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Action Congress of Nigeria, Headlines, Party Politics, Rivers, State News
Friday, July 19th, 2013
Thousands of youths stormed the Port Harcourt International Airport in Omagwa Rivers State to receive five Action Congress of Nigeria governors who were on a solidarity visit to Governor Rotimi Amaechi. The governors – Babatunde Fashola (Lagos); Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo); Rauf Aregbesola (Osun); and Ibikunle Amosu (Ogun) – had in their company, […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Friday, July 19th, 2013
A police corporal, identified simply as Friday, has been accused of knocking down a teacher, Mrs. Taskirat Anjolaiya, and her baby, Ammarah. It was learnt that as a result of the incident, the mother and daughter sustained pelvic fracture, brain injury and a broken jaw among others. According to eyewitness, the policeman, who is attached […]
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Akwa Ibom, Headlines, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, State News
Friday, July 19th, 2013
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, met behind closed doors in Abuja on Thursday to deliberate on the polarisation of the Peoples Democratic Party governors. It was gathered that at the meeting, Akpabio also solicited Obasanjo’s support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid in 2015. Akpabio, who chairs the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Friday, July 19th, 2013
Air accident investigators looking into the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fire at Heathrow last week may have identified the cause. They have asked that all Boeing 787s switch off an electrical component until further notice. In a statement, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said a transmitter used to locate aircraft after a crash needed more “airworthiness […]
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Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, July 19th, 2013
Nigeria is planning to withdraw some of its 1,200 soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has said. Mr Ouattara, head of the regional group Ecowas, said the troops were needed at home to tackle militant Islamists. It is not yet clear how many Nigerian troops will stay in […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
Check this triangle: Hollywood, Bollywood and Nollywood. The oldest of the triumvirate, Hollywood, is in the United States of America and from it India and Nigeria adapted the Bollywood and Nollywood respectively. The three are doing well and well known all over the world, especially in movie circles and are making money for different stakeholders. […]
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First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
The pull-my-lips-I-spit tussle between the First Lady, Patience Jonathan, and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, took a somewhat amusing turn when some Nigerians called for a debate between both parties. The call is a far-fetched joke, most likely intended to ridicule “the Dame”. However, before we turn the whole affair to an Awada Kerikeri performance, […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
The position of the President of the Nigerian Senate is a minefield of banana peels and intrigues that even the most scheming of politicians would fear to tread. A look at the history of the Fourth Republic would reveal how the number three position has thrown up more casualties than survivors. Perhaps, one reason that […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has recalled Emmanuel Emenike, Obinna Nsofor and Shola Ameobi to the team. The attackers were part of a 20-man team list released on Wednesday ahead of an international friendly match against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Durban on August 14. The game which is based on the annual […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan has overruled the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, on the suspension of the mini convention of the party. Tukur and other members of the National Working Committee of the PDP had on Monday asked the members of the Convention Committee, headed by Prof. Jerry Gana, to suspend […]
