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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
There was pandemonium at the Yenizue-Gene area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, after armed policemen stormed the area, beating and arresting jobless graduates, who assembled to begin a protest against unemployment. The security operatives were said to have thrown caution to the wind as they injured the aggrieved graduates and arrested over 30 of them, including […]
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Headlines, Kano
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
A week after suicide bombers attacked a motor park in Kano, killing over 20 people, luxury bus operators have demanded N495m from the Federal Government as compensation for the loss of nine buses during the attack. The operators, under the aegis of the Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria, in a petition to President […]
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Lagos, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Less than a week after the arrest of some suspected terrorists, including a Chadian, in Ijora area of Lagos State, the State Security Service on Tuesday intercepted a truck conveying scores of illegal immigrants into the state and arrested them. The PUNCH learnt that the arrest took place at the Berger area, which is a […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Usen Effiong, for posing as a medical doctor and consulting for the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital for more than two months. The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mr. Etim Dickson, said Effiong, an indigene of Ukot Usung Itam, in Itu Local Government […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

By CHRISTOPHER OJI CHIOMA IGBOKWE, Lagos, DESMOND MGBOH, Kano One of the aliens from Niger Republic who simply gave his name as Amadu has vowed to return to Nigeria despite his deportation. Said he: “I am from the Republic of Niger. I came in through Kebbi State. I came on my own. I always pass […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Preparations have begun for the burial of the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe who died in the United States in the early hours of last Friday, even as the family has opened a condolence register at their family home in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Speaking to Daily Sun at […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
By VICTOR AHIUMA-YOUNG ORGANISED labour has threatened to shut down electricity supply in the South-West zone and all Nigeria Air force formations across the country by April 2, over alleged brutality and physical torture of workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, at the Ibadan Zone by men of Nigeria Air Force. Labour issued […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Following the discovery of terror suspects’ hideouts in Ijora, Lagos, last Thursday, Hausa leaders in the state have pledged to rid the state of terrorists. The Hausa leaders made the promise on Monday during their solidarity visit to the Ojora of Ijora, Oba Fatai Aromire, over the incident in his domain last week. No fewer […]
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Jigawa, Kaduna, Latest Politics, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Posters of Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State and his Rivers State counterpart, Mr. Rotimi Ameachi, announcing their intention to contest the 2015 presidential poll on the platform of the Peoples Democracy Party have flooded Kaduna. This came less than 48 hours after prominent politicians in the North central zone boycotted the party’s reconciliation meeting […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
ALARMED by the possibility of disintegration, the Peoples Democratic Party leaders have decided to come down from their high horse and beg the aggrieved governors of the party, The PUNCH learnt on Monday. The governors’ mass boycott of the party’s peace meeting and celebration of the first anniversary of its National Working Committee, chaired by […]