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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Friday, October 26th, 2012
By EGUFE YAFUGBORHI, Port-Harcourt The Joint Taskforce (JTF), 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, has vowed to bring to book, perpetrators of the alleged shooting of a commercial bus at the Agip Roundabout in Port Harcourt which has left one of two affected victims battling for her life with a bullet in the head. Witnesses account had, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, October 26th, 2012
LAGOS (AFP) – The Nigerian archbishop named by Pope Benedict XVI to the Vatican’s College of Cardinals on Wednesday told AFP his appointment was “a great honour to Africa”. John Olufemi Onaiyekan, the archbishop of Abuja, was one of six non-European prelates nominated by the pope to the elite body that remains heavily weighted in […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, October 26th, 2012
By KINSLEY OMONOBI, Abuja Aftermath of the directive by the Federal Government to the Police to resuscitate the investigative report of the $180million Halliburton scam and America’s insistence that the $26.5million plea bargain money returned by Construction giant, Julius Berger, be located and made available to Police, there is confusion over the whereabouts of the […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Friday, October 26th, 2012
THE Cross River State government has given reasons why 15 companies operating in Akamkpa Local Government of the state were closed down, saying that the government cannot fold its arms watching some people to exploit and defraud the state. The companies which operate on mining and quarrying of granites in the area were said to […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Friday, October 26th, 2012
By Eddie Akalonu Former national team coach, Paul Hamilton has predicted that the Super Falcons are still favourites to retain the title as the 8th African Women Championship begins tomorrow in Equatorial Guinea. “I have faith in the team to do it once more because in my view, they have had a wonderful preparation unlike […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Friday, October 26th, 2012
By Ben Efe Zambian coach, Herve Renard had wanted to avoid the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the group pairings, but the French-born coach fondly called the Fox, has recalculated his chances as he faced the Eagles that have won all Nations Cup ties against the Chipolopolos. Renard said after the draw in Durban that […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Friday, October 26th, 2012
Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s Global 5000 Bombardier Jet-Photo Credit: James Chevrier By SaharaReporters, New York Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has acquired a brand new Bombardier Global 5000 (N565RS) for his exclusive use, SaharaReporters has learnt. Mr. Amaechis lavish new toy comes at a time hundreds of thousands of residents in his state are displaced […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Friday, October 26th, 2012
Dress the way you want to be addressed is a popular saying that buttresses the fact that the way you dress speaks a lot about you. This saying has, however, been compromised in recent times by our youths. Most of our streets, public places and institutions of higher learning are now adorned with indecent dressing. […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Friday, October 26th, 2012

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Oct. 26, 2012 – Nigeria is like a veritable paradox. And paradox, like irony and ambiguity has always had sensational appeal to the intellectual. No wonder Nigeria has an enduring Fascination for the genuinely restless and enquiring mind. Those who fail to appreciate the disturbing proportion of the […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Friday, October 26th, 2012
Vehicular traffic came to a standstill for 16 hours on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday, cutting short the trips of Eidel-Kabir holiday makers and other travellers. The traffic logjam caused by an accident involving a 30,000 litre petrol tanker snowballed into frustrating spillover effect for road users across other parts of Lagos metropolis, while government […]