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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, October 26th, 2013
Minna: One of the Pilgrims from Niger State to this year’s Holy Pilgrimage to Israel, Mr. Amos Peter has been reported dead in transit few hours to the Holy land. It was reliably gathered that first aid treatment was administered on him and later rushed to a Hospital in Turkey but was confirmed dead on […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, October 26th, 2013
New York – Members of the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (CANAN) have called on Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to make a formal correction by retracting his disparaging remarks made about Nigerians. According to local American media, Cruz, while taking a political swipe at the computer problems of the Affordable Care Act in the U.S, […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Saturday, October 26th, 2013
Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos There was a minor accident on Friday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, involving a Turkish Airline aircraft and a Max Air plane. The Turkish Airline plane wings collided with that of Max Air plane which had brought in Pilgrims from Saudi Arabia. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, October 26th, 2013
Nigerians have expressed their dissatisfaction with the United States lawmaker representing the State of Texas in the American Senate, Ted Cruz, for blaming the glitches plaguing the Obamacare website on Nigerians. Many Americans had been experiencing error messages and long waits in trying to sign on to healthcare.gov, the online insurance portal under the Patient […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Rivers, State News, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Thursday, October 24th, 2013

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye | Lagos, Nigeria | October 24, 2013 – Since graduating from the University of Port Harcourt many years ago, I always look forward to any opportunity to reconnect with Port Harcourt, although it is always difficult to say what exactly fires the attachment. Maybe, the inexplicable joyful feeling that often wells up […]
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Aviation, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, October 24th, 2013

MINISTER of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, has taken the lobby to retain her job to Israel, where she plans to see President Goodluck Jonathan. The minister, who was said to have found it difficult to see the President in Abuja since the scandal broke out, was said to have also sent many emissaries to […]
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Biafra, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Thursday, October 24th, 2013

BY LUKMAN OLABIYI Some family members of the late Biafran leaders and Ikemba Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has challenged the Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu to show proof that she was legally married to the deceased. This was the fresh twist introduced into current legal battle rocking the family of the late Ikemba […]
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Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Latest Politics
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has left Nigeria for Israel despite the furore generated by the controversial purchase of N225 million bullet-proof vehicles for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. Competent sources told Vanguard that the beleagued minister is reported to have summoned courage and flew to Israel of […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
A group of anti-corruption protesters was today in Abuja confronted by armed hoodlums escorted by the police to frustrate a public protest aimed at forcing the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, to resign from office. The Minister is facing a public uproar over her scandalous purchase of BMW armored cars from a cash-strapped agency in […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Thisday Foreign and Diplomatic Editor, Mr. Paul Ohia, was found dead yesterday Thisday Foreign and Diplomatic Editor, Mr. Paul Ohia, was found dead yesterday October 22nd in his official car, a white Kia Optima along Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos. According to eyewitness reports, the deceased had parked his car for several […]