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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Fighting raged yesterday as Mohammed Gadhafi’s troops fought back near his Tripoli compound a day after it was captured. Pro-regime snipers cut off the road to Tripoli’s airport, fired at motorists near the capital’s port and launched repeated attacks on Gadhafi’s sprawling government compound, stormed by thousands of rebels Tuesday. Still the opposition fighters claimed […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
The celebrated love story of 18-year-old Bashir Ayuba Umar and 65-year-old Ai Maikare came to an end recently when the latter accused the former of stealing her sewing machine. Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune in Gusau on Tuesday, the embattled teenager said being accused of theft by his wife was his saddest experience in life […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
AS part of Federal Government’s incentives to grow the real sector of the economy, 166 non-oil indigenous firms have concluded plans to invest N1.5trillion in the domestic economy within the next 12 months. The Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr Olusegun Aganga, made this disclosure on Tuesday during a meeting with the agro-business sector in […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
PLATEAU State Commissioner of Police, Mr Emmanuel Dipo Ayeni, has disclosed that two men of the Military Special Task Force (STF) deployed in the state to maintain peace were arrested in connection with the abduction of Pa Michael Obi along with seven others. The state commissioner of police, who stated this while handing over Pa […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
No fewer than 198 community-based social workers are currently being trained by the American International Health Alliance in Enugu State. The social workers are to identify and work towards meeting various needs of the less privileged children in the state. Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the first 50 social workers, who had completed their […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 • Suspects arrested in connection with the kidnap of Pa Michael Obi, the father of the Chelsea star, Mikel Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Two soldiers of the Special Task Force (STF) on the Jos crisis have been identified as having been involved in the kidnap of […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Miss Blessing Okaeben, a 10-year-old primary four pupil of Okhoro Primary School, Benin in Edo State has demanded the sum of N100 million compensation for damaged right eye suffered as a result of flogging by a teacher on the payroll of the Edo State Government. She said, if within seven days, her demand was not […]
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Headlines, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
There’s something quite riveting about these two men: it’s all about their life stories and “great exploits” done at grave expense to the country. Their stories are both edifying and unsalutory in almost equal measure. And their saloon of admirers are always ready to defend their masters’ positions. For sure, the stories of these ex-soldiers […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
NIGERIA’S Flying Eagles emerged the winner of the FIFA Fair Play award of the just concluded FIFA U-20 World Cup competition in Colombia. The John Obuh tutored side only collected three yellow cards from sixty five fouls committed in their five matches played in the competition. Ganiu Ogungbe, Emmanuel Anyanwu and Ahmed Musa collected the […]
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Headlines
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Ahead of the crucial Nations Cup encounter between Madagascar and the Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has hinted that it will abandon other programmes to ensure that the Samson Siasia-handled side came out victorious. Glass House boss, Aminu Maigari, told the media in Abuja that the federation had already given a mandate to […]
