Nigeria prepares for delayed presidential vote

Nigeria prepares for delayed presidential vote - Nigeria, goes to the polls to elect a new president next week after a controversial postponement, with the six-week delay seeing major gains against the Boko Haram jihadists.

Fourteen candidates, including the first woman, are eyeing the top job but the election is a two-horse race between incumbent Goodluck Jonathan and former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.

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12-Year-Old Girl Accused of Trying to Poison Mother for Taking Away iPhone

12-Year-Old Girl Accused of Trying to Poison Mother for Taking Away iPhone

Colorado girl age 12-year-old has been detained for allegedly trying to kill her mother twice by poisoning her drinks with bleach, after her mother took away her iPhone, police said.

The woman first felt sick on March 2, after drinking a smoothie, according

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PDP Election formula OPEN: As Jonathan-led plan to arrest Bola Tinubu and other ahead of next Saturday’s presidential election

 PDP Election formula open: As Jonathan-led plan to arrest Bola Tinubu and other ahead of next Saturday’s presidential election.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has exposed the President Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government and the ruling PDP’s plan to arrest its national leader, Bola Tinubu and other chieftains of the party ahead of next Saturday’s presidential election.

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Police Report: Nigeria's oil minister and OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke Brother kidnapped

Police Report:  Nigeria's oil minister and OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke Brother kidnapped...

IN Port Harcourt Nigeria - Gunmen kidnapped the younger brother of Nigeria's oil minister and current OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke in southern Bayelsa state on Thursday, a police spokesman said.

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Tension As Home Of Bayelsa Ex-Militant Is Bombed

Tension As Home Of Bayelsa Ex-Militant Is Bombed

There is heightened political tension in Bayelsa State following a bomb attack on the home of an ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Eris Paul, popularly known as Ogunboss. 

Security agents and eyewitnesses told a correspondent of Sahara News that Ogunboss’s home in the Etegwe area of Bayelsa State yesterday came under attack by unidentified gunmen who used an improvised explosive device (IED).

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APC Lawmakers Want Police to Vacate The Assembly

APC Lawmakers Want Police to Vacate The Assembly

The  15 All Progressives Congress Legislators In Edo House Of Assembly Have Called On The Nigeria Police To Evacuate Its Men And Vehicles From The Assembly Complex And Major Roads Around The Legislative Building.

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