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Friday, 12 December 2014

Shocker: Take A Look At The Insects Nigerians Eat As Food (Pictures)

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Thursday, 11 December 2014

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APC Presidential Primaries: Buhari Strolling Home To Victory

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With over 6,500 votes counted out of a possible 7,250 votes, retired General Buhari is costing home to victory by a very wide margin.

As at the time of filing this report, the ballot box allotted to Buhari had been filled up with votes that have been sorted out in his favour.

Surprisingly, Buhari is being followed by the governor of Kano state, Kwankwaso, who occupies second spot ahead of former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar.

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APC Presidential Primaries: Buhari Set To Win

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The information reaching our newsdesk from the venue of the ongoing All Progressives Congress Primaries indicate that one of the major contenders for the party's presidential ticket, Retired Major General Buhari, is leading according to early results counted.

Buhari is leading after 1000 votes counted with a very wide margin.

With over 1,000 ballots sorted, out of the 7, 214votes at the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, a former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, has earned
more ballots than his four other challengers, reports Premiumtimesng.com.

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Breaking: Jonathan Accepts To Run For 2015, Confirms Sambo As Running Mate

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President Goodluck Jonathan early Thursday morning  accepted the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party.
 
In his acceptance speech, he told the delegates and party officials that he will be re-running for the office with his "tested and loyal" Vice President, Namadi Sambo, as his running mate.

The entire gathering at the Eagles Square, Abuja, where he was 'elected' erupted with happiness when the President made the pronouncement.

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Time Unveils 'Person Of The Year': Ebola Fighters Clinch Award

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Foday Gallah saw the sick child was distressed and felt he had to do something. So he picked the kid up to comfort him.

And with that act of kindness, the 37-year-old ambulance supervisor in Monrovia, Liberia, contracted Ebola himself.

"Of course, he got vomit all over him and that's how he got Ebola," said photographer Jackie Nickerson, who shot Gallah's image for Time's "Person of the Year" magazine cover, which honours those on the front line of the Ebola epidemic.

They're "the ones who answered the call," the magazine said on its website Wednesday morning.

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Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Nigerians Say Digitalization Has Impacted On Banking, E-Commerce

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Some Information Technology (IT) operators on Wednesday said that digital technology had impacted positively on the banking industry and e-commerce in the country.

However, they observed that it had yet to impact on the larger business people who were farmers and traders in the market.

They also told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that government could still do more to aid internet penetration.

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ARREST: Police Nab 15 Dog Eaters In Delta State

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No fewer than 15 persons have been arrested by police detectives in Asaba, Delta State for allegedly stealing and killing dogs that are not theirs.

It was reliably gathered that residents of the area have always been complaining of their dogs missing in the area before it was discovered that the suspects were the ones behind the incidence.

Expectedly, the police detectives were said to have uncovered a joint around Nnebisi road, popularly called "Billy Finish," where young men and girls whose ages range between 19 and 23, cool off with the well prepared dog meat.

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INFERNO: Lagos Mainland Building, Others Razed By Fire

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The Lagos Mainland building by Mobil near Ligali Ayorinde in Victorial Island of Lagos and about 26 tanker trucks fully loaded with petroleum products have been burnt in three separate fire incidents in some parts of Lagos State.

Our correspondent gathered that the fire incidents affected 24 tankers, a caterpillar and a 5905 Peugeot saloon car at Interland Tanker Park at FESTAC area of Amuwo Odofin , another tanker at Odo Iya Ilaro in Ikorodu and another tanker at a company on the island of Lagos State.

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3,050 PDP Delegates To Ratify Jonathan’s Candidacy In Abuja

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About 3,050 delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from across the country, are set to meet to ratify the candidacy of the number one citizen of the federation, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

This was reported on the website of PUNCH, one of the leading newspapers in Nigeria.

According to PUNCH,

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A Special Advice To Agbaje, Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, By Olalekan

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At last, it appears the aspiration of Jimi Agbaje becoming the governor of Lagos State is almost actualised, especially from the just concluded primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, where he polled 432 against Musiliu Obanikoro's 343. This victory, however, is not to be celebrated as the great task lies ahead.

In achieving this feat, Agbaje has been able to move around many parties of which AD was his first and finally to the PDP, on whose platform he seems to be having a swell time.

However, he needs to quickly, on a daily basis, sing his manifesto to the people of Lagos, assuring them he is real and would do more for them, as knowing most of them would vote for parties and not individual.

A Herculean task lies ahead of him, which I hope he can subdue like David did to Goliath in the bible. The only problem I foresee is the party whose back he is riding on. Another party would have given him more sympathy vote to wrest power from the All Progressives Congress.

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Why Can't Fuel Price Reduce In Nigeria When Crude Oil Prices Are Dropping?

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High subsidy payments, devaluation of the naira and low capacity utilisation of the country's refineries have been identified as factors denying Nigerians a reduction in the pump price of petrol amid falling global oil prices.

A visit by our correspondent revealed lack of activity in some stations in several parts of the state. For instance, at Oando and Conoil filling stations at Obalende in the afternoon, attendants said they were not selling because
they had exhausted the products they had and were awaiting tankers to bring products.

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Something To Cheer About? Cash Spent By FG On Fuel Subsidy Drops By Over 70%

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The amount of subsidy being spent by
government on premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol has dropped by more than 70 per cent amid the falling oil prices in the last one month.

Approved prices for premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol as of December 8, 2014 shows a reduction of the landing cost of the product to N98.15 per litre from N127.57
on November 3, according to data from the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency.

The expected open price market price and subsidy as of December 8 were put at

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Fuel Scarcity Hits Lagos, As Petrol Supply Drops

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Petrol supply in Lagos worsened on Tuesday as long queues of vehicles resurfaced in a number of filling stations, disrupting the free flow of traffic on some roads.

Indication also emerged that loading activities at the Lagos depots dropped by over 80 per cent.

But the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, said the country had over 32 days stock of petroleum products.

An executive member of the Petrol Tanker Drivers arm of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, who did not want his name disclosed because he was not authorised to speak on the issue, said about 200 trucks usually loaded petrol on a daily basis, but...

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Bank Charges Discouraging Use Of ATMs –NISER

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The Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research on Tuesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to discourage all unnecessary charges by Deposit Money Banks for the use of Automated Teller Machines and Point of Sales Terminal.

The Director-General of the institute, Prof Olufemi Taiwo, stated this while unveiling the findings of a study conducted on the effects of cashless banking policy on the performance of informal business in Nigeria

Speaking in Abuja at the third annual ...

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Politicians Use Insurgency For Their Political Gains, Pastor Ayo Fumes

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The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Tuesday in Abuja, said politicians in the country were "using terrorism for short-term political gains."

According to him, the nation is still experiencing the Boko Haram insurgency "because Nigerians are pretenders. They are always in the habit of running away from the truth."

He expressed pessimism that things might never work in Nigeria, until leaders and followers embraced the truth.

The cleric, who spoke during a peace parley between

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Osun Election Tribunal Knocks Lawyers For Unruly Behaviour

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The Election Petitions Tribunal hearing matters arising from August 9 governorship election in Osun State, on Tuesday, expressed dismay at the disruptive behaviour of some lawyers during proceedings.

The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime, expressed the dissatisfaction of the panel to the intermittent noise and grumbling made by some of the lawyers anytime witnesses gave answers they did not find satisfactory.

The intersections became so unbearable during Tuesday's proceedings that Ikpejime had to caution the lawyers, who she said did not behave in a mature way.

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APC Presidential Primaries Holds Thursday, Over 8000 Delegates Accredited

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The national convention of the All Progressives Congress begins in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial nerve centre, today (Wednesday).

The presidential candidate of the party will emerge tomorrow (Thursday).

More than 8,000 accredited delegates are expected to elect the party's presidential flag bearer who is to face President Goodluck Jonathan, the sole candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, in the 2015 general elections.

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NSCDC Arrests Four Men For Stealing Fuel From Tankers

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Ogun State Command, has arrested four men for allegedly stealing petroleum product and selling same in a black market in the state.

The suspects, Adewumi Segun, Peace Ode, Festus Onosigbo and Edward Oghuvwu, were arrested at Area J4 in the Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the state.

The fourth suspect, Oghuvwu, was said to have escaped from the scene, but he was later re-arrested.

The state spokesman of the NSCDC, Kareem Olanrewaju, said the...

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Bizarre, As Suspect Attempts Suicide In Ondo State Prison

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A suspected thief, Ayodele Oniya, is recuperating in the hospital after a failed suicide attempt when the police found some stolen goods on him.

Oniya was said to have stolen a laptop and other valuables from the car of one Fadipe Oludare, a student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, about three weeks ago.

Police sources said Oludare reported the matter to the police who immediately swung into action.

Oniya who is of Ibulesoro, Akure, but

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Court Recovers Six-Months-Old Stolen Baby

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Lagos Magistrate's Court sitting in Ajegunle, Apapa, has recovered a six-month-old baby allegedly stolen by one Charles Isiobor.

The court subsequently freed Isiobor after it was established that the child had been reunited with his mother.

The child, who was identified simply as Lifted, was reportedly stolen on January 4, while his mother, Rita Innocent, a resident of the Inla area of the state, went out to buy something.

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I thought I was smuggling hemp, not guns ─ Suspect

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected robber, Amos Kuesi, who said he thought he was smuggling hemp and not guns before he was arrested.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect was arrested on Thursday, November 27, by policemen attached to the Pen Cinema Division while on patrol.

Our correspondent gathered that while another gang member, identified simply as Sotin, evaded arrest, 24-year-old Kuesi was apprehended and subsequently transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, for further interrogation.

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Tambuwal's Suit Stopping His Removal From Office Stalled Again

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A suit filed by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order stopping any plan to remove him from office was again stalled on Tuesday.

The matter had also failed to make any progress at the previous proceedings on December 3 due to fresh applications that surfaced in court on the day.

Again, the matter could not proceed on Tuesday after counsel for parties seeking to be joined as co-defendants in the suit sought an adjournment.

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3,070 PDP Delegates To Endorse Jonathan Thursday

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The Peoples Democratic Party has given conditions under which it said its presidential candidate will engage in a debate with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday on the plan for the party's convention, which holds on Wednesday (today) and Thursday.

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Celebration, As Over 150 Reps Members Lose Re-Election Bids

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday described as disturbing, the high number of lawmakers, who failed to win the primaries of their various political parties.

"The high turnover is the bane of the development of our parliament," the House spokesman, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, told The PUNCH.

Findings by The PUNCH showed that over 150 members of the House did not make it in the primaries.

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Tuesday, 9 December 2014

40-year-old Man Faces Charges Of Fraud, Stealing In Ile-Ife

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A-40-year-old man, Mr Tunde Owoike, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ile-Ife Chief Magistrates' Court for fraud and stealing.

The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the Court that the accused committed the offences on June 24 around 4.00 pm. at Moore area in Ile-Ife.

Osanyintuyi said that the accused fraudulently obtained one Bajaj Boxer motorcycle marked Osun FEE 790 QB from one Matthew Ogundiran on pretence and allegedly sold it.

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Man, 62, Docked Over Alleged N1.48M Fraud

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A 62-year-old man, John Egbo, who allegedly obtained N1,480,000 on the pretext of assisting another to buy a Toyota Sienna bus, on Tuesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates' Court in Lagos.

Egbo, a resident of Festac Town area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and obtaining by false pretences.

The prosecutor, ASP Soji Ojaokomo, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Aug. 29, 2013 at 5th Avenue, `N' Close, Festac Town, Lagos.

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Shocker, As Two Teenage Boys Gang-Rape 11-Year-Old Girl In Kwara

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An 11-year-old girl in Adeta area, Ilorin, Kwara State has been allegedly gang-raped by teenage boys simply identified as Wasiu and Ade .

It was gathered that the victim, a primary five pupil of a public primary school in Adeta area, went to beg for money to buy food from the suspected rapists, but was reportedly lured into their rented apartment till the following day.

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Double Decoy: Fake EFCC Agents Nabbed In Akure, Ondo State

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For many years, Olubunmo Olalekan and his syndicate of scammers operated from Akure, the capital of Ondo State, without suspicion.

Inside Shagari Extension Estate, their operational base, they blended easily with other residents in the predominantly civil service town. But their cover was blown recently when Olalekan was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Unknown to many of his neighbours, while they busied themselves with legitimate businesses to make ends meet, Olalekan and his syndicate were

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Robbery: Gunmen Pose As Evangelists, Rob Tenants In Edo State

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As the yuletide season fast approaches, desperate armed robbers in Benin City, the Edo State capital, now disguise as evangelists to gain access to private residences, in the guise of preaching the gospel.

The unlucky armed men, numbering three, were reportedly caught at Ebvoutubu, a suburban settlement in the city, when after gaining access to a block of four flats at about 9am yesterday, they brought out a cut-to-size pump action gun which they used to dispossess many women of their belongings.


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The Federal Government Is Overwhelmingly Far Away From Her Citizens, Atiku Blasts Again

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, started another leg of his campaign tour of the South-South states, promising to bring government closer to the people if elected next year.

He also emphasised the need to build and promote the growth and development of small businesses because of their potential to generate more employment than the bigger corporations.

Taking to twitter, the former Vice President noted that "the Federal Government is too far from the people, and hard to hold to account. By empowering states and local government areas, we will make governance more responsive."

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We Will Ground Debtor Airlines, Federal Govt Says.

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Airlines that are indebted to agencies under the Federal Ministry of Aviation will henceforth be grounded, the Federal Government has declared.

Government has thus inaugurated an online portal that exposes the inefficiencies of domestic carriers in the country and mandated the airlines to compensate passengers whose flights are delayed.

The Minister of Aviation, Mr. Osita Chidoka, said this during the inauguration of the ...

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Banks In Crisis, As Overnight Lending Rises By Over 44%

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Exactly two weeks ago, the Central Bank of Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee raised the Cash Reserve Ratio on private sector deposits from 15 per cent to 20 per cent.

The effect of the above action is now telling on banks seriously, as Deposit Money Banks are experiencing difficulties in raising adequate cash to meet their daily obligations and operations, investigation by our correspondent has revealed.

Officials of banks confirmed on Monday that the development had made the overnight lending rate of the Nigerian Interbank Offer Rate to rise to 44 per cent, down from around 13 per cent a month ago.

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Wards Congress Elections Play Pivotal Role In Primaries - Chinedu Ekekeee

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A renowned activist, ardent blogging genius, and popular social media personnel, Mr Chinedu Ekekeee has x-rayed the importance of holding good congresses across the Nigerian political terrain.

Speaking through his twitter account handle (@Nedunaija) on Tuesday, he gave an analysis of how candidates who emerged victorious at various political party's primaries orchestrated their path towards victory from the wards congress elections.

He tweeted: "For me, it's important we monitor what happens at the congresses, where governors just sit down and compile lists of folks not elected.

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Crude Oil Price Falls Again, Now At $66

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The international benchmark Brent crude on Monday was down more than four per cent to as low as $66.12 per barrel, its lowest level since 2009.

The United States' West Texas Intermediate also lost more than three per cent and cracking $64 per barrel for the first time since 2009.

Brent had recently tumbled below $70 per barrel after OPEC decision on November 27 to maintain production quotas. It hovered around $72 for the most of last week.

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Anxiety, As Oil Marketers Ignore FG Fuel Import Allocation

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Oil marketers have declined to go ahead with the importation of petrol for the fourth quarter despite the Federal Government's approval of the import allocation for the quarter.

Although a part of the subsidy arrears owed marketers had been paid by the government, oil marketers said they were unwilling to import more products owing to falling value of the naira to the dollar, coupled with the fear that subsidy arrears could be delayed again.

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Oil Slump: Federal Government Vows To Protect Economy; And How Will They Do That?

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The Federal Government on Monday vowed to protect the economy from any external shock that might arise from the global drop in oil prices.

It also warned that it would not allow "merchants of fear" to distort facts about the economy in order to sow any seed of hopelessness.

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, stated this while speaking at the National Insurance Summit which was held in Abuja.

The summit, organised by the National Insurance Commission had the theme,

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Military Arrests Boko Haram Cameramen In Adamawa

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The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a team of cameramen believed to be working for the media arm of the Boko Haram sect in Adamawa State.

A security source said that those arrested were "those who video and take photographs during the attacks on communities by the insurgents."

It was stated that the terrorists were arrested while they were attempting to flee from troops who dislodged them from Adamawa State.

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All APC Presidential Aspirants Are Better Than President Jonathan - Atiku Abubakar

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A former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has insisted that all the aspirants jostling for the APC presidential ticket will do a better job than President Goodluck Jonathan.

Lamenting that the Jonathan-led Federal Government was "too far from the people" and "hard to hold to account", he promised to empower the states and local government councils with a view to making governance more responsive.

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You Are A Bunch Of Noise Makers, Bukola Saraki Tells PDP

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A former governor of Kwara State and currently lawmaker representing Kwara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dr. Bukola Saraki, described the PDP as a party of "noise makers."

Commenting on Twitter shortly after he clinched the APC ticket to return to the Senate, Saraki boasted that his political protégés from Kwara State would beat their opponents from the PDP during the 2015 general elections.

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Tambuwal, El-Rufai Are Expired Particles - PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party has described the All Progressives Congress as a "waste basket."

Reacting to the primaries recently conducted by the APC ahead of the 2015 general elections, the ruling PDP stated that the majority of the candidates who have emerged on the platform of the opposition party were "expired substances."

Writing on its Facebook page, the PDP particularly took on the embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, and a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai.

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PDP Governorship Primaries: List Of Winners Nationwide

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Mr. Jimi Agbaje, on Monday emerged as the PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State. Agbaje scored 432 votes.

However, the Acting Governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari, had a shocker as he was beaten by a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu,   at the old Parade Ground,   Abuja where the exercise for the state took place.

The results from other states are:

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Agbaje Emerges PDP Candidate For Lagos State Governorship Election, Defeats Obanikoro

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Barely four months after joining the Peoples Democratic Party, a pharmacist and an entrepreneur, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, on Monday emerged as the PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State.

He defeated a former Minister of State for Defence and Nigeria's ex-High Commissioner to Ghana, Musiliu Obanikoro,who was touted as the leading contestant in the primary.

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Monday, 8 December 2014

Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa Wins Delta PDP Governorship Primaries

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The information reaching newsbeatportal indicate that a governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has won the party's governorship primaries.

The primaries took place today, and the implication of this information is that, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa will have to contend with Olorogun O'tega Emerhor for the governorship seat in 2015.

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Exclusive To MTN Customers: Get 30Mins To Call Any Network For N100 Only

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A correspondent of ours received an SMS from Nigeria's Largest Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) provider on being able to call all networks for 30 minutes with just N100.

Here is the message from MTN

"Get 30mins to call any network for N100 only! To enjoy, just recharge with by dialling *900*PIN#

For example: if your PIN is 3563-1285-7483, all you have to do is dial: *900*356312857483#

Note: This is only available from 12pm - 4pm daily and it is valid till 15th of December, 2014.

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Reasons Why Everybody Should Go Into Blogging

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I have been nursing this idea for awhile now, I have also shared it on several threads created on this forum; however, it is time to give it the necessary publicity it rightfully deserves.

If someone had told me the usefulness of having a blog here to incorporate my topics when I just joined as a publisher, I would have made more money last month.

Thus why do you need to have a blog?

1. The underlining reason is #backlink.
Creating a backlink helps to boast the site ranking of this forum and also help to optimize out topics created on this forum. By backlinking all the topics created here to blogs, everything is doubled.

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PDP Cancels Ogun State Governorship Primaries

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The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party  has cancelled the governorship primary election in Ogun state.

The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, in Abuja on Monday morning, said that the primary was not authorised.

He said that a new date would be announced later for the conduct of the primary election.

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UEFA Steps Up Financial Fair Play Fight In European Football

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The Financial Fair Play battleground in the Premier League is likely to become considerably more messy after a special summit at UEFA's headquarters in Lyon on
Monday.

Clubs with huge debts, such as Manchester United, might find themselves under the microscope during the next stage of FFP, which is due to be discussed at the meeting.

UEFA president Michel Platini has gathered all those involved in FFP — including Manchester City, who have had £50m worth of sanctions imposed for their overspending — to talk about how to refine the controversial legislation.

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New IPads Feature Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor And Apple Pay Functionality

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Apple has put finishing touches to a new version of it's iPad air - including a bling gold version. The tech giant unveiled the new iPads at a small event at its Cupertino Headquarters on October 16th, 2014.

The small event was in stark contrast to the star-studded launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which saw U2 playing before the firm controversially gave away the band's new album.

Hidden code in the latest iOS 8.1 beta software hinted that the iPads featured a Touch ID fingerprint sensor and Apple Pay functionality.

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Researchers Create Battery Which Can Be Charged Within 2 Mins

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It could be the answer to every smartphone owner's dreams - a battery that can be charged in just 120 seconds.

Researchers in Singapore say their ultra-fast charging batteries that can be recharged up to 70 per cent in only two minutes.

They also last ten times longer than current batteries, which often struggle to hold a charge the older they get.

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