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1 hr ago | Vanguard

Police, judiciary urged to be neutral in Rivers political crisis

YOUTHS of Rivers have enjoined the Police and the judiciary to be neutral in the political crisis rocking the State.

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5 hrs ago | NEWS.com.au

Baby scam tricked clients to look pregnant

FOR nine months, the midwife had been giving the woman herbs to take and several things indicated she was indeed pregnant.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Vanguard

Police arrest fake bishop, prophet over foiled kidnap

BY EMMA AMAIZE & AKPOKONA OMAFUAIRE WARRI - TWO men, sus-pected to be fake pastors, have been arrested by the police in Warri, Delta State over a foiled kidnap attempt on the proprietress of Shammar Children's School, Udu Road, near Sedeco area in Udu, Mrs.

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Guardian Newspapers

NLC, TUC plan solidarity strike over Rivers crisis

IF the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State continues, the nation will feel its impact starting from Monday, May 27, as the Nigeria Labour Congress and its Trade Union Congress counterpart have announced plans for an industrial action on the said date.

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Vanguard

Edo Assembly laments abandoned NDDC projects

Edo State House of Assembly, yesterday, lamented what it described as the unacceptable number of abandoned Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, projects in the state and urged the Commission to make concerted efforts to complete them.

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Scoop

2015: The Big Uniport Four

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Guardian Newspapers

PDP chiefs oppose Chibuike Amaechi's bid for second term

CITING the need not to escalate the political crisis in Rivers State, leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state have urged Governor Rotimi Amaechi to drop his ambition to be re-elected as chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum .

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CNN

iReport from Iyalla, Nigeria [Breaking News]

RIVERS CRISIS:YOUTHS CALLS FOR THE REMOVAL OF GOV AMAECHI As AIG Plan improve Policing Iyalla Adaye, Nigeria A total of over ten thousand youths drawn from various Local Government Areas protested for the removal of Rivers State governor, Rt.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Vanguard

I paid N2,700.000 for triplets, says victim of baby factory

A baby delivery syndicate was recently unearthed by the Police and a key suspect arrested and paraded in Lagos, alongside two other women who were believed to have paid certain sums of money respectively, to be delivered of babies.

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Vanguard

2015: Anenih's agenda for Jonathan

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Chief Anthony Anenih's capacity for doing the political impossible is legendary.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Guardian Newspapers

Lawmakers allege plot to kill Amaechi, others

FROM being only a thorny political issue, the crisis in Rivers State is moving fast to take a tragic character.

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GhanaWeb

Mantrac to invest in engine rebuild centre

Mantrac Ghana Limited will invest over 20 million dollars into the construction of a new Engine Rebuild Centre near Takoradi to serve the oil and Gas and Mining clients, Mr Emad Adeeb, Managing Director, said on Monday.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Guardian Newspapers

Govs oppose emergency rule in northern states, condemn killings

SHOCKED at the call for the declaration of a state of emergency in some northern states, the Nigeria Governors' Forum has appealed to the Federal Government to consider those behind the clamour as enemies of the country.

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Guardian Newspapers

Court orders police to end barricade of Rivers council

A FEDERAL High Court has ordered the police to end their 10 days barricade of the Obio-Akpor local council secretariat in Rumudomaya, Rivers State.

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Sun May 12, 2013

AllAfrica.com

Nigeria: Port Harcourt Celebrates Achebe

The Rainbow Book Club in partnership with the British Council Port Harcourt, organised a tribute evening in honour of the late prof.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Vanguard

Danger Signals: Stockpiling wood for bonfire in Rivers

IT has been one form of alarm or the other raised by either faction in the struggle to take political control of Rivers State.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Vanguard

Rivers Youth Movement (RYM) pledges support to Amaechi

The Rivers Youth Movement worldwide, has pledged support and loyalty to the Rivers State Governor, and Chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum, Rt.

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Ghanamma.com

a Response to Actress, Chioma Chukwuka and Comedian, Ay's Madness...

I decided to write this piece as a response to the appalling attitude displayed by comedian Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, and Nollywood actress Chioma Chukwuka, now known as Chioma Akpotha.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Vanguard

Court adjourns hearing in suit asking Police to vacate Obio/Akpor council

HEARING in a suit by the Caretaker Committee of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, before a Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, praying the court to order the Police to vacate Obio/Akpor council secretariat, will continue today.

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Military aircraft crashes, explodes on runway

A NIGERIAN Air Force Parade helicopter crashed on the runway of the Nigerian Air Force Base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Thursday.

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