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The thugs that seized the Anambra cities of Awka
and Onitsha by the jugular, Wednesday, refused to let go yesterday, torching more public buildings including the
governor's office even as they engaged in maiming and killing. At least 27 people are feared dead so far in the
horror. President Olusegun Obasanjo has called an emergency security meeting for today in Abuja on the situation
following a briefing yesterday from Governor Chris Ngige. The meeting is to be attended by the National Security
Adviser, the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the State Security Service and Governor Ngige.
Also set ablaze yesterday were the Government Civic Centre on... 
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Court stops Labour strike
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 The
Federal Government has again succeeded in getting the law court to stop plans by Labour to embark on a strike over
fuel price increase. As happened...
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Palestine gets interim pres.
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 Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was confirmed
dead early Thursday at a Paris military hospital at the age of 75 after days of speculation about his state of
health. Speaker...
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Yasser Arafat Dies at 75
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 Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who led
his people's struggle for 40 years, has died aged 75 in a French hospital. The Israeli government, which branded
him a terrorist, has suggested his death could be a turning point for peace in the Middle East. His body will go
to...
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2007: S/S Leaders Stake...
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 Leaders of the South South geo-political
zone yesterday staked their claim to the nation’s presidency in 2007, saying it was the turn of the zone to produce
the country’s leader. The zone’s aspiration was encapsulated in an address read by chairman, steering...
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