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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Unknown gunmen on Thursday night attacked Kafuru village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing about 10 residents. Among the dead were a pastor whose wife was also shot and left for dead. The Assemblies of God Church where the pastor was ministering was razed by the gunmen along with about nine other […]
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Abdulsalaami Abubakar (1998-99), Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
The North appears unrelenting in the search for an enduring solution to the Boko Haram insurgency. Eminent leaders across the region, at yet another meeting to check the spate of insecurity in that part of the country, said they are all out for the rediscovery of Nigeria’s unity and the cohesion of northern communities. The […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Lawrence Onoja, A retired Major-General in the Army, Lawrence Onoja, has supported the Federal Government’s move to dialogue with the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. He said dialoguing with the group, no doubt, will help douse the tension caused by the activities of the Islamic sect and will eventually bring an end to the incessant bloodbaths […]
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House, Legislature
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
The House of Representatives is organising an international oil summit next week in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to show case Nigeria’s potentials in the industry with a view to attracting investors in the green field refineries. The Nigerian Refining Capacity Summit is scheduled for March 28 and 29, according to the Chairman of the House […]
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House, Legislature
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
The lawmaker representing Apapa 1 constituency, Lagos, Hon. Mufutau Egberongbe, has described the near static traffic situation on the Tin Can Apapa Wharf highway as socially and economically suicidal. Speaking with reporters yesterday on the daily gridlock at the Apapa axis of Lagos state, Egberongbe said the situation is caused by the indiscriminate parking of […]
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Ogun, State News
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
ago Font size: Late Chief Oluwole Olumide Why would a successful architect and businessman take his own life? This was one of the questions triggered yesterday by the dead in Abeokuta of Chief Oluwole Olumide, described as a close political and business associate of the immediate past governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. […]
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Latest Politics, North-Central, North-East, North-West, South-East, South-South, South-West
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Dr. Junaid Mohammed THE fire ignited by Dr. Junaid Mohammed and the Coalition of Northern Leaders, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen continued to rage yesterday as many activists and leaders from the South picked the gauntlet to dispute the contention of the North on revenue allocation to Niger Delta States. Former leader of the Ijaw […]
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Legislature, Senate, South-South
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Loses N8m, vital documents A Senator from one of the states in the South-south zone was on Friday robbed at gunpoint by his driver, who made away with N8million cash. Also taken away by the driver was the senator’s briefcase containing vital career documents including his international passport and that of his wife. The […]
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Rivers, State News
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
• The smouldering tanker at the scene of the fire disaster at Igwuruta junction, Port Harcourt , yesterday • 25 houses, four vehicles also burnt • Six fire fighters attacked, hospitalised A family of four -father, mother, and two children- was burnt to death at their Port Harcourt residence yesterday in an early morning petrol […]
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House, Legislature
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Each Rep now on N27m per quarter The quarterly allowance of members of the House of Representatives has hit the N27million mark. It used to be N15million per Representative This translates to an 80% increase and an additional N9.720billion strain on public purse every quarter or N38.88billion per year. The House leadership had been under […]