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Kano, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, State News
Saturday, January 19th, 2013

By Bashir Adefaka, AbdulSalam Muhammad, Kano Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, escaped death, yesterday, as gunmen, operating on motocycle (Okada), opened fired on his convoy. The incident occurred when the monarch was leaving Masalacin Murtala area of the Kano metropolis where he had gone to attend a Qur’anic graduation ceremony. His driver and three […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Nigerian Police, Presidency, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, January 19th, 2013

By Jide Ajani Apparently embarrassed by what he saw at Nigeria’s Police College, on last Friday, President Goodluck Jonathan could not but lament openly, asking why people were being subjected to a treatment fit for chickens in the poultry. The unscheduled visit by Jonathan was a rare one and it afforded the nation’s number one […]
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Bayelsa, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, January 19th, 2013
For the destruction and losses it suffered in 2000 when federal troops attacked it, Odi community in Kolokuma/Opokuma council area of Bayelsa State has sued the Federal Government, demanding N20 billion compensation and other reliefs. Explaining the reason for the demands during a resumed hearing at the Federal High court, Port Harcourt, on Friday, counsels […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Saturday, January 19th, 2013
Former Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu has stated that the team under Stephen Keshi deserve much more respect from Nigerians. Nigerians have raised some fears over the team after some less than convincing displays in the build-up to the 2013 Nations Cup as they laboured to draw with both Cape Verde and a Catalonia selected […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Saturday, January 19th, 2013
The Federal Government has released N490 million to the Super Eagles to participate in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The money, which was released to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), was part of the funds approved for the team to participate in the competition. Julius Ogunro, the Special Assistant (Media) to Sports Minister […]
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Legislature, Senate
Saturday, January 19th, 2013
THE pressure is both surreptitious and overt. It is all aimed at scuttling at birth a law banning same-sex marriage in the country. The international community and human rights activists are at the campaign for Nigeria to reconsider any plan to enact the law. But Senate President David Mark has stirred the anxiety of these […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Headlines, Legislature, Top Stories
Friday, January 18th, 2013

There were indications yesterday in Abuja, that the leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Imam Abubakar Shekau was wounded during a gun battle with security men recently. Sources said in Abuja that security agencies traced the whereabouts of Shekau, who succeeded late Mohammed Yusuf as leader of the sect to Mali, where he escaped […]
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Cross River, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry), State News
Friday, January 18th, 2013
January 16, 2013 by Maureen Azuh Nollywood actress, Shan George, has relocated to her state, Cross River. But contrary to reports, she says she has not gone in search of greener or saner pastures. According to the news making the rounds online, George is said to have relocated because Calabar is more peaceful than Lagos. […]
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Headlines, Lagos
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Ibirogba while burying his son. Photo: Kunle Falayi. Inset: Enoch When the Lagos State Government launched its ambulance service on December 7, 1999, the then governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, had appealed to officials and support staff to ensure success of the programme through prompt response to distress calls. But a resident, Mr. Olufemi Ibirogba, said […]
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Headlines
Friday, January 18th, 2013
How many times have we heard the expression “Nigeria won’t break up”? This clichéd expression has become the chorus of Nigeria’s ruling elite; an elite that will not raise a finger to defend the territorial integrity of Nigeria if it becomes necessary to do so. Like every bankrupt ruling class, ours never ceases to find […]