From the monthly archives: October 2011

Surulere beat Ikorodu North 4-0 in Lagos Junior League match

On October 27, 2011 · In Sports

John Agwu, Coach of Ikorodu North FC , has blamed his team’s 4-0 defeat suffered at the hands of Sport City FC of Suru lere, in the ongoing Lagos Junior League Competition, on the weather.

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Villas-Boas salutes gritty Chelsea

On October 27, 2011 · In Sports

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas saluted his players’ spirit after they lifted the gloom of a traumatic few days with a gritty 2-1 win over Everton in the League Cup fourth round.

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Libya to try Gaddafi’s killers

On October 27, 2011 · In News

Libya’s new rulers said on Thursday they would prosecute the killers of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi following the international outcry over the circumstances of his death.

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Gaddafi’s son seeks aircraft to surrender -NTC source

On October 27, 2011 · In News

Muammar Gaddafi’s fugitive son Saif al-Islam wants an aircraft to take him out of Libya’s southern desert so he could turn himself in to The Hague war crimes court, a source with Libya’s National Transitional Council said on Thursday.

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Robbers attack court, kill prison official

On October 27, 2011 · In News

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be members of a robbery gang whose member is standing trial have attacked the Ihima High Court in Kogi, killing a prison official.

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Nigeria’s ICC judge candidate campaigns in New York

On October 27, 2011 · In News

Nigeria’s candidate for Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is in the UN headquarters in New York to continue his campaign for the Dec. 2011 election.

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African giants missing at Cup of Nations draw

On October 27, 2011 · In Sports

Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa will be notable absentees when the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations draw is made in Equatorial Guinea on Saturday

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Osunbor’s healthcare revolution (2)

On October 27, 2011 · In Viewpoint

Other areas of advancement in healthcare delivery recorded within the period under review included: *Participation of 300 children in the study on the inclusion of zinc in the household management of childhood diarrhoea in Nigeria.

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Self Reliant!

On October 27, 2011 · In Cartoons - Mr & Mrs
MR-&-MRS-Self-Reliant

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Mancini warns Johnson not to rest on laurels

On October 27, 2011 · In Sports

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has warned Adam Johnson to knuckle down if he wants to avoid wasting a glittering talent that could make him one of the best wingers in Europe.

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71,135 ghost pensioners on FG’s pay roll – Sali

On October 27, 2011 · In News

The House of Representatives Committee on Pension, yesterday, heard that over 71,135 ghost pensioners were on the pay roll of Federal Government which cost the government over N28 billion annually.

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Brazil sports minister resigns amid corruption claims

On October 27, 2011 · In Sports

Brazilian Sports Minister Orlando Silva, the man who was tasked with organizing the 2014 World Cup, resigned Wednesday to face corruption allegations, one day after the launch of a formal probe.

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Opposition against fuel subsidy removal thickens

On October 27, 2011 · In Labour
NLC during one of its struggles against deregulation

AS opposition to the World the Bank and International Monetary Fund, IMF, induced planned Petrol subsidy removal by the Federal Government thickens by the day, stakeholders have accused government of unorthodox antics to force its contentiouspolicy through throat of Nigerians.

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London 2012 Olympics: Nigeria must beat Morocco – Maigari

On October 27, 2011 · In Sports

President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Alhaji Aminu Maigari has said that the Under_23 National Team needs nothing less than victory against Morocco on November 26, to keep the team’s hope of qualifying for the Football event of the 2012 London Olympics alive.

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