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Nigeria violence: Eyewitness stories
BBC News
Hundreds of people, including many women and children were killed in ethnic violence near the city of Jos in Nigeria at the weekend, officials say. They said villages had been attacked by men with machetes who came from nearby hills. …
Nigerian massacre victims buried in mass graveLos Angeles Times
Massacres Shake Uneasy NigeriaWall Street Journal
Mass burials for hundreds killed in Nigeria slaughterBelfast Telegraph
Financial Times –Montreal Gazette –Times Online
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New security adviser bolsters Nigeria's acting leader
Reuters South Africa
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan sacked the country's national security adviser (NSA) on Monday, in a further sign he is asserting his authority after the return of ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua. …
Gusau replaces Mukhtar as National Security AdviserNEXT
Jonathan sacks NSAThe Punch
Gusau regains seat from Mukhtar as National Security AdviserThe Guardian – Nigeria
THISDAY –BusinessDay –Times of Nigeria
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Governor says no opposition exists in his state
NEXT
The Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, on Monday stressed the need to encourage political opposition, describing it was the "beauty of democracy". The governor said this in Abeokuta at an interactive session with the Peer Review Team of the Nigerian …
Appeal court finally upholds Daniel's electionThe Punch
2007 Guber: Appeal Court Declares Daniel WinnerTHISDAY
Appeal court upholds Daniel's election in OgunBusinessDay
Daily Sun –Vanguard –The Punch
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Mark, Oshiomhole, Daniel Lament Macebuh's Death
THISDAY
Senate President, David Mark; Edo and Ogun States Governors, Adams Osiomhole and Gbenga Daniel respectively have lamented the demise of icon of Nigerian journalism, Stanley Macebuh, who passed on Sunday in Abuja at the age of 67. …
Macebuh: An Iroko tree has fallenThe Guardian – Nigeria
Senate Mourns MacebuhLeadershipNigeria
Stanley Macebuh dies at 67NEXT
Nigerian Bulletin –Vanguard –Daily Sun
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Agric ministry tops rating of government ministries
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The federal government has finally concluded the assessment of the overall performance of the 2009 budget as implemented by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, with a conclusion that the Ministry of Agriculture and …
2009 budget: FG scores agric, police affairs highBusinessDay
2009 budget: Agric ministry records highest implementation levelThe Punch

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Jonathan, Queen Elizabeth task C'wealth on poverty, growth
The Guardian – Nigeria
N IGERIA yesterday joined the rest of the Commonwealth countries in celebrating the 2010 Commonwealth Day with a charge to the countries in the body to tackle poverty and under-development. To achieve that, Nigeria stressed the need for the …
Commonwealth leader asks nations to promote innovationsNEXT
Nigeria Marks Commonwealth DayTHISDAY
PM's message for Commonwealth Day10 Downing Street
SKNVibes.com –Bru Direct –Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Edo Crisis: Ignore Reps, AC Advises
LeadershipNigeria
The Action Congress (AC) has urged the government and people of Edo State to ignore the House of Representatives' resolution on recent political developments in the State's House of Assembly. It said the resolution was in bad taste, grossly partisan, …
Former Edo speaker, deputy asked to return Assembly propertyBusinessDay
Impeachment: Lawmakers battle for supremacy in EdoThe Punch
CNPP Wants Perpetrators PunishedTHISDAY
Daily Sun –Vanguard –The Punch
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Shagari chides Plateau leaders over crisis
The Punch
He accused them of not doing enough to bring the spate of sectarian violence in the state to a halt. Shagari spoke just as one of his predecessors, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, gave reasons why he had to use …
Gowon, Shagari at Peace-building ParleyTHISDAY
… Gowon, Shagari, Shonekan sue for peace, 93 persons arrestedDaily Sun
How can the Jos conflict be resolved?BBC News
Vanguard –The Punch
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SuperSport sound engineer released by kidnappers in Nigeria
The Richmark Sentinel
Nick Greyling, one of three SuperSport journalists, one South African and two Nigerians, who were kidnapped by gunmen in the oil-rich Niger Delta of Nigeria was released on Monday evening according to the Department of International Relations. …
SA hostage released in NigeriaTimes LIVE
S. African govt: Nigerian kidnappers free reportereTaiwan News
Greyling released by captorsIndependent Online
News24 –Primedia Broadcasting – Eyewitness News
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"Every generation blames the one before, and all of their frustrations, coming …
NEXT (blog)
So, just as Nigerians began to stretch out to the slim possibility of light, our Acting President ensures that we don't develop any sense of ambition or delusions of grandeur for that matter. Theopilus Danjuma? It appears we are so devoid of futuristic …

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