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Students, under the aegis of the National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) and the police yesterday clashed in Ilorin.

Scores of the students staged a peaceful protest over non-payment of their 2009/2010 annual bursary allowance.

But the protest turned violent as the students in the early hours of yesterday prevented free flow of traffic in parts of the town, particularly the ever busy Murtala Mohammed Way and Ahmadu Bello Boulevard, the road that leads to the Government House.

Source: Police, students clash in Ilorin

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Five people were killed while nine others were injured on Thursday night in a fresh attack suspected to have been carried out by Fulani herdsmen, who made away with about 30 cows at the quarters of the Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Kuru, in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Source: Five killed in another Jos attack

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Jonathan

Pesident Goodluck Jonathan has directed a full scale investigation into yesterday's stampede at the Port Harcourt Liberation stadium during the South-South presidential campaign.

The President, according to his media aide Ima Niboro received news of the incident with shock and sadness.

Source: Jonathan orders enquiry

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Alao Akala

Following the removal of his name from the list of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala is making desperate moves to return as the authentic candidate.

The Nation investigations show that the embattled governor started subtle moves last Tuesday evening to ensure that judgment favours him in the ongoing case over the propriety of his candidature at the Federal High Court, Ibadan.

Source: Akala in desperate moves to return as Oyo PDP governorship candidate

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Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose yesterday berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment that the nation's unity is fragile.

Obasanjo, at the weekend in Minna, Niger State, said "Nigeria's unity is at a fragile point that should not be toyed with".

But, Fayose, Ekiti Central Labour Party (LP) senatorial candidate, said Obasanjo lacked the moral right to speak on national unity, having refused to enhance it while in office.

"He had opportunity when he was in power to take the initiative to correct the perceived imbalances in the polity, but he allowed it to slip away. He laid the foundation of the problems we are contending with today", Fayose said.

Source: Fayose criticises Obasanjo

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will begin the verification of the voter registration today throughout the country.

Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday.

According to him, the exercise will take place from today to February18.

Source: Voter registration verification begins

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Lagos lawyer Femi Falana has called on the National Universities Commission (NUC) to close down what he called the illegal nine universities recently established by the Federal Government until "they are known to Law."

The demand is contained in a statement issued in Lagos yesterday.

Source: Falana seeks closure of nine varsities

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Jega

FORTY-FIVE days to the first of the general elections to be held in April, the window for substitution of candidates' lists filed by the parties with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the end of last month will be formally closed today. Consequently, from tomorrow, the Electoral Act 2010 forbids the commission from accepting withdrawal and substitution of candidates.

Yesterday, there was palpable fear in the major political parties as attempts were made to resolve disputes and crises that arose from the primaries conducted to determine the popular candidates for the various seats and positions.

Source: Disputes linger as INEC draws the curtain on candidates' substitution

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The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as a pure fabrication the reports that there is a rift between Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the party's presidential candidate, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, over the choice of the party's presidential running mate.

The party in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also dismissed as tales by the moonlight, the alleged walkout of its party chairman, Chief Bisi  Akande, from a purported meeting of the party in Abuja last Thursday.

Source: No rift between Tinubu, Ribadu, says ACN

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As part of regrouping for April poll, members of the Northern Political Leaders Forum(NPLF) yesterday met in Abuja to chart a position for the North.

But they kept the outcome to their chest until a communiqué is released today (Tuesday).

Source: Ciroma, others meet on elections