May 1, 2014

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Mu’azu: Why Gulak was fired NEWS

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•Jonathan’s ex-aide ‘arrogant’

Newspaper of the Year

News Osun gives 18,000 women N600m P8 Sports Everton targets Victor Moses P24 Business Nigerian-made Nissan vehicles out P11

•Nigeria’s widest circulating newspaper

VOL. 9, NO. 2835 THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014

•www.thenationonlineng.net

TR UTH IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM TRUTH

EKITI 2014

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•Monarch: I didn’t absolve Fayose of Daramola’s murder •Why I’m contesting on LP’s platform, by Bamidele AND MORE ON •INEC to use card readers to check fraud •PAGES 5,9&51

National Conference gets six more weeks

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From Onyedi Ojiabor and Dele Anofi, Abuja

HE ongoing National Conference in Abuja has been extended by six weeks. The conference will now end on July 31 instead of June 19. A new work plan has been released by the leadership of the conference. The consideration of the draft report of the conference has been fixed for July 2124. Continued on page 4

•Sterling Bank Plc Chairman Alhaji Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa (middle) with Group Managing Director/CEO Mr. Yemi Adeola (left) and Company Secretary Mrs. Justina Lewa, during the Bank’s 52nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos…yesterday.

•Access Bank Chairman Gbenga Oyebode (right) discussing with Group Managing Director Herbert Wigwe (middle) at the 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the bank at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos…yesterday. With them is Deputy Group Managing Director Robinna Nwosu

Protests in Abuja, Ibadan over abducted school girls

•D AY OF RA GE: Women for Peace in procession over the abduction of Borno school girls in Abuja…yesterday •DA RAGE:

PHOTO: NAN

Military opens talks with Cameroon, Chad We’ll free them, say minister, Defence chief

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UNDREDS of women defied yesterday a downpour to march on the National Assembly over the abduction of 234 girls from a secondary school in Chibok, Borno

From Bukola Amusan and Sanni Onogu, Abuja

State. Since the girls were snatched away by Boko Haram on April 15, there has been no trace of their where-

abouts. The women, many of who wore red dresses, carried placards with inscriptions, such as “Rescue our Chibok girls”; “Bring back our girls alive”; “Where are my sis-

ters?” “Let peace and justice reign” and “Our daughters going for N2000”. Women also protested in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The Abuja rally, which startContinued on page 4

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WHERE ARE THE 234 GIRLS KIDNAPPED ON APRIL 15 AT THE GOVT SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHIBOK, BORNO STATE?

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•Ibadan women march •’We can publish names, photos of girls’ •We’ll work 24hrs, says David Mark •Military needs task force to rescue them •A tale of two rallies PAGES 2,3,4&67

•CONFERENCE PANEL RECOMMENDS SCRAPPING OF SENATE P5 •WORKERS DAY P6


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