November 10,2014

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Nigeria’s widest circulating newspaper

Rumble in Kwara PDP over First Lady

Judge quits Fayose’s eligibility case

NEWS

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•Hearing off as threats to life is alleged

•Jonathan’s wife invites aspirants

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VOL. 9, NO. 3028 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014

TR UTH IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM TRUTH

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The Nation wins eight awards at NMMA

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•Osuji

ITH a haul of eight top awards from a record 17 nominations, The Nation was the toast of the industry at the weekend in Owerri, the Imo State capital. It was all at the 22nd Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) at the Interna-

•Ololade

From Okodili Ndidi, Owerri

tional Convention Centre. The newspaper proved that it parades some of the best commentators in the industry, with Editorial Board member Steve Osuji emerging the Columnist of the Year. Editor Gbenga Omotoso was run-

ner-up in this category. Investigations Desk head Adekunle Yusuf won the Olagunsoye Oyinlola Prize for Culture and Tradition Reporter of the Year and the Chevron Nigeria Prize for Oil and Gas Reporter of the Year. He won the Culture and Tradition Prize with a story titled

•Yusuf

“Help, Nigerian languages are disappearing!” published on November 13, 2013. His story, “How Nigeria lost $11b to vandalism and theft” won the Oil and Gas Prize. Yusuf, who joined this newspaper last year, also won a third prize as the Cecil King Memorial Prize for Print Jour-

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nalist of the Year with an entry published by his former employer, TELL. His sterling achievements caught the attention of the host governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, who rewarded him with an additional N500,000 cash. Yusuf, earlier in the year, won the Promasidor Prize in

•Dauda

the Industry reporting category and was sponsored for a course on Digital Journalism at the Pan-Atlantic University. Okorocha also rewarded Assistant Editor Muyiwa Lucas with N500,000 cash for winning three awards Continued on page 4

•INSIDE: ‘NIGERIA GETS $59B INVESTMENTS’ P5 RIBADU’S BROTHER KIDNAPPED P53

INEC admits lapses in voter cards distribution

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APC: it’s plot to rig Extension in Lagos, Ogun, Kano

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ERMANENT Voter Cards (PVCs) distribution was shoddy in Lagos, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) admitted yesterday. Besides, it explained that the loss of the data of no fewer than one million people who registered to vote in Lagos State is partly responsible for the poor distribution of the cards. The distribution of the PVC billed for Friday till yesterday has been problematic. The distribution was not done in nine of the 20 local government councils in the state among them Governor Babatunde Fashola’s Surulere Constituency, Deputy Governor Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire’s Alimoso and Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji’s Epe Constituency. The All Progressives Congress (APC) said INEC had designed the programme to fail as part of a massive rigging plot. Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun took on INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner Mr. Sam Olumekun yesterday. The REC announced the extension of the distribution till today. Lagos and Kano RECs also extended the collection of cards till today. APC National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said INEC and the WHEN WILL THE Presidency had colluded CHIBOK GIRLS KIDNAPPED ON to rig the 2015 election for

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APRIL 15 BE FREED?

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•Boko Haram fighters parading the street of an unidentified town under their control as shown in a video made available to French News Agency (AFP) by the sect...yesterday.

Boko Haram shows grip of town in video

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•POLITICS P15 •SPORTS P23 •JOBS P35 •CEO P37 •MOTORING P39 •FOREIGN P54


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