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VOL. 9, NO. 2882 THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014
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ENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele yesterday reassigned three deputy governors. A statement signed by Isaac A. Okorafor on behalf of the Director, Corporate Communications, said Alhaji Suleiman Barau, Deputy Governor, Corporate Services Directorate, has been moved to the Operations Directorate. Deputy Governor (Operations) Kingsley Moghalu, reassigned Continued on page 4
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TR UTH IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM TRUTH
EKITI 2014
Emefiele reassigns CBN chiefs
•Keshi won’t promise victory •Eagles can still fly, says Moses •Osaze may start from bench •Enyeama ready for Bosnia SPOR TS SPORTS •Nigeria’ll bounce back Pages
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•Jega: INEC ‘ll use customised ballot papers •Ado-Ekiti residents troop out for Fayemi • AND MORE ON PAGE 9 •I’m still in the race, says Bamidele
WHERE ARE THE CHIBOK GIRLS KIDNAPPED ON APRIL 15?
Ekiti: Oyegun asks Jonathan to probe Obanikoro’s presence in Akure
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HERE are plans to rig Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) alleged yesterday. APC Chairman John OdigieOyegun petitioned President
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Goodluck Jonathan, saying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wants to win at all cost. Odigie-Oyegun said the President should ask the Min-
ister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro why he was at the Akure Airport on Tuesday when two planes with undisclosed cargo landed. Continued on page 4
APC kicks as House begins battle to impeach Nyako Airspace blocked in bid to serve notice Fresh moves against Amaechi
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HE impeachment plot against Governor Murtala Nyako began on a dramatic note yesterday, with the temporary blocking of the Yola airspace to enable the House of As-
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sembly serve the governor with a notice. A chartered plane, which ought to take the governor to Abuja, was diverted midway
to Gombe to restrict his movement to Yola for the notice to be served on him, according to sources. But the governor, who got a report of the impeachment notice, travelled by road to
Gombe to board a plane for Abuja. In spite of the initial drama, the House of Assembly yesterday sent impeachment notices to Nyako and his deputy, Mr. Bala Ngilari.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governors criticised the impeachment move. APC National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun described the move against the
•TEARS FOR A GOOD MAN... MAN...Symphatisers weeping at the Ibadan home of late Arisekola-Alao…yesterday
•The late Arisekola-Alao
governor as “unfortunate”. He said: “Well, it is unfortunate, but we are already looking into it on how to deal with the situation. “Let me give the legislators Continued on page 4
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Arisekola-Alao dies at 69
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