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How TB Joshua wants his 50th birthday celebrated
Dear Editor, Renowned Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua turns 50 on Wednesday June 12th 2013. In his
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NGF Crisis: Amaechi warns Jang against impersonating him
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned his Plateau State counterpart, Jonah Jang, to stop impersonating him as chairman of... read more
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Homosexuals protest arrest, prosecution of two suspected gay men in Anambra
There was drama Wednesday at the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ogbaru Council Area of Anambra State, when people, suspected to be homosexuals, stormed the court... read more
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Governor Wamakko, Speaker Tambuwal blast PDP Chair, Tukur; say “We can’t be intimidated”
Governor Aliyu Wamakko and Speaker Aliyu Tambuwal in a motorcade shortly after the governor returned from the Netherlands Suspended Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto has... read more
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NGF Crisis: We Jang supporters almost smashed ballot box, says Gov. Mimiko
Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, said the anti-Rotimi Amaechi camp of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum almost smashed the ballox box... read more
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Wanted: U.S places $7million bounty on Boko Haram leader, Shekau
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader The United States has officially declared the leader of the extremist Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, wanted and placed a... read more
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Ex-Minister Fani-Kayode dumps PDP, joins APC
Femi Fani-Kayode A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has just announced his defection from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to the yet-to-be-registered All Progressives... read more
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Why President Jonathan missed speaking slot at AU — Presidency
President Goodluck Jonathan missed his speaking slot at the ongoing African Union Summit in Addis Ababa because he was attending a smaller meeting on the... read more
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Achebe’s family under fire for handing over late writer’s burial rites to govt
Prof. Chinua Achebe It is three days today before the remains of foremost novelist, Chinua Achebe, arrives Nigeria for a five-day burial rite that would... read more
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Nigeria JTF Goes Berserk, Attacks Doctors, Patients At Hospital Filled With Corpses
The Military Joint Task Force patrolling the streets in search of Boko Haram extremists It was chaos at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Thursday... read more
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Kwara Government lied on Shonga Farm French award, says Belgore
The state government had claimed that a documentary on its Shonga Farm project won Deauville Green Award in France. …... read more
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U.S. agency blasts Jonathan, wants Nigeria designated “country of particular concern”
President Goodluck Jonathan The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has reinstated its recommendation that Nigeria be labelled “a country of particular concern”, a designation... read more
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Akpabio attacks Amaechi, says Rivers Governor tried to impose self as NGF chair
Godswill Akpabio confessed to rigging the 2007 senatorial primary elections The governor says Governor Amaechi is entitled to only one term and had been behaving... read more
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My daughter died a natural death, says late Ekiti deputy governor’s father
Late Deputy Governor Olufunmilayo Olayinka The father of the late Ekiti State deputy governor, Festus Famuagun, on Monday dismissed speculations in political circles in the... read more
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Obaigbena blames Boko Haram for failure to pay ThisDay staff salaries
Nduka Obaigbena Many Nigerian media houses don’t pay their workers salaries pomptly. …... read more
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Niger-Delta States receive highest SURE-P savings in 2 months
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, reputed for being profligate, lectures about governance and corruption Four Niger Delta states got the highest SURE-P saving in... read more
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Under threat from security agencies, Boko Haram, Nigerian journalist flees Nigeria
Ahmad Salkida A Nigerian journalist, who has reported extensively on the extreme Boko Haram sect, has fled Nigeria for the United Arab Emirates after he... read more
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Akwa Ibom, 5 other states get DMO warning on dangerous domestic debt profile
Vice President Namadi Sambo The debt management agency categorised the states of the federation into three basic groups, depending on their solvency profile. Akwa Ibom,... read more
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Extravagant Gov Akpabio goes berserk again, distributes N1million lunch money to “hungry” PDP chairmen
Left: Tuface Idibia; Right: Governor Godswill Akpabio…Photo: via google Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, took his famed profligacy to a new high Sunday, openly... read more
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Tuface Idibia accepts Gov. Akpabio’s car gift
Tuface and wife, Annie, being presented with the car by Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah Contrary to his claim that he was... read more
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Jonathan confirms pardon for Alamieyeseigha, says, “I owe no one apology”
President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed the granting of presidential pardon to a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and a few... read more
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As poverty mounts in Akwa Ibom, Gov. Akpabio acquires million-dollar bullet-proof luxury vans
Five days after he recklessly donated two brand new Toyota SUVs to newly-wed Nigerian musician, Tuface Idibia and his wife, Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill... read more
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Ex-convict Alamieyeseigha may get presidential pardon today
Former Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Barring any last minute change in plans, President Goodluck Jonathan will today request the National Council of State to ratify a... read more
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Amaechi, five other governors shun PDP governors’ meeting
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum got off to a poor start Monday with the embattled Chairman of the... read more
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Borno elders blast Jonathan, insist he should treat Boko Haram insurgents like Niger Delta militants
President Goodluck Jonathan Some notable personalities from Borno State, the hotbed of the intractable violence perpetrated by the extreme Boko Haram sect, have faulted the... read more
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