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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Newly appointed Kenyan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Thomas Amolo, yesterday, revealed that Kenya was the greatest supporter of Nigeria during the just concluded African Cup of Nations, AFCON 2013 in South Africa. Speaking during the official opening of the Kenyan Tourist Board/Kenyan Airways road show held in Abuja yesterday, Amolo who arrived Nigeria two weeks […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
BY GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE BENIN—A middle-age woman alleged to have been serially raped by four men while in police custody in Abraka, Delta State, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 5, Benin, accusing the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, and his men of negligence and failure to protect her. In the petition by counsel […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
There are many things unique about Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio who on Wednesday emerged as the new Pope. Here are 12 striking features about the new Pontiff. – He is the first man from South America to lead the 1.2 billion world’s catholic population. – Prior to his election, he served as an Argentine cardinal […]
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Headlines, Niger, State News, Women Politics
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Niger State Government has inaugurated a committee to investigate the alleged cases of genital mutilation and other related issues of abuse of women in the state. Governor Babangida Aliyu stated this on Wednesday when a delegation of the state branch of the International Federation of Women Lawyers visited him in Minna. Aliyu, who said he […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, State News, Zamfara
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Emir of Anka in Zamfara State, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan not to grant amnesty to members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram. Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar lll, had at a meeting of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam in Kaduna, last week, urged the President to grant members of the sect amnesty. […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
By DAYO JOHNSON AKURE – A policeman and a bank official were reportedly killed in a shoot out between policemen and robbers who ambushed a bullion van along the Okitipupa -Igbokoda expressway in OndoState on Tuesday. But police authorities denied the death of the any of the four policemen that accompanied the bullion van to […]
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Headlines, Religion, Top Stories
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, the first non-European pontiff of the modern era, revealed himself to the world from a balcony at the Vatican on Wednesday. Jorge Bergoglio, who served as archbishop of Buenos Aires, took the name Francis shortly after being elected by cardinals in what was apparently the fifth round of voting on […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
“In the law, being sent to prison is nothing to do with putting you in a terrible prison to make you suffer. The punishment is that you lose your freedom. If we treat people like animals when they are in prison, they are likely to behave like animals. Here, we pay attention to you as […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
MADRID (AFP) – Nigerian forward Obafemi Martins has paid the buyout clause in his contract with Levante himself, the Spanish club confirmed on Tuesday. It is thought that the former Inter Milan and Newcastle United striker made the payment, said to be about three million euros ($3.9 million, £2.6 million) so he can join Major […]
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Headlines, Kano, State News
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
By AbdulSalam Muhammad, Kano. KANO – A headmaster and two of his teachers survived an attack by unknown gunmen at Hausa Danmaliki Primary School in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano state. Eyewitness told Vanguard that the gunmen sneaked into the school compound shortly after the school settled down for academic activities, identified and shot […]
