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Daily Archives: Aug 5, 2012

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Metu, Ogho-Oghene Crash Out Of 100m

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:London 2012 Olympics/News/Sports

Nigeria’s fastest man, Obinna Metu crashed out of the 100 metres race in the London Olympics, after he failed to qualify from the pack of eight sprinters in the semi finals race decided yesterday at the Olympics Stadium in Stratford. Metu finishe...

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Basketball: Dagunduro Ruled Out

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:London 2012 Olympics/News/Sports

Basketball guard, Ade Dagunduro who was injured at the game against Tunisia and Nigeria’s first match may not play for the Dream Team in the remainig preliminary clash. Still undergoing doctors attention and treatment, the player who is one of th...

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We Will Use Akinyemi To Motivate Others – NOC

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:London 2012 Olympics/News/Sports

The Nigeria Olympic Committee president, Sani Ndanusa has said that the body will ensure that more Jonathan Akinyemis are discovered and given opportunity to represent Nigeria at the big stage like the Olympics. Akinyemi, a British born Nigerian repres...

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First Bank Holds Special Day

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:London 2012 Olympics/News/Sports

First Bank of Nigeria, the official bank of Team Nigeria yesterday held its special day in London. The event which drew croud to the Nigerian stand from both Europe and Africa was held at the Wazobia Lounge of the Africa Village located at the East Law...

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Reasons Why You Should Give ‘Geeks’ A Chance

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:News

Someone recently asked a lady what type of guy she usually fell for. Most ladies are quite certain about the “type” of man they like, but most times, the “geek” is not on the list. I personally like to refer to them as “ac...

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IMPEACHMENT MÊLÉE: Political Brinksmanship Or Oversight?

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:Features/News

Histrionics, bruised egos, flawed parliamentary mathematics, a besieged presidency and more tantalizing conspiracy theories mesh to hand President Goodluck Jonathan a September deadline to deliver an unlikely 100 per cent implementation of the budget o...

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Nigeria’s Long Way To Polio Eradication

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:Features/News

As Nigeria is being rated third in the world among countries grappling with the Wild Polio Virus, LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s Midat Joseph, Ahmed Usman, Kaduna; Sakin Babalola, Ibadan; Alo Abiola, Ado-Ekiti; Sefiu Ayanbimpe, Osogbo; David Akinadewo, Akur...

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Why Government Must Double Strategies Over Flood Control

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:Features/News

The residents of Rikkos in Plateau State have been carrying out their normal businesses including teaching, farming and other menial labour without hinderance  or fear of any disaster lurking around the corner. However, the quiet community apart f...

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Challenged, Tukur Still Holds Firm

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:Features/News

The national chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Bamanga Tukur rode to power on not a little controversy. Looking beyond this however, the Tafidan Adamawa conceived a 12 point agenda to transform ‘Africa’s biggest p...

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Abuja-Kubwa Highway: One Road, Many Accidents

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:FCT/Features/News

The federal government in 2009 awarded the contract for the dualization of the Abuja – Kubwa expressway to ease the heavy traffic that has become a source of worry for road users plying that route. However, reckless driving on the part of motoris...

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Suburban Roads: Left To Neglect

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:Features/News

Roads within the suburbs are just as important as the expressways, but over the years government has been known to leave them to neglect. BLESSING UKEMENA, writes on how this is affecting the residents of such areas where bad roads are a common sight a...

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Tukur Moves To Reconcile PDP Warring Factions

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:News/Politics

Worried by the fractious nature of the party in most states, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Alhaji Bamanga Tukur is set to commence a national reconciliation tour of the six geopolitical zones of the country. The reconciliation tour ...

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Edo PDP Leaders Divided Over Challenging Oshiomhole At Tribunal

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:Edo/News/Politics

Former Minister of Defense and a Peoples Democratic Party stalwart in Edo State, Retired Major General Godwin Abbe, has called on his party to rescind it decision to challenge the victory of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at the Edo State Election Tribunal. ...

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Sokoto Blast: Tambuwal, NSA, Sambo Others Commiserate With Victims

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:News/Sokoto

Speaker of the House Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal , the National Security Adviser Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd); including Minister for Youth Development Barrister Inuwa Abdilkadir on yesterday visited the  scene of last week’s Bomblast tha...

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Jos Crisis: God Is Punishing Us For Our Sins – Gov. Jang

  • Post author:Leadership Newspapers
  • Post published:Aug 5, 2012
  • Post category:Cover Stories/News/Plateau

The governor of Plateau State, Mr. Jonah Jang, said yesterday that God revealed to him that the fratricidal crisis in the state was ‘‘because of their sins.’’ The governor said this when he led other security chiefs to visit Riy...

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