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Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp)
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
A pan-Yoruba organisation, the Action Committee for Restoration of Oodua Sovereignty, has enjoined fresh graduates of Yoruba extraction to henceforth reject postings to Northern states for their national service. The group’s President, Rt. Rev. Bolanle Gbonigi, gave the advice at a news conference in Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday. Gbonigi, a retired Anglican Bishop […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Two suspected robbers were on Tuesday killed by policemen in Abuja during a gun duel, while two others escaped with bullet wounds. Two senior police officers also sustained serious injuries with one of them who was shot in the stomach still on admission at the National Hospital, Abuja. The robbers, who drove in a […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
INDUSTRIALISTS and business associations from various sector of the economy will converge tomorrow in Lagos for the annual Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria(CICAN) Awards ceremony tagged ‘ Crystal Nite of Excellence.’ On the roll calls are the Olofa of Offa ,Oba Mohammed Okikiola Gbadamosi, Africa’s richest man-Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Lafarge WAPCO PLC. […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
A group, Trans Boarder Traders Association of Nigeria (TBTAN) has blasted the leadership of the Nigeria Customs Service for its inability to collect adequate import duty on rice imported through land borders. President of the group Alhaji Mukaila Okunola who spoke to Vanguard in Lagos said that the reason being the inadequate collection of duty […]
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Ekiti, Governors, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
The Contracts/Consultancy Review Committee (CCRC) set up by the Ekiti State Government has indicted ousted governor Segun Oni of embezzlement of public funds to the tune of N5.4 billion in the award of various contracts during his three-and-half-year tenure. According to the draft White Paper on the report of the panel released to the media […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Barely two weeks after his re-election, the Bauchi State Governor, Mallam Isa Yuguda has sacked all his political office holders numbering about 1,040 with effect from May 16, 2011. This was contained in a press release signed by the Permanent Secretary, Political Affairs, Hashimu Yakubu on behalf of Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Dandija. […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has revealed that Nigeria left-back Taye Taiwo will join the Italian champions in the off-season. The 26-year-old will move on a free transfer as his contract with Marseille of France expires at the end of the season. “In defence, Milan are sorted. We have taken (Philippe) Mexes and Taiwo,” […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
The supplementary election of May 6, 2011 in Imo State that culminated in the declaration of Chief Rochas Anayochukwu Okorocha of the All Progressives Grand Alliance as the governor-elect is generally regarded by most indigenes of Imo State as one of the best things to happen to the state since it was created in […]
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Headlines, Oyo, State News
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
One cannot successfully talk about Ajimobi without mentioning his daughters who are exceedingly popular on the chic scene. Their popularity, which does not altogether stem from their pedigree, has a lot to do with their captivating good looks, humble mannerisms and the resounding success they have made of their lives. Schooled in prestigious institutions overseas, […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would today arraign former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Intercontinental Bank Plc., Erastus Akingbola and his wife, Anthonia, on a 29-count charge before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja. They would be arraigned along with other sacked bank chiefs who include Okey Nwosu of Finbank and Sebastine […]
