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Headlines
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
By CHIOMA OBINNA A new weekly poll has revealed that approximately 7 in 10 Nigerians (66 percent) had malaria at least once in the past one year, and about 13 percent treat the ailment with local herbs such as Agbo, Dogonyaro, Neem leaves etc. The report released by NOI Polls Limited also showed that 90 […]
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Borno, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

BY NDAHI MARAMA MAIDUGURI—No fewer than 185 persons, including women and children, have been killed and more than 2000 houses destroyed in an intense fighting between the military and suspected members of Boko Haram sect in Baga, a fishing community in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Soldiers were said to have bombarded the […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
BY CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI — The identity and whereabouts of the Mercedes Benz 200 saloon car driver that allegedly rammed into the staff car of Imo State governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has remained a mystery. Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Katsina, did not help matter, yesterday, when he was asked to give details […]
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Headlines, Oyo, State News
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
BY OLA AJAYI IBADAN — Residents of Omitowoju area of Ibadan where there was a fire outbreak, Monday night, have been counting their losses. Many houses and shops were burnt in the incident but there was no casualty. When Vanguard visited the scene ,Tuesday, thousands of sympathisers thronged the area complaining about the carelessness of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
BY UDUMA KALU LAGOS — Nobel laureate, Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, is to head one of the committees set up for burial of late eminent novelist, Prof. Chinua Achebe. Other members of the committee, known as the international committee, are Nadine Gordimer (South Africa); Toni Morrison (USA); Ruth Simmons, 18th President of Brown […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, American Politics, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
By Nnamdi Ojiego …Says With successful convention, we have crossed last hurdle on path to merger The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has described the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the government it controls at the centre as a cesspool of corruption and asked them to cover their faces in shame. ACN was reacting reacting […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Say we ‘re afraid Boko Haram members may come after us BY SONI DANIEL, REGIONAL EDITOR, NORTH & LUKA BINNIYAT Possible reasons emerged, yesterday, why some prominent northern leaders invited by President Goodluck Jonathan to work in the Boko Haram amnesty committee, might have rejected the offer without looking back. Vanguard learnt from some members […]
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Governors
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
BY HENRY UMORU ABUJA—As Nigerian Governors Forum prepares to hold its election next month to elect its chairman, President Goodluck Jonathan has pleaded with 15 governors across the parties to support the governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema as replacement for the incumbent, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State. The governors elected on the platform […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 25-year-old pastor, Tommy Issachar, over an alleged stealing of a female church member’s underwear and N10,000 cash. Issachar, who resides at No 35, Mafoluku St., Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos, appeared before an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on a two-count charge of breach of public peace and stealing. […]
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EFCC Politics
Sunday, April 21st, 2013
The controversy surrounding the management of the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria has assumed a different dimension as BFI Group is set to invite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the N16.4bn loss in the company’s asset. Chairman of BFIG, Dr Rueben Jaja, confirmed the development to our correspondent in Abuja on Friday […]