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Woman Elected Governor in Taraba
For the first time in Nigeria, a woman has been elected governor of a state. She is Aisha Jummai Alhassan of the...
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Amosun Wins in Ogun, Ribadu Loses in Adamawa
The results of the governorship elections held on Saturday have started trickling in. Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State of APC has...
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Cancer Kills Oronto Douglas
Oronto Douglas, special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on research and strategy, succumbed to a cancer Thursday morning. He had been diagnosed...
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400 Kidnapped from Damask?
Reuters news agency reported Tuesday that more than 400 women and children had been seized from the northern Nigeria town of Damask....
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Crashed Airbus Had 148 Passengers
An Airbus A320 airliner belonging to German airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, Tuesday crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and...
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1.1KNo Soldiers on Voting Day? Court May Be Ignored
A federal high court sitting in Lagos on Monday restrained the federal government from deploying soldiers for the general elections beginning on...
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1.0KUS President Obama Warns Against Violence
United States president Barack Obama, in a video message released Monday, warns the political leaders of Nigeria to prevent their supporters from...
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1.1KLee Kuan Yew: Sept. 16, 1923, to March 23, 2015
The father of modern Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, was reported dead Monday morning. He died peacefully in a hospital in Singapore....
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893FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid, Liverpool vs Man U
MARCH 22 – In the Spanish city of Barcelona, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF will lock horns in the European League...
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Rivers Deputy Gov Ikuru Jumps to PDP
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State is no longer in the same party with his deputy Tele Ikuru. The latter on...