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The
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress
(TUC) and civil society groups on Thursday made good
their threat when they staged a rally specifically protesting
against corruption. They lamented the evil of corruption,
asking the Federal Government to bring treasury looters
to book. |
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Obasanjo’s
policies encouraged tax evasion –Yar’Adua
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Local: 02:00am GMT:01:00am
President Umaru
Musa Yar’Adua has attributed tax evasion
in Nigeria to discriminatory tax waivers,
concessions and tax holidays that characterized
the immediate past administration of President
Olusegun Obasanjo. |
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Uncertainty
surrounds Nigeria’s Olympic outing
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Local: 02:00am GMT:01:00am
Ahaze of uncertainty
is blowing round Nigeria’s participation
in the Summer Olympic Games.
Poor preparations and insurfficient
funding may affect athletes’ morale
towards the Games.|
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Explosion in PDP secretariat
Forty-eight hours to the flag-off of
campaign for the governorship election re-run
in Bayelsa State, a dynamite explosion has rocked
the state secretariat of Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) situated at Yenezue-Gene, along Mbiama/Yenagoa
road.|
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Ekweremadu,
Makarfi, 35 others make Senate constitution review
committee
The Senate kick-started the amendment
of the 1999 constitution on Thursday with the
announcement of 37 senators to represent their
respective geo-political zones in the country
on the review committee.|
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Yar’Adua
silently stubborn
President, Association of Professional
Bodies of Nigeria (APBN), Moses Olubunmi
Ajayi, has criticised the leadership style
of President Umar Yar’Adua, describing
him as a man who is ‘silently stubborn.’|Read
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Brilliance
grandor, splendor hit Hyra Motors’
stable
Though
the improvised oval test ground near the
Astro Turf inside the premises of Government
College, Ikoyi, Lagos, was not the best
of drive tracks, it nevertheless provides
enough challenges|Read
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'Without
Fathia, I now put my faith in God'
Although
he has faced many challenges in life, some
of which include his failed marriage and
an automobile accident which almost claimed
his life, popular actor and singer, Saheed
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| Why
Amodu and i must succeed
Many Nigerian soccer-lovers must
have been praying ceaselessly for coaches
Shaibu Amodu and Okey Emordi to succeed,
so that apostles of foreign coach in Nigeria
would keep their mouth shut forever.|
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Meningitis
kills 30 in Zamfara
No fewer than 30 people were reported to have died
following the outbreak of Cerebral Spinal Meningitis
(CSM) in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State,
even as over 100 others have been hospitalised in
relation to the outbreak in the area. |Read
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NDLEA
nabs carpenter, 3 others with 5.55 kg of cocaine
A 35-year-old carpenter, Godwin Uchenna Akubuo,
and four other suspected drug traffickers had their
journey terminated at the office of the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for testing
positive to drug ingestion at the Murtala Mohammed
International Airport MMIA Lagos.| Read
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Ekiti
PDP suspends Fayose
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ekiti
State chapter, has suspended former governor of
the state, Ayo Fayose, from the party for anti-party
activities, and called for the withdrawal of his
security aides.| Read
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Oyo
boils over Ashipa chieftaincy tussle
Crisis
brewed in the sleepy town of Oyo on Wednesday night,
when supporters of the embattled Alago of Ago-Oja,
Baale Ganiyu Adeboye, clashed with palace aides
of Alaafin of Oyo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Lamidi
Olayiwola Adeyemi 111. |
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DPA slams Lagos govt for Fadeyi fire, demands
compensation for victims
Lagos chapter of the Democratic Peoples’ Alliance
(DPA) has commiserated with victims of Tuesday’s
fire that razed about a dozen buildings and 22 vehicles
around Fadeyi axis of Ikorodu Road. | Read
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Probes:
Reps on course, says Akinlude
Pioneer Publicity Secretary of the People Democratic
Party (PDP), in Lagos State, Chief Willy Akinlude,
has described the on-going probes by the House of
Representatives as a step in the right direction.|
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Today's
EDITORIAL
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Abraham
Adesanya (1922 – 2008)
Nigeria
lost a frontline nationalist and elder statesman on Sunday,
April 27, 2008 with the demise of the notable legal practitioner
and politician, Senator Abraham Aderibigbe Adesanya. The Second
Republic senator, former Senate Minority Leader and a passionate
patriot and democrat passed on in his Apapa, Lagos home, at
the age of 85.|
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In
Nigeria, certain public offices, including
that of the Governor of Central Bank are
at the pleasure of the Presidency, whoever
might be occupying the latter. No matter
how competent the governor of Central Bank
maybe, his continued stay in office is the
prerogative of the head of Federal Government.
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Rita
Tonwe
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HOBBIES: Reading and dancing
HEIGHT: 5’7”
OCCUPATION: Student
TURN ON: Sincerity
TURN OFF: Pretence
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