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Articles, Columnists, Reuben Abati
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

“HELLO rascal, long time, where have you been?” “Who is your rascal? Don’t let me get angry with you oh?” “Come, where were you when President Jonathan said the South West has been taken over by rascals and that the PDP is determined to rescue the political zone?” “And they told you the President mentioned […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed confidence that the April general elections would be hitch-free despite the current tensions and challenges in the run-up to the polls. Also, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has submitted that the general election was the country’s last chance to demonstrate to the world that it had […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Party Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

THE Democratic Front for a Peoples Federation (DFPF), yesterday declared its support for the candidature of Malam Nuhu Ribadu of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the race for the Presidency in the April elections. In a communiqué issued by the party’s Directorate of Publicity after an emergency meeting by its executive in Abuja, […]
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National Politics, Ogun, State News
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

For the, Oba Olayinka Balogun, in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, the unexpected happened when hoodlums armed with guns and machetes stormed his palace. The strange visitors did not only storm the palace, but left indelible marks on the royal father who currently carries about plasters over wounds he sustained from the thugs. […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
The Goodluck/Sambo Presidential ticket yesterday got one of its greatest boosts when the reinvigorated All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) at its national convention yesterday in Awka, Anambra State adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as its official presidential candidate for 2011 presidential election. Also yesterday, APGA renewed the tenure of its National Working Committee, led by Chief […]
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EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
A former minister of Works, Alhaji Hassan Lawal, was yesterday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N50 billion fraud. Lawal, who had also held sway at the labour ministry, arrested over his alleged involvement in fraud, abuse of office, and breach of government regulations and due process […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Kano state, and former Governor the State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso stole the show yesterday in Kaduna at the Jonathan/Sambo, North-west Presidential campaign rally. Kwankwaso who was also the Minister of Defence during former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration had his name rent the air intermittently, particularly by party supporters […]
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Top Stories
Thursday, February 10th, 2011

In the wake of fresh rumours yesterday about Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu’s state of health , the Anambra State government and the Ikemba’s wife, Bianca Ojukwu, have restated that he was recovering speedily and was in no danger of any sort. Bianca spoke yesterday at the convention of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Awka, Anambra […]
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Oyo, State News
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
There was pandemonium in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital as thousands of panic-stricken parents besieged public schools in the metropolis to withdraw their children, following rumours that some pupils died after eating meal allegedly poisoned but provided free by the Adebayo Alao-Akala government. The poison scare was coming even as the rumour mills went abuzz that […]
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Africa & World Politics
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is likely the richest man in the world with an estimated fortune worth about 70 billion dollars. According to the Guardian, Mubarak has money stashed in several Swiss and other foreign bank accounts, and has shadowy real-estate holdings in Manhattan, London and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. […]