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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Bauchi — There was pandemonium at the Upper Court 4 in Anguwan Jaki, Bauchi State, yesterday, as an angry mob almost lynched seven suspected homosexuals brought to court for trial. One of the suspects was identified as the Principal of a Government Secondary School in the state. The development forced security personnel at the court […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Views: 4573 Lagos State University students went on the rampage Thursday, disrupting the university’s second semester examination and destroying properties in the process. The protest which started Wednesday over the closure of the university’s registration portal, led to stoning of the University Vice Chancellor Prof. John Obafunwa, as he tried to evade the riotous students […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Views: 347 The political crisis brewing in the country is about to boil over as the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared war on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government under the watch of President Goodluck Jonathan. APC at a meeting of its interim National Executive Committee (NEC) held today in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, […]
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Legislature, Nigerian Police, Senate
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Views: 3234 The fog surrounding the London medical trip of Senator Magnus Abe, the Senator representing Rivers South East zone and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has finally been cleared. There had been controversy over whether Abe was really shot during a political rally penultimate Sunday (January 12) in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Views: 182 First lady of France accused of smashing up François Hollande’s office in £2.5m rampage Valerie Trierweiler insists she is still France’s first lady, despite lurid claims she caused £2.5 million of damage after hearing about François Hollande’s alleged affair, it emerged today. The Élysée Palace soap opera reached new depths with unverified claims […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Views: 96 Police in India’s West Bengal state have arrested 13 men in connection with a gang rape of a woman, allegedly on orders of village elders who objected to her relationship with a man. The 20-year-old woman has been admitted to a hospital in […]
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General Politics, Headlines
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Views: 195 Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their outpouring of love and concern following rumours about her alleged ill health. Writing on her Facebook wall, the former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said: “Thank […]
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Headlines
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Views: 322 Yes, that’s right – if as a man you can convince the pretty girl in the photo accompanying this story, you’ll instantly become $120 million (about N19 billion) richer! Gigi – that’s her name – is a lesbian but her superrich tycoon dad Cecil Chao is desperate for her to do the […]
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Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Columnists, Femi Fabiyi, NNP Columnists
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

By Femi Fabiyi & Akintokunbo A. Adejumo | Ibadan, Nigeria | Jan. 23, 2014 – Democracy promotes the same sets of value no matter where it is practiced. Simple definition implies that government is made up of people, and should serve the people. In order to enjoy the fruits (or as we call it in […]
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Abiodun Ladepo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

By Abiodun Ladepo | Los Angeles, USA | Jan. 23, 2014 – This past Wednesday, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan elevated crassness and primitiveness to the highest level imaginable by signing into law a bill banning homosexuality in Nigeria. I deliberately crafted the previous sentence so unambiguously. He did not just ban homosexual marriage; he banned homosexuality […]