National Dialogue: FG prompted to involve Traditional rulers

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The Olugbo of Ugboland and Chairman of the Yoruba Obas Conflict Resolution Committee, Oba Frederick Akinruntan, has urged the Federal Government to utilize the window offered by the National Conference to create a constitutional role for traditional rulers in the country.  Talking with journalists in Ugbo, Akinrutan said traditional rulers were always used and dumped by politicians.
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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Congratulates Super Eagles.

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Again, the Super Eagles have demonstrated why they are the Champions of Africa. The match today in Calabar was a master piece bit of great footballing. This is actually the type of team work and synergy that the entire world has come to anticipate from not just our football teams, but from the general Nigerian society. With the kind of play we witnessed today, the World Cup is within reach.  

El Rufai released by SSS, says Gov Peter Obi qualifies as a fool. Calls him a Clown. Hehe

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 The Ex-FCT minister tweeted he has regained his freedom 23hrs after men of the SSS detained him at a resort in Awka, Anambra State. And when someone tweeted he was happy to be leaving the state safely, El -Rufai got angry at the Anambra state governor, Peter Obi.

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Pix Post: Super Eagles Arrive UK For Their Friendly Match Against Italy

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Pixs: Activists Lambaste Gov. Babatunde Raji Fashola At Baba Omojola's Burial, Call Him Thief

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola was embarrssed at the home late political activist, Baba Omoloja. As Fashola arrived for Omoloja's lying-in-state at his family's residence in Surulere, Lagos State, he was greeted with embarrassing songs from activists.

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₦3 BILLION scam: Governor's PA Slumps To Demise after getting Signs of EFCC Coming For Him.

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PA to the Kebbi State governor suddenly slumped to demise on Thursday in Birni Kebbi, allegedly after  finding signals that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) was coming in for him in respect  of a N3billion fraud in the reports of their state government.

'I Never Insured My Oranges! Bloggers Cooked Up That Story',says Cossy Orjiakor

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Thank God, I didn't report the story of her insuring her bo-obs, from the first day, I knew it wasn't true.
Here's what Cossy told Vanguard.

She even says she's definitely getting married next year, by fire, by force or she will make a baby.

We learnt that you have insured your bo-obs for
N256 million. Is it true?

Why It Is Hard For Me To marry Again – Oshiomhole

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Governor Adams Oshiomhole celebrated his 5th anniversary as governor of Edo state last Tuesday in grand style. After the colourful occasion, Oshiomhole discussed national issues and his life as a widower with journalists and he declared that his greatest regret in life today is the death of his
dear wife Clara. He spoke on other national issues. Excerpts:

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"Biggest Fraud in The History of Africa" The NNPC, Swiss Firm $6.8Bn Oil deal under the Radar

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Petroleum Minister, Madueke

Diezani’s Hustler, Kola Aluko, his Super Yacht, Naomi Campbell And His $Billions Wealth Status - Petroleum Minister, Madueke

The House of Representatives’ Committees on Petroleum Upstream and Downstream), and Justice in investigating the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for allegedly conniving with a Swiss trading firm to swindle the country of $6.8billion.

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Anambra Election : El-Rufai ''Detained By SSS,'' ''Lack Of Voting Materials'' - APC

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Former Federal Capital Territory Minister Mallam el-Rufai has reportedly been detained by the State Security Service (SSS) in his hotel room in Anambra state.

The member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was barred from free movement.

El-Rufai, via his Twitter handle, as well as his Facebook profile page, said:

Ethiopia coach Praise Eagles for victory

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Ethiopia’s coach Sewnet Bishaw played the gallant loser on Saturday in Calabar by congratulating Nigeria for qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, even though he still complained about officiating .

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Students Burn-down Asa Block At IMT In Enugu To Avoid Malpractice Punishment

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Based on report, at the Institute of Management & Technology, IMT, Enugu, the Asa block of the institute was set ablaze last two nights at about 7pm.  Allegedly by some final year students of the college who had been booked for exam malpractice. The ultimate students who feared they would be finding significant abuse for his or her behave and could not consider any possible solution, chose to burn down the making where  answer scripts were stuffed, in order to get rid of the evidence against them.

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Steven Keshi set to make history

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Stephen Keshi  was in  the twilight of his career when he captained Nigeria  to seal their first ever World Cup. Nigeria just required a bring against Algeria in the last  group A second point USA'94 World cup  qualifying playoff in Algiers on Oct 8, 1993   to attain the finals.

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‘Who is set to become Anambra governor 2013?

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Anambra governor 2013?

Today, a sizable portion of the 1.87 million voters in Anambra State is expected to participate in the election of a governor for the 22-year-old state. Some of the candidates of the many political events, who emerges as governor, would take promise of office on March 17, 2014.

The last time the folks of Anambra voted was on Feb 6, 2010, over fifty percent of the voting populace could not discover their names in the voters'register. At the conclusion of the day, just about 300,000 people voted, a little significantly less than 20 per cent of the voting population.

But today, all of the members in the election have qualified that the voters'enroll is in good shape following a few reviews by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

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$250m bribery claim Denied: Lamido lied against me – President Goodluck Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday denied a claim by Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State he reported a portion minister who allegedly collected a $250m bribe from an oil company without the Pres Saying anything.on the information.

A source had on Friday quoted the governor, who is among the seven aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors, as making the claim in a interview with an Abuja-based radio station on Thursday.

Lamido was quoted as saying: 

“Do you know that recently a top minister received a $250 million (about 42.25 billion) bribe for himself… he (the minister) is in the cabinet; he's in this current regime; he knows and I know, and I told the President.”

Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola Gets The Best Governor Award On Rural, Youth Development.

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The State of Osun has again been rated as the best state in Rural, Urban Development and Youths, Sports’ Development in Nigeria.

The state on Wednesday night bagged two separate awards during the Business Day 2013 States Competitiveness and Good Governance awards held at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola bagged: “The Best Governor Award on Urban and Rural Infrastructural Development and secondly as the Best Governor on Youth and Sports Development.

Fuji artiste Wasiu Alabi Pasuma Reacts To Fan Murder Scandal – My Story

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Music star, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma has disassociated himself from the recent killing of a fan at one of his private gigs in Lagos.

In a statement made available through his manager, Afolabi Oyekoya, the Fuji star said the boy was killed by some policemen who chased him for “settlement” after he was leaving the venue of the party where he was engaged to perform.

Jonathan flays World Bank's standing of Nigeria's business setting.

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 FOR assessing Nigeria as one of the difficult destinations in the world to do business in 2013, by the World Bank, President Goodluck Jonathan has said the assessment is in bad faith and not correct because Nigeria’s business climate remains one of the best in the world as can be seen in the foreign direct investments (FDIs) that she attracts.

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Sule Lamido Message to Jubril Aminu: Shut Up!

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Speaking at a press briefing yesterday at the national headquarters of the party, PDP publicity secretary Olisa Metuh said the action of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) was constitutional and followed precedence, citing provisions of the party’s constitution and previous happenings in the party to buttress his point.

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School Student commits suicide after being strip-searched before others

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Four female teachers at a city college, who were accused of strip-searching a student and thereby driving her to commit suicide, have to face trial, as a special court on Friday refused to discharge them from the case.
On January 29, 2011, a student of MGR Janaki College complained to her teachers that Rs 4,000 she had kept with her had gone missing.