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Headlines, Rivers, State News, Uncategorized
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
•Apostle Chinyere signs the MoU The less privileged in Rivers State can now start small-scale businesses that will improve their lives, thanks to N100m interest-free loan granted them by a Pentecostal church, the Omega Power Ministries (OPM), based in the state capital, Port-Harcourt. The General Overseer of OPM, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, at the […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Dana CEO Dana Air has explained why it gave money to some residents of Iju-Ishaga, outskirts of Lagos, where the June 3 crash happened. The airline, in an update on its website, said the money was meant to palliate their suffering. The airline said: “Dana Air would also like to clarify that its gesture […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
LAST weekend’s gory attack that claimed the lives of two high-profile politicians alongside more than 100 others in Plateau State was another in a series of condemnable visitation of violence on innocent Nigerians. A serving Senator, Gyang Dantong, and the Majority Leader in the state House of Assembly, Gyang Fulani, had their lives rudely snuffed […]
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Edo, Headlines
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party in the July 14 governorship election in Edo State, Maj-Gen. Charles Airehiavbere (retd.) in an interview with journalists, talks about his preparation for the poll. NIYI ODEBODE was there. People believe that Adams Oshiomhole administration has changed the face of governance in Edo State. What is your view on […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega,on Wednesday, blamed Nigerian politicians for the intractable level of malpractices in the electoral process. Jega, who spoke in Benin, Edo State, during a meeting with stakeholders, noted that until Nigerian politicians were determined to see that elections were free and fair, the system would remain tainted. The […]
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Cross River, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Police recover human skulls, armsJuly 12, 2012 by Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has recovered human skulls, charms, assorted rifles and ammunition used by cult members and armed robbers in terrorising the state in the last few months. Displaying the items at the command’s headquarters in Calabar on Tuesday, the state […]
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Boko Haram, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Former Special Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Media and Publicity, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has faulted statements credited to Boko Haram that it was responsible for the killings in Plateau State on Saturday and Sunday. Okupe told our correspondent on the telephone on Wednesday that the claim of the Islamic fundamentalists was an attempt to […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Nigerian striker Ayegbeni Yakubu insisted on Wednesday his move to China was made out of a fierce desire to help his ambitious new club, rather than the huge money on offer. The former Blackburn Rovers striker is the latest in a series of Premier League footballers to join the Chinese Super League for reportedly […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Nwankwo Kanu | credits: File copy Portsmouth are considering punishing former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu for his continued absence from club activities while he stays in Nigeria. The veteran striker missed training for a second day on Tuesday as his teammates took part in a double session at Fratton Park. The reason for […]
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Bayelsa, First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has appointed the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, as one of the seventeen new Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service. Jonathan, according to a statement from the Office of the Head of Service, Mrs. Gloria Izonfo, on Wednesday, was appointed alongside 16 senior civil servants. […]