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Lamido of Adamawa dies at 88

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Written by Saharareporters, New York Saturday, 13 March 2010 16:23

The Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Aliyu Mustada, is dead. He was 88.

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Farida Waziri and Victor Uwajeh: Tale of corruption, incompetence and betrayal at the top of the EFCC

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Written by Saharareporters, New York Saturday, 13 March 2010 01:51

Investigations by Saharareporters have uncovered details of the shady relationship between Farida Waziri, chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and Victor Uwajeh, one of the agency’s “investigators” who is now regarded as an enemy.

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NIGERIA: State radio reporter nearly killed by angry crowd

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Written by CPJ Thursday, 11 March 2010 19:28

New York, March 11, 2010—An angry crowd of mourners attending a mass funeral in Dogo Nahawa, central Nigeria, assaulted state radio reporter Murtala Sani on Monday. Sani, a reporter for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, was assigned to cover the funeral of more than 40 people killed during a bloody March 7 attack on four villages in central Nigeria.

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Indebtedness to satellite providers: AIT goes off air

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Written by Saharareporters, New York Thursday, 11 March 2010 16:32

The operations of DAAR Communications Plc, Nigeria’s mega private television network, ground to a halt today as its international and national network signals were taken off air. AIT may still be able to produce local programs on UHF.  AIT Television is the major service of DAAR Communications Plc. a company that was listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange.

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Dateline Abuja: Federal Executive Council meeting canceled

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Written by Saharareporters, New York Wednesday, 10 March 2010 16:05

Today's meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation, which was postponed, in the morning, 2: 00 p.m., was later canceled, the second time since Goodluck took power as **Acting President.  Saharareporters was told that the Ministers were already seated for the 2:00 p.m. start when the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Ahmed Yayale, announced that the meeting owing to the unavailability of Jonathan.

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