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BARELY 12 hours to the flag- off of the campaign of President Goodluck Jonathan, eminent members of the Peoples Democratic Party from the North have asked the party leadership to stop him from participating in the presidential primary.

They wrote a letter to the National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Okwesilieze Nwodo, Friday explaining why the President must be stopped by the party.

The signatories to the September 17, 2010 letter are: Adamu Ciroma, MFR  (Madaki Fika); Dr. Iyorchia Ayu  Alhaji Lawal  Kaita; Alhaji Bello Kirfi, CON (Wazirin Bauchi);   Amb. Yahaya Kwande and Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim.

All the  signatories are members of the Northern Leaders Political Forum, whose meeting with the South-South Peoples Assembly Elders Forum on Thursday was deadlocked.

2011: Jonathan must be stopped—Ciroma, Ayu, Kaita

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THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday nullified the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) elections held on Thursday in Lagos.  A new election, which will be

IOC nullifies NOC elections

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NATIONAL Security Adviser (NSA) and presidential aspirant in the 2011 elections, Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, has resigned his appointment.

It was an apparent move to have enough time for his campaigns ahead of the primaries scheduled for October.

Although, the circumstances surrounding his resignation were sketchy last night, a source close to the General's campaign organisation confirmed the resignation.

"Yes, he has resigned", the source told The Nation.

Gusau resigns as NSA

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THE three youths, who on August 24 killed a militant leader, Soboma George, have said they refused to kill Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and

Soboma George: Why we refused  to kill Amaechi, Bayelsa ex-deputy  governor –Confessed killers

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OYO State Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) has warned politicians against the consequences of stockpiling arms and ammunition, in order to win elections come 2011. Addressing

Oyo VGN warns politicians against arms build-up

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FOR the second time in one week, gunmen suspected to be assassins struck in Kaduna in the early hours of Saturday, killing a Kaduna-based-legal practitioner

Assassins kill Niger  Delta chieftain in Kaduna

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CHIEF Ayo Akande, a leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN) in Lagos, has appealed to Nigerians to ignore former military president, General Ibrahim

Stop IBB -AC Chieftain

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THE Ogun State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to treat the ongoing legislative crisis in the

Ogun crisis not PDP family affair, says ACN

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SENATE President David Mark at the weekend declared that the President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo ticket remains the best option among all

Mark: Jonathan/Sambo ticket best option

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DEPUTY National Chairman of the Labour Party [LP], Joseph Akinlaja at the weekend said the party has not decided whether to field a presidential flag-bearer

LP undecided on presidential candidate