The Nation NOvember 03, 2011

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News Ondo police parade 10 suspected hardened criminals P8 Sport Ex-defence ace Keshi gets Super Eagles coaching job P63 Business Minister approves 50% pay rise for PHCN workers P10 www.thenationonlineng.net

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Teenagers arrested over Aso Villa bomb hoax SSS: pupils sent panic text messages From Gbade Ogunwale, Abuja

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WO secondary school pupils were arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) over purported plans by Islamic sect Boko Haram to attack the Presidential Villa and the National Assembly in Abuja, it was learnt yesterday. They attend a secondary school in Kagara, Niger State. The SSS did not reveal the name of the school. SSS spokesperson Marilyn Ogar said in a statement in Abuja that the suspects - 18 and 17 years - were picked up following investigations. They have been handed over to their school authorities and parents for proper counselling. The Boko Haram (western education is a sin) group is behind bombings in the North, especially the Northeast. The group extended its operation to Abuja where it has struck twice. It claimed responsibility for the suicide attacks on the police headquarters and the Unite Nations (UN) House in Abuja. In both incidents, lives were lost and properly damaged. According to Ms Ogar, the circulation of text messages about plans by the Boko Haram to attack specific targets in Abuja, have become rampant, causing apprehension and panic among residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs. “One of such messages alleged purported plans by Boko Haram to attack the Presidential Villa and National Assembly on the 28th October, 2011. “However, following painstaking investiContinued on page 4

TIVE: An army of applicants waiting for screening at the June 12 Cultural Centre at Kuto, in Abeokuta, by Ogun •THE OGUN JOBS INITIA INITIATIVE State Civil Service Commission ... yesterday PHOTO: NAN

Sylva optimistic as PDP weighs options

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AYELSA State Governor Timipre Sylva’s camp was in upbeat mood last night – in anticipation of today’s release of the full list of eligible aspirants for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket. Sylva’s name along with those

From Gbade Ogunwale, Abuja

of former presidential adviser Timi Alaibe and ex-Silverbird president Ben Murray-Bruce were missing from the list of aspirants in the “first batch” released by the national secretariat of the PDP.

Those cleared are Orufa Justine Boloubo, Henry Seriake Dickson, Enai Christopher Fullpower and Kalango Michael Youppele. Since the announcement of the “first batch”, there has been anxiety over the reported disqualification of Sylva, who insisted that

he is still in the race. Some PDP governors reportedly met with President Goodluck Jonathan to persuade him to allow Sylva participate in the primary billed for November Continued on page 4

•POLITICS P17 •SPORT P24 •EDUCATION P25 •NATURAL HEALTH P43


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