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Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 22nd, 2014
MAIDUGURI (AFP) – Public secondary schools in northeast Borno state have been closed indefinitely following deadly attacks blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, teachers and parents said Saturday.The closure reportedly affects 85 secondary schools, catering to some 120,000 students across the troubled state, a stronghold of the militant sect waging a five year insurgency in Nigeria.The […]
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Headlines
Saturday, March 22nd, 2014
Latest news going viral online stated that Yahoose crooner Olumide Adegbolu popularly known as Olumaintain has said that he spent $60 000 on just a wristwatch. The Nigerian actor said this when E Rave reporter asked him what his most priced item is and he said it’s his $60, 000 wristwatch. “I have a diamond […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Victor Anichebe | credits: File copy Nigeria striker Victor Anichebe insists he has not been asked to return to the national side for the World Cup. The 25-year-old recently put his international career on hold to “manage his body” and to focus on his club. Super Eagles media officer Ben Alaiya once said coach […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Kwara, Presidency, State News
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: nigerianbulletin.com President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said all the mandates of the Peoples Democratic Party allegedly stolen in Kwara State by virtue of recent defection by the state governor and others would be returned to the party. Jonathan spoke while granting audience to a delegation of the state chapter […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
In early March 2014, domestic media houses reported that the Jonathan administration had earmarked N300 million to combat damaging publicity by foreign news outlets. The PREMIUM TIMES, quoting directly from the current national budget, reported that the amount would be spent on “external publicity/media insertions in foreign media: print media, electronic media, media forum […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Flag of Nigeria | credits: nigeriaintel.com According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, values refer to the beliefs people have about what is right and wrong and what is most important in life, which control their behaviour. Some universally accepted values include integrity, truth, love, trust and patience. Unfortunately, these are lacking in the […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Joy Amodu Inset Danjuma The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old security guard, Joy Amodu, for allegedly torturing her 10-year-old cousin, Foziya Danjuma. PUNCH Metro learnt that Amodu, allegedly beat up her niece for bedwetting on February 29, 2014. Our correspondent learnt that the victim was tortured for several hours before she […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Uche Igwe | credits: File copy I am outraged, as many citizens of Nigeria, at the avoidable deaths of young people as a result of the stampede during the immigration recruitment last Saturday. I join many patriots to call for the sack and possible prosecution of the Comptroller General of Immigration, the Minister of […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
| credits: File copy President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that three employment slots be reserved for the families of those who died during the stampede that occurred during the recruitment exercise conducted by the Nigerian Immigration Service on Saturday nationwide. Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday […]
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Education, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Coordinating Minister for Education, Nyesom Wike | credits: File copy The Federal Government said it had spent N522.2bn in the last four years on project development, academic staff training and development, library development and other high impact projects in tertiary educational institutions. The Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, stated this on Tuesday […]
