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4 policemen on 1 bike!…Kelvin Kayode
Everyday we keep complaining that the number of police officers we have in Nigeria are not enough to curb the security challenges we have in the nation. This may not be the case as the […]
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Business
Petrol shortage imminent in states as NNPC stops loading product….Businessday
Petrol shortage may be imminent in some states as trucks have stopped loading from NNPC depots in the South-West since Monday. A reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday […]
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Governor Akpabio of Akwa Ibom to contest for Senate in 2015 ….Premium Times
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, declared his intention to contest for the senatorial seat in his district when he vacates the governorship seat in 2015. Mr. Akpabio stated this on a special edition of […]
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Reps reject 6-yr tenure for President, Govs; dump state creation…..Vanguard
ABUJA—Indication emerged Thursday that the House of Representatives has dumped the clamor for the creation of new states in the country. The House has also distanced itself from the request for a six-year single tenure for the […]
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Amaechi denies plan to dump PDP……..Punch
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday denied reports that he had threatened to dump the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2015 elections, saying he had no plan to leave the party currently in […]
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BOKO HARAM TO GET AMNESTY: FG sets up commitee….Tribune
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan may have bowed to pressure from the North over the declaration of amnesty for the Boko Haram sect members, as the Federal Government on Thursday has set up a committee to explore […]
Politics
2015:Adedibu missing in action
2015 is round the corner,the legendary Lamidi Adedibu is missing in action.to get a feel of what would have been click the link: ADEDIBU:MISSING IN ACTION
Sport
NBA PRESIDENT at THE DISCOURSE this SUNDAY
This Sunday we have on THE DISCOURSE OKEY WALI SAN,THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION talking about the bar,the bench, and other contentious legal issues
Politics
Government
Offshoreleaks: President Jonathan’s adviser, ex-oil minister linked to secret offshore firms…Premium Times
President Goodluck Jonathan’s special adviser on political matters, Ahmed Gulak, leads a growing list of Nigerian business and political elites who ran or still run secret offshore companies and accounts where they either hide their […]
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VCs, lecturers disagree over scrapping of UTME, NECO Vanguard
Diverse reactions have trailed Federal Government’s decision to scrap the National Examinations Council, NECO, as well as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, just as the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, Thursday restated its […]
Politics
Tenure Elongation For Local Government Chairmen and Councillors In Lagos State Is Illegal and Immoral……Femi Falana
Our attention has been drawn to the Local Government Amendment Bill 2013 which is being debated by the members of the Lagos State House of assembly. In the main, the Bill seeks to elongate the […]
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Ogunlewe, Ogbemudia, Okiro chair varsity boards…..The Nation
Some prominent citizens were named yesterday as chairmen and members of governing councils of the 21 Federal Government-owned universities.
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Okah: MEND threatens to resume attacks on Friday…..Punch
The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta on Wednesday announced that it would on Friday (tomorrow) resume hostilities in the country. In an e-mail sent to journalists, a copy of which was obtained by […]
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TUKUR MUST GO – PDP GOVS •Insist on Oyinlola •No automatic ticket for Jonathan, govs – PDP…..Tribune
THE unending multi -faceted crises rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new turn as the governors elected on the platform of the party were said to have insisted that the Alhaji […]
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Please Kill Bad Stories About Our Party, PDP Begs Bureau Chiefs…..Sahara Reporters
Worried by its crumbling image, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appealed to senior journalists in Abuja to help them kill bad stories that concern the party. This was the mission of […]
Politics
Why Jonathan Cant be PDP candidate in 2015…North East Zone
The North East Zone of the PDP has inissted that according to the party’s constitution, President Jonathan cannot run on the platform of the PDP for the presidential elections in 2015.Accoring to a petition prepared […]
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Maku defends ‘bold’ Akpabio on election rigging confession ……Premium Times
Nigeria’s Information Minister, Labaran Maku, has defended the confessions of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, that he rigged the 2007 party primary in his state. On live TV, Sunrise Daily- a programme on […]
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Govt to turn National Theatre into hotel…..The Nation
A LAGOS landmark is set for a new status – if the Federal Government succeeds in its plan to find another use for it. The 37-year-old National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos Mainland is to be […]
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Atiku lied on Pentascope contract – El-Rufai…Daily Independent
Erstwhile Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nasir el-Rufai, has insisted that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar gave his approval in writing for the management contract over government owned Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) with a private […]