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Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News
Saturday, April 20th, 2013
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly member representing Ikono State Constituency, Mr. Victor Udofia, over the alleged murder of one Mr. Nsikak Etefia. The incident took place on August 15, 2012 at Ibiaku Atta, Ikono Local Government Area of the state. The state […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Saturday, April 20th, 2013
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, was on Friday involved in a car crash on Orlu-Owerri Road in the state. Okorocha’s aide, Mr. Ebere Uzoukwa, told Saturday PUNCH that the accident occurred when a Mercedes Benz 200 ran into the governor’s convoy and had a collision with his own car. Okorocha was on an inspection tour […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Friday, April 19th, 2013
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to President Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned loyalists of the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on their tendency to insult the President. The PDP Rivers State Legislators Forum and the ‘Concerned Elders of the PDP in Rivers State, who spoke to journalists at two different press conferences in […]
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Biafra, Latest Politics
Friday, April 19th, 2013
The Supreme Court on Friday gave the go-ahead for the accelerated trial of the leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, Ralph Uwazurike, and six other principal members of the group who are facing a four-count charge of conspiracy and treason brought against them by the Federal Government. The […]
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Headlines
Friday, April 19th, 2013
An estimated 1.8 million Nigerian children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS since the first case of the pandemic was identified in the country in 1986. Hajia Salimot Lawal, the Coordinator of HIV/AIDS in the Kwara Ministry of Health, stated this on Thursday in Omu-Aran. She spoke at a five-day capacity building workshop for some 100 […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, April 19th, 2013
Over 5,000 as well as their wives and children members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, may benefit from the proposed Federal Government amnesty for members of the group. Saturday PUNCH learnt that members of the Federal Government’s amnesty committee would, among other things, recommend a phased release of members of the sect currently […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, April 18th, 2013

On Tuesday, 16th April, 2013, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour , CNN’s chief international correspondent and anchor of Amanpour, a nightly foreign affairs program on CNN International. Please find the transcript below. AMANPOUR – Introducing the interview segment Welcome back to the program. Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, is […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, General Politics, Party Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, April 18th, 2013

LAGOS – APPROXIMATELY 4671 delegates of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Thursday in Lagos unanimously adopted the All Progressive Congress, APC, as its new political party. Also, the party ratified the expulsion of some members approval of merger with other political parties and groups, approval of new name All Progressive Congress with acronym APC […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, April 18th, 2013

By Patrick Omorodion Former Green Eagles captain, Chief Olusegun Odegbami (MON) is a man of many parts and can’t keep stop scoring goals on and off the field of football which has brought him more fame than money as he sets to launch a book about his personal life experiences, football and other things. On […]
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Headlines, Kano, State News
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
A suspected bomber met his waterloo in Kano on Wednesday as he was apprehended and killed by an angry mob near the Emir of Kano’s palace The suspected bomber was said to have been apprehended immediately after setting off an Improvised Explosive Device near a Mosque very close to the palace of the Emir of […]