December 05, 2014

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Osundare: let’s build Nigeria •Jonathan decorates eminent scholar with NNOM medal From Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja

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HAT do you get at a literary giant’s party? A cocktail of poetry, free flowing prose spiced with anecdotes and witticism and some home truth. So it was yesterday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja when Prof. Niyi Osundare stood up to be decked with the Nigerian Continued on page 6

•Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke flanked by Global Vice Chairman, General Electric (GE), John Rice (left) and Julius Berger Nigeria (JBN) Managing Director Detlev Lubasch during the signing of an agreement between the ministry and Julius Berger •President Jonathan (left) decorating Prof. Osundare... yesterday to build a multi-million dollar manufacturing and assembly facility for power and oil & gas PHOTO:AKIN OLADOKUN in Calabar...yesterday in Abuja. STORY ON PAGE 53 PHOTO: ABAYOMI FAYESE

•INSIDE: SHOWDOWN LOOMS IN DELTA PDP AS CLARK, OTHERS BATTLE UDUAGHAN P61

Tambuwal, Ambode, Yari, Umana get APC’s tickets Ajimobi, Amosun, Ahmed, Emerhor, others win Tinubu to aspirants: accept outcome

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•Ajimobi

•Amosun

•Ahmed

•Ambode

•Yari

By Emmanuel Oladesu, Musa Odoshimokhe, Adamu Suleiman, Sokoto, Kazeem Ibrahym, Uyo, Jide Orintunsi, Minna

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LL Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidates emerged yesterday, across the country, signalling the final countdown to February’s general election. The party’s presidential candidates will emerge next week in Lagos to climax the pregeneral election activities. The party will pick its House of Representatives and Senate candidates this week. House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal picked the Sokoto State ticket. Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode took a commanding lead in Lagos —as of 1.a.m. Mr. Umana Okon Umana won in Akwa Ibom, Olorogun O’tega Emehor is the Delta State candidate. In Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Belo is the standard bearer. Governors Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), AbduWILL THE CHIBOK GIRLS laziz Yari (Zamfara), TanKIDNAPPED ON ko Al-Makura (Nasarawa) APRIL 15 EVER

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•Gaidam

•Emerhor

•Peterside

•Lagos: Akin Ambode •A/Ibom: Umana Umana •Sokoto: A. Tambuwal •Rivers: D. Peterside •Niger: A. Sani Bello •Delta: O’tega Emerhor •Oyo: Abiola Ajimobi •Ogun: Ibikunle Amosun •Enugu: Oky Ezea •Yobe: Ibrahim Gaidam •Zamfara: Aziz Yari •Nasarawa: T. Al-Makura •Kwara: A. Ahmed POSTPONED •Cross River •Benue •Imo •Jigawa ONGOING (As of midnight) •Kano •Plateau •Kaduna

•Umana

•Ganduje

•Al-Makura

•Bello

AND •I’ll do my best, says Peterside MORE •Amaechi: Abe, Ikuru are qualified ON •Al-Makura thanks delegates PAGES 4,5&6 •I’ll win again, says Ajimobi

Boko Haram attacks two Gombe towns By Vincent Ohonbamu, Gombe

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USPECTED Boko Haram gunmen yesterday stormed two towns in Gombe State, raiding banks and burning government buildings and political party offices, residents told French News Agency (AFP). Scores of gunmen dressed in military uniform arrived in Bajoga, 60 kilometres from Gombe city in a convoy of 20 vehicles at about 7am. Troops managed to push out the attackers and they then drove towards Ashaka, which is five kilometres away and close to the Yobe State boundary. Both raids came after an attack on the Yobe State capital, Damaturu, on Monday, which left dead more than 150 people, including 38 policemen and six soldiers Fighters in that raid are thought to have come from the Buni Yadi area in the southern part of Yobe, which Boko Haram has controlled for some time. Although not as badly hit by Boko Haram violence as Continued on page 6

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