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Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, March 10th, 2013
By Jide Ajani, Kingsley Omonobi & Ndahi Marama …Massive arms including anti-aircraft guns, rocket propelled grenades recovered after visit to Borno… It would have been a national tragedy had it occurred. But, according to intelligence sources, security agencies saved the situation. The story is that insurgents allegedly planned to attack the plane of President Goodluck […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, March 10th, 2013
Rangers Officials Lobby Abuja Politicians, Lawmakers THE football career of Super Eagles striker, Sunday Mba, may be heading for the rocks, if moves by officials of Warri Wolves to storm FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich with large number of lawyers is allowed to see the light of day. The special panel set up by the Nigeria […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, March 10th, 2013
Nairobi — Outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga who came second to Uhuru Kenyatta in the presidential election, vowed on Saturday to contest the results in the Supreme Court, alleging “massive tampering” of the March 4 vote. He said that every instrument deployed by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) failed and that there was […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, March 10th, 2013
Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Saturday claimed to have killed seven foreign hostages captured last month. A French family is believed to be held by Islamists in the south of the country, while the war in Mali has raised concerns for the fate of other French hostages in the region. Ansaru issued a statement in […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, March 10th, 2013
Johannesburg — Former President Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital for a scheduled medical check-up on Saturday afternoon, the presidency said. “Doctors are conducting tests and have thus far indicated that there is no reason for any alarm,” said spokesman Mac Maharaj. He said the check-up was to manage existing conditions that came at his […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Kaduna, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, March 10th, 2013
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Ahmed Yerima, was arrested on Saturday by the Kaduna State Police Command for allegedly making an inciting statement while on a live Hausa phone-in-programme, Hannu Dayawa, on Radio Nigeria, Kaduna State. Yerima, who was a guest was on the radio programme was quoted to have said if the Independent […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
The Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, has not invited Captain Joseph Yobo for this month’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Harambee Stars of Kenya. The coach invited 15 overseas based players, but left out the Fenerbahce of Turkey defender who played a bit-part role as Nigeria romped to her third Africa Cup […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Photo: Capital FM The complexity of the election was blamed for the high number of spoilt votes. Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya’s founding president, narrowly won last Monday’s presidential election outright, defeating main rival Prime Minister Raila Odinga, according to provisional results released early Saturday. Kenyatta won 50.03 percent of votes cast against 43.28 […]
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Headlines
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Mike Odiegwu writes that the effectiveness of the death sentence for kidnapping and allied offences in the Niger Delta states is still questionable Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State recently became the latest governor in the Niger Delta region to approve the death sentence for kidnappers. Pundits, however, observed that Dickson and some other governors […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Seven loud explosions shook Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday, witnesses said, hours after President Goodluck Jonathan ended a trip there to try to galvanize support for his battle against Islamist insurgents. Witnesses said the explosions happened within minutes of each other, suggesting the kind of coordinated strike that used to be the hallmark […]
