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Up to 72kg of cannabis impounded in Jos

C Mac March 12, 2013

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Friday 8th March 2013 – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency command in Plateau State has announced, that it impounded a truck loaded with several kilogrammes of cannabis – up to 72kg. The commandant of the agency, Dr. Ngozi Madubuike, told newsmen that the truck was loaded with approximately 400 bags of Dangote sugar […]

Ayo Oritsejafor: Seven Northern states refuse to sponsor Christian Pilgrims

C Mac March 12, 2013

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News reaching our news desk suggests that seven states in the North declined to sponsor Christian Pilgrims in 2012.The culpable states were listed as Jigawa, Kano, Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara and Gombe states. This finding was made known when a delegation, led by the CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, submitted its report to President Goodluck Jonathan.The report […]

Militants kills four in Kano as JTF kills over 50 Boko Haram members and recover assorted weapons in Borno

C Mac March 11, 2013

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There was pandemonium in Kano on Sunday when militants suspected to be Boko Haram shot and killed four people. Sources said the gunmen came in a tricycle and struck at Dakata bus stop shooting before driving away to Dakata Kwaji where two others were shot. The two shot close to a graveyard at Dakata Kwaji […]

Local Government Strike – Jang opts for out of court settlement

C Mac March 11, 2013

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In an apparent acceptance of defeat in the long standing legal battle between the Plateau State Government and the Sate Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees , the Governor at the weekend said that the State Government would be willing to settle out of court. It would be remembered that Local Government […]

Weighing the gains of Nigeria’s involvement in the war against Mali’s rebels by Bizum Yadok

C Mac March 10, 2013

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Nigeria’s involvement in the war against Mali’s Ansar Dine rebel fighters was met with cynical skepticism by several opinion leaders and individuals in the nation. It is however in my opinion, the best decisions the Federal Government has taken in recent times.It is a fact that the much dreaded Boko Haram sect has ties with […]

Plateau crisis: Police gives vigilante power to arrest trouble makers

C Mac March 8, 2013

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The police have given the vigilante operating in Plateau power to arrest anyone trying to breach the peace in the State. Plateau State police Commissioner Chris Olakpe empowered the vigilante on Thursday at the inauguration of the Neighbourhood Watch team in Jos. The commissioner said the nod was given to the vigilante so as […]

Mali crisis: France to withdraw troops in April

C Mac March 7, 2013

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President Francois Hollande of France has said that troops from his country will start disengaging from Mali next month. The military will end its final phase of operation in March before withdrawing gradually. Four French soldiers have been killed so far since the operation began. Mr Hollande while speaking in Warsaw said “The terrorist kingpins […]

Plateau State Ministry of Finance – Jang’s working visit

C Mac March 6, 2013

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The Plateau State Government is to re-organize the State Ministry of Finance for greater efficiency and prudent management. Governor Jonah David Jang stated this while on a working visit to the Ministry on Wednesday, 6th February, 2013 at the Joseph Gomwalk Secretariat in Jos. The Governor inspected the server room that provides network connectivity for […]

Plateau State Local Government Elections – Reasons for the delay

C Mac March 5, 2013

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The special adviser to the Plateau State Governor on political affairs, Nde Alexander Mwolwus, has explained that it is not the wish of the Jang administration, that caretaker management committees inaugurated a year ago, continue running the seventeen local government councils to this period without elections. In a media briefing with newsmen in Jos, the […]

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez dies aged 58

C Mac March 5, 2013

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has died, his vice-president has announced. Mr Chavez had not appeared in public since he returned to Venezuela last month after cancer treatment in Cuba. An emotional Nicolas Maduro made the announcement on Tuesday evening, flanked by leading Venezuelan political and military leaders. Earlier, he said the 58-year-old Venezuelan leader had […]

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