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Articles, Columnists, Headlines, Lagos, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, November 23rd, 2013
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | Nov. 22, 2013 – When the quintessential Lagos state governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola revealed few days ago that more than N36 billion is spent by Lagosians annually to organise parties, he was merely stating a long known and obvious social malady among the vast majority of Nigerians. What […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2013
A graduate of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and member of Congress of Noun Students (CONS) Mr. Bayo Soneye has emerged second best student in the world research competition in Art category with his enthusiastic participation in the Giap’s Confluence v1.0 2013 International Competition of Research Paper/Project/Dissertation for UG/PG students held in Mumbai, India. […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2013
RE: Intellectually Bankrupt, Malicious and Defamatory Editorial on “Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala and Waivers” by The Punch Newspaper We are astonished to find that The Punch, a national newspaper, can publish an editorial that is so ignorant, malicious and defamatory (“Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala, and waivers”, The Punch Editorial, Monday 18 November, 2013). We know the antecedents of this […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Friday, November 22nd, 2013
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been taken ill and given medical treatment while overseas, but his condition is not said to be serious. The president was in London for a business meeting, but could not attend. “The Presidency wishes to assure all Nigerians that President Jonathan’s condition is nothing serious,” his aide Reuben Abati said […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
November 21, 2013 British police have arrested a couple on suspicion of holding three women captive for more than 30 years, Scotland Yard announced Thursday. Officers from the Human Trafficking Unit arrested the man and woman, both 67, at their south London home as part of an investigation into slavery and domestic servitude, the Metropolitan […]
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Thursday, November 21st, 2013
A 75-year-old man, Fashola Fakorede, on Thursday urged an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Funke, 49, for allegedly beating him. Fakorede told the court that his wife had turned him into a punching bag and also inflict injuries over his body. “My wife wants to kill me, she beats me every day. I don’t […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
The Federal Government has nominated three Nigerian Professors who have distinguished themselves in Science, Humanities and Engineering to be conferred with the 2013 Nigerian National Merit Award. The three Professors are Seth Sunday Ajayi (Science), Francis Abiodun Irele (Humanities/Literature) and Hillary Iyang (Engineering/Technology). Ajayi has distinguished himself as an international scholar in wildlife conservation and […]
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Anambra, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
The matters arising from the inconclusive Anambra State governorship election last Saturday were foreseeable. In Nigeria, elections are, cynically speaking, designed to fail. The process of democracy — from campaigns to voting and other post-election activities — is a practice of modernity. Anambra (and by implication, Nigeria) as presently construed, are pre-modern contraptions. Yes, as […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
A 72-year-old man, John Udin, has been remanded in prison by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing his daughter, Gloria. The police said the incident happened at Adewole Street, in the Ojo area of Lagos State. Udin was arraigned on Wednesday on one count of murder. It was learnt that the accused […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi | credits: File copy Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday said the Federal Government had confidence in the ability of the Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, to lead the national team to the Brazil 2014 World Cup. He however added that if Keshi feels he needs additional […]
