...towards a better life for the people VOL. 25: NO. 61865
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MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013
My six-day ordeal with •Pgs.6&44 kidnappers — Bamigbetan Lagos LG boss
Buhari, Tinubu political liabilities — Jonathan •Says Sanni, Ahmed's withdrawal won't affect Amnesty C'ttee •Don't politicise national security,CPC tells Jonathan
AMAA WINNERS Mobile Number Portability finally takes off today —P.17
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AGOS—PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday reacted to criticism of his government by opposition leaders during the national convention of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, last week in Lagos, dismissing them as people who do not have what it takes to move the nation forward. The president who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, at a press confer
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COLUMNISTS:
DELE SOBOWALE •P.33
Why Northern leaders shun Amnesty C'ttee —P.8
Achebe for •P.13 burial May 23
LES LEBA •P.40
OCHEREOME NNANNA •P. 48
Mr & Mrs
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AMAA The African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was held Saturday night in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Top from left: Pillars of Nollywood - Kanayo O. Kanayo, Kenneth Okonkwo, a representative of Emem Isong and Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha. Below from left: Ayuko Babu, Kwaku Ananse (Ghana) and Ikponmwosa Gold celebrating their awards at the event. Photos: Oscar Ochiogu. See story on Page 15. C M Y K