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Ekiti, Headlines, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), State News
Friday, December 5th, 2014
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on the Peoples Democratic Party to immediately suspend the former president Olusegun Obasanjo for alleged anti-party activities. The Governor described the Thursday visit of five Peoples Democratic Party to Obasanjo as unwarranted, unnecessary and uncalled for, saying “nobody should be treated as being bigger than the party.” Fayose […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Friday, December 5th, 2014
A Federal High Court in Abuja has asked the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, to appear in court to defend the constitutionality of Section 27 of the Terrorism Prevention Act 2013 by which a suspect can be kept in custody for more than 90 days. Justice Adeniyi Ademola gave the directive on […]
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Headlines, Kano, State News
Friday, December 5th, 2014
The Kano State Governor and presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Friday said that Nigeria would be able to solve the problem of corruption if Nigerians embraced good leadership. Kwankwaso who disclosed this in Benin while addressing APC delegates in Edo State ahead of the party’s presidential primary next Wednesday, said […]
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Headlines
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
The Federal Government is to provide a defence lawyer for the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombing in Abuja, Charles Okah, who is facing terrorism charges before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Charles, a brother to a former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Henry Okah, is […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), State News
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
The Katsina State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has set ablaze 6,795.2 kilogrammes of drugs, including Cannabis sativa (popularly called hemp) among other narcotic substances. The NDLEA Public Relations Officer, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said hemp constituted 5,879kg of the burnt drugs which were valued at N120m, a statement said on Thursday. The […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Party Politics, Rivers, Sokoto, State News, Top Stories, Yobe, Zamfara
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Tambuwal, Ambode, others win APC governorship ticket FOR the All Progressives Congress the 2015 contests got underway on Thursday with state chapters electing their governorship candidates. The APC governorship candidates for the 2015 polls, as they emerged on Thursday, include Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto); a Fellow of the Institute […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Solar panels | credits: blogs.ft.com Japan has given a grant of N1.9bn ($9.8m) for the generation of solar electricity in Nigeria, as part of its infrastructure development assistance. The Asian country is also considering a $200m request from the Federal Government for power transmission project. The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Ryuichi Shoji, who […]
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Headlines, Kano
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Wife of the Vice President, Amina Sambo | credits: File copy Wife of Vice President Namadi Sambo, Amina, is one of the bereaved as a result of the multiple explosions that rocked the Kano Central Mosque Friday last week. Sambo’s wife, who hails from Kano, was said to have lost an undisclosed number of […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Vincent Enyeama Algeria’s Yacine Brahimi has been voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 ahead of Super Eagles captain Vincent Enyeama. The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian to win the award, which is decided by football fans. Brahimi told BBC Sport, “It’s a big honour for me to receive this wonderful […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, State News, Yobe
Monday, December 1st, 2014
MEMBERS of the violent Islamic sects, Boko Haram, on Monday attacked Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital towns of troubled Borno and Yobe states, and killed several people. The insurgents also sacked police stations in the towns and shot at a Nigerian Air Force jet even as they attempted to take over the Government House in […]
