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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Oyo, State News
Sunday, October 21st, 2012
The remains of Tennessie Jurry. Inset: The drugs puportedly given to Jurry to treat malaria The family of a Liberian national, Mr Tennessie Jurry, who reportedly came from the Oru Refugee Camp in Ogun State to Iseyin, but died recently while working as a mortician at Our Lady Hospital, Iseyin, Oyo State, suspects foul play […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police, Osun, State News
Sunday, October 21st, 2012
What on earth could have given a man the impetus to test a gun on a Divisional Police Officer, leading to the officer’s incapacitation? OLUWATOYIN MALIK reports the escapades and confession of Mutairu Were, a member of a dreaded robbery gang. THE Osun State Police Command recently recorded a victory when it arrested an armed […]
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Anambra, Enugu, Governors, Headlines, Imo, State News
Sunday, October 21st, 2012
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on Saturday punched a protocol officer who refused to allow him sit on a chair reserved for the Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, at the 80th birthday celebration of former vice president, Chief Alex Ekwueme, in Enugu. The incident occurred 20 minutes before most of the invited guests […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, October 21st, 2012
• Arrests three others • Identities of victims revealed by JTF The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Rivers State yesterday shot dead one of the alleged brains behind Thursday’s killing of a student of the University of Port Harcourt and two others at Rumuchakara, Choba, a host community of the institution. Operatives of the JTF, […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics, Ondo, State News, Top Stories
Friday, October 19th, 2012

Security has been beefed-up in Ondo state ahead of today’s governorship election across the state even as General Officer Commanding 2nd Division Nigerian Army, Major Gen. Mohammed Abubakar deployed soldiers into the state to provide protection for “voters and electoral officials.” Addressing the men of the 32 Artillery Brigade Akure, Maj. Gen. Abubakar said there […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Rivers, State News
Friday, October 19th, 2012

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | Oct. 19, 2012 – Biringa Chiadika Lordson, a Theatre Arts student, Ugonna Kelechi Obusor, a Geology undergraduate, Mike Lloyd Toku, a Civil Engineering student, all year two students of the University of Port Harcourt, and Tekena Elkanah, a Certificate in Education student of the same university, knew pretty […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Kano, State News
Friday, October 19th, 2012
KANO (AFP) – Attacks and gun battles between suspected Islamists and security forces in a northeastern town have killed several people and destroyed buildings, residents and authorities said Friday, while unrest also hit another city. Explosions and gunfire shook the city of Potiskum, sparking panic and chaos, from late Thursday, residents and security forces said. […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Friday, October 19th, 2012
The Nigerian Police Force have dismissed a Sergeant identified as Lucky Orji, who was allegedly involved in the gruesome murder of the students, following the confessions of one of the arrested suspects who claimed that a police man was part of the mob. The sergeant was dismissed for ordering the mob to kill the suspected […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Osun, State News
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | Oct. 18, 2012 – It is a common practice amongst social scientists and political philosophers that occupy themselves with the thought of how best to manage or improve their countries and world to seek and study model places that they could use as examples to embody their […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
October 18, 2012 by Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt 128 Comments Suspects paraded at the Rivers State Police command. | credits: Chukwudi Akasike THE Magistrate’s Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday remanded 13 suspects arrested in connection with the killing of four students of the University of Port Harcourt. The accused persons were […]