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National Politics, Plateau, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
The timely intervention of security operatives prevented another bloodbath in Jos on Monday following Sunday’s bombing of the St. Finbarr’s Catholic Church, Rayfield, even as the death toll rose to 19. Tension mounted as the hostilities between Christian and Moslem youths that started on Sunday, escalated on Monday with unconfirmed reports of the disappearance of […]
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Bayelsa, State News
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
March 13, 2012 by Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa Unidentified gunmen believed to be cultists attacked bars along Hospital Road Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Sunday night, killing at least three persons including a sex worker. THE PUNCH learnt that the bandits, who allegedly wore police bulletproof vests, stormed the relaxation spots about 9.30pm and opened fire on […]
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Delta, State News
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
March 13, 2012 by Emmanuel Addeh, Warri Police in Delta State have begun manhunt for the kidnappers of five persons in Warri on Sunday. Two daughters of a Chevron Nigeria Limited contractor, aged two and nine years and their mother who works with Shell, were among those abducted by unknown persons around the Effurum Roundabout, […]
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Nasarawa, State News
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
The Nasarawa State Police have confirmed the killing of eight persons by unknown gunmen, who attacked Tse Yaji Village near Kadarko Town in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Sunday night. Its spokesman Cornelius Ocholi, confirmed the killing in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia yesterday. NAN […]
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Articles, Columnists, Edo, NNP Columnists, Odenigbo Chidi Anyaeche, State News, Uncategorized
Monday, March 12th, 2012
By Odenigbo Chidi Anyaeche, London, UK, March 12, 2012 – This is a true story. And it is about the dire state of security in Edo state, Nigeria especially the capital Benin City. To the uninitiated, Comrade Governor is the nick name of the current governor of the state – Mr Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole. Adams […]
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Articles, Bauchi, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Plateau, Prince Charles Dickson, State News
Monday, March 12th, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria, March 12, 2012– We scoop water from the water pot and see a masquerader; what will the person who goes to draw water at the river find? A week ago, the COCIN church in Jos, Plateau state capital was hit by a bomb, whether suicide bomber or soldier-assisted bomber […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Monday, March 12th, 2012
Boko Haram struck in Plateau and Borno states at the weekend, killing 10 people including two pregnant women, an Islamic cleric and seven members of Saint Fimbarr’s Catholic Church, Rakefield, Jos. Eleven victims lost their lives in reprisal attacks by youths. The attack on the Jos church resulted in a reprisal by angry youths which […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Suicide bombers kill 8-yr-old, 10 others in Jos churchMarch 12, 2012 by Jude Owuamanam, Jos An eight-year-old boy and 10 others were killed on Sunday when suicide bombers attacked St. Finbarr’s Catholic Church, Rayfield, Jos, Plateau State. One of the bombers died in the blast while another, who barely survived, was mobbed and killed by […]
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Ekiti, State News
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
GOVERNOR Kayode Fayemi at the weekend signed into a law a bill on the first edition of the laws of Ekiti State, finally freeing the state from its 15-year-long appendage to Ondo State. Signing the bill into law at the first “Ekiti State Justice Week” held at the High Court premises in Ado-Ekiti, the […]
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Boko Haram, Plateau, State News
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Tempers flare as suicide bombers hit Jos again Monday, 12 March 2012 00:00 From Madu Onuorah and Joke Akanmu (Abuja) Isa Abdulsalami (Jos) News – National Soldiers tackle youths at scene of mayhem Jonathan condemns attack, vows victory over terror ST. Finbarr’s Catholic Church, Rayfield, Jos, Plateau State, has been a place of worship […]
