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NigerianEye: “BOKO HARAM: Nigerian army record major breakthrough, capture arms, nab wounded terrorists, 700 vehicles” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “BOKO HARAM: Nigerian army record major breakthrough, capture arms, nab wounded terrorists, 700 vehicles” plus 29 more


BOKO HARAM: Nigerian army record major breakthrough, capture arms, nab wounded terrorists, 700 vehicles

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:48 PM PDT

The Special Forces involved in the ongoing campaign against the Boko Haram insurgents have recorded what security sources have described as one the greatest breakthroughs in the campaign against...

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Fulani mercenaries attempt to kill Benue governor, kill 30 others

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:52 PM PDT

Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state, Monday afternoon escaped death by the whiskers when his convoy was ambushed by suspected Fulani mercenaries who engaged his security aides in exchange of...

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Jonathan meets South West APC Governors in closed-door meeting

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:54 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, met behind closed doors with governors of the All Progressives Party, APC, from the South West zone at the presidential villa, Abuja. The meeting which...

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Nigerian police warns girls - 'Don't allow your boyfriends rape you'

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:54 PM PDT

The Nigeria Police on Tuesday raised the alarm over the increasing reported cases of rape and warned ladies against falling prey to the gimmicks of their male companions. The police said they had...

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How I was robbed, raped – 14-yr-old girl

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:55 PM PDT

Emotions ran high yesterday in Lagos, following a 14-year-old girl's startling account of how she was robbed and raped in Oko Oba area of Agege, last Sunday, by an unidentified man. The Osun...

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B’Haram attacks LG chairman’s convoy, three policemen, two civilians dead

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:55 PM PDT

The Caretaker Chairman of Gwoza Local Government Council in Borno State, Dr Hamma Jumba, narrowly escaped being killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists who ambushed his convoy, Monday. However,...

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Obasanjo is Nigeria’s worst leader – Kalu

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:56 PM PDT

The immediate past governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is the worst leader Nigeria has had since its independence in 1960. Kalu spoke at an...

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57, 000 Nigerians now refugees – UN

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:52 PM PDT

Despite the fact that Nigeria is not at war, Nigerians are now refugees in neighbouring countries as more than 57,000 people have fled to Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic as a result of insurgency...

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LAGOS: Dopemu, Iyana-Ipaja bridges to be shut for 4 wks

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:39 PM PDT

Lagos State government will start maintenance work on both Dopemu and Iyana-Ipaja bridges from Saturday March 15, to April 5, 2014, so they will be closed. The state Commissioner for...

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Refineries must be privatised, says Alison-Madueke

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:33 PM PDT

Contrary to denials by the Presidency, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke, said on Tuesday that the privatisation of the nation's refineries remained the best way to...

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Omisore is jittery over my comments – Bola Ige’s son

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:30 PM PDT

One of the children of the late Chief Bola Ige, Muyiwa, has said that his comments about those who killed his father have sent jitters down Senator Iyiola Omisore's spines. Ige was murdered in his...

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Amaechi urges action against corrupt leaders

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:28 PM PDT

The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has called for citizens' action against corrupt leaders, arguing that Nigeria needs strong institutions to fish out and punish corrupt...

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Jonathan performing despite sectarian violence – PDP

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:26 PM PDT

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that President Goodluck Jonathan is still performing despite the sectarian violence in some sections of the country. The party said that...

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Keshi needs Ike Uche, Odemwingie – Adepoju

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:23 PM PDT

Former Nigeria midfielder Mutiu Adepoju says coach Stephen Keshi needs to include experienced forwards Ikechukwu Uche and Peter Odemwingie in his squad in order to have a balanced team at the World...

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20 feared dead in Lagos boat mishap

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:16 PM PDT

No fewer than 20 persons are feared dead following a boat accident in Lagos State on Tuesday. The boat, according to an online news portal, Eagle Online, capsized in FESTAC area of Lagos...

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Commissioner’s sister kidnapped in Bayelsa

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:12 PM PDT

Nineteen days after Chief Inengite Nitabai, cousin to President Goodluck Jonathan was seized by armed men at Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, gunmen struck Monday at Oloibiri...

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Arsenal earn draw in Munich but Bayern, Atletico advance

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 05:05 PM PDT

Holders Bayern Munich booked their place in the Champions League's quarter-finals, despite Arsenal earning a 1-1 draw in Bavaria in Tuesday's last 16, second-leg clash. Atletico — who are the...

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Police station, court, primary school razed; scores killed in Adamawa

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 11:56 AM PDT

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents, weekend, attacked a police station, court, primary school and three churches in Fota Village, Lala District at Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa...

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Jonathan plans to increase fuel prices through the back door - APC

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 12:02 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has accused the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government of acting out a clandestine script to increase fuel prices through the back door. It alleged that the...

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No plans to increase pump price of petrol in the country - Petroleum minister

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 12:02 PM PDT

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, in Abuja on Tuesday said that the Federal Government had no plan to increase the pump price of petrol. Alison-Madueke said this at...

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Keshi named 24th Best Coach in the world

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 12:03 PM PDT

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has been named the 24th best national team coach in the world by The Institute of Football Coaching and Statistics. The listing, which is the latest by...

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Genevieve Nnaji, Mikel Obi Named Amstel Malta Ambassadors

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 11:52 AM PDT

Nigerian Soccer star, Jon Obi Mikel and Nollywood Actress, Genevieve Nnaji have been announced as the new ambassadors for malt drink, Amstel Malta. Genevieve says she is "delighted with Amstel...

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Missing plane changed course, vanished – Malaysian Air force

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 11:39 AM PDT

Military radar suggests the missing Malaysia Airlines plane turned west, away from its planned route, before vanishing, Malaysia's air force says. Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went...

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OPC Rescues Raped Teenager In Lagos

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 11:13 AM PDT

Members of the O'odua People's Congress, OPC, and concerned Lagosians rescued a teenager, who was raped, robbed and abandoned by an unidentified man in Agege area of Lagos, PM News reports The OPC...

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Gang up against PDP will crumble – Jonathan boasts

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 10:30 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan declared on Tuesday that the opposition ganging up to wrestle power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in 2015 would crumble. The President stated this at...

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Bomb scare at NNPC headquarters

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:28 AM PDT

Heightened security measures around the four towers of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation headquarters located in the Central Business District of Abuja on Tuesday led to wild rumours of bomb...

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Eight-year-old girl allegedly commits suicide in Nsukka

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 09:11 AM PDT

An eight-year-old girl was found dead on Monday in the bathroom of her family compound at Red House Bus Stop, Ofolonu Road, Nsukka, Enugu State, in a circumstance suspected to be suicide. An eye...

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Nigeria tops medical tourism in Africa, Jonathan laments

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 05:32 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday lamented the fact that Nigeria still has the largest number of people in Africa travelling out of their country for medical attention. The President said the...

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Six suspects arrested in connection with the kidnap of President Jonathan's cousin

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:59 AM PDT

Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnap of Inengite Nitabai, who is President Goodluck Jonathan's cousin. Nitabai was abducted by 10 gunmen on February 23 at his home in...

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Nigerian military sends fresh 1,000 soldiers to Borno to battle Boko Haram

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:40 AM PDT

As part of the ongoing reorganisation of the Special Forces in the North-East, the authorities of the Nigerian military have ordered the deployment of more troops in Maiduguri, Borno State. A...

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