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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Judiciary, Latest Politics, Presidency
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, CJN The Presidential Election Tribunal will hold its inaugural sitting in Abuja next Tuesday, THISDAY has learnt. A senior counsel, who is one of the lawyers engaged by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said the inaugural sitting should have taken place Wednesday. The shift in the commencement of the tribunal’s sitting […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), State News
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Tears flowed freely yesterday during the open air service for Stephen Oluwasegun Aremu, one of the corps members who died in a boat mishap along the Nembe/Brass waterways. Aremu, from Kwara State and Adamu Isaiah Barau from Bauchi State were among the victims who died in the boat mishap involving a 20-passenger boat. Two female […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Abuja – Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia will be the factor in Nigeria’s friendly match against Argentina on June 1, football enthusiasts in the FCT have said. The enthusiasts said on Wednesday that fans would turn out en-masse for Siasia and his new team even though Lionel Messi would likely not feature for Argentina in […]
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Armed Forces, Delta, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Niger Delta, State News
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
WARRI – MORE troops were deployed in the riverine community of Ayakoromor, Burutu local government of Delta State, Thrusday, by the Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger-Delta, following Wednesday’s unfinished gun battle with a militant group in the area. The deployment of more soldiers fuelled fears in the community and environs that soldiers might […]
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Headlines
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
LAGOS – A team of railway officials and policemen on Wednesday night in Lagos arrested 26 men, including a deaf and dumb, for allegedly sitting on the roof of a moving train and attempting to commit suicide. The reports that the men were arrested at about 8 p.m. at Iju railway station on the roof […]
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Elections 2011
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
THE Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the election violence in Akwa Ibom State and the civil unrest in parts of North which was inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan has asked for adequate security for its members to enable them carry out their assignment. The Chairman of the Panel, Sheikh Ahmed Lemu, called for the protection […]
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Legislature, Senate
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
With only few days to the end of the present senate, a new amendment to the Senate Standing Order that would effectively shut the door against new senators seeking to contest the office of the President of the Senate or the deputy is being introduced. The amendment, which is scheduled for debate through a motion […]
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Headlines, Oyo, State News
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
GOVERNOR Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State, yesterday, approved the payment of N18,000 minimum wage for workers in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Akala, Mr. Abraham Ojo, said the Commissioner for establishment, Training and Poverty Alleviation, Jelili Agboola announced this in Ibadan, in a briefing at the end of the […]
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Legislature, Senate
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
ABUJA-THE Senate yesterday approved N150 billion for take-off of the Sovereign Wealth Fund. This followed the passage of the Sovereign Investment Authority Bill, which seeks to create special fund for generations yet unborn. Senate President, David Mark, who presided over yesterday’s session which passed the bill, expressed confidence that the fund will enable future generations […]
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Akwa Ibom, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
UYO-THE police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested one of the most wanted criminals in the South-East and South-West. The suspect’s name was given as Emmanuel Nnamdi Joseph Ebulu, aka Stone. Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge of zone 6, Mohammed Abubakar, stated this while parading the suspect alongside three others, Chidi Udochi, 30; Chukwunna […]
