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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Paul I. Adujie
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Horrific and horrendous, is the news emanating from inside Libya, waters around Libya and on the Mediterranean Sea! The North Atlantic Treaty Organization with absolute military command, control and occupation of the area, continues to ignore and neglect the dire humanitarian disaster in and around Libya and its environs. Humanitarian catastrophes and disasters […]
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Adewale T. Akande, Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1963-66), NNP Columnists, Presidency, Tafawa Belewa (1960-66)
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
By Adewale T. Akande, Barcelona, Spain – May 29, 2011 – On behalf of all Nigerians in heaven, we are using this forum to congratulate you for winning the recently concluded general elections that will usher you as an elected President of Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 29th of May. We are also congratulating […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, South-East
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – May 29, 2011 – The ongoing clamor for the post of speaker of the house of representative by leaders of many Ndigbo sociopolitical and partisan groups has brought back the themes of political marginalization, exclusion and even shortchanging of the Ndigbo back to the forefront of the national […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
38 heads of state arrive Security operatives keep vigil at Eagle Square Buhari turns down invitation As Dr Goodluck Jonathan takes the oath of office as Nigeria’s fifth civilian president at the Eagle Square today, security agencies have put in place elaborate arrangements to forestall any breach of law and order. Already, 38 heads of […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
A 30-man delegation of Argentina’s senior national football team landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday evening aboard Lufthansa Airline aircraft. The delegation left Buenos Aires at 4pm on Saturday and spent only one hour at in Franfurt before boarding the flight to Abuja on Sunday morning. The playing body was led […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
The Lagos State Government has warned residents of areas prone to flooding to look for alternative accommodation on higher grounds from June to January next year. The warning, according to it, is necessary because of the anticipated unusually heavy rainfall that the state is likely to witness this year. Some of the flood prone […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Mixed reactions on Saturday trailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s assertion that four-year tenure was not enough for president or governor to make a meaningful impact on governance. Among groups and individuals who spoke on the issue are the northern socio-political group, Arewa Consultative Forum, Congress for Progressive Change, former Kaduna State governor, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, National Politics, Ogun, State News
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
The Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has justified his decision to travel out of the country before the May 29 handing over date to a new administration, adding that his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, never attended his swearing-in ceremony. Daniel on Friday night left the Murtala Muhammed International Airport aboard British Airways around […]
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Governors
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Indications emerged on Saturday that all the elected and appointed public officials including the outgoing governors have become jittery following directives by the Code of Conduct Bureau that they must declare their assets before vacating their offices. Our correspondent gathered that the bureau was prepared to act in the spirit of ongoing reforms to […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Presidency
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Former military head of state and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in the April elections, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, said he would not attend the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday, (today). Buhari said his presence at the ceremony would amount to conferring legitimacy on an illegitimate enterprise. Buhari is among […]
