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EFCC Politics, Headlines, Niger Delta
Sunday, February 21st, 2016
ON FEBRUARY 21, By Emma Amaize & Sam Oyadongha THERE were divergent views, weekend, on the Federal High Court, Lagos order confiscating the property of ex-General Officer Commanding, GOC, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo. *Tompolo Some Niger Delta activists, contacted by Sunday Vanguard, declined to speak on […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Sunday, February 21st, 2016
Donald Trump has won the South Carolina primary in the Republican race for president, cementing his status as the man to beat for his party’s nomination. In the Democratic contest, Hillary Clinton beat Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in a tight race in Nevada. Both results will be key ahead of the “Super Tuesday” round on […]
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Benue, Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News
Sunday, February 21st, 2016
The Independent National Election Commission, INEC, has declared former Senate President, David Mark, as the winner of the Saturday’s Benue South Senatorial District Re-run election. Mark polled a total of 84,192 to defeat his closest rival, Daniel Onjeh who got 71, 621 votes. He won in five local government areas while Onjeh won in four. […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
-Vanguard With TOFARATI IGE A social media storm was kicked up when one-half of one of Africa’s finest pop duo, P-Square, Peter Okoye, recently took to his Twitter page to announce that their elder brother, Jude, has been sacked as the group’s manager. *Peter One of Peter’s tweets read, ‘Pls whoso ever makes any transaction […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
-Vanguard Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni extended his three-decade rule on Saturday, after winning a fifth term in polls rejected as fraudulent by the opposition leader under house arrest. Yoweri Museveni of Uganda The veteran 71-year-old won 60 percent of the vote in the sometimes chaotic elections, far ahead of the 35 percent garnered by detained […]
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Akwa Ibom, Education, Headlines, State News
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
-Vanguard Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom says the state will soon implement the one teacher one subject policy in public primary schools in Akwa Ibom. Emmanuel stated this in Eket at the inauguration of five renovated classrooms block at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Ikot Ibiok, Eket, on Saturday. Mr Andrew Okon renovated […]
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Headlines, Judiciary
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
-Vanguard TOP HEADLINES U.S. military trains Nigerian soldiers on counter-terrorism I was almost lynched for being Igbo ˆ’ Onyeka Onwenu Court seals Psquare’s Omole home Jonathan’s cousin found dead 2 days after kidnap Face-lift for Murtala Muhammed International Airport as Nigeria builds new terminal By Innocent Anaba Lagos lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, […]
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Benue, Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, State News
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
-Vanguard See some of the results coming from the polling booths in the ongoing Benue South Senatorial District re-run election. The Senatorial District is made up of Ogbadibo, Okpokwu, Ado, Oju, Apa, Agatu, Ohimini, Otukpo and Obi local government areas. Mark-Onjeh Former Senate President, David Mark, of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, is seeking […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
By TOFARATI IGE Two years after they were rumoured to have broken up, Nigerian pop duo, P’square are back in the news again as one-half of the singing duo, Peter Okoye yesterday moved against their management company owned by their elder brother, Jude Okoye. In a series of tweets, Peter who has been on a […]
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Ebonyi, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
Voodoo Plot to Topple Ebonyi Governor, State Official Alleges (Emmanuel Uzor, ABAKALIKI) In what sounded more like a line straight out of a Nollywood production, the Ebonyi state government yesterday raised alarm over what it described as ‘failed’ politicians in the state allegedly resorting to using witchcraft in attacking state Governor David Umahi and members of his Executive […]
