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Vol. 1 No. 337
Friday, January 23, 2015
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Nigeria, Chad, Niger sign pact on Boko Haram Emmanuel Onani Abuja
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igeria and two of its neighbours – Chad and Niger – have signed an agreement to
team up in fighting Boko Haram, which has turned into a transnational terror group. A top security source close to the deal told New Telegraph yesterday that the stage for the deal was
set by President Goodluck Jonathan who had a series of telephone conversations with his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Deby. Boko Haram, which is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria, has
increasingly made incursions into Cameroon and is also threatening the stability of Niger and Chad. It was gathered that at a point during the talks between the two leaders, Jonathan had directed the
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National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, to tie up the loose ends. Dasuki subsequently dispatched Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh and the Chief of Army
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‘It's forged result'
lPDP faults Buhari's school certificate lAPC: Go to court if you are dissatisfied }2 Government College, Katsina... the school Buhari attended
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NSA Dasuki, calls for poll shift
lINEC, APC, Atiku kick Our Correspondents
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ational Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasu-
ki (rtd) yesterday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to defer next month's election by three
months. Doing so, he said, would allow INEC enough time to distribute Permanent Voters' Cards (PVCs)
to millions of voters who could be disenfranchised due to no fault of theirs. But his call, made CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Travel Advisory
Your guide to local and international flights }4
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Editorial
The death penalty debate }19 Campaigns delay MTEF, budget }6