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Wednesday, 02-08-12, 3:56Suicide Bomber Hits Army Barracks in Kaduna[Leadership] Kaduna was yesterday thrown into confusion and panic when multiple bomb blasts rocked military formations and the flyover bridge at Kawo, leaving the bomber and two others dead. Scores were injured. , read more...

Tuesday, 02-07-12, 13:36Boko Haram Attack Two Police Stations in Kano[This Day] Kano State police command has confirmed that suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamic group on Monday evening launched a bomb and gun attack on Sharada Police station. , read more...

Tuesday, 02-07-12, 10:07Poisoning Epidemic Affects Thousands of Children, Says Rights Group[HRW] Thousands of children in northern Nigeria need immediate medical treatment and dozens of villages remain contaminated two years into the worst lead poisoning epidemic in modern history, Human Rights Watch said today while releasing a video on the issue. Four hundred children have died, according to official estimates, yet environmental cleanup efforts have not even begun in numerous affected villages. , read more...

Tuesday, 02-07-12, 5:36Boko Haram Plans to Kill Me, Says Nobel Laureate[Leadership] Following a threat by the Boko Haram sect that Professor Wole Soyinka would be their next target for attack, the Nobel laureate has raised the alarm, urging security agencies to take action immediately or risk possible disintegration of the country should the sect carry out its threats. , read more...

Monday, 02-06-12, 10:13Anxiety Over Mend Fresh Attack in Bayelsa[The Moment] Lagos - THERE are fears in Bayelsa State by residents over fresh attack on oil pipelines which the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), yesterday, claimed responsibility for. , read more...

Monday, 02-06-12, 7:44Niger Delta Militants Blow Up Pipeline, Threaten South African Firms[Vanguard] Warri - AFTER cessation of hostilities for some months in the Niger Delta, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, weekend, threatened to bomb telecommunications giant MTN, SACOIL and other investments by South Africans in Nigeria over alleged interference of President Jacob Zuma in its struggle for justice in the oil producing communities. , read more...

Monday, 02-06-12, 7:44MEND Resumes Hostilities with Blast and Threats to South African Firms[Vanguard] Warri - AFTER cessation of hostilities for some months in the Niger Delta, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, weekend, threatened to bomb telecommunications giant MTN, SACOIL and other investments by South Africans in Nigeria over alleged interference of President Jacob Zuma in its struggle for justice in the oil producing communities. , read more...

Monday, 02-06-12, 6:52More Analysts Predict 13 Percent Growth for Stock Market[This Day] Despite recording a decline of 0.7 per cent in the first month of the year, more capital market and financial analysts remain optimistic that the Nigerian equities market would close 2012 on positive note. , read more...

Sunday, 02-05-12, 8:47Anxiety Rules in Adamawa As State Awaits Winner of Guber Polls[Vanguard] Harassment of voters and under-supplying of ballot boxes, especially in the opposition strongholds, characterised yesterdayÃ¢Â€Â™s gubernatorial election in Adamawa State. , read more...

Sunday, 02-05-12, 8:33Anxiety As Adamawa State Awaits Poll Result[The Moment] TENSION has gripped Adamawa State, where the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) is expected to declare the result of yesterday's governorship election within the next 24 hours. , read more...

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