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Monday, August 18th, 2014

By TAIWO AMODU, Abuja on August 18, 2014 · COVER ■ Party chieftains renew threat The defection of former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the weekend may have rekindled intrigues and rivalry among chieftains of the party in the state. Ribadu […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2014

By Our Reporter on August 17, 2014 · COVER ■ For defending husband Decontee Sawyer, widow of the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer who imported the deadly Ebola virus into Nigeria has come under scathing criticisms from Nigerians for defending her late husband’s mission in Nigeria at a time he was said to have been placed […]
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

Us-Africa Summit advertisement A photograph showing President Goodluck Jonathan and other African leaders posing with their American counterpart, Barack Obama, is the subject of a raging debate online. Jonathan is seen standing at the far end of the third row in the group photograph, which has since gone viral […]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

r Buhari, Atiku 2015: North divided over Buhari, Atiku By Our Reporter on August 4, 2014 · • Youths beg ex-Head of State to step down As the 2015 presidential election draws near, a group under the umbrella of Northern Youth Voters Forum (NYVF) has appealed to former Head of State and leader of the […]
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American Politics, General Politics, Headlines
Saturday, July 26th, 2014

The United States has said that the Nigerian terrorist, Umar Abdulmutallab, failed to successfully carry out a bomb attack in 2009 because the explosives he was wired with became ‘degraded’ after he wore the same pair of underpants for two weeks. Abdulmutallab had, at the age of 23, confessed to and convicted of attempting to […]
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Monday, July 21st, 2014

Operatives of the Department of State Security this morning seized the international passport of the Coordinator of the BringBackOurGirls group and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Ezekwesili was on her way to London when her passport was confiscated by the security operatives and she was prevented from […]
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Saturday, July 19th, 2014

Bayelsa restates commitment to diversify economy 0 By Our Reporter on July 20, 2014 · National 19-year old Miss Akwa Ibom, Iheoma Nnadi Friday emerged winner of the 2014 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, MBGN pageant and carted away a cash prize of N3 million and a brand new car, among other […]
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Sunday, July 13th, 2014

• L–R: Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade; girls education campaigner, Malala Yousafzai; spokesperson of the State Security Service, Marilyn Ogar; and Coordinator, National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, during Malala’s visit to the National Information Centre, in Abuja… on Sunday. | credits: NAN. Five of the schoolgirls who escaped from Boko Haram captivity […]
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the four new ministers recently confirmed by the Senate. The new ministers and their portfolios are: Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau -Minister of Education; Dr. Stephen Oru -Minister of Niger Delta Affairs; Mr. Adedayo Adeyeye -Minister of State, Works; and Dr. Abdul Bulama -Minister of Science and […]
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Ekiti, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, State News
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014

By Dapo Akinrefon Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been elected Governor of Ekiti state. Ayodele-FayoseThe Returning Officer for the 2014 governorship elections and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, Professor Isaac Azuzu announced the results of the governorship elections in Ekiti State declaring the candidate of the […]