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General Politics, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, November 18th, 2012
From CHRIS ANUCHA & TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt – Tears flowed freely yesterday as remains of Lloyd Toku Mike, one of the four University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT)students, who was brutally murdered in Omuokiri community, Aluu clan, Rivers State, on October 5, 2012, were buried in Port Harcourt City cemetery, opposite Free-Town Street, off Aggrey […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Nollywood (Film Industry), Top Stories
Friday, November 16th, 2012
Veteran actor, Pete Eneh, famous for his ‘fatherly’ roles in Nollywood films, died on Thursday in Enugu State. The actor who recently had one of his legs amputated by doctors at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital , otherwise called Park lane Hospital, on October 24, died in the same hospital. Eneh’s death was confirmed […]
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General Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Sunday, November 11th, 2012
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria and founder of Warri-based Word of Life Bible Church, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Saturday joined the league of Nigerian preachers who own private jets. Oritsejafor’s jet, marked N431CB, was announced to the congregation during the 40th year anniversary of the church, which coincided with his birthday held […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
Over 500 placard-carrying protesters on Wednesday in Abuja stormed the Federal Ministry of Finance and demanded the immediate resignation of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. They called for the minister’s sacking for what they described as unfavourable economic policies of the current administration and an alleged fraudulent payment of N2. 7bn to a […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Borno, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
THE violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, on Thursday indicated its readiness to end its campaign of violence but on the conditions that ex-Borno State Governor Modu Sheriff was arrested and peace talks held in Saudi Arabia. Also, the sect is asking for compensation for families of its members killed in the course of its terrorist […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Oyo, State News, Top Stories, Women Politics
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
AMIDST reports that she was arrested in London for alleged money laundering, wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, on Tuesday, described the report as a rumour sponsored by people playing dirty politics. Reports of her alleged arrest by the London Metropolitan Police, went viral on the internet on Tuesday with the Nigerian […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Headlines, Kaduna, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, October 28th, 2012
_At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing during mass at a Catholic church in northern Nigeria, officials say. The attack happened in Kaduna, scene of many sectarian attacks. The blast was caused by at least one vehicle being driven towards the church loaded with explosives, witnesses […]
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National Politics, South-East, Top Stories
Friday, October 26th, 2012
Former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu has said that there is need to elect an Igbo man as president in 2015 if the country must make progress, just as he dispelled insinuation that he scuttled Dr. Alex Ekwueme’s presidential ambition in 1999. Kalu, who is the founder of Njiko Igbo, a socio-political […]
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Aviation, General Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
Pilot makes emergency call to control tower • His chant of Allahu akbar forced other passengers, suspecting him to be a suicide bomber, to overpower him By UCHE USIM, Lagos, and Molly Kilete, Abuja There was panic in Abuja, the nation’s capital yesterday when it was rumoured that an Abuja-bound Arik aircraft was laden with […]
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Africa & World Politics, Raw Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Monday, October 22nd, 2012
Posted: October 21, 2012 – 17:23 Posted by siteadmin caption: Bishop David Oyedepo By GEORGE ARBUTHNOTT A church run by a controversial multi-millionaire African preacher has been accused of ‘cynical exploitation’ after its British branch received £16.7 million in donations from followers who were told that God would give them riches in return. Followers are ferried […]
