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Headlines, Niger Delta, Rivers, State News
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
Mr. Amaechi says the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Rivers State holds dire consequence for Rivers, Niger Delta and Nigeria Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, to investigate the “grave and deteriorating human rights situations” that he alleged were orchestrated by the state’s Commissioner of Police, Joseph […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
Chelsea Eze Nollywood actress, Chelsea Eze, tells Ademola Olonilua about her career and love life Asides movies what do you have a passion for? I have a passion for movie production and singing. As someone in the arts, it is necessary to master a few other things relating to the arts, for instance other […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
President Jonathan and other African leaders are currently meeting in Ethiopia. The African Union on Saturday accused the International Criminal Court, ICC, of double standards in its investigation and prosecution of war crimes. The allegations came at an Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of States and Government of African Union, currently holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nigeria’s President […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
Cross Rivers State Deputy Governor, Efiok Cobham Unknown gunmen in the wee hours of Friday kidnapped the octogenarian father of the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Chief Essien Cobham, from his home in Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government Area of the state. An uncle of the deputy governor whose name could not be […]
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Africa & World Politics, Education, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
The leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Mr. Muhajid Asari-Dokubo has joined the swelling rank of private university proprietors with his establishment of a university in the neighbouring Republic of Benin, PREMIUM TIMES reported on Friday. Asari-Dokubo, who already owns a soccer academy in the West African country and another one […]
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Columnists, Latest Politics, Reuben Abati, Top Stories
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, has been roundly criticised for working for a government that he has been critical of as a newspaper columnist. He clears air on some of the controversial statements credited to him […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
Late Akeem Akintunde, 35, recently became famous for the Facebook post that preceded his death. Akeem, one of the victims of the ill-fated Associated Airline plane that crashed on October 3, 2013, had some hours before the incident, posted on Facebook: “For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
The Agege, Lagos residence of the Hassans still maintained a gloomy silence a week after Samson Hassan, 27, along with some other passengers, died following the October 3, 2013 crash of an Associated Airline charter aircraft. Samson was a photojournalist, working with MIC Caskets, which lost its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tunji Okusanya, his […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah Aviation industry regulator, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, is yet to certify any of the 22 airports in the country because the airports have been unable to meet the requirements on the regulator’s checklist particularly in the area of security and safety in the last 20 years. Saturday […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
Indian villagers, along with forestry workers, look at the body of an elephant as it lies on the railway tracks after it was struck by a passenger train at Mongpong village, near Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, some 25 kms from Siliguri on October 11, 2013. | credits: AFP An adult male elephant was Friday mowed […]
