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Borno, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency, State News
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
By Rasheed Olokode – Barring any unforeseen contingencies, President Goodluck Jonathan would have, by today, paid his first ever post-inauguration visit to Maiduguri, Borno State or Damaturu, Yobe State, the hotbed of terrorism that has turned Northern Nigeria into a human-slaughtering abattoir and real-life theatre of horror and war since the 2009 emergence of Boko […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has officially resumed work after a three-month vacation. Imoke, who returned to the country last Friday, has in compliance with the provisions of the Constitution written to the House of Assembly, notifying the state lawmakers of his return. Meanwhile, the governor has congratulated former president Olusegun Obasanjo on […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Via Sun… Says Gov Orji’s act worse than Judas’s From IKENNA EMEWU, Abuja Abuja activist lawyer, Chief Amobi Nzelu who earned prominence in championing the cause of the Apo Six victims has blasted the Abia State University (ABSU) over the withdrawal of the certificate of former state governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu. Nzelu in reaction […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
…Over moves to appoint new CG By CHRISTOPHER OJI No fewer than 30 senior immigration officers in the ranks of Assistant Comptroller-General (ACG) and Deputy Comptroller-General (DCG) of immigration service might be unceremoniously laid off if presidency goes ahead to appoint a junior assistant comptroller-general, as the new comptroller-general of the service. An Immigration officer […]
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Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, Frisky Larr, Headlines, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
By Frisky Larr / NNP / March 7, 2013Is Boko Haram just a Label? What Game is playing out here? Nigerian readers will need no recap to understand what Boko Haram stands for. It is a phenomenon that trails the daily lives of individuals like a psychological shadow stretching over the entire country from Maiduguri. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
DOZENS of Islamist militants in Mali have been reportedly killed in the bloodiest phase of the country’s conflict to date, according to French and Chadian authorities. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said his country and Chadian troops were now involved in a “pincer movement” against rebels based in the Ametettai valley. A report by […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
“Africans do not have the required experience yet to produce a Pope.” —Monsignor Georg Ratzinger (Elder brother to Pope Benedict XV1) The Christian Holy Book tells us that Saint Peter, sometimes referred to as Simon Peter, was a fisherman and one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. He was also the first Bishop of […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime on Monday said the state government would give N10m to anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of the killers of Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu. The police chief was gunned down on Saturday in Enugu. Chime said the offer was born out of the need […]
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Headlines, Katsina, State News
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
A baby girl with what appears to be two heads has been delivered of a woman at the General Hospital, Malumfashi, Katsina State. The baby also has a cleft palate and stunted fingers. The News Agency of Nigeria reported one 19-year-old Zainabu Dahiru gave birth to the baby, which also had no eyes, on Sunday. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has said the economy of the state is rated above Ghana and the United Kingdom. He also said his administration is currently executing about 1,966 projects across the state. He said the projects would boost government’s plan to transform the state and turn it into “Africa’s modern” mega city. The […]
