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Nyako, Wamakko, others’ terms end May 2011 - Govs say INEC usurped court powers

Nyako, Wamakko, others’ terms end May 2011 - Govs say INEC usurped court powers

Governorship elections will hold in all but four states across the country in January, the electoral commission said yesterday, ruling out elongated tenure for six governors who went through rerun elections in 2008 and 2009.

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Nyako recruits 15, 000 special assistants

Nyako recruits 15, 000 special assistants
Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako has approved the recruitment of 15, 000 Special Assistants (SAs...

IBB: What I discussed with Jonathan

IBB: What I discussed with Jonathan Former military President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida yesterday said his discussion with Pres...

I’ll abide by the constitution –Idris

I’ll abide by the constitution –Idris Governor Ibrahim Idris of Kogi State yesterday said he would abide by the constitution on whether hi...
Business

Arik airline grounded over N1.9bn debt

Hundreds of air travellers were yesterday morning stranded at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, after the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) grounded Arik Airline over unpaid debt.

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City news

Woman accuses man of not paying for sex

A 29-year-old applicant, Franca James, Tuesday told an Abuja magistrate that one Kelvin Samuel had sex with her in a public place at Wuse Zone 4 and refused to pay for the act.

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Sports

Lumumba wants ambitious Eagles for Madagascar

Former NFF presidential aspirant, Mr. Lumumba Dah Adeh, has called on Super Eagles handlers to ensure that only young and ambitious players are used for Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nation’s qualifier against Madagascar.

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Daily Columns

The dialectic of the personal and the social

This is a very important week in my life. You’re reading these lines on Thursday; but in three days time, on Sunday September 5th, I will be fifty years old! I have asked myself whether I should really write about this.

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Inside politics

Govs will play major role in deciding PDP’s candidate — Imoke

You are marking two years in office; but going by the amended constitution, your tenure will end by May, 2011, which means you should be marking three years in office. What do you think of this?

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Opinion

Five crazy law to make Nigeria become developed in five short years (III)

Law 3: A Law comprehensively prohibiting the importation of all food, drinks, beverages, drugs, clothes and clothing materials, prefabricated houses and all housing materials and others items with the exception of aeroplanes, into Nigeria for the next ten years


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Star feature

Auchi gully... still like earthquake scene

Eight months ago this reporter visited Auchi in Edo state to do a story on the menace of gully erosion   there. That report was titled ‘Auchi gully like earthquake scene’ (Weekly Trust, February 6, 2010).
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