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General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Sunday, November 9th, 2014

Billionaire business mogul, Aliko Dangote, slid down 14 places to 37th position in the World Richest Persons list within 24 hours. Dangote, the President, Dangote Group, who remains Africa’s richest person, was ranked 23rd on Thursday by Forbes. A check on Forbes website on Friday, however, revealed that the business mogul, who is said to be worth […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Sunday, November 9th, 2014
The Kogi State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Mallam Suleiman Abdullahi, on Sunday said a teacher recently died in the state because of his inability to raise N3,000 required for his medical bill as teachers in the state were being owed salaries and other entitlements. He claimed that teachers in the state had been subjected to unbearable hardships. […]
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Headlines
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
At least 23 automakers have signified interest to set up assembly plants in Nigeria, the Director-General of the National Automotive Council, Mr. Aminu Jalal, has said. He said this at the fifth Conference of the Haulage and Logistics Magazine organised by the Intelligent Data Company in Lagos. Jalal was represented at the conference, which had […]
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Headlines
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
Gani Adams The Yoruba social-cultural group, Oodua Peoples Congress, has said it now secures the lives and properties of more Nigerians in view of the country’s high level of insecurity. OPC also said it was training more members towards protecting prominent politicians and public office holders. Speaking to our correspondent in an interview on Friday, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
Bishop David Oyedepo The British government has said it is investigating David Oyedepo’s Winners’ Chapel International’s request to establish an independent school in the country. The fee-paying school, Kingdom Heritage Model School in Dartford, was set to open to children from the age of four in September. The school, which will teach “Biblical truths” in […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission have joined forces to ensure that the All Progressives Congress does not retain power in Lagos next year. Tinubu said that just as three parties merged to form the APC and become a […]
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General Politics, Headlines, House, Legislature
Saturday, November 8th, 2014

The embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday declared that his fate as the speaker was in the hands of God. He said the ruling Poeples Democratic Party could not remove him as Speaker. He stated that only God and his colleagues in the House could remove him from office as […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, November 7th, 2014
The talks are continuing as the various parties attempt to agree on a civilian interim leader. Some opposition parties do not want Mr Compaore’s former governing party to be involved in the discussions. Col Zida has agreed to hand over power to civilians but late on Thursday said he was not concerned by the African […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Friday, November 7th, 2014
At least 10 people have been killed in a bomb blast as they queued to withdraw money from a cash machine in northern Nigeria, residents have told the BBC. They say the attacker approached the queue with a parcel before it exploded in Azare, Bauchi state. No group has said it carried out the attack […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Thursday, November 6th, 2014
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Oladipo Afolayan, for allegedly raping a woman in his office. The development comes a few months after another Lagos DPO, Mr. Adekunle Awe, was arrested for allegedly raping a woman, Idowu Akinwunmi, in his office at the Onikan Police Division. PUNCH Metro learnt […]