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Borno, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
• President Goodluck Jonathan sympathising with some wounded soldiers during his visit to the 7 Division Medical Service and Hospital, Maiduguri… on Thursday. | credits: State House President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday paid a surprise visit to Maiduguri, Borno State, one of the three North-Eastern states worst hit by Boko Haram insurgency. Jonathan embarked on […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR RAJI FASHOLA TO RESCUE LAGOS FROM HOODLUMS By Ayo Oshewolo Until recently I have never witnessed such bizarre and stupefying scenes in Lagos like I did when I was in a colleague’s car, driving back from work between Anthony-Oke Bus stop and Oshodi-Oke Bus stop. This was barely some few […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | Jan. 15, 2015 – A look at the socio-political and economic environment in Imo State today reveals a horrifying picture. There is massive corruption, staggering poverty, unemployment, poor state of education due to lack of funds for schools, deteriorating infrastructures and general degree of hopelessness among the […]
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Abia, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
By Our Reporter on January 15, 2015 COVER By NDUBUISI ORJI Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has said he is not contesting next month’s senatorial election for Abia North. Kalu stated this in a statement yesterday, in reaction to his listing by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as […]
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Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
he Amnesty International on Wednesday released the satellite images of last week’s attack on the towns of Baga and Doron Baga by the Boko Haram sect. Based on its promise to investigate the scale of the attacks, the AI had commissioned and got the satellite data of the area from the commercial provider, DigitalGlobe, following […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
Politicians in Bayelsa State, including candidates in the 2015 elections, on Wednesday shunned a one-day stakeholders’ meeting organised by the state police command. The major political parties and their officials, including members of the Peoples Democratic Party, stayed away from the meeting. Candidates vying for positions in the National Assembly and state House of Assembly […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least” –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On Sunday, an exceptional event occurred in Paris, France. About 60 world leaders, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, had in a show of international solidarity, gathered to mourn the cartoonists, satirists and others […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
Nigeria Defence spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade An attempt by Boko Haram to take over Biu, the largest town in the south of troubled Borno State, was on Wednesday repelled by the military, according to military sources and residents. Military sources said the insurgents suffered heavy casualty as many of them who attempted to invade […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
By Bose Adelaja Imagine yourself driving and suddenly, you get stoned by an underage person and you try to react but somebody appears out of the blues and says to you sarcastically: “Ah, ah, he is a child now! What do you want to do to this little kid? After all, you are a parent.” […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Monday, January 12th, 2015
Scenes of the fire incidents | credits: Samson Folarin and Esther Olajide Tragedy struck in Lagos State on Sunday and Monday as multiple fire incidents occurred in different parts of the state, taking a life and destroying property. The fire razed Balogun Market on the Lagos Island, Oko Baba Sawmill in Ebute Meta and four […]
