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Boko Haram, Headlines, National Politics, Niger, State News, Top Stories
Monday, February 20th, 2012

Minna -A blast at Morocco road in Suleja town in Niger on Sunday injured one person and destroyed five vehicles. Morocco road is at the heart of the commercial area in Suleja. The people in the area became suspicious of a parked vehicle without number plate and immediately took measures to keep away from it […]
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Headlines
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
Farouk Abdulmutallab, is fighting his life sentence delivered on Thursday by a US District Court. Thus, he has filed a notice of appeal, challenging the judgment, according to court papers he personally signed right after the sentence. Indications that Abdulmutallab wanted to avoid a life sentence emerged few days before the sentencing, as he and […]
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Headlines
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
2012 Share Former leader of Ijaw Youth Movement (IYM), Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari, has advised Northerners to forget the Presidency in 2015, insisting that the exalted position will remain in the South or go to the Middle Belt. Dokubo-Asari, who gave the advice at the Enugu residence of late Biafran warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during a […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
In a bold move to rid the country of the delinquent Almajiri menace, President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the establishment of 400 Amajiri schools across the country. Almajiri is a derogatory term used for children of school age who prefer instead to beg in the northern part of Nigeria. Education Minister, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i who […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Reuben Abati
Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Some commentators have raised a hue and cry over President Goodluck Jonathan’s reference to “the throwing of stones” during the presentation of the PDP flag to the then PDP Gubernatorial candidate, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson and his then running mate Rear Admiral John Jonah (rtd.) in Bayelsa. These include, among others, Ayodele Akinkuotu, “He who […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
* 32 vehicles also burnt as fuel truck falls off bridge, catches fire By Evelyn Usman, Olasunkanmi Akoni and Bose Adelaja An explosion triggered by a fuel truck which fell from a bridge before bursting into a ball of fire rocked the Mike Two area of Lagos yesterday. Three persons were confirmed dead while about […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012 Okocha Photo: Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section The recent two months deal that will see former Super Eagles and Bolton Wanderers of England captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, join Indian club, has been described as a very good move by FIFA-licensed players’ agent, Friday Nwankwo Kujah. While fielding questions […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has expressed its readiness to partner with Civil Societies Organizations, CSOs in the on- going petroleum subsidy probe and in the larger context of combating economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde stated this when a coalition of CSOs led by […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency)
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
A twenty-eight old suspected drug trafficker, Mr Chidi Odor has excreted 99 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.425kg while under observation by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Odor who was billed to travel to Milan was on Friday arrested at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos during drug screening by the officials of […]
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Headlines
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Late Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s widow, Ganiat, his son, Mohammed, former National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Dr Dipo Fashina and several other pro-democracy activists were on Saturday brutalized and later arrested by the police over their attempts to hold a procession in honour of those killed during the nationwide strike called by […]