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American Politics
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Dothan, Alabama (CNN) — Newt Gingrich may occasionally refer to a Twitter hash tag as a hash mark but he is relying on the Internet to reach out to voters, one tweet and Facebook friend at a time. The Republican presidential candidate doesn’t have as much money to spend on television advertising as his counterparts, […]
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American Politics
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
CNN) — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney looked past his GOP opponents and focused squarely on President Barack Obama on Friday, calling the president’s new campaign film a misleading “infomercial” that ignores a slew of alleged administration failures. Obama’s team is “calling it a documentary. I don’t think so. It’s an infomercial,” Romney told a […]
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Biafra, General Politics, Headlines, South-East
Saturday, March 10th, 2012

EMMANUEL OBE writes that only time will tell whether the Igbo will, once again, have a common leader like the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu The death of Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu closed a chapter in the history of the Igbo, one of the three major ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. Despite failing to actualise their desire […]
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Biafra, Headlines
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Pastor Tunde Bakare, and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai | The vice-presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 election, Pastor Tunde Bakare, and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, were among top members of the party that visited Nnewi on Friday […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
A plot by the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to extend its operations to the southern part of the country has been uncovered by security agencies. SATURDAY PUNCH investigations in Abuja on Friday showed that the sect had chosen some southern cities such as Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Onitsha and Warri for attacks. It was learnt […]
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Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday pleaded with all those involved in unleashing violence on the nation, including members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to lay down their arms in the interest of the nation. He urged them to embrace peace so that they could join hands with his administration to tackle the nation’s common enemies, […]
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Borno, State News
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Maiduguri – Suspected Boko Haram militants on Friday set ablaze the Bulabulim Ngarnam Police Station in Maiduguri, killing at least one person. Witnesses told newsmen in Maiduguri that the attackers raided the station around 6.30p.m.and went ahead to set fire on the building. “We were rushing to beat the 7p.m. curfew when we saw a […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
NAIROBI (AFP) – A bomb attack at a bus station near the centre of Nairobi killed at least three people and wounded more than 20 others on Saturday, Kenya police said. A senior police official who did not want to be named told AFP it was believed that one or several grenades had been thrown […]
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Africa & World Politics, Delta, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Asaba – The Delta State Police Command has arrested a man alleged to have attempted to kidnap an Italian, Mr Galvagni Renze, in Asaba, Delta. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr Charles Muka, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect on Friday, said that the attempted kidnap took place on Thursday in Asaba. […]