing politics with the menace posed by...

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2015 for Jonathan is not negotiable, say Clark, others

Ahead of 2015 Presidential election, former Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark yesterday led other South South leaders, Elders, Chiefs to declare that other parts...

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China blasts Malaysia over missing airline

BEIJING – Beijing on Monday blamed Kuala Lumpur for a lack of information about a vanished Malaysia Airlines flight, as tearful relatives of the 153 Chinese passengers aboard voiced frustration with...

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Ndigbo commends Jonathan over ground-breaking for 2nd Niger bridge

Lagos – The Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) on Monday commended President Goodluck Jonathan over the ground-breaking ceremony of the “Second Niger Bridge’’. In a statement issued in Lagos by...

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Fashola restates commitment to service delivery

Ikeja – Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday said his administration was irrevocably committed to efficient service delivery to the people of the state. The governor spoke in Ikeja, at the...

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2nd Niger Bridge: My promise is today made a reality – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the people of the South-East and South-South zones for their patience over delays in the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge. “My sincere promise during my...

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Fredrick Nwabufo: We are Boko Haram

As the Boko Haram “intifada” continues to transmogrify in monstrosity; upping the ante in barbarism and savagery, more Nigerians, undoubtedly, will be martyred. This is not a prognosis of doom, but a...

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Group tells Jonathan to reject corrupt ministerial nominees

There are strong indications that President Goodluck Jonathan may be forced to drop some ministerial nominees from Delta State owing to corruption allegations against them. Sources from the Presidency...

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I inherited all the problems in the nation’s education sector – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday stated that he should not be held responsible for the problems in the nation’s education sector, saying that he inherited them. The president stated this at Our...

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Missing Malaysian Aircraft ‘Deeply Sinked In The Sea’, Says T.B Joshua

As the rest of the world struggles to grapple with the mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance mid-air of a Malaysian Airlines flight MH307, Senior Prophet of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations,...

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UNICEF worries over killing of children in North East

BY IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI ABUJA—THE United  Nations Education and Scientific Fund, UNICEF, yesterday, expressed its concern over the recent killing of children in the North Eastern part of the country by...

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Kaduna would have been converted to Lake of fire if not…– Jonathan

Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to resuscitate the Nigerian Inter-religious Council (NIREC) to promote inter-faith harmony and unity in the country. The...

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Libyan PM ousted after Korean ship escapes with crude

The Libyan parliament ousted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Tuesday and named the defence minister as caretaker premier until a permanent replacement has been approved, MPs said. The vote of...

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FG are responsible for increase fuel prices, says APC

The All Progressives Congress has accused the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government of acting out a clandestine script to increase fuel prices through the back door. It alleged that the...

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Terrorist forcing thousands to flee Nigeria’s restive city – UN

GENEVA (AFP) – Thousands of refugees are fleeing harrowing scenes of atrocities and body-strewn streets in northern Nigeria, the UN said Tuesday. The UN’s refugee agency said violence in the area had...

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Tambuwal Snubs Jonathan’s PDP Merrymaking In Kaduna To Mourn Innocent...

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, today snubbed the North West Zone Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zonal rally organized to mobilize support for President Goodluck...

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Missing Malaysian Jet: Passengers’ phones are still ringing, claim relatives

Relatives of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 claimed that they were able to call cell phones of their loves ones, according to media reports. The Washington Post said that...

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President Jonathan, South West APC Governors Meet

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja met with four Governors on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) from the South West zone. They are Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Ra’uf Aregbesola of...

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