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GOVERNORS and Pope Benedict XVI Thursday urged Nigerians to work for the unity and progress of the country. In statements marking the country’s 50th anniversary, they

Pope, governors, others urge Nigerians to work for unity

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AHEAD of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries, members of the Northern Senators Forum have met in Abuja, resolving to back a consensus candidate

2011: Northern Senators to back consensus candidate

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A NIGERIAN, Mr. Adetoye Oremosu, 32, has won the 2010 United Nations Citizen Ambassador. He is the first African to win the award which is bestowed on regional basis. Oremosu won for the African States' region.

The winning entry is on "Why the Millennium Development Goals are important to me and my family: The intervention of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Nigeria". It was submitted on video format through YouTube. Oremosu and five other winners from the other regions will be honoured with the Citizen Ambassadors to the United Nations award at the UN Headquarters in New York, during the UN Day Concert 2010.

The winner, who works with the School of Media and Communication, Pan-African University, Lagos, said he hopes his win would be "another spark of light in the somewhat dark news that pervades our media and indeed our lives corporately in Nigeria".

Nigerian wins UN award

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NIGERIA’s failure to keep pace with the dreams of her founding fathers and expectations of many Nigerians as she turned 50 has been blamed on

Military rule, civil war major setbacks for us - Jonathan

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A former Secretary to Delta State Government, Barrister Ovie Omo-Agege has declared for governorship of the state in next year’s election.  Omo-Agege, who also served

Former Delta's SSG joins guber race

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SOUTH African authorities have re-arrested Mr Henry Okah, ex-leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, (MEND) a militant group that claimed responsibility

Henry Okah re-arrested in South Africa

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A FEW  hours after the rescue of 15 children kidnapped by gun men in Abia State, public protest against the increasing incidents of abduction, especially in the south-east, was heightened by General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, who vowed to collect one million signatures to back his petition against the negative trend.

Adeboye launches anti-kidnapping crusade

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•Declares two ex-Siemens CEOs wanted

17.5m euro bribery scam: AGF okays trial of two ex-ministers, eight others

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TO address the falling standard of education,  President Goodluck Jonathan is set to convene a special emergency summit in Abuja between Tuesday and  Wednesday.

The President announced this at a dinner to commemorate the nation's 50th Independence anniversary celebrations held at the State House annex in Marina, Lagos.

Jonathan convenes emergency Summit on Education

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KWARA State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said his ambition was borne out of clarion calls from prominent Nigerians to serve the nation at the federal level.

Saraki spoke at the weekend in Ilorin, the capital, at a dinner party on Nigeria's 50th Independence anniversary and award for Nigerians who have contributed to the development of the state.

He said he obeyed the calls from prominent Nigerians who believe God has given him the ability to reposition and develop the country as he has done in Kwara in the last seven and a half years.

2011: Why I want to lead Nigeria, by Saraki