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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
Pirates have attacked a ship off the coast of Nigeria and abducted 10 sailors from the Turkish cargo vessel. Shipping company Kadioglu Denizcilik said Paksoy-1 was sailing without any freight from Cameroon to the Ivory Coast when it was attacked in the Gulf of Guinea. Another eight sailors remained on board the ship which is […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
By Ikechukwu Odu NSUKKA-The Catholic priest of Nsukka Diocese, Rev. Fr. Celestine Eze, released recently from kidnappers den has alleged that those who kidnapped him were Fulani militias. Fr. Eze stated this, yesterday, at his Ascension Parish, Iheakpu Awka, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, when members of Amufie Catholic Abroad Union, St. […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
British Sierra Leonean journalist and lead reporter CNN Africa, Isha Sesay, in her first book titled Beneath the Tamarind Tree, explores the ISIS-affiliated terrorist group Boko Haram’s 2014 kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from the northern Nigerian town of Chibok. Sesay broke the story and followed it for years. For two years, 219 of the girls remained […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Nigerian Police, Ondo, Party Politics
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
Be mindful of your utterances, Presidency warns leaders Nigerians may resort to self-help – Deji of Akure, Oyinlola, others By Dayo Johnson, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Shina Abubakar OLICE authorities in Ondo State, yesterday, confirmed the arrest of some suspects connected with last Friday’s killing of Mrs Funke Olakunri, daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Rueben […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday took a swipe at those criticising him on the insecurity situation in the country, saying that they were not patriotic. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had on Monday written an open letter to President Buhari accusing him of not doing enough to tackle the increasing rate of insecurity […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
By Chinonso Alozie Owerri-herdsmen have been caught by the people of Obudi Agwa Autonomous Community in Oguta Local Government Area, with one of them carrying a sack of bullets. The traditional ruler of the community, Eze Ignatius Asor, confirmed this to Vanguard in Owerri, saying his people were living in fear. He said the suspect was handed […]
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Governors, Headlines, Oyo, State News
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
Ademola Babalola, Ibadan he Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday made good his campaign promise to publicly declare his assets. The governor, who visited the Oyo State office of the Code of Conduct Bureau in Ibadan to receive a copy of the asset declaration form, said his decision to make the assets public was […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
Binghamton University has announced the death of a student-athlete, Nigerian-born basketball player, Calistus Anyichie. He was said to have died in a drowning accident. On its verified Twitter handle, the university mourned the 19-year-old, who wasa member of the men’s basketball team and majored in political science. The President of the university,Harvey Stenger, in a […]