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Month: April 2015

Nigerian christian leaders don’t hate Jonathan but prefer Buhari- Prophet Abiara

From Taiwo Oluwadare, IbadanThe General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC Worldwide, Prophet Samuel Abiara on Thursday said the Nigerian christian leaders don’t hate the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan saying but they want the president-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari as who can bring about Peace that Nigerians desire.The man of God said this during an…

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SANs tell Jonathan to restrain his aides from last minute looting

Prominent among the Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) have told  President Goodluck Jonathan to restrain his aides from engaging in last minute looting of public treasury and properties while they advised the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to start issuing public statements to that effect.A legal luminary, Chief Ladi Williams, said he has been inundated with…

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Ezekwesili poised to head BPP

There are strong indications that President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) who promised to fight corruption in his government might start with his appointment of former World Bank Vice-President, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili to head the procurement entity of the nation, the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP).According to the Union, the move is aimed at ensuring that the…

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My meeting with Buhari is in Nigeria’s best interest – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said that his meeting with the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa on Friday is in bid to further their conversation on the wellbeing Nigeria.It will be recalled that the Friday visit by Buhari was the second visit to Jonathan since the declaration of the presidential election results…

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Man pleads insanity after beheading an 82 years old woman in London

Nicholas Salvador is accused of killing Palmira Silva with a macheteA man identified as Nicholas Salvador has pleaded guilty by reason of insanity after accused of beheading an 82-year-old woman in north London.Appearing briefly at London’s Old Bailey, the accused from Enfield, spoke only to issue his plea.Dressed in black and flanked by three security…

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President Jonathan’s defeat, a cause for African countries’ happiness – Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo said on Thursday African countries are happy over the defeat of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan from the outcome of the presidential election in Nigeria.Chief Obasanjo said opinions he received from African countries suggested they were happy over the result of the election just as majority of Nigerians do.According to him, President…

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Soldiers scamper for lives as Boko Haram retakes Borno town

Hundreds of soldiers fled Marte, a border town along the shores of Lake Chad as gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents invaded the Borno town, a local official and witnesses said.“The terrorists, numbering over 2,000, appeared from various directions on Thursday and engaged the soldiers in Kirenowa town and adjoining communities in Marte,” said…

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35 years old Nigerian woman resident in America kills husband over infidelity

A 35-year-old Nigerian woman identified as Temitope Adebamiro has been charged with killing of her husband as she alleged that her husband do cheat on her by having extra-marital affairs with several women including her sister and their nanny’s daughter.According to court records obtained by The News Journal, the 37-year-old husband, Adeyinka Adebamiro, was found…

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3.2 m Nigerians living with HIV disease, Society says

The Society for Family Health says no fewer than 3.2 million Nigerians are presently living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).Mr Bright Ekweremadu, the Managing Director of the society, said this on Thursday in Abuja at a forum to mark the end of Enhancing Nigeria’s Response (ENR) to HIV and AIDS programme.He solicited realistic programmes…

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People mischievous about picture showing Alison-Madueke’s visit to my house says Abubakar

A former military Head of State, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.) has saidthose reading meanings into the visit of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke  to my house were just being mischievous.The former military head of state stated this on Thursday while he led the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to a…

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