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Vol. 1 No. 344
Thursday, January 29, 2015
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Court lifts ban on APC’s fund-raising platform }5}x
Okonjo-Iweala tackles Soludo
lAccuses ex-CBN governor of mismanaging banking sector Abdulwahab Isa
C
oordinating Minister for the Economy
and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday accused former Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, of distorting facts on the economy.
The minister, in a statement in Abuja by her Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu,
disagreed with Soludo that the economy has not fared well under PresiCONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Five PDP govs under watch over Buhari }2
lI'm not aware, says party spokesman, Metuh
Quick Read
Editorial
The menace of baby factories
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BATTLE READY: A contigent of policemen demonstrating how to control crowd during the inauguration of Crowd Control Equipment in Abuja…yesterday.
Arrest Asari-Dokubo, Tompolo
Bird flu spreads to 11 states }8 lDanjuma seeks detention of Niger Delta ex-warlords for poll threats Travel Advisory
Your guide to local and international flights }4
lWe've no apology for our stand, says ex-militant leader Donald Ojogor and Muhammad Kabir KANO
F
ormer Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, yesterday called for the arrest of
some former Niger Delta militants, such as Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo and Chief Government
Ekpemupolo, for threatening violence should President Goodluck Jonathan lose next month's presi-
dential election. Danjuma said in Kano, while inspecting the Kano CONTINUED ON PAGE 6