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Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, January 20th, 2012

By Auwal Umar & Sadeeq Aliyu, Kano; Hassan Abdul, Ronald Mutum The attack at the Zone 1 Police headquarters was carried out by a suicide bomber driving a Honda Civic, Daily Trust can confirm. The bomber had succeeded in breaking through the gates of the building and rammed the car into the wall of a […]
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National Politics, Nigerian Police, Top Stories
Thursday, January 19th, 2012

THE Federal Government has indicated that Inspector General of Police (IGP), Hafiz Ringim may lose his job following the escape from police custody of an individual suspected to be the mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, near Abuja. The Minister of Police Affairs, Captain Caleb Olubolade (retd), who disclosed […]
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National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, January 15th, 2012

At last, after marathon talks between the Federal Government and Labour, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday reduced petrol pump price to N97 per litre. The offer was the thrust of a presidential broadcast this morning. The President made the announcement in a national broadcast this morning, the second time, he would be addressing the nation in […]
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National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

By Our Reporters ABUJA—The Senate, yesterday, joined the House of Representatives in asking President Goodluck Jonathan to revert fuel pump price to N65 per litre. In a closed door session, the senators urged the Senate President, Senator David Mark to convey the message of the upper chamber to President Jonathan within 24 hours. This came […]
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Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, January 8th, 2012

BY DANIEL IDONOR & OLAYINKA LATONA ABUJA – PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, painted a gloomy picture of the membership and activities of the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram, saying the group has successfully infiltrated the three arms of government at the federal level. This is just as General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of […]
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Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, January 6th, 2012

Gunmen believed to be members of the Boko Haram that has claimed responsibility for a wave of bloody attacks in the north, killed 28 people and wounded many others on Thursday and Friday in Gombe and Mubi, Adamawa State. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen had stormed the venue of a meeting in Mubi and fired directly […]
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Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, January 2nd, 2012

(CNN) — The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum giving Christians living in northern Nigeria three days to leave the area amid a rising tide of violence there. A Boko Haram spokesman, Abul Qaqa, also said late Sunday that Boko Haram fighters are ready to confront soldiers sent to the area under […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Breaking News, National Politics, Niger, Plateau, State News, Top Stories, Yobe
Saturday, December 31st, 2011

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country following attacks from the Islamist group Boko Haram. The measure is in force is areas of the Yobe and Borno states in the north-east, Plateau state in central Nigeria and Niger state in the west. International borders in the affected […]
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Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, December 30th, 2011

By SaharaReporters, New York Out of fear of possible Boko Haram bombing, the 2012 Afan Festival, also known as Kagoro Day in Southern Kaduna, has been cancelled. The event, the largest and most popular ethnic festival in Northern Nigeria, is normally held on the 1st of January. The cancellation is in recognition of the bombings […]
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Headlines, National Politics
Monday, December 26th, 2011

A body found this week on Sullivans Island has been identified as that of a 25-year-old pharmacy student from Nigeria, the Charleston County Coroners Office confirmed Friday. Oluwatosin Tosin Oyelowo jumped from the Ravenel Bridge the afternoon of Dec. 9, setting off a search of the Cooper River and connected waterways, according to earlier reports […]