Jonathan, PDP plotting to remove Jega says APC senators

Members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Thursday   alleged that there was a fresh plot by the Federal Government to   prevent the   Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman,   Attahiru Jega, from superintending over the forthcoming general elections.


The APC senators, led by George Akume, told   a news conference in Abuja that they heard from a reliable source that the Head of Service would direct Jega to proceed on his pre-retirement leave next week.

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I won’t grant amnesty to Boko Haram says Buhari

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), on Thursday, ruled out amnesty for   Boko Haram insurgents if elected President on March 28.

He said the activities of the sect which has so far killed over 13, 000 people since 2009,   had become a source of worry to many people within and outside the country.

Buhari was at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London, where he addressed the world on various issues concerning the rescheduled general elections.

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27 die as suicide bombers hit Jos, Biu

Suicide bombers on Thursday attacked Jos, the Plateau State capital and Biu in Borno State and killed 27 people and injured many people.

In the Biu attack, 15 persons were killed, while 12 people lost their lives in the twin blasts at Jos.

According to an eyewitness, the suicide bomber detonated the bomb in front of one of the Filling Stations in Biu, a town that is about 160 kilometres from Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram insurgency.

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Afenifere, others seek confab report implementation

The South-West people have been urged to ensure the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in order to safeguard the benefits derivable to the region from the draft constitutional recommendations of the National Conference.

At the end of the post national conference summit, held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Thursday with the theme, ‘The National Conference, 2015 elections and the Yoruba nation,’ it was unanimously agreed that President Jonathan deserved commendation for yielding to the yearnings of the Yoruba nation through his National Conference initiative.

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Stolen baby found in S.Africa after 17 years

A baby stolen from her sleeping mother’s arms shortly after birth has been found by the family through an astonishing coincidence 17 years later, South African police said Friday.

A 50-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with kidnapping after pupils noticed a remarkable likeness between the 17-year-old and her younger biological sister who started attending the same school this year.

DNA tests have confirmed that the older girl is the daughter of Celeste and Morne Nurse, who was snatched from Groote Schuur hospital as a three-day-old baby named Zephany in April 1997, local media reported.

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Employer: Tenaris
We are currently seeking a Tax Compliance and Internal Control Analyst 1 for our Administration & Finance department:

Job Title: Tax Compliance and Internal Control Analyst 1
Req Id: 62802
Location: Onne, Nigeria

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