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The A-Z of married life. O is for...
I saw a short Pixar film as part of the feature before Toy Story 3 and it got me thinking. It was about two 2-D characters, Day and Night, who met and were uneasy about each other until the things they saw in each other they saw in themselves, as Day beca...
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MY THOUGHTS: That charade called election
And we all thought that football should bring enjoyment - the recent debacle loosely referred to as the NFF elections draws attention to the less than attractive side of the game. That it was a flawed process from start to finish is stating the obvious. E...
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Lagos Assembly wades into toll controversy
There is more to the raging controversy over the Lekki-Epe expressway than the anxiety of paying toll fees at three tolling gates, an eight-man ad-hoc committee setup by the Lagos House of Assembly to review a petition submitted by a group of Eti-Osa indi...
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Police hold clergymen on kidnaping charges
Two Islamic clergy men are now in police custody for allegedly kidnapping a six-year-old boy. The incident reportedly began on August 28, at 2 Jagi Avenue, Itire IIogbo area of Lagos, when one of the men, Mohammed Kazeem, lured the boy (name withheld) to ...
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Addax, Lagos Rugby battle for second place
The ongoing "Friends of Rugby" competition organised 2010 Lagos Rugby Union League continues tomorrow at the sports pitch of the National Institute of Sports within the National Stadium in Lagos from 12noon to 6pm. With defending champions, Cowrie emerg...
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Nigeria Premier League steps up search for sponsor
The Nigeria Premier League (NPL) continue its search of a title sponsor for the country's top flight division with less than three weeks to the start of the new season. The Premier League has been without a title sponsor since Globacom pulled out as spo...
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Labour Party denies Donald Duke’s membership
The chairman of the Labour Party, Dan Iwuanyanwu, yesterday refuted reports that the former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, is a member of his party. Mr Duke, who resigned his membership of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in June, i...
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Super Eagles under pressure
The game against Madagascar on Sunday at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar will be Nigeria's first competitive match since their dismal performance at the World Cup in South Africa where they crashed out of the tournament at the group stages. 
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Nigeria seeks to overcome its electricity failures, but people are skeptical
The power grid of the energy-rich nation is a wreck, reaching less than half the people on a good day. The president has vowed to set things right by expanding, repairing and privatizing the system. When the sun sets in Nigeria, candle flames dance against the darkness, flashlights bob down empty streets and thousands of diesel generators cough to life.
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Ohakim’s ex-comm kidnapped
Steve Uzoechi, Owerri The quiet Amaifeke community in Orlu, Imo state, was on Thursday evening thrown into pandemonium as one of its sons, Dr. Vin Udokwu who, barely 10 days ago, was disengaged as the Imo state Commissioner for Health, was abducted from his private hospital by unknown assailants. Udokwu, who had also served as Chief of Staff to former Governor Achike Udenwa for eight years was ...
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Ngige: Anambra Election Tribunal disqualifies self
Tony Okafor, Awka and Appolos Enyinnaya The Anambra State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka, yesterday, disqualified itself from further hearing on petitions arising from the February 6, 2010 governorship polls in the state. This is sequel to the application brought before it by the governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the poll, Dr. Chris Ngige. Urging ...
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Pilgrimage: FG Conducts exams for 600 medical personnel
Daniel Okpole, Abuja DETERMINED to get qualified medical personnel that will make the Federal medical team for the 2010 Christian pilgrimage to Israel and Rome, the federal government yesterday conducted a qualification examination for about 600 medical personnel that will attend to Nigerians in the Holy land. The Executive Secretary (ES) of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC ...
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Ogun East picks Senate form for Daniel
Remi Ladigbolu, Kunle Olayeni, Abeokuta Citing his unparalleled achievements and visionary leadership, leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, yesterday, unanimously nominated the incumbent governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, as the sole senatorial candidate of the ruling party for Ogun the East Senatorial zone. To this end, party leaders and faithful, drawn from ...
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2011: US govt. gives Nigeria combat helicopters
Dipo Kehinde IN anticipation of violent situations in next year’s election, the Federal Government has secured some armoured helicopters from its United States (U.S.) counterpart. The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, yesterday described the move as “pro-active.” He said: “In few weeks time, we’re receiving from the U.S. some armoured helicopters for high risk operations. The supply ...
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OBJ, liability to Jonathan, says Atiku
  Igbo group backs President G15, EFCC in war of words Geoffrey Ekenna, Samuel Ogidan and Johnchuks Onuanyim, Abuja, Joe Ogbodu, Warri FINALLY, the gloves have been removed and the battle for the President’s seat in 2011 is set to draw blood. Last night, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, took the battle to the door step of his former boss, Chief Olusegun Aremu Okikiolu ...
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This is Nigeria
  This is Nigeria, world’s most populous black nation, a leading member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Giant of Africa, a country destined by God to be filled with milk and honey (and the natural resources are abundant) but this divine order has been changed by human beings to a land filled with hunger and anguish. A country which promised so much to the international ...
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Utomi to announce bid in October
Social Democratic Mega Party, SDMP initiated by leaders of thoughts in the progressive and labour movement led by Chief Anthony Enahoro is to be launched in October 2010 with its pro tem National Chairman, Prof Pat Utomi declaring his presidential aspiration. The approval letter dated September 1, 2010 was signed by INEC Secretary, Abdullahi A. Kaugama The Logo of the Party is a gladdening White ...
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Oyinlola: Lack of transparency bane of development
Sola Adeyemo, Ibadan NATIONS of the world need to enshrine the ethics of transparency, accountability and responsible leadership in order to remove.hunger, insecurity and unemployment which are the major indices of threats to global peace and development. Making the suggestion in Ibadan, Oyo state capital was the Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, while delivering a lecture entitled ...
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