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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
January 11, 2012 by Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja 42 Comments Nigeria is losing a whopping N158.93bn daily to the ongoing strike by the organised labour and Civil Society groups over the removal of petroleum subsidy, investigation has revealed. The industrial action, which enters its third day today (Wednesday), has crippled economic activities in the country. For […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, Oil Politics, State News
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Labour and civil society groups in Kaduna on Tuesday suspended street demonstrations after a teenager was shot by the police during the ongoing protest against fuel subsidy removal. The unidentified teenager was shot around the Old Panteka in the Tundun Wada area of the state capital. An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said the teenager was […]
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Headlines, Niger, State News
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, has declared a dawn to dusk curfew in Niger State, in the wake of today’s deadly riot that gripped the state cpital, Minna. The curfew is from 6am to 6pm and has taken effect. Rioting broke out on Wednesday morning when the head of service of the state ordered workers […]
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Headlines, State News, Yobe
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Gunmen killed six people, including five police officers, on Tuesday in a pub in Potiskum, Yobe State, where Islamic sect, Boko Haram, had carried out a wave of bloody attacks. Also, gunmen killed two people in separate attacks despite an increased security presence in Borno State. Police chief Lawan Tanko, confirmed the Potiskum attack without […]
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Headlines, Wole Soyinka
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
NOBEL laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday warned that the country was heading towards a civil war caused by the political leaders. “We see the nation heading towards a civil war,” Soyinka reportedly told the BBC World Service in an interview on the state of the nation. Asked whether he agreed with President Goodluck Jonathan […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
January 11, 2012 by Eniola Akinkuotu and Ade Adesomoju An unidentified commercial motorcycle rider, otherwise known as okada rider, on Tuesday died in a bonfire made by protesters in Ketu, Lagos, after he was hit by a commercial bus on top speed. The okada rider was burnt beyond recognition in the fire set up by […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Nigerian Police, Raw Politics, State News
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
The Nigerian Police Force has dismissed three officers indicted for the murder of 20-year-old Emmanuel Victor, at a checkpoint in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Investigations by THE PUNCH revealed that an Inspector, Mr. Lucky Obomerelu, was among those discharged from police service for the alleged killing which attracted criticism from the media and human rights community. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Oil price rose to around $113 a barrel on Tuesday as unrest in Nigeria and tension over Iran’s nuclear programme outweighed persistent concerns about the strength of Europe’s economy. Supply risks are also in focus in Nigeria, where nationwide strike by trade unions and civil society groups enters its third day today. The strike has, […]
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Edo, Headlines, Osun, State News
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
A mosque and Islamic school were burnt in Benin City on Tuesday as five persons lost their lives in the nationwide protests against fuel subsidy removal in the Edo State capital. “We have recorded five deaths so far on both sides, those that have been attacked and the attackers,” Secretary General of the Nigerian Red […]
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Headlines, Oil Politics
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
THERE are three levels of high fraud that the removal of subsidy will tackle. The first is fraudulent payment on phoney import of PMS. The product is fraudulently certified as imported into Nigeria but is actually diverted to other countries in West Africa. Meanwhile, the documentation is perfected by criminal elements in Customs, Directorate of […]
