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Shiites attack Emir of Zaria
…Monarch’s supporters burn group leader’s house
From: ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, Kaduna and Bashir Umar, Abuja
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

The relative peace enjoyed by residents of Zaria following the Jos sectarian crisis was punctured on Tuesday with the attack on the revered Emir of Zaria, Alhaji Shehu Idris, by an Islamic sect, the Shiite group led by Mallam Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. | Read Story
Alhaji Shehu Idris
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Reps suspend session for budget defence
From JAMES OJO, Abuja.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Pressures from the Presidency and the insistence to scrutinize the 2009 budget before passing it, unlike what the Senate did with the budget forced the House of Representatives to suspend plenary session on Tuesday.
| Read Story
 

Tinubu, Fashola appeal to striking doctors
By AZOMA CHIKWE and OLUWOLE FAROTIMI
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and incumbent Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, have appealed to doctors in the state who downed their tools on Monday to return to work.
| Read Story
 
Stop insulting Nigerians, Falana tells Obasanjo
By OLA AGBAJE
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

President of West Africa Bar Association, (WABA), Femi Falana had carpeted ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over his call on Nigerians to brace up for hard times this year. Falana who spoke to Daily Sun in Lagos said Obasanjo | Read Story
 
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