Okorocha Picks APC Governorship APC Ticket After Losing Presidential

A few hours after losing his bid for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha Thursday night picked the governorship ticket.

►Okorocha’s son-in-law and Commissioner for Lands and Urban Planning, Chief Uche Nwosu, who was said to have been adopted as the governorship candidate, announced his withdrawal from the race.

►Nwosu said “party’s interest supersedes personal ambition.” He enjoined members to give same support and solidarity to Okorocha, who was nominated in absentia as he was in Lagos where the party’s national convention was held.

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Hear from a mother whose baby was born under Boko Haram

Hear from a mother whose baby was born under Boko Haram'

The violent jihadist group, Boko Haram, is best known for kidnapping 276 girls in Chibok in April 2014.

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Jobs Vacancy - George Davidson & Associates Recruiting... B.Sc / HND Graduates

Employer: George Davidson & Associates (GDA)

Our Company, George Davidson & Associates - Our client a maritime training institution recognized and approved by the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The imperative of expression and quality has necessitate us to engage the best talents for the position below:

►Job Title: Director of Education, Planning and Research 
►Location: Delta State

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Nigeria's Buhari in profile of the APC

Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari in profile

Nigeria's former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, 71, is not a quitter

Defeated in the last three elections, he has returned to contest the highest office.

Mr Buhari will face incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, who is from the southern Niger Delta region, for a second time at the polls in February.

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APC Presidential Primary: Atiku congratulates Buhari, says he deserves to win

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Gen. Muhammadu Buhari for emerging victorious in the keenly contested presidential primary election of All Progressives Congress (APC).

Atiku in a concession statement by his media office in Lagos Thursday said that Gen. Muhammadu Buhari ran a spirited campaign, and that since the delegates have spoken, he fully deserves the victory.

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Double bombing rocks Jos, 13-year-old with suicide vest held

At least 31 people were killed in a double bombing in the Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday, while a 13-year-old girl in an explosives vest was arrested in the northern city of Kano.

►The blasts in Jos happened at a makeshift market near the Terminus bus station, which had been set up after a twin car bomb attack in May that left at least 118 people dead.

►Mohammed Abdulsalam, coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the city, said the scene of the attack was a densely populated area.

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