May 22, 2014

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Anguish at Jos hospitals

NEWS

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•Families seek bodies of victims

Newspaper of the Year

News Boko Haram kills 48 in attacks P4 Sports Enyeama: Eagles’ll reach s/final P47 Business Alison-Madueke’s probe re-opens P69

•Nigeria’s widest circulating newspaper

VOL. 9, NO. 2856 THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014

•www.thenationonlineng.net

TR UTH IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM TRUTH •Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun (second right), his wife, Olufunso (right) with former Mexico President and Keynote Speaker Mr. Vicente Fox (second left), his wife Marta (left), former Head of Interim National Government Chief Ernest Shonekan (middle), Awujale of Ijebuland Oba Sikiru Adetona (behind Amosun) and others during the Ogun State Investors’ Forum 2014 in Abeokuta...yesterday.

EKITI 2014

N150.00 KANO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

Saturday - 17/5/2014 CHAIRMANSHIP: APC - 44 with 2, 370, 889 VOTES PDP - 0 with 200, 687 COUNCILLORSHIP: APC - 484 Seats PDP - 0

•Akande, Buhari, Tinubu, others storm Ekiti for Fayemi •PDP postpones campaign’s flag-off over Jos blast •AND MORE •INEC explains non-deployment of card readers ON PAGE 10

Girls: U.S. deploys troops Obama writes Congress

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From Yusuf Alli, Abuja

HE United States has deployed troops to join the search for the over 200 schoolgirls abducted by the extremist Boko Haram sect in Chibok, Borno State on April 15. President Barack Obama has notified the Congress of the deployment of 80 military personnel, who will be based in Chad, Nigeria’s northern neighbour. Their mission is to help locate the kidnapped girls. Obama has sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and to the Senate, notifying lawmakers about the steps underway to assist in the return of the abducted girls. According to Obama, the service members will help with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for missions over

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WHERE ARE THE CHIBOK GIRLS KIDNAPPED ON APRIL 15?

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INSIDE

•U.S. to stand by Nigeria •Boko Haram survivor tells her story •Mbu warns against AND march on Villa MORE ON PA GES •UN votes today 2-5&69 •Teachers declare ‘no work day’ for protest

•ALL FOR APC MAN F AYEMI: Part of the crowds at the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally and presentation of party flag to Ekiti State FA SEE ALSO PAGES 10&11 PHOTO: NIYI ADENIRAN Governor Kayode Fayemi in Ado-Ekiti... yesterday.

•SPORTS P23 •EDUCATION P25 •POLITICS P52 •N/HEALTH P53 •E-BUSINESS P56


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