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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
(CNN) — A Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has crashed in eastern Ukraine, Russian news agency Interfax reported Thursday. Malaysia Airlines confirmed that it lost contact with Flight 17 and that the plane’s last known position was over Ukrainian airspace, the airline said on Twitter. The aircraft was “shot down” over […]
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Africa & World Politics, ECOWAS, Headlines
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Coordinating minister for the Economy and minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has cautioned Economic Community of West African State, ECOWAS, against a hasty launch of the proposed monetary union. Under the arrangement, member states will use a single currency, ECO, just like what obtains among members of […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
The Super Eagles’ performance and eventual qualification for the Round of 16 at the just-concluded World Cup in Brazil has impacted on the July FIFA ranking as Nigeria now occupies the 34th position. In the rankings table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 660 points and moved up 10 spots […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH TITLED “How Israeli Soldiers Traveled 4,000 Kilometers To Rescue Kidnapped Israeli Citizens (Lessons For Nigeria On Chibok Kidnappings)” DELIVERED BY ENGR. ROTIMI FABIYI (MNIM, MNSChE, MNSE, COREN Reg) AT A SYMPOSIUM ON CHIBOK KIDNAPPINGS ORGANIZED BY COMMITTEE OF PROGRESSIVES AND REALISTS (CPR) IN IKORODU, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA ON 27TH JUNE, […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
The leader of Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has said that his greatest regret in life so far was his decision to sabotage and elude former governor Ikedi Ohakim’s choice for second term in office. He made this known at the maiden Okigwe zonal youth delegates […]
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Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
BY NDON ASIAN The Akwa Ibom State Government found itself at a cross road in the ongoing trial of Dr. Ime Sampson Umanah as Hon. Justice Ifiok Ukana ruled to reject the statement of the first accused person in the trial within trial. This is the second time that the same statement has been ruled […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
Nigeria have met Fifa’s conditions to lift its ban on the country after a regional high court quashed an order restraining the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) from office. Fifa punished Nigeria for government interference after the NFF board was replaced by a sole administrator. A 17 July deadline was given to reverse […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
“Our administration believes that the cost of governance in the country is still too high and must be further reduced. We will take additional steps to stem the tide of corruption and leakages” – President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Those were the words of President Goodluck Jonathan during his New Year broadcast to Nigerians. Someone who […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
Tuesday’s removal from office of Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, may just mark the beginning of another season of impeachments ahead of 2015, writes JOHN ALECHENU Tuesday’s removal of the former Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd.), from office by the Ahmadu Fintiri-led state House of Assembly, did not come as a surprise […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
A security guard, Azeez Ibrahim, has shot dead a female undergraduate of Babcock University, Busayo Ogunkoya, during a birthday party in a hotel in Ikorodu, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that 22-year-old Ogunkoya was celebrating with her friends on Saturday evening, July 5, 2014, at Mambillah Hotel, when the guard fired a shot that killed […]
