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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2015
FUEL SCARCITY: NNPC apologises to Nigerians, as supply drops to 31m litres9
KOGI POLL: PDP weighs
options to oust APC •Wada asks court to declare him winner as highest scorer alive •INEC waits in vain for APC to name replacement for Audu •Faleke, Bello, Echocho supporters push for APC ticket
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, Henry Umoru, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Kingsley Fanwo
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OKOJA—National leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were last night locked in a meeting with some of the party ’s governors in Abuja, weighing options to disqualify the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the December 5, supplementary elections in Kogi State. Two options were being weighed at press time to push forward what some Continues on Page 5
Payment of N5,000 to jobless youths begins next year —FG AT HID AWOLOWO'S BURIAL— From left: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly; Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, and President Muhammadu Buhari, during the burial of Chief HID Awolowo, at Ikenne, Ogun State, yesterday. Photo: NAN.
Financial market bubbles on new monetary policy MODIBBO KAWU Nigerian governors and national minimum wage
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NNANNA Buhari batters Dasuki while we watch!
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Smuggling, seizures and dubious disposals
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State Police: A way out?
The creation of state police should be supported for the very simple reason that it will check the incessant cases of abuse by policemen and the high and mighty in society. Get details from pages 28 & 29 of Vanguard today. Don’t miss it.
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