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Top Stories
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

In the wake of fresh rumours yesterday about Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu’s state of health , the Anambra State government and the Ikemba’s wife, Bianca Ojukwu, have restated that he was recovering speedily and was in no danger of any sort. Bianca spoke yesterday at the convention of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Awka, Anambra […]
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Oyo, State News
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
There was pandemonium in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital as thousands of panic-stricken parents besieged public schools in the metropolis to withdraw their children, following rumours that some pupils died after eating meal allegedly poisoned but provided free by the Adebayo Alao-Akala government. The poison scare was coming even as the rumour mills went abuzz that […]
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Africa & World Politics
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is likely the richest man in the world with an estimated fortune worth about 70 billion dollars. According to the Guardian, Mubarak has money stashed in several Swiss and other foreign bank accounts, and has shadowy real-estate holdings in Manhattan, London and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. […]
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Headlines
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Barely a month after the death of Fatima Ajani, on board Ethiopian Airlines, another Nigerian, Ebegboni Matti, died on Sunday in Addis Ababa aboard another flight. Mr. Matti, accompanied by his wife Stella, was on his way to Bombay, India, for a medical check-up. John Ejinaka, the Head of Chancery, Nigerian Embassy in Ethiopia confirmed […]
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Legislature, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Those who were confused by the presentation of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s flag to Speaker of the House of Represen-tatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole, in Ibadan, Oyo State, last Tuesday need not worry anymore: the party has said he is a PDP candidate in the National Assembly elections in April. The declaration by the ruling […]
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Education, Headlines
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
The Federal Government has said the 6-3-3-4 system of education introduced during the military administration of former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, would be phased out. Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi, said this at a meeting with executives of the National Association of Private Proprietors of Schools (NAPPS) led by its Chairman, […]
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General Politics, Nigerian Police
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

The police corporal, Mr. Hope Adeleke, who recently lost his six children to kerosene explosion that occurred in Oghara, Delta State, has lost his wife as a result of the same explosion. The wife, Edna, died on Monday night at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) where she had been receiving treatment for injuries […]
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Headlines
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
A 26-year-old female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, on Monday ran out of her residence in the university town naked. The student (name withheld), an indigene of Osun State, was however rescued by her colleagues, who ran after her and put her in chains. The President of the OOU Students’ Union, Mr. […]
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Latest Politics, Plateau, State News
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
N a fresh attempt to restore normalcy to the area, the indigenes of Irigwe in Bassa Local Council of Plateau State, the Hausa and Fulani communities living in the area yesterday signed a peace pact to end incessant clashes in the area. In the agreement, the three communities unanimously submitted that they were tired of […]
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Headlines
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
THEY had gone in search of their fortunes, but little did they know that their journey to Europe would later turn sour. That was the lot of 85 Nigerians that were deported to the country early yesterday from Europe. Among the deportees were 56 males, 19 females and 10 children who were said to have […]