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Drama as Iyabo Obasanjo Withdraws Excess Crude Account Bill
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
here was a mixture of drama and disorder yesterday on the Senate floor as a bill seeking to restructure and legalise the excess crude account was abruptly withdrawn by its sponsor, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (Ogun Central). ... more
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Burnt Tankers Obstruct Traffic At Badagry Expressway
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
he continued presence of two tankers which caught fire on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Monday night, has led to a traffic gridlock on the highway.
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Woman Defrauds 4
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
24-year-old lady, Kanyinsola Aladesanmi, who was nabbed for allegedly duping four people of N679,800 on the pretence of supplying them bags of rice, is now facing trial at the Yaba Magistrate’s Court.
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After Killing Damilola Taylor: Bloody Kids Enjoy In Prison
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
hugs, Danny and Ricky Preddie, now 19 and 20 respectively, were pictured on a pal’s mobile at Portland Young Offenders’ Institution in Dorset.
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Oh, What A Tragedy!
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
he man in the above picture on the left, wearing a white kaftan with a cap is Dr. Frederick Faseun, the founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC).
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NURTW Chairman Dies
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
jodu Berger garage in Lagos was this morning thrown into mourning, while business activities were brought to a halt following the death of the branch chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mr. Ganiyu Ayinla.
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‘MKO Should Be Honoured’—Aspirant
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
chairmanship aspirant of the Lagos Island East Local Development Area, Lukmon Adekunle-Alli, has added his voice to recent developments in the polity over the 12 June, 1993 annulled elections.
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MEND Frees American Hostage
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
he Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) says it has freed Capt. J. Stone “who was captured by our fighters in the early hours of yesterday.”
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‘I Am Not A Coward’—Nwosu
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
n an apparent response to those who have been calling him a coward for waiting for over 15 years before opening up on the events of the 12 June presidential election annulment in 1993, the former boss of the electoral body, Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, while answering questions this... more
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FG, States, To Spend $5.37Bn On Power
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
he Federal government, 36 States and local governments across the country will jointly spend $5. 37 billion to improve the country’s power supply situation in the next three years, it was revealed yesterday, after a meeting of the National Economic Council(NEC). ... more
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U.S. lawmakers want Mandela off terror list
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
ome U.S. lawmakers are trying to pass legislation to remove former South African President Nelson Mandela from a U.S. list of terrorists by his 90th birthday next month, officials said on Thursday. ... more
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Man Divorced Four Wives For Having An Affair With His Electrician
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
businessman living in Sabon Gari area of Gusau metropolis of Zamfara State, (name withheld) sent his four wives packing from their matrimonial home when he discovered that they were having an affair with his electrician. ... more
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Highlife musician Oliver de Coque dies
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
ARELY a month after the demise in quick succession of some top Nigerian music icons, among them, Sunny Okosun and Steve Rhodes, the death of highlife super star, Sunday Oliver Akanite a k a Oliver De Coque, has hit the music industry again. ... more
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Ugep people don’t eat human flesh, says chief
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
annibalism, like the killing of twins, was among the several socio-cultural accusations leveled against Africans by the Europeans that subsequently colonized the black continent decades ago. They had been piqued with some traditional practices and had made attempts to rid the people of such savagery. ... more
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US firm’s oil pipeline blown up in Nigeria
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
igerian militants blew up a key oil supply pipeline operated by US oil group Chevron, slashing output by 120,000 barrels per day, military and industry sources said on Saturday. ... more
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‘I kidnapped the kids so that JJ Okocha would pay N20m for their ransom’
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
arbouring a stranger in one‘s house could spell disaster, as Mr. and Mrs. James Okocha, of Festac Town in Lagos, have discovered, writes TUNDE BUSARI. ... more
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Gun men abduct former deputy governor’s daughter
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
ampaging kidnappers have again jolted the relative security in Owerri, the Imo State capital, by abducting the daughter of the immediate past governor of the state, Chief Ebere Udeagwu. ... more
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NNPC Depot Manager Dies In Hotel Room
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
middle-aged woman is now helping the police at Ejigbo in their investigation over the sudden death of her lover in a hotel room, during sexual intercourse. ... more
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Power probe: Obasanjo squandered $13.5bn –Speaker
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
head of the release of the probe panel’s report on the power sector, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, has given an insight into the report, saying that instead of $16 billion as stated earlier, former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration squandered $13.5 billion. ... more
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Gunmen attack Uduaghan’s security aides
OnlineNigeria.com - Tuesday, July 15, 2008
are-devil robbers on Thursday engaged the advanced security team of Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, in a gun duel, leaving a police driver identified simply as John killed and two others injured. ... more
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