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VOL. 9, NO. 2849 THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2014
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•AND MORE •Non-indigenes pledge support for Fayemi ON PAGE 10 •Candidates boycott INEC’s dialogue with women •Stop making Ikere dumping ground for deputies
Military probes mutiny in Borno barracks From Yusuf Alli, Abuja
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LL was calm yesterday at a military facility in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, after soldiers fired shots in anger. Soldiers at the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army threatened to attack the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Division, Major General Ahmed Mohammmed, The Nation learnt. A military source, who spoke in confidence, however, said the situa-
•The United States Global Hawk drone that went to work searching for the missing girls...yesterday
The 44-foot-long Global Hawk has a wingspan of more than 116 feet, a height of 15 feet, and a gross takeoff weight of 26,750 pounds, including a 1,500-pound payload capability. A single Rolls-Royce AE3007H turbofan engine powers the aircraft. The distinctive V-tail, engine cover, aft fuselage and wings are constructed primarily of graphite composite materials. The center fuselage is constructed of conventional aluminum, while various fairings and radomes feature fiberglass composite construction
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Jonathan to Boko Haram: no prisoners swap for girls Continued on page 2
U.S., UK step up air search for girls Obasanjo, Soyinka speak on sect
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From Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja
RESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out freeing Boko Haram prisoners in exchange for the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls. Minister of Special Duties Tanimu Turaki, had earlier said authorities were ready to negotiate with Boko Haram, but the President insisted yesterday that this was out of the question. “He made it very clear that there will be no negotiation with Boko Haram that involves a swap of abducted schoolgirls for prison-
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WHERE ARE THE CHIBOK GIRLS KIDNAPPED ON APRIL 15?
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•U.S. vows justice •Catholic women to pray •North’s governors’ wives: girls must return •Aregbesola calls for MORE ON intercession PAND AGES 2,4-7&58 •CAN summit tomorrow •One month after...
•ALL FOR THE GIRLS: Protesters in Lagos marking the one-month anniversary of the girls’ abduction...yesterday.
PHOTO: AFP
•HOW SHOULD THE HOSTAGE ISSUE BE RESOLVED? EMINENT NIGERIANS SPEAK P6