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Maxi-Okwu led APGA offers comradeship to Umeh
Chief Maxi Okwu of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Friday said there was “no victor, no vanquished’’ in his victory at the court as the party’s National Chairman. Okwu’s statement comes on...
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Repentant Nigerian homosexual flogged in public
A 20-year-old Nigerian was flogged in public and fined after being convicted of breaking Islamic law banning homosexuality, an official said on Friday. Mubarak Ibrahim received 20 lashes with a horse...
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CHAN 2014: Libya stay top, Ethiopia shocked
Libya remained top of Group C at the African Nations Championship courtesy of a 1-1 draw with Ghana on Friday, while Congo sent Ethiopia packing with a 1-0 win in Bloemfontein. Libya have four points...
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Cyberattack traced to ‘zombie’ refrigerator
Call it the attack of the zombie refrigerators. Computer security researchers said this week they discovered a large “botnet” which infected Internet-connected home appliances and then delivered more...
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California declares drought emergency
California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Friday due to what could be the western US state’s worst drought in a century, which has sparked wildfires and hurt farmers. The...
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Stripped Women: Police Raid Ejigbo Oba’s Palace
The police have raided the palace of the traditional ruler of Ejigbo, Oba Murufu Ojoola, to arrest nine suspects in connection with the torture of two women alleged to have stolen pepper in Ejigbo...
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Lagos Earmarks N500m To Relocate Computer Village
The Lagos State Government has earmarked N500 million to relocate Computer Village, Ikeja to Katangowa Market in Agbado Oke-Odo area of Lagos, wester in Nigeria this year. The N500 million to be spent...
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Born-again Federer fires into last-eight clash with Murray
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Roger Federer will play Andy Murray in a much-anticipated quarter-final showdown at the Australian Open after tossing aside Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets on Monday. World number...
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Robbers Kill APC Leader
The ex-Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Engineer Akeem Arowolo Jimoh, has been killed by armed robbers. Sources said he was...
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Tukur’s Forced Resignation And PDP’s Decline
Last Wednesday’s forced resignation of Bamanga Tukur, the seventh Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 15 years, is another sad reminder that Nigeria’s ruling party has remained a house of...
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On Fashola’s Top Global Thinkers Listing
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The recent listing of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola among 100 Top Global Thinkers for 2013 by a global personality assessment organisation, Lo Spazio della Politica...
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South Africa appoints judge for Pistorius trial
South Africa’s Department of Justice on Monday in Cape Town confirmed that 66-year-old judge, Thokozile Masipa, would preside at the trial of South African paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius. The...
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Nigeria, Not Yet A Democracy
By Power Ziakede Aginighan In spite of the posturing of Nigeria’s political parties as democratic or progressive, none of them practices internal democracy in the conduct of their Congresses from the...
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CHAN 2014: Nigerians Hail Super Eagles
Football loving Nigerians have described the Super Eagles’ defeat of South Africa’s Bafana Bafana at the ongoing Africa Nations Championship, CHAN, as commanding and commendable. Coach Stephen...
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Absence Of Prosecutor Stalls Atuche’s Re-Arraignment
The re-arraignment of the former BankPHB Managing Director, Francis Atuche, and the former managing Director of Spring Bank, Charles Ojo, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, was...
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INEC plans retreat for 2015 polls, seeks US assistance
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plans to hold a retreat soon, to discuss how to ensure a free and fair election in 2015. The Commission’s chairman, Attahiru Jega dropped the...
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Muazu takes oath as PDP chairman
Nigeria ruling Peoples Democratic Party has sworn in former Governor of Bauchi State, Adamu Mu’azu as its acting national chairman. Mu’azu who is said to be the choice of the governors elected on the...
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Amosun Calls Ogun NASS members Agents Provocateur in a letter
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta The Crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Ogun State is far from over as the State governor, Ibikunle Amosun has written an open letter to one of the...
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Lagos To Deploy Additional 1,000 Security Cameras
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is to deploy additional 1,000 Close Circuit Television security cameras, CCTV, to beef up crime monitoring across the state. The cameras are to complement the...
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Jonathan for Davos Summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja Tuesday for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where he will lead efforts to attract global participation in this year’s World Economic Forum on...
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