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Headlines, Imo, State News
Sunday, December 15th, 2013
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri Obinna Ezirim, a self-acclaimed pastor has been docked at a Magistrate Court in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State for allegedly stealing a one month-old baby, Prince Goodluck Chinedozie Asoronye. Ezirim, who hails from Ihodimeze in Ikeduru LGA of Imo state was said to have stolen the one month-old baby […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Sunday, December 15th, 2013
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu state Police, Command, Friday apprehended nine persons including a native doctor, in connection with the abduction and death of 84 years old octogenarian wife of the traditional ruler of Igogoro Community in Igboeze North Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent gathered that the arrest of the suspects followed […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, December 15th, 2013
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alert on the desperate moves by six rebel members of the state House of Assembly, “acting at the behest of Education Minister, Nyesom Wike, to illegally and unconstitutionally impeach Governor Chibuike Amaechi.” Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The party in a statement […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, December 15th, 2013
Reuters) South Africa will bury Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one momentous chapter in its tortured history and opening another in which the multi-racial democracy he founded will have to discover if it can thrive without its central pillar. The Nobel peace laureate, who suffered 27 years in apartheid prisons before emerging to preach forgiveness […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, December 14th, 2013
The spokesman for retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu says the Nobel prize-winning cleric has changed his plans and will attend the funeral of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. Roger Friedman said late Saturday that Tutu will take a flight early Sunday morning in order to attend Mandela’s funeral service in Qunu. He did not say what brought […]
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Boko Haram, First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan
Saturday, December 14th, 2013
-Vanguard First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme Maternal and Child Health otherwise known as MAMA Project with a declaration that henceforth she should no longer be called Patience but “Mama Peace.” According to her, the peace evangelism was what she would be preaching to bring an end […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, December 14th, 2013
SEOUL (AFP) – The United States has warned North Korea against any “provocative acts” following the shock execution of leader Kim Jong-Un’s uncle, as the reclusive state campaigned to rally support behind the young supremo. Washington also sought to step up talks with its Asian allies, voicing concern over regional stability after Jang Song-Thaek — […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, United Nations
Saturday, December 14th, 2013
-BBC Two United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in a car bomb blast in the north-east Malian town of Kidal. The blast hit a bank guarded by the peacekeepers and set fire to a UN armoured vehicle, eyewitnesses said. Three other people have been wounded. More casualties are feared as the bank building collapsed. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, December 14th, 2013
-Punch The sign language interpreter ridiculed for his incoherent translation of the Mandela memorial service has faced a multitude of criminal charges in the past, including murder, attempted murder and kidnapping, South African news network eNCA reported on Friday. The network said it received documents from a senior police source that show Thamsanqa Jantjie was […]
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Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists, Odimegwu Onwumere
Saturday, December 14th, 2013

By Odimegwu Onwumere | Port-Harcourt, Nigeria | Dec. 14, 2014 – Reading culture is dying in Nigeria. A tiny number out of about 160 million people have healthy reading habits institutionalised. Majority just enlist into various schools. Many have graduated. They are all for the obtainment of certificates. This habit is causing our country harm. […]