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RESIDENT Barack Obama faces a political rebuke and a curb on his policy ambitions after Republicans seized control of the United States Senate and captured their biggest majority in the House of Representatives in more than 60 years. Tuesday’s midterm elections gave Republicans control of both houses of Congress for the first time since elections in 2006 and the first time since Obama entered the White House nearly six years ago.
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OKO Haram fighters are set for more lethal attacks after carting away on Tuesday eight truck loads of dynamites from a cement factory near Gombe, the Gombe State capital. The sect’s fighters also robbed a bank on Tuesday af-
From Yusuf Alli and Grace Obike, Abuja ter attacking Nafada where they blew up a police station and the local secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Nafada is 150 kilometres from Gombe. Many peo-
ple were killed by the attackers who rode into the town on more than 50 motorcycles. Also shot dead was a cleric, Sheik Adamu Misira, whose home was invaded. The invaded Ashaka CeContinued on page 4
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From Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin
RESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan got some home truth yesterday – he should resign for failing to tame the insecurity monster shaking Nigeria. That was the position of All Progressives Congress (APC) leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, where Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed announced his plan to run for a second term in office. A huge crowd attended the rally. At the ceremony were former Head of State and APC’s presidential aspirant General Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, governors of Imo, Rivers, Kano, Sokoto and Edo states —Owelle Rochas Okorocha, Chibuike Amaechi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Aliyu Wamakko and Adams Oshiomhole. Others include House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal, Senator Bukola Saraki, former governors of Kwara and Ekiti states, Alhaji Shaaba Lafiagi and Dr Kayode Fayemi, APC’s spokesperson Lai Mohammed, Board of Trustees member Abubakar K. Baraje and Assembly Speaker Razak Atunwa etc . Said Tinubu: “I saw the sea of displaced persons caused by the Boko Haram insurgents and the lies coming from Jonathan’s administration. They have exhibited failure, lack of capacity, vision, creativity; the lie of yesterday is what they repeat today and it is what they will repeat tomorrow. They are lying to you. “They are lying about the security; toying
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WHEN WILL THE CHIBOK GIRLS KIDNAPPED ON APRIL 15 BE FREED?
•THE BR OOM REV OL UTION HITS KW ARA: Ahmed (right) and Okorocha addressing the rally...yesterday. BROOM REVOL OLUTION KWARA:
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If you... are the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces...why should any part of this country be under occupation? And you give us excuses everyday. In any civilised country, Jonathan should resign
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