November 24, 2014

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Nigeria’s widest circulating newspaper

Hoodlums attack Ibadan residents NEWS Page 7

•Shops, Houses, cars torched

News NBA faults Ekiti PDP lawmakers P7 Sports Martins’ goal among MLS’s best P41 Business Fed Govt misses 5,000mw target P4 •www.thenationonlineng.net

VOL. 9, NO. 3042 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014

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The Nation wins DAME Newspaper of the Year •Omotoso is Editor of the Year

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By Kunle Akinrinade, Chief Correspondent

HE verdict was out again last night: The Nation is the best and the “dame” of the industry. The Nation, “Nigeria’s widest circulating newspaper”, emerged the Newspaper of the Year at the 23rd Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME). Continued on page 4

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•Omatseye

•Oladesu

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•INSIDE: REPS MAY NOT RESUME DEC. 3 P5 MOBILE TELEPHONE BANNED IN PRISONS P6

Anger over security men’s raid on APC’s data centre Lawyers, others: it’s against rule of law Navy ‘not involved’

From Yusuf Alli, Gbade Ogunwale, Abuja, Precious Igbonwelundu and Oziegbe Okoeki

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HERE was outrage yesterday over weekend’s raid on the All Progressives Congress (APC) Data Centre in Ikeja, Lagos by Department of State Security (DSS) operatives. The DSS-led team, including men in military uniform, smashed its way into the opposition party’s data office, took away some of the computers being used for membership data collation and arrested 28 people, 25 of who were freed yesterday. Three of those arrested – Messrs Chinedu Auche, Olaposi Fayemi – computer operators and Chika an IT support worker – were still in custody of securitymen as at press time last night. The Navy yesterday denied any role in the invasion. A statement on behalf of the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command (WNC), Rear Admiral Sanmi Alade, by information officer Lt.-Commander Abdusallam Sanni, reiterated the Navy’s neutrality in political issues. It said: “The Nigerian Navy is a non-partisan organisation and does not meddle in politics. The Navy has not deployed any of its

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WILL THE CHIBOK GIRLS KIDNAPPED ON APRIL 15 EVER RETURN?

•Enyimba FC (Aba) players celebrating with the Federation Cup they won after beating Dolphins of Port Harcourt 2-1 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos...yesterday

Enyimba wins Federation Cup in Lagos

STORY ON PAGE 63

Sultan asks Fed Govt to wake up as Boko Haram kills 48 traders JNI blames seizure of territories on troubled military

STORY ON PAGE 4

•POLITICS P17 •SPORTS P24 •CEO P37 •JOBS P35 •MOTORING P39 •FOREIGN P55


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