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Sunday, January 16th, 2011
SOME Nigerians had to bail out the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in their bid to register in the ongoing voter registration exercise by providing generators to enable the exercise to go on in some areas of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday. Investigation by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that a young man at one of […]
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Sunday, January 16th, 2011
Three Directors at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were at the weekend relieved of their appointments in what a source at the commission said signposts the beginning of sweeping changes to come in the commission in the next few weeks. Those relieved of their appointments were the Director of Finance and Administration, Mrs. Gambo; […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta
Sunday, January 16th, 2011

The decision by the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to sponsor the Youth Empowerment Concert scheduled for Sunday, January 16, 2011 in Port Harcourt has generated mixed reactions amongst major stakeholders of the Niger Delta project. Coming at a very critical period, especially during the post-amnesty dispensation mid-wifed by the Federal Government, most observers […]
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Sunday, January 16th, 2011
Nigeria has a lot of problems. One of these problems is the recurring communal crisis in the country. In spite of the efforts of the authorities to stem the tide of communal crisis, it continues to rage. Those who have made it their duty to cause crises in their various communities should think again and […]
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Sunday, January 16th, 2011
The federal government says it would revive and fund about 10 cultural festivals in the country this year, including the Opobo International Boat Regatta. Minister for Culture/Tourism and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Sadiq Abubakar gave the hint while declaring open this year’s Opobo International Boat Regatta at Opobo Town last weekend. Speaking through a Director […]
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Sunday, January 16th, 2011
A United Nations team will arrive Nigeria on Sunday for a weeklong fact-finding mission on the arms shipment from Iran intercepted last October in Lagos, officials said. A senior Nigerian official told our correspondent in New York that an eight-man UN panel of experts on arrival in Nigeria would get a first-hand look at the […]
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Saturday, January 15th, 2011
AMID tight security, President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday led top government officials in the country to conduct the wreath-laying ceremony in honour of the departed men of the Armed Forces as part of the 2011 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abuja. Curiously, the President, his deputy, Alhaji Namadi Sambo; Senate President, Dr. David Mark; […]
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Saturday, January 15th, 2011
The poor showing of women in the just concluded primaries of political parties has started causing ripples within the camp of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, founder Women For Change Initiative. Some of the ardent followers of the initiative by the First Lady have been evpressing regrets that the gospel of 35 per cent […]
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Headlines, National Politics
Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Yeni Kuti , the first child and daughter of late Afro beat maestro , Fela Anikulapo Kuti, is a reporter’s delight . At her residence, you are welcomed by five hefty Alsatian dogs, a puppy and a cat. Her household is at peace too, except for the destructiveness of the cat. Before this interview began, […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
At last it appears that Newcastle United’s Nigerian born forward Shola Ameobi has finally decided to play for his fatherland after his name was included in the list of players invited for next month’s international friendly against Guatemala. For years the player, who was born in Nigeria but moved to England with his parents at […]