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Action Congress of Nigeria, Headlines, Ondo, Party Politics, State News
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
The Mimiko Campaign Organisation (MCO), Saturday, alleged the plan by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to bring Tokyo, the factional leader of the Oyo State National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) into Ondo state ahead of the gubernatorial election slated for October 20. In a statement by the MCO’s Director of Publicity and Media […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta, Ondo, State News
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
By Dayo Johnson THE leader of ex-militants in the riverine communities of Ondo State, High Chief Bibopiri Ajube, has endorsed Governor Olusegun Mimiko for second term. Ajube, popularly known as “shoot at sight”, also expressed concern over the alleged politicising of the amnesty programme in the state. Speaking with newsmen in Akure, the ex-militant leader […]
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Delta, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
A few weeks ago, a building contractor based in Ikorodu, Lagos, Alhaji Alaka Kamaldeen, 46, had a harrowing experience. Kamaldeen was standing outside his office on Aug. 24, 2012 when an Audi car with four passengers suddenly pulled up close to him. The occupants were armed with guns. Without saying a word, they pounced on […]
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Africa & World Politics, Columnists, Hakeem Babalola, Headlines
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
By Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary The Embassy of Nigeria in Budapest celebrated the country’s 52nd Independence Day with a visit to two social institutions in that country. The gesture, described as part of “a practical expression to bring the two countries and their people closer”, is the first of its kind by the embassy since […]
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Headlines, Judiciary
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
National Judicial Council may have decided to assert its powers by taking steps to hasten the recall of the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami. NJC is headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mukhtar. After voting to recall Salami, the NJC had written President Goodluck Jonathan, asking him […]
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Anambra, Headlines, House, Legislature, State News
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
October 5, 2012 by John Ameh and Emmanuel Obe – Punch At least 1,000 persons displaced in the floods ravaging parts of Anambra State are without food and health facilities, a member of the House of Representatives said on Thursday. Mr. Ikechukwu Ameke, who represents Anambra-West/Anambra-East Federal Constituency, one of the worst-hit areas, sought urgent […]
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Headlines
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The country’s mobile telephone subscriber base has continued to record strong growth with the number of active mobile telephone lines hitting 105.2 million in August, the latest subscriber data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed. The data, which was released on Thursday, revealed that mobile network operators in the country added over 1.8 […]
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Headlines, State News, Taraba
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
Taraba State House of Assembly on Thursday, in Jalingo impeached the state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Sani Abubakar, from office. The action followed the Assembly’s adoption of the recommendation of the seven-member Judicial Commission of inquiry set up by Justice Josephine Tuktur, the acting Chief Judge of the state. The commission, with Mr. Usman Dangiri […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the inclusion of 3,642 ex- Niger Delta militants in the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The new figure brings the total number of ex-militants undergoing reformation under the programme to 30,000. It was learnt that the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, had forwarded a memo to […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
Nigeria again failed to advance beyond the quarter-final of the U-17 Women’s World Cup after falling to France 5-4 on penalties at the competition in Azerbaijan on Thursday. At the last edition held in Trinidad and Tobago in 2010, Nigeria were stopped by Korea Republic in the quarter-finals. The team have never made it to […]
