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  1. Tuface, PSquare,19 others headline Star trek 2013Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    Organisers of the annual music tour, Star trek which shuttles artistes at the top of the chain to several cities in the country has announced the 22 artistes that will be performing on this year's tour.

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  2. MTN project fame season 6 auditions beginRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    ... soon as auditions for the show begin today. Kicking-off in Monrovia, before moving on to Accra, Freetown and then Nigeria, the audition train will end up in Lagos, in June. File photo: The Six MTN Project Fame finalists- Roy, Monica, Yvonne, Ese and ...

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  3. My life is in danger, woman detained by bank manager over loan cries outRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    ... no longer be tolerated irrespective of whose ox is gored. Proper social conduct and due process must be practised in Nigeria." she stated.

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  4. World Cup qualifier: Pressure mounts on Kenya coachRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    ... work together toward realizing that objective because this team belongs to the Kenyans. "Since we played against Nigeria, we have not had a single friendly match and we need to work with players for a few hours each week in order to gauge our ...

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  5. State of Emergency: So far, so good?Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    ... of emergency. He expressed gratitude to President Jonathan for his bold and courageous action to save the unity of Nigeria. "Emergency option I believe is the best when things are getting out of control. This action is overdue and you need to stay ...

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  6. Police, judiciary urged to be neutral in Rivers political crisisRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    ... neutral in the political crisis rocking the State. Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Comrade Kingsley Ibanichuka who made the appeal at a press briefing yesterday in Port Harcourt also cautioned youths ...

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  7. Ondo Guber poll: Oke losses again as S-Court dismisses appealRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    The Supreme Court, Friday, dismissed an interlocutory appeal that was filed against Governor Olusegun Mimiko by the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last governorship election in the state, Chief Olusola Oke.

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  8. Yoruba speaking American actor debuts in NollywoodRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    ... viewers spellbound as he delivers his lines throughout the movie entirely in Yoruba language. Kevin was not born in Nigeria, neither did he spend his growing-up years in the country. He told HVP that he spent only a year in Ibadan and that was it. ...

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  9. How Amaechi was re-electedRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    By Sony Daniel, Regional Editor, North and Henry Umoru After many weeks of intrigues and horse-trading, Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was re-elected as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF, beating his lone rival, Jonah Jang of Plateau State.

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  10. Ikorodu agog for Teslim Balogun U-17 tourneyRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    ... of the soccer legend who insisted on the return of "Thunder " Balogun from UK club, Queens Park Rangers, back to Nigeria to support the campaign of the Western Rovers football team in the finals of the 1958 Challenge Cup. According to Chief Adegboye ...

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  11. AFN/Solid Works Golden League: Nigerian athletes search for form in BeninRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    Nigerian athletes return to golden league action today in Benin City, after another lack luster performance at the Port Harcourt leg of the meet last weekend.

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  12. AU endorses Nigeria for UN non-permanent seatRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    By BEN AGANDE, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nigeria yesterday recorded a major diplomatic victory at the on going conference of the African Union, AU, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as her candidacy for the non-permanent seat in the United Nations, UN, Security Council, was unanimously endorsed by member countries.

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  13. Champions League: Akpoborie, Iroha, Eguavoen enliven Heineken Champions PlanetRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    The UEFA Champions League 2012/13 season comes to a glorious climax tonight at the Heineken Champions Planet with the final match of the competition.

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  14. A strategic partnership revivedRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    ... where one thousand wheelchairs were procured and distributed free to indigent Nigerians with disabilities across Nigeria. The wheelchairs were imported into the country by the LDS Charities, and they also funded the clearing of the wheelchairs from ...

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  15. Why I prefer dating white guys to Nigerian men - Cynthia AgholorRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    Cynthia Agholor will tell anyone who cares to listen that she has been having a wonderful time in Nollywood even though she started acting as a child many years ago.

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  16. Nigeria on Edge: Killing with impunityRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    ... Force (JTF) patroling the streets of the restive northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri, Borno State. AFP photos Nigeria has become a killing field which needed extraordinary means to effectively tackle. Although security agencies have been ...

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  17. Baby factory: Operators go into hidingRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    The lies and deceits of pregnancies in maternity homes A visit to some communities in Rivers, Abia and Imo states will reveal the existence of certain Maternity homes and Child care centres.

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  18. AYAC: Athletes/coaches blown away by Jonathan's largesseRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Vanguard

    Athletes and coaches who represented Nigeria at the last African Youth Athletics Champio-nships in Warri, Delta State had course to smile after they were hosted to a dinner by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja during the week and were rewarded with N500, 000 each.

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  19. Ginger Baker: At home with the most terrifying man in musicRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Mirror.co.uk

    ... white I was going to go along with them." In fact, Baker had developed his obsession with polo not in England but in Nigeria, with black and white players. "After I refused to join their racist club, 'Beware Mr Baker' appeared in red graffiti on the ...

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  20. Baby scam tricked clients to look pregnantRead the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | NEWS.com.au

    ... authorities. She had paid 1.5 million naira ($9800) for the services of the midwife, Oby George, in Port Harcourt in Nigeria's south. She had never been to a hospital to have a scan of any kind during her so-called pregnancy because the midwife had ...

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