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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Bodies found floating on river FRESH crises in different parts of Plateau State have resulted in the death of 11 persons and the burning of houses. After a resumed attack on Wase Tofa village, four bodies of the victims were found Monday floating on River Wase. According to an eyewitness, Dauda John, “four people were […]
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Ebonyi, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Abakaliki – An unidentified man in his early 30s, was on Tuesday found hanging on a tree in a forest at Achara Community, a boundary town in the Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi. The body was found in a decomposing state, indicating that the man must have died sometime last week. Residents of the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama on Tuesday branded the Boston bombings a “cowardly” act of terror, but said it was still unclear if a foreign or domestic group or individual was behind the attacks. “This was a heinous and cowardly act,” Obama said at the White House. “Any time bombs are used to target […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
From EMMANUEL UZOR, Onitsha Residents of the commercial city of Onitsha especially traders at Electronics Market, Bridge head were thrown into mourning yesterday following a late evening downpour that killed seven persons and destroyed goods estimated at over N1.5 billion. Daily Sun gathered that the downpour which started at about 7:00p.m on Sunday wreak havoc […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Niger, State News
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
From AKIN ALOFETEKUN, Minna Governor of Niger State and Chairman, Northern states Governors Forum, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu has expressed fears over possible international backing to the Boko Haram Islamist sect. He said there might be more to the issue of Boko Haram than meets the eye, especially the possibility of international dimension to the […]
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EFCC Politics, Enugu, State News
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
By AKEEB ALARAPE The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday opposed an application filed by the former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, seeking the court’s leave to travel to United States for urgent medical treatment. Nnamani, who was Enugu State governor between 1999 and 2007, is being prosecuted in a Federal High Court, […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
BY DAN ONWUKWE ELECTED public office holders ought to think of their place in history. It’s because history is often in the future. But it is written by the events of today. That’s why politics matters. In that regard, in making any decision whose effects and meaning will be felt for years, or even for […]
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Headlines, Wole Soyinka
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
As South-East governors work out befitting funeral rites for Prof. Chinua Achebe, former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday advised them not to tribalise the whole arrangement. Kalu specifically asked that Profs. Wole Soyinka, John Bekederemor Clark and the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola be included in the burial committee. He said: “Achebe, […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Niger Delta, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

Says Amnesty is a fraud From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja The leader of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has reacted to the planned attack of mosques by the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), describing the group as fake. Asari-Dokubo said MEND only exists on the internet and pages […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

Stephen Keshi has said that he had no intention to resign his appointment as the head coach of the Super Eagles. In a statement by his Special Assistant, Emmanuel Ado, the former Togo national team coach said that at no time had he planned to dump the team that won the last Africa Cup of […]