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Articles, Bauchi, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Plateau, Prince Charles Dickson, State News
Monday, March 12th, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria, March 12, 2012– We scoop water from the water pot and see a masquerader; what will the person who goes to draw water at the river find? A week ago, the COCIN church in Jos, Plateau state capital was hit by a bomb, whether suicide bomber or soldier-assisted bomber […]
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Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Monday, March 12th, 2012
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, Lagos, Nigeria, March 12, 2012- Great expectations are usually piled on our universities as very essential intellectual factories for the production of reliable human resources for achieving our lofty dreams and aspirations as a people. That is what it should be. Every year, the universities are expected to give the country quality […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Monday, March 12th, 2012
Dr. Leonard Karshima Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria, March 12, 2012- In the first part of the essay, we discussed two secrets of Nigeria, namely, Secret 1: Nigeria was created by a lie to remain a lie, and Secret 2: Destroy the opposition. In this part of the essay we shall examine two more secrets. Let me […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Monday, March 12th, 2012
Boko Haram struck in Plateau and Borno states at the weekend, killing 10 people including two pregnant women, an Islamic cleric and seven members of Saint Fimbarr’s Catholic Church, Rakefield, Jos. Eleven victims lost their lives in reprisal attacks by youths. The attack on the Jos church resulted in a reprisal by angry youths which […]
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Headlines
Monday, March 12th, 2012
Editorial from the Sowetan (South African Newspaper) OUR government has opted for a short-cut diplomatic strategy in its attempt to appease Nigeria. This after 125 citizens from the West African country were refused entry into South Africa. They were deported soon after immigration officials at OR Tambo International Airport queried the validity – or lack […]
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Headlines
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Scarcity of petroleum products looms across the country as the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers threatens to embark on a nationwide strike with effect from Wednesday when a 72-hour deadline issued to the Federal Government expires. The General Secretary of NUPENG, Mr. Elijah Okougbo, said in a communiqué issued by the union […]
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Headlines
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
March 12, 2012 by OYETUNJI ABIOYE As a result of their failure to honour financial obligations to foreign firms, Nigerian airlines are currently in dire straits as they are increasingly finding it difficult to get fresh credit facilities, OYETUNJI ABIOYE writes Nigerian airlines’ credit rating overseas has been in continuous decline, investigation by our correspondent […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Kidnappers of Italian, Briton demanded $6.5m – ReportMarch 12, 2012 by Agency Reporter 20 Comments The plans to free two Western hostages were well underway when they were killed during a failed rescue bid in Nigeria, a spokesman for the kidnappers told the Mauritanian news agency ANI. According to AFP, the spokesman for a splinter […]
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Headlines
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Father of three killed by gunmen buried in LagosMarch 12, 2012 by Eniola Akinkuotu Odunayo Oniyide, a 41-year-old employee of Joined Pomat Ltd., was on February 29, 2012, killed by gunmen in Ayobo, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased was on his way home when he was accosted by the men. A friend […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Suicide bombers kill 8-yr-old, 10 others in Jos churchMarch 12, 2012 by Jude Owuamanam, Jos An eight-year-old boy and 10 others were killed on Sunday when suicide bombers attacked St. Finbarr’s Catholic Church, Rayfield, Jos, Plateau State. One of the bombers died in the blast while another, who barely survived, was mobbed and killed by […]
