PDP Set To Go Their Separate Ways Today In a P/H Showdown

How the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP came to its present distress would surely confound the likes of Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, a former national chairman of the party. In 2008, Ogbulafor had bragged that the party would rule the country for 60 straight years. Besides being shoved from the pedestal of power, the party is today at the point of disintegration.

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Danfo buses on the Way out As Lagos procures $14.6m rail coaches To Send Them Out From The Roads

LAGOS State Government, yesterday, said it had procured four single Electric Multiple Unit, EMU car train coaches, expected to operate on the Lagos Urban Rail Network, LURN, especially on the blue and red lines which are under construction in the state.

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Nigeria to detain ships entering nation’s territorial water with foreign guards

THE Federal Government has said that it will not hesitate to detain any vessel entering the country territorial and coastal waters with security escorts on board, whether armed or unarmed.

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50-year-old woman to spend three years in prison for drugs peddling

Lagos – A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced a 50-year-old widow, Nwakpa Nwore, to three years imprisonment for dealing in Cannabis Sativa, also known as Indian hemp.

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Boko Haram: 14,000 Nigerians flee to Chad

More than 14,000 people fleeing Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria have streamed into Chad since the beginning of 2015, according to a United Nations report on Wednesday.

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More Nigerian micro-finance banks may collapse

The Managing Director of Asha Microfinance Bank, in Nigeria’s western city of Lagos, Mr Aminul Bhuiya, on Thursday raised fears about the possible collapse of more microfinance banks in the country saying this was due to high cost of operation.

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Ritual killings in Nigeria

Suspected ritualist on parade at Ondo

Ahead of the February general elections, ritualists are said to be on the prowl in Ondo State.
The gruesome murder of two teenage girls on the farm when they went to gather firewood for their mother to prepare dinner for their different families, recently placed the state on red alert of security authorities.

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Abuja consumers protest high cost of power

Business groups in Abuja, the Nigerian capital on Friday protested the hike in electricity tariff by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company.

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Facebook unveils more apps in Nigerian and other African markets

Facebook said Monday it is testing a lightweight version of its mobile app for mobile phones with poor-quality Internet connections in emerging markets like Nigeria, South Africa, others.

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EU personnel not covering north-east elections

The European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission in Nigeria has said that it will not deploy its personnel to the north-east zone during the February general elections due to the security challenges in the affected states.

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Kano as marketers refuse to sell petrol at N87 per litre

Kano – Petrol marketers in Kano are still reluctant to sell the commodity since the reduction in its pump price to N87 per litre.

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Boko Haram attacks key Nigerian city of Maiduguri

Nigerian Islamist Boko Haram fighters have attacked the strategically important north-eastern city of Maiduguri, with dozens reported dead.

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Australia tasks Nigeria on violence-free poll

Australia’s High Commissioner to Nigeria has appealed to political parties and their candidates to refrain from violent acts and inflammatory speeches ahead of the February general elections.
Mr Jonathan Richardson, gave the advice on the occasion of the celebration of Australia Day in Abuja.

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Nigerian linked with South African’s death sentence in Malaysia

A South African has been sentenced to death on drug trafficking charges in Malaysia, the African government said on Friday, citing that it would seek clemency for the accused man should the court of appeal decline to overturn the ruling.

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Naira in big fall at forex market

The Naira on Friday depreciated against the dollar as it traded at N208 from the N191.50 it sold for on Monday, Jan. 19.

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Ekiti outlaws mandatory HIV test before marriage

Ado Ekiti—It is now an offence in Ekiti State for places of worship like  churches  and mosques to compel prospective couples to take mandatory HIV/AIDS tests before  joining them in marriage.

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Nigerian military repel Boko Haram

Kano, Nigeria (CNN)Nigerian soldiers thwarted a Boko Haram attack Wednesday in the town of Biu in the restive northeastern section of the country, the military said in a tweet.

The Nigerian Defense Headquarters said five terrorists and two anti-aircraft guns had been captured.

Officials gave no casualty tolls, but residents told CNN that at least 40 Boko Haram fighters were killed when they were surprised by Nigerian soldiers and fought a lengthy gun battle.

Scores of Boko Haram militants in 10 pickups and two motorcycles attempted to storm the town, 200 kilometers (about 124 miles) south of the Borno State capital, Maiduguri, around 7:30 a.m. local time. They were intercepted by soldiers from nearby military barracks, leading to two-hour gunfight, residents said.

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Nigerians seek refuge in Chad, after latest Boko Haram attacks

The United Nations on Tuesday said that the latest wave of Boko Haram’s “vicious, ruthless attacks” in northeastern Nigeria had sent 11,320 people fleeing into Chad in a matter of days.

The Islamist group stormed the town of Baga on January 3, and subsequently razed it and at least 16 surrounding settlements.

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Dame, not welcome in Bayelsa, youths warn

A group of concerned youths in Bayelsa State under the auspices of Bayelsa Youth Vanguard has threatened to disrupt the re-election rally of President Goodluck Jonathan slated for 5 February in Yenagoa, the state capital, if the wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan attended.
The organisation therefore warned her not to accompany her husband for the presidential campaign. Bayelsa is the home state of President Jonathan.

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Buhari is Nigeria’s best luck”: Aregbesola

The Buhari campaign for Nigeria’s presidency moved to Osogbo, capital of the state of Osun today, with the party treated to a rousing welcome by an extremely large crowd.
Present at the rally were national leader of the party, John Oyegun; the director general for Buhari’s campaign organisation,

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