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  • In army fight against militants Nigerian civilians trust no one

    A Nigerian soldier, part of the 'Operation Flush' patrolling in the remote northeast town of Baga, Borno State, on April 30, 2013. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty ...

  • Nigeria to free terror women

    Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the release of all women held in connection with "terrorist activity", the defence ministry says. The decision was aimed at enhancing peace efforts in Nigeria, it added. The army is conducting an offensive in three states, where an emergency was declared last week to fight the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The group had ...

  • Nigerian military in heavy fighting with Boko Haram militants

    Nigeria 's military has been involved in heavy fighting with Islamist insurgents armed with sophisticated weapons from Libya as it steps up an offensive aimed at flushing ...

  • Ogidi building materials market school shut in honour of Achebe

    BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA – INDICATIONS emerged Tuesday that the famous building materials market located at Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government area, the home town of Professor Chinua Achebe, will be closed for business on Thursday as a mark of respect for the literary giant who will be buried that day. Vanguard gathered that the leadership of the traders and officials of the local ...

  • Jonathan orders release of detained suspected terrorists

    The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced in Abuja on Tuesday that it would release some persons detained in connection with terrorist activities. The Director of Defence Information, Brig-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in a statement that the decision to release the suspected terrorists was based on the directives of President Goodluck ...

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Withnail and I [DVD]

Withnail and I [DVD]

Bruce Robinson's Withnail and I is a doped-out comedy spun from autobiographical threads about two unemployed actors trying to make the best of times in London in late 1969. It features a bizarre cast of characters, has no real plot, and is shot in the rather dull, straightforward style of a first-time director trying to find his feet. Yet, it is a wonderfully written bit, more literary th ... ...

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  • “Tobacco smoking leads to low sperm count weak erection”

    Kaduna -Dr Joseph Natsah of General Hospital Kachia in Kaduna State, has advised youths against tobacco smoking, saying it leads to impotence. Natsah said in an interview on Tuesday in Kaduna that tobacco smoking results in low sperm count, weak erection and impotence. He warned girls involved in smoking to desist from the habit as it would also prevent them from either conceiving or having ...

  • 8 Nigerians make up CAF standing committees

    Abuja -No fewer than eight Nigerians have been appointed into the Standing Committees of the Africa Football Confederation (CAF) for the 2013/2015 soccer season. A statement on CAF's website on Tuesday said the appointments were approved by the Executive Committee of the confederation during its meeting in Cairo between May 15 and May 16, following a newly-introduced system of selection. ...

  • Lagos set to prosecute forgery of land documents

    Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, has saidthe state government is set to prosecute applicants who present forged documents or false information to secure land titles in the state. Ipaye said this on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ forum on Land Use Act (Title Documentation) Regulations 2012. He said many applicants (both corporate and individual) were ...

  • Court affirms forfeiture of Lagos brothel to NAPTIP

    A Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday affirmed an earlier judgment ordering the forfeiture of a brothel in Lagos to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Person. Justice James Tsoho, in his judgment, dismissed an application seeking to quash the order of forfeiture as contained in the earlier judgment. The application was filed by two brothers Taofeek and Lukman Jubril, ...

  • Maryland-based Lawyer Emeka Ugwuonye Loses Again Ordered To Refund Funds He Stole From Nigerian Embassy

    By SaharaReporters, New York Maryland-based lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, yesterday suffered another devastating legal defeat as a US District Court ruled that he must refund the $1.55 million that was meant for his clients, the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC, but which he illegally converted to his personal use. The stolen funds came from tax refunds credited to the Nigerian embassy from real ...

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