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Ekiti, General Politics, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has urged workers in the state to call off their strike and hold talks with the government. The governor said the salaries for local government workers were ready for payment, with limited additional funds available for sharing. However, he said, […]
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Biafra, Headlines, Niger Delta
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Niger Delta militants on Wednesday gave the Federal Government till Friday, June 3, 2016 to release the corpses of 10 pro-Biafra agitators. The ultimatum is coming four days after some supporters of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra were killed during a clash with security agencies […]
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Economy, Latest Politics, Naira (Currency)
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
It is exactly one year since Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Ahead of the official commemoration of his ascension to power, Buhari spoke with some journalists on the issues that have dominated his reign. Excerpts: Looking at the last one year, how would you assess what has […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Banjo Professor Adesegun Banjo, a medical doctor and scientist, who launched an armed struggle against the military junta of General Sani Abacha tells KAYODE FALADE about his foray into guerrilla warfare, his incarceration at the Republic of Benin prisons and his health challenges. He refused to mention a lot of names in the interview How did you get […]
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Edo, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday attributed the cash crunch, which has made it difficult for state governments to pay salary to “the misrule of the past”. He said even governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party which ruled the country in the last 16 years […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Ikeja – An Ikeja High Court has fixed June 3 for the trial of the two engineers who constructed the collapsed seven-storey guest house of the Synagogue Church of All Nations at Ikotun, a Lagos suburb. The defendants are Akinbela Fatiregun and Oladele Ogundeji. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo adjourned the case to give the Defence more […]
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Abia, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
BY UGOCHUKWU ALARIBE ABA- Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have shot dead two policemen in Aba, Abia State, as they made to escape with a businessman they had abducted in the city. Police Area Commander in charge of Aba, ACP Peter Wagbara, had mobilised his men to block suspected escape routes that the kidnappers […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will visit Britain on June 24 for the official reopening of his Trump Turnberry golf course in Scotland, a resort spokeswoman said Wednesday. “There will be an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with invited guests, and Mr Trump himself,” PR manager Lisa McGhee told AFP, confirming the June 24 date […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Lagos – A 64-year-old man, Mustafa Ariori, on Wednesday urged a Lagos Island Customary Court, Lagos State, to dissolve his 32-year-old marriage to his 60-year-old wife, Tawakalitu, over alleged sexual starvation. Ariori, who runs a rental service, told the court that his wife had stopped preparing meals for him for over six years and had […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Niger Delta
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Nigeria has been hit by growing unrest in the country’s oil-producing south by a new militant group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers. Here is what is known about them: – What’s the story so far? – The Avengers describe themselves as young, well-educated “worthy outlaws” and have since early 2016 been attacking Nigeria’s oil […]
