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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Plateau, State News, Top Stories, Zamfara
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
OUTRAGED by the claim of a terrorist group that claimed responsiblity for the Jos mayhem, the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, headed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Council of Ulama in Jos, the Ja’amatu Nasril Islam, JNI, and other Islamic groups in the country, yesterday, dismissed the group’s […]
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Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
CRISIS reverberated in two communities in Rivers State and left six people dead on Tuesday with about 20 houses said to have been burnt in the process. This is just as two youths, in a confrontation with members of the Special Task Force (STF), were shot in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The six people […]
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Top Stories, Uncategorized
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, slumped during a church service to mark the 70th birthday of one of his associates, General Olu Bajowa. The former president was said to have slumped during the service that took place at the St. Stephens Anglican Church, Igbotako, in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. Nigerian Tribune […]
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Cross River, Lagos, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
IT is Christmas season again and all the cities and neighbourhoods are bubbling with activities. The most common of the activities is carnivals. In Lagos Island, the Offin, Olowogbowo and Fanty carnivals have become the benchmark for other carnivals. In Ibadan do not be fazed when you learn of Mokland and Falkland carnivals. They are […]
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Niger Delta, Top Stories
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
A group of young men numbering about 60 that claimed to be ex-militants from Bayelsa State, yesterday, attacked the Abuja headquarters of the Presidential Amnesty Office. According to the group, it was protesting their non-inclusion in the benefits of the amnesty programme, especially the N65,000 stipend and feeding allowance paid to their colleagues on a […]
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Niger Delta, Top Stories
Friday, December 24th, 2010
THE Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta is considering a final push to rid the Niger Delta of impenitent militants, especially the leader of the Niger Delta Liberation Force, ‘General’ John Togo, The Nation has gathered. It was learnt that the task force was only awaiting a final nod from the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, […]
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Elections 2011, Top Stories
Friday, December 24th, 2010
AS 2011 general election draws near, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has warned political gladiators to be mindful of actions capable of sabotaging the efforts of his commission to bequeath to the nation credible elections. Professor Jega gave the warning on Thursday, when he paid a working visit […]
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Bayelsa, Niger Delta, Top Stories
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
The Joint Task Force, Wednesday, said it had taken over ten ex militant camps in the creek of Bayelsa State just as the whereabouts of the kidnapped site engineer at Okpoama in the Brass council area of the state remained unknown. Nine of the camps, according to the JTF were razed down while the one […]
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Top Stories
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
One of the biggest news items in the news last week was weekend’s news by Reuters that the Federal Government is considering a shift in the date for raising $500 million Eurobond till next month, owing to prevailing unfavourable international market conditions. Although, the bond was originally slated for this year, following Deutsche Bank and […]
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Presidency, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
Feelers from the inner caucus of the President Goodluck Jonathan campaign organisation indicate that he is confident of picking the sole presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A confidant of the number one citizen, who spoke to Sunday Sun yesterday in a telephone interview, expressed confidence that regardless of the permutations being read […]
