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Thursday, August 4th, 2011
It was a gory site yesterday at the Zariagi end of the Abuja/Okene highway when the residents woke up to behold crushed bodies of over 50 robbery victims. The victims were said to be passengers of an Abuja-bound luxury bus, marked XI 300 ABC, belonging to a popular transport company. They were said to have […]
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General Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98)
Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamsat Al-Mustapha, yesterday has stirred the hornet’s nest by mentioning names of two leading Yoruba leaders who are already late as beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s largesse to scuttle the June 12, 1993 presidential poll struggle. He mentioned Senator Abraham Adesanya, the leader […]
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General Politics, House, Legislature, National Politics
Thursday, August 4th, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that the death of Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke, erstwhile national chairman of All Nigerian People’s Party (ANPP), is a national loss. The President led other eminent Nigerians including the leadership of the House of Representatives, presidential candidate of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the last April elections, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 4th, 2011

“We know what healthcare is in the UK and to note that in addition to the regular Royal Berkshire medical staff, Dim Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu has additional medical staff, including four extra nurses that attend to him round the clock, is cheering, and, in fact, a shame to those who propagate falsehood about him and his condition. Today, […]
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General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

A senior clerk at the District Court in Nassau County in New York has confirmed to SaharaReporters that a bench warrant issued by a district court judge with respect to current deputy governor of Imo State, Jude Ikechi Agbaso, remains valid and in force.
According to the Court Officer, Mr. Agbaso faces arrest on felony charges related to […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Religion, Top Stories
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

To avert further negative publicity over a petition written by a member of the Akindayomi family, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Monday rushed back to Nigeria from the United Kingdom to hold an emergency meeting with the family of the Reverend Akindayomi, founder of the church. The closed […]
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Articles, Clarius Ugwuoha, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

By Clarius Ugwuoha, Rivers State, Nigeria – August 3, 2011 – I read with disgust the current motion for a single term of six years for both the president and the governors. Mr. President, there are more immediate issues than tenure elongation. The country is groaning under severe maladministration for which we voted you in […]
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National Politics, South-West
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Former chief security officer to the late head of state, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha yesterday stunned the court when he alleged that the Federal Government withdrew huge amount of money from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to appease South-west leaders after the sudden death of the late Chief MKO Abiola in detention. […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – August 2, 2011 – Jeffrey Sachs, respected economist and adviser to the United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was reported to have warned Nigeria against population explosion, saying the “current figure of 158 million could balloon to 730 million by 2100”. Sachs was further quoted as saying: “I am […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – August 2, 2011 – In the last few weeks I have tried to reflect and make sense out of the labour war with government over N600 per day. The fight for N18K a month, the more I reflect on it, the less sense I seem to be able […]