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FRSC wants more centres for issuing drivers’ licences

BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA — Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Mr. Hyginus Omeje, has called for the establishment of more centres in the state for processing of...

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Update: Malaysia confirms it has new radar data on missing plane flying over...

Malaysia confirms it has new radar data on missing plane flying over another country but won’t say where for security reasons. Malaysian officials have confirmed they received ‘some radar data’ from...

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Peregrino Brimah: Throwing jobs at the bereaved – more insult on national injury

One of the President’s few remaining ardent supporters, I think it was Bafarawa, said ‘Jonathan is still learning.’ This was an admission of incapacity for sure but was not a reassuring and actually...

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Nigeria will no longer treat terrorist group with kid’s glove – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan declared on Thursday in Windhoek, Namibian, that the Federal Government would no longer treat the terror groups, terrorising Nigeria, with kid’s glove. Jonathan made the...

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Unemployment could lead to revolution in Nigeria, CAN youths warns

The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Enugu State has warned of impending revolution in Nigeria if issues of rising unemployment is not addressed. Chairman of the youth wing...

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Reps to probe alleged non-remittance of revenues by NLNG

The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committee on Gas to investigate the alleged non-remittance of funds from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, Bonny, to the Federation Account. The...

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Boko Haram: Airforce fighter jet bombs Kayamla village in Borno, kills 17...

An air force fighter jet launched an attack on a group of terrorists holding a meeting at Kayamla village of Konduga Local Government Area on Thursday killing at least 17 of them while several others...

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Malaysia Missing Plane: World’s most difficult recovery, the search goes on

The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane is now focussed on the south Indian Ocean. Ships and planes are hunting for two large objects spotted in satellite images that could be floating...

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Jonathan rules out capital punishment for corruption as is done in China

Jonathan in Namibia says corruption exaggerated in Nigeria As if to challenge the validity of the yearly poor showing of Nigeria on the transparency index, President Goodluck Jonathan said in Windhoek,...

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We still need old breed in government –Buhari

From PATRICK AKPUH, Ibadan Former Head of State and one-time All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, has defended the involvement of older generation of...

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MUST READ: Who do you agree with? TB Joshua or Oyakhilome on abortion

By Charles Mgbolu Last week in ‘trending’ we brough you the response of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of the Christ Embassy Church on the decision to abort a pragnancy after being raped. He had said “No...

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Allison-Madueke to face Reps probe for spending N3.120bn on air charter services

By Emman Ovuakporie and Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA – MEMBERS of the House of Representatives, Thursday, mandated the Public Accounts Committee, PAC to probe an alleged reckless spending of N3.120billion...

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APC and the roadmap to nowhere

THE other week, the leading opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, took its predilection for obfuscation to another level by engaging in self-serving opinion poll. For those who have...

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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich could be hit with sanctions, hints David Cameron

CHELSEA football club owner Roman Abramovich could be hit with sanctions in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, David Cameron hinted today. The European Union and United States have issued...

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Twitter Banned in Turkey by Prime Minister

President Abdullah Gul has challenged a ban on Twitter in Turkey after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to “wipe out” the micro-blogging service. Twitter users across the country reported that...

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APC dares PDP to make public evidence of complicity with Boko Haram or shut up

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dared the PDP to urgently make available to the Nigerian public any evidence of the opposition’s alleged involvement in the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency or...

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Weapons Found In Burnt Church, Nigerian Military Says

By SaharaReporters, New York The Nigerian Defense Headquarters said today that security officials had found and seized weapons stashed away by terrorists in a burnt church. The military said the...

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Boko Haram: Cameroonian arms dealer arrested in Borno

A Cameroonian national, accused of supplying the Nigerian Islamists, Boko Haram with sophisticated weapons has been arrested by Nigerian military in Balabalge area of Borno State, a security source...

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Jonathan bags highest national honour of Namibia

President Goodluck Jonathan was on Friday in Windhoek conferred with the “Order of Welwitschia’’, Namibia’s highest national honour, by his counterpart, President Hifikepunye Pohamba. The News Agency...

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OMG! This indigenous people need your prayers

About 50 vendors who work in the vicinity of the Faculty of Humanities of Olinda blocked the two lanes of the EP-15, on the morning of Tuesday, March 18. They began their protest at around 8 am against...

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