Military, Threat To Nigeria’s Democracy — Gov Suswam
From ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM, Lafia Benue state governor, Gabriel Suswam has said that though the military constitutes the biggest threat to the growth, stability and sustenance of the country's democracy, experience in the past nine years has shown that they have reached an important stage in Nigeria's political history at which all Nigerians including the military opportunists will no longer tolerate military intervention in governance.
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Ladoja, Others Further Hearing Fixed For Oct 10
Reprieve finally came the way of former Oyo State governor, Chief Rasheed Ladoja and two others standing trial for stealing and unlawful diversion of public funds as they were granted bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos.
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Oritsejafor Warns On N/Delta Crisis
President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has warned against exploiting the Niger Delta crisis for selfish gains.
Fielding questions from newsmen in Lagos, the cleric said those who indulged in such acts were calling for God's wrath.
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HIV/AIDS: Nigeria, Third Worst Affected Country — UNICEF
MUTIU GANIYU,Osogbo With about 400,000 children living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria as reported by UNICEF, the country is now ranked third among the worst affected countries in the world.
Osun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Fausat Sarumi-Adebanjo in Osogbo disclosed that the case of the disease was increasing in the state, she therefore called for urgent action.
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Lawyer Faults Appointment Of Service Chiefs
By PETER-CLAVER EGBOCHUE An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Chief S.A Awomolo has said that the recent appointment of new service chiefs without the confirmation of the National Assembly as required by the Constitution violated the Act of the National Assembly and the constitution.
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Angry Youths Molest AC Chieftain In Lagos
Less than 24 hours to the primaries of the Action Congress (AC) in Lagos, the party's state Chairman, Chief Henry Ajomale, escaped being lynched by protesting youths at Oshodi. The youths, under the aegis of the O'odua Peoples Congress were protesting alleged plans by some leaders of the party to impose a chairmanship aspirant on the members.
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Village Head Sacks Wife Over Polio Vaccine
Alhaji Bulama Ali, a village head in Borno State, has allegedly divorced his wife for presenting his children for the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV).
Ali, the village head of Suleimanti Ward in Maisandari District of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) of Borno State, has since been removed over the incident.
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