...towards a better life for the people VOL. 25: NO. 62411
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MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015
FUEL SCARCITY: Capital Oil breaks ranks with other marketers, releases 13m litres •Arik, Aero Contractors cancel flights FUEL SCARCITY, WORKERS' STRIKE, BLACKOUT:
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Jonathan handing over nation in crisis — APC
•Says whole scenario reeks of sabotage
By Caleb Ayansina
•Cries out: No electricity, no fuel, workers on strike, huge debts •Accuses govt of creating problems without efforts to solve them •I'm leaving peace and stability, says Jonathan; calls for prayers
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BUJA—AGAINST the background of the pervasive fuel crisis, strike calls, mounting government debts, power outages and other problems, the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, accused President Goodluck Jonathan of deliberately sabotaging the incoming Continues on Page 5
Kashamu, NDLEA trade words over arrest, arraignment 10 Mr & Mrs THANKSGIVING—President Goodluck Jonathan (waving his hand); First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan(4th right); Vicepresident-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (3rd right); his wife, Dolapo (2nd right); Senate President, David Mark (right); former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon (2nd left); President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor(5th left) and others after the 2015 Presidential Thanksgiving and Inauguration Inter-denominational Church Service at the National Christian Centre, Abuja, yesterday. Photo: Abayomi Adeshida.
COLUMNISTS: Nigeria on the highway
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GEJ 2019? Forget it •P.20
WORKERS' SALARIES: Painless abolition of fuel subsidy with dollar warrants •P.44
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