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National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
THE anniversary celebrations are over but the bickering over the venue continues. While the Federal Government considers the celebration of the nation’s Independence Day inside Aso Rock as a cost-saving measure, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and other political leaders insist it was a serious error of judgment. The opposition party said yesterday that […]
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National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Federal Government has said it has begun the process of laying out a plan to restrict government officials from travelling abroad for medical treatment. The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, told newsmen that a policy is in the offing to compel every public official to get medical attention here in Nigeria if government was going […]
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Boko Haram, Religion, Top Stories
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
The new Christian terror group in the North, Akhwat Akwop, which was apparently formed to checkmate the activities of the extremist Muslim Boko Haram sect has asked nationals of five Islamic countries suspected to be funding the Boko Haram to leave the country. Akhwat Akwop alleged that the Islamic republics of Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, […]
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Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
A group of Niger Delta militants, on Monday, threatened retaliation against the Boko Haram sect if it refused to stop its violent activities within 14 days. The Ohanaeze Indigbo has also told the Boko Haram sect to stop all its violent activities, saying enough is enough. The Ijaw militants, under the aegis of a little […]
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National Politics, Niger, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
The five people believed to be Igbo traders were said to have been shot dead at Madala Market on Thursday Night between 7 – 8pm. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the yet to be identified gunmen were said to have stormed the Madala market and made straight to a shop believed to be that of […]
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Abia, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Abia State Commissioner for Information, Chief Don Ubani, has said the state is not bothered about the speculation that a female student of the Abia State University, Uturu, was gang-raped by five suspected cult members also believed to be students of the institution. The yet-to-be identified female was allegedly raped on August 16 and […]
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General Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) said yesterday that the police arrested its members ahead of the trial of the party’s national leader, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu which is expected to begin in Abuja today. But the Police said that the members were stopped from entering the federal capital. Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State […]
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Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories, United Nations
Monday, September 19th, 2011
Videos have emerged purporting to show members of Boko Haram preparing for suicide attacks, including the image of a young man, Mohammed Abul Barra, said to be responsible for the August 26 bombing of United Nations headquarters in Abuja. THISDAY has also learnt that last Saturday’s killing of Babakura Fugu, the in-law of the slain […]
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National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
The success story of Chinua Achebe’s classical novel, Things Fall Apart, has assumed another dimension as the celebrated author has turned down a $1m bid by hip hop star, 50 Cent, to use the title of the book for a new film he is producing. Online sources indicated on Monday that 50 Cent had […]
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House, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The bid by immediate Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, to return to the House is reportedly causing ripples among the lawmakers. But, Mr. Segun Williams, who defeated Bankole in the race for the Abeokuta Federal Constituency seat last April, told journalists on Wednesday that the ex-speaker’s return moves did not bother […]
