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My daughter appeared in a dream and said, ‘Kiss me daddy’
– Father of 3 kids who died in inferno
By MATTHEW DIKE and CHIKEZIE ONYELUKAJAH
Thursday, May 8, 2008


Grief-stricken mother of three kids who were burnt to death when fire engulfed their home in Lagos, Mrs Blessing Nwafor, has expressed a wish: “I want to see God. When I see Him, I would ask why He gave me these three children only to take them away from me in this manner. I want to tell Him that He shouldn’t have given me the children at all if that was how they were going to die.”| Read Story
•Dead kids dad
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Energy sector scam: I’ll appear before probe panel – Atiku
By Sun News Publishing
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Action Congress (AC) in last year’s presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has indicated his intention to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Power and Steel probing the award of contracts in the energy sector | Read Story
 

Again, Reps evade debate on FOI Bill
By JAMES OJO, Abuja
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The House of Representatives again hid under the cover of absence of the sponsor of the Freedom of Information Bill, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, to push forward the consideration of the committe’s report on the Bill. | Read Story
 
Robbers raid bank
…Kill police inspector, 2 others
By EMMANUEL ADEYEMI, Lokoja
Thursday, May 8, 2008
No fewer than three people, including a police inspector, were killed on Wednesday at Ayingba in the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, when daring armed robbers struck at an old generation bank, carting away millions of naira.| Read Story
 
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