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General Politics, Plateau, State News
Saturday, February 19th, 2011

Indubitably, Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, is on a hot seat, particularly so because of the unending crisis that had become the lot of the state in recent times. He even admits that the state has a lot of challenges but does not agree that things were as bad as they are being painted. In […]
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Headlines
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
The managing director of a Lagos-based company, which deals in chemicals, Mr Jude Ekolie (not real name), thought he had a good bargain when he decided to patronise a Chinese company when he was planning to buy merchandise for his firm. Although his fingers had once been burnt in a similar deal in the past, […]
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Africa & World Politics
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
 President Yoweri Museveni says he may release an album after a rap he performed became a smash hit on Uganda’s radio stations and in its nightclubs, Reuters reports. “I was very happy with the reaction of the youth because that means they are very thirsty for the music of their ancestors,’’ the 67-year-old told […]
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Africa & World Politics
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
 If asked, the United States military command in Africa, AFRICOM, may support Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States in its proposed plan to apply military force to remove defeated President of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo and install the winner of that nation’s presidential polls, Alassane Quattara. Answering questions from foreign correspondents […]
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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Lagos, Party Politics, State News
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
 The Lagos State chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change has endorsed the choice of a Christian from the South-East as its deputy governorship candidate. The state chairman of CPC, Chief Ajibade Emiabata-Balogun, said the choice was to ensure that all ethnic groups in the state had a sense of belonging. He added that […]
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Headlines
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
 The suspects with Okpara (right) The activities of a four-man syndicate that specialises in defrauding banks of huge sums of money have come to an end in Port Harcourt as the gang members, including a dismissed Assistant Superintendent of Police, Augustine Okpara, are now behind bars following their pursuit of wealth by any means. […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
 President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said his administration was fully committed to the implementation of reforms that would ensure that the operations of the Nigerian Customs Service conformed with global best practices. At a meeting with the Secretary-General of the World Customs Organisation, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, the President said that the Federal Government fully […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), Raw Politics
Saturday, February 19th, 2011

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has expressed regret over the death of a 50-year old suspected drug trafficker, Gozie Vincent Offiah who was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos recently in connection with exportation of narcotics. Offiah was said to have tested positive to drug ingestion at the central screening […]