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Court reserves judgment in Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan appeal

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NJCTHE Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal Monday reserved judgment in the appeal by former Chief Security Officer to late Sani Abacha, Major Hamza al-Mustapha and an aide to the Abiolas, Lateef Shofolahan, challenging the death sentence handed to...
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NUJ, OPC hold lecture on June 12

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WITH a lecture, the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) will Wednesday mark the 20th anniversary of the June 12, 1993, presidential election widely acclaimed to have been won by the late business mogul, Chief Moshood...
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African law deans chart path for stronger, better legal education

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OVER 35 heads of law schools drawn from various countries across the world began brainstorming Monday in Enugu on ways to strengthen legal education within the African region to meet the needs of global legal services and standard.

The two-day...
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PDP, ACN, Akinjide, Babatope others, mourn Dosunmu

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Wahab-DosunmuEULOGIES Monday poured in for the late former Minister of Works and Senator, Wahab Dosunmu  who represented Lagos West Senatorial District under the Alliance for Democracy (AD) from 1999 to 2003.

Dosunmu died on Sunday in the United States...
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Government inaugurates panel on outages

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Nebo-04_05_2013FOLLOWING incessant power failure in some parts of the country, a 13-member technical investigative panel has been inaugurated by the Federal Government to find out the causes of the problem and proffer solutions to the crisis.

Inaugurating the...
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Experts seek fresh audit of Nigerian airlines

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Chanchangi-airline• Chanchangi workers protest salary arrears

AGAINST the backdrop of alleged rising cases of labour unrest in the aviation sector occasioned by salary arrears, experts in the industry have called for the immediate economic audit of airlines to...
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Abia lawmaker faces trial over alleged forgery, others

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A MEMBER of the Abia State House of Assembly representing Umunnoechi Constituency, Mr. Ikedi Ezekwesili, was on Monday arraigned before an Umuahia magistrate court for alleged impersonation, forgery and giving false information, among others.

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Groups condemn grounding of Oshiomhole’s helicopter

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THE African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) and Justice Research Centre (JRC) Monday condemned the controversy trailing last weekend’s grounding of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s chattered helicopter, calling for apology to...
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FG may grant CBN workers, policemen, others permission to unionise

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WOGU-1Defends existence of Public Order Act

THERE are strong indications that the Federal Government may soon grant its employees in the Police Force, Customs Service and other para-military agencies permission to organise themselves into trade...
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Plateau to petition UN over ‘devastating’ mining activities of foreign firms

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PLATEAU State government has threatened to petition the United Nations (UN) over alleged devastating mining activities of international corporations in the state in the past.

A statement issued on Monday after a three-day retreat for government...
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Ikwere indigenes condemn attacks on Amaechi

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THE people of Ikwere ethnic nationality in Rivers State have condemned what they described as unwarranted attacks and campaign of calumny against Governor Chibuike Amaechi.

They called on President Goodluck Jonathan to direct security operatives...
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Senate yet to get Reps’ amendment to emergency rule act

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Senate-Chamber• To give priority to PIB, bill renaming UNILAG after Abiola

AN attempt by the House of Representatives to amend the act guiding the state of emergency declared in the three states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe is yet to be formally brought...
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Boko Haram ranks second on global terror list

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boko-haram• Killed 1,132 in 364 attacks, says U.S. report

• Group’s, Talibans’ record higher than killings by Al-Qaeda, Maoists, Al-Shabaah

• Outrage at ACN’s opposition to ban on group

• PDP accuses party of support for...
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INEC to penalise parties for early campaigns over 2015

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JEGA• Says  trend a threat to democracy

• Wants  parties to observe 90 days before polling day rule

• Urges  security agents to arrest violators

WARY of the prospect of the nation being thrown into political tumult by early...
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S’Africans willing to bid Mandela bye, wait for family

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MANDELASOUTH Africans are beginning to come to terms with the mortality of their first black president who is revered as the father of the “Rainbow Nation” multi-race democracy. They are ready to bid Nelson Mandela bye. But they also want his family...
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What ’ll make Nigeria get UN permanent seat, by Tukur

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Tukur-3-• Says PDP not against any member

“CHANCES of Nigeria clinging the ticket to be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council now depend on the success it would make out from its current war against terrorism.”

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Chevron moves to auction stake in two oil fields

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CHEVRON has unveiled plans to auction its stake in Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 83 and 85 offshore Nigeria.

The oil fields are situated in shallow water offshore Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta and have reserves of about 250 million barrels of oil...
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