Gunmen attack three villages in Birnin Gwari LGA
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- Sunday, 09 June 2013
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Kaduna –Gunmen attacked three villages in Birnin Gwari Local Government area of Kaduna State . That deadly attack threw many into restless confusion causing exit from the hood . Hundreds of refugees displaced are now taking shelter at Kamfanin Doka Primary School. The Chairman of the
A queen kidnapped in Delta state by gunmen
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- Sunday, 09 June 2013
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Yesterday, Ughelli kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Queen Gladys Oharisi, one of the wives of, HRM Oharisi III was kidnapped by yet unknown gunmen which throw the kingdom into pandemonium . The queen, was
Islamic extremists kill 13 in northeast Nigeria
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- Saturday, 08 June 2013
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MAIDUGURI—The Boko Haram sect hid their assault rifles inside a coffin and launched an attack against vigilantes in a northeast Nigeria city at the heart of the country's bloody insurgency, killing 13 people before being shot by security forces, The attack
Massob paralyses commercial activities in South East
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- Saturday, 08 June 2013
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The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB ,the pan igbo group made good its threat today to paralyze all business activities in the five States of the South East. A visit to the main market hubs of the States showed complete
Reps to rename Nigeria police
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- Saturday, 08 June 2013
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A member of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim El-Sudi, has revealed that the Constitution Amendment committee of the House has proposed the need for the Nigeria Police Force to be renamed Nigeria Police, as part of its recommendation.According to
FG Grounds Oshiomhole’s Already Airborne Helicopter
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- Saturday, 08 June 2013
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The National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Friday denied clearance to a helicopter meant to fly Governor Adams Oshiomhole from Benin to Asaba enroute to Awka. Governor Oshiomhole was heading to the Anambra State capital to attend the
2015: Arthur Eze cautions Atiku Abubakar
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- Friday, 07 June 2013
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A major political stakeholder and financier of PDP in Anambra State, Prince Arthur Eze, has cautioned former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against running against President Goodluck Jonathan in the coming 2015 presidential elections. Atiku had kicked against automatic ticket for Jonathan and threatens legal action against
Coloqium starts collecting data on victims of Biafran Genocide
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- Friday, 07 June 2013
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How many Igbos lost their lives in the Nigeria-Biafra war and the preceding pogorms in Northern Nigeria? Some figures say, 2 million. Others say, 1,3,4.5 million! In furtherance of the intendments of ensuring accountability and justice for past atrocities, Colloquium on Genocides, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, has
Gunmen attack village in Lafia, kill 15
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- Friday, 07 June 2013
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Lafia – The Nasarawa State Police Command said on Thursday that 15 people were killed when unknown gunmen attacked Agatu settlement in Rukubi Village in Ekye Development Area of Lafia. The Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Umar Shehu, in Lafia said that the village was attacked on Tuesday and that no arrest had
PDP crisis deepens as Sokoto PDP disowns national secretariat
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- Thursday, 06 June 2013
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Governor Aliyu Wamakko of SokotoThe Sokoto State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has disowned the National Secretariat of the party and pledged its loyalty to Governor Aliyu Wamakko. Mr. Wamakko was suspended by the National Working Committee of the PDP on
Pirates release Pakistani crew kidnapped off Nigeria
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- Thursday, 06 June 2013
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The five Pakistani crew kidnapped from an oil tanker off the Nigerian coast two weeks ago have been released , security sources said on Thursday. Increasing piracy in the Gulf of Guinea region, which includes Africa's No. 1 oil producer Nigeria and is a significant source of cocoa and metals for world markets, is jacking up costs for shipping
Kano Hezbollah bunker: Security uncovers fresh weapons
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- Thursday, 06 June 2013
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Vanguard - A combined team of officers of the Directorate of State Service, DSS, and soldiers drawn from 3 Brigade, Nigerian Army, has uncovered more fresh weapons of war at a private residence at 3, Gaya Road off Bompai Road Kano, where cache of deadly weapons linked to Hezbollah, the international terrorist
Senate: State creation, rotational presidency rejected
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- Thursday, 06 June 2013
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The senate have rejected two issues which include the creation of more states and rotating the presidency. In its report on the review of the 1999 constitution submitted Wednesday, the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution disclosed that none of the 61 requests for state creation satisfied the provision for the
Akande, El rufai, bag APC top posts
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- Thursday, 06 June 2013
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BREAKING NEWS: Chief BIsi Akande of former A.C.N now interim chairman A.P.C. Mallam Nasir el Rufai of former C.P.C now secretary A.P.C. The leaders of the new All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday night met in Abuja and are deciding on interim leaders for the yet-to-be-registered political party. The former Minister of the
FG’s decision to ban Boko Haram, Ansaru not supported by north
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- Thursday, 06 June 2013
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Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, a northern apex socio-cultural organization and the Northern Elders Forum Wednesday kicked against the federal government proscription of Jamaatu Ahlis-Sunna Liddaawati Wal Jihad known as Boko Haram and Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis. ACF’s spokesman Anthony Sani, in his reaction
Nigeria Makes More Boko Haram Arrests
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- Wednesday, 05 June 2013
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VOA News - Nigeria's military says it has arrested another 49 members of the Islamist militant group known as Boko Haram. The military said Wednesday it captured the suspected militants in Yobe, one of three northeastern states placed under emergency
Jonathan orders 20-year jail term for Boko Haram supporters
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- Wednesday, 05 June 2013
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(Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the Islamist rebel force Boko Haram and splinter group Ansaru to be terrorist organizations, meaning anyone who supports them could face a 20-year-jail sentence. The designation also means militants no longer must be prosecuted for specific crimes such as murder.
London mosque destroyed by mysterious fire
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- Wednesday, 05 June 2013
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UK Counter-terror Police are investigating after an Islamic centre in Muswell Hill, north London was destroyed by fire in the early hours of this morning. This occured on a day the Prime Minister, David Cameron described the attack on Drummer Lee Rigby as a betrayal of Islam, and also criticised the EDL, as he told MPs the Government
Rochas and his SSG conflicts on abortion law
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- Wednesday, 05 June 2013
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MORE than a year after Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha signed into law the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill, a portion of the law sparked protest yesterday on the streets of Owerri, the state capital. Catholics, after a two-day Pro-life International Conference organised by the Archdiocese of Owerri demanded the portion that gives a woman right to medical abortion. The portion
Arrest Buhari now, CAN tells Jonathan
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- Tuesday, 04 June 2013
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ABUJA – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Tuesday, called for the arrest of the former Head of State and Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, (CPC), General (rtd) Muhammadu Buhari, following his frequent provocative statements. The President of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, in a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Kenny
Boko Haram Sponsors More Dangerous Than Members – Governor Aliyu
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- Tuesday, 04 June 2013
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[Channels Television] Governor Muazu Aliyu of Niger state has called on members of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of the Security Challenges in the North to fish out the sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency, stating that they are more dangerous than the members of the group. Governor Aliyu told
