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Appeal Court Upholds Mark's Election
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
enate President David MarkThe long and bitter tussle for the Benue South senatorial seat between Senate President David Mark and his ANPP rival Alhaji Usman Dan Abubakar Mais-hanu, alias Young Alhaji, came to an end yesterday when the Court of Appeal sitting in Jos confirmed Mark's victory in last year's... more
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Melford Okilo (1933 - 2008)
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
hief Melford Obiene Okilo, who died recently at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, belonged to the first generation of politicians whose brand of politics many now recommend as a better model to present day politicians. He was an astute politician, visionary leader, great patriot, very humble and served... more
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Flood Sacks Lagos
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
or the umpteenth time, Lagosians groaned and moaned as flood brought the city to a halt yesterday after a heavy ... more
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Governor Congratulates Mark on Appeal Court Victory
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
overnor Gabriel Suswam Benue State has expressed delight with the judgment of the Election Petitions Appeal Tribunal sitting in Jos which yesterday upheld the election of the Senate President, Senator David ... more
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Senate Committee Lacks Jurisdiction to Ban El-Rufai - Okoye
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
he Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory is not legally empowered to ban former minister of FCT, Malam Nasir el-Rufai or any other Nigerian from holding public office, a member of the National Electoral Reform Committee, Festus Okoye has ... more
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Bandits Kidnap 11 in Adamawa
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
bout 20 armed men have kidnapped 11 persons in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State and demanded a ransom of N11 million from their families, police say in Yola, the state ... more
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Equity Trading On NSE Appreciates By Eight Percent
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
quity trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated on Monday by 8.08 per ... more
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Jubilation Rocks Mark's Homeland
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
akurdi the Benue State capital erupted in wild celebration as the news of the Jos Appeal Court Judgment upholding the election of Senate President David Alechenu Mark filtered into town Tuesday afternoon grounding business and commercial activities to a halt same is the situation in Otukpo the headquarters of Benue... more
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Delta Moves to Tap Non-Oil Sector
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
OVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, yesterday, inaugurated the 126-man Vision 2020 Council and Steering Committee, comprising distinguished entrepreneurs and professionals from the state to draw up a practical blueprint for the state to build an economy that is not dependent on ... more
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Verbal Storm Over Gambari
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
T was a heated affair last week at a news-stand gathering in Okoko, Lagos, as parliamentarians passionately debated the unfolding drama over the planned Niger Delta ... more
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Chevron Equities - We Are Ready for AP 10 Percent Offer - Pengassan
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
ETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has commended the resolve by African Petroleum (AP) management to offer 10 per cent out of the 60 per cent equity that Chevron Corporation is divesting from Chevron Oil Nigeria Plc and the association has decided to acquire ... more
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Daniel, Lawmakers Reconcile
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
HE face-off between Ogun State Governor, Otunba Olugbenga Daniel and members of the House of Assembly which had in the last few weeks heated up the polity has been settled following the intervention of the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party ... more
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Court Deposes Uvwie Monarch
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Warri High Court 11 presided over by Justice Rosaline Pemu yesterday afternoon deposed HRM Emmanuel Sideso, Abe 1, of Uvwie kingdom in Delta State, saying that he is only maternally related to the ... more
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Yobe Govt Gets 300 Hajj Seats
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
total of 300 seats have been allocated to Yobe State Government by the National Hajj Commission in preparation for the 2008 Hajj ... more
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Cholera Outbreak Claims Six Lives in Zaria
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
HOLERA outbreak is reported to have killed six persons while 30 others were hospitalised in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna ... more
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Aondoakaa Bags African Leadership Award
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
TTORNEY General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) has been conferred with the prestigious Nelson Mandela Award for Leadership by the Pan African Transparent Leadership Centre (PATLC), Accra, ... more
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Agagu Charges INEC on Transparent Delimitation
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
OVERNOR Olusegun Agagu yesterday charged the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) to apply visible and unquestionable empirical data in the forhcoming delimitation of constituencies in the ... more
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For Daar, a Moment of History As Digital Era Beckons
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
lose to the tipping point of his involvement in broadcasting, chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi last week gave little snippets to some select media editors on the shape of things to come, explaining that his organisation was at the verge of unleashing a new dawn in the... more
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Gordon Brown's Offer, Greek Gift-Falana
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
AGOS based lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has dismissed as Greek gift the British Prime Minister offer to assist the Nigerian government to quell Niger Delta crisis describing the move as a ploy by the British government to set up military base in the ... more
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FG Works Out Compromise On Niger Delta Summit
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
INISTER of Special Duties, Mr.Godsday Orubebe says the Federal Government is working out a compromise on the proposed Niger-Delta Summit, saying the Niger-Delta Summit is on ... more
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