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Jonathan, Danjuma hold closed-door meeting

President Goodluck Jonathan and and Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, on Wednesday met behind closed doors for about 10 minutes ...

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Count me out of plan for interim govt, says IBB

Former military presi­dent, General Ibra­him Babangida, has dissociated himself from the alleged plan to es­tablish an interim govern­ment in the country. He also denied having a tweeter account,...

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PDP alleges deal by Buhari, Western countries to legalise same sex marriage

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned an alleged deal between the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari ...

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Buhari grants amnesty to corrupt past leaders, to probe only new offenders

In what looked like amnesty, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, declared in Kaduna yesterday that he will not probe leaders ...

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Igbos in Lagos relive 2013 deportation by Fashola, vow to protest against APC...

With the deportation of about 70 people of Igbo extraction by Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State still fresh in their minds, Igbo people resident in the state have expressed great reservations...

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ENSG faults report on concession of Enugu water supply

The Enugu State Government has described media reports that it has concessioned water supply in Enugu State to a private firm for a period of 25 years as false and misleading.     The Government...

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APC asks Jonathan to clarify Nigeria-Morocco diplomatic, phone row

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to tell Nigerians the cause of the ongoing diplomatic row between Nigeria and Morocco that has forced the...

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NDLEA arrests woman with heroin in private part

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 31-year-old single mother for concealing 430 grammes of heroin in her vagina at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport,...

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ENSG faults report on concession of Enugu water supply

The Enugu State Government has described media reports that it has concessioned water supply in Enugu State to a private firm for a period of 25 years as false and misleading.   The Government position...

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Bank robbers kill 3 Policemen, teenager in Lagos

Daredevil robbers, yesterday, stormed two new generation banks in the Lekki area of Lagos State, killing three policemen and a teenager. The robbers reportedly carted away an unspecified amount of...

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Jonathan spent N7bn on National Conference – Buhari

About N7billion was spent on the National Conference, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari disclosed yesterday. In the view of Gen. Buhari, the money was a...

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ISIS accepts Boko Haram’s allegiance

In an audio message purportedly from an ISIS spokesman, the group announced that a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian-based Boko Haram has been accepted by ISIS leader ...

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I rejected Jonathan’s VP offer in interim govt, says Tinubu

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Thursday that the recent attacks on his person were because he rejected ...

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2015: Enugu traders endorse Ugwuanyi

  Market traders in Enugu yesterday declared their total support for the gubernatorial bid of the PDP Candidate in Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, saying he is poised to continue the good legacies...

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81% voters now with PVCs, says INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has achieved 81.22 per cent in the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards.   The figure, which was released by the commission in Abuja on Friday,...

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Abducted Chinese workers freed in Kogi – police

Three Chinese workers kidnapped by gunmen in  Kogi state were released unhurt on Saturday, police said. “I can confirm to you that the abducted Chinese workers have been released. They were freed today...

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VC charges Nigerians to preserve cultural heritage

Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Isaac Adewole, has tasked Nigerians to revitalise and preserve the black cultural for posterity. Adewole stated this when the Director General of...

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Police arrest men with 500 PVCs in Oyo

Some men with over 500 Permanent Voter Cards were apprehended by the residents of Orita Sekoni, Ogbomoso, Oyo State on Saturday. The men were, however, saved from being lynched by an angry mob which...

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Suspected stowaway dies in Arik Air plane

A suspected stowaway has reportedly died in the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air plane. The body was evacuated by men of the Airport Police Command on Saturday. A statement by the Federal...

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Patience Jonathan’s failure to visit Nasarawa causes panic in PDP

The much advertised visit of the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan to Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, to garner support for the re-election bid of her husband ...

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