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American Politics, Latest Politics
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
ALTHOUGH the United States government condemns the activities of the Boko Haram sect, its State Department is concerned that designating the group a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) may become counter-productive, according to sources close to both US and Nigerian governments. The situation presents what sources believe is a strategic dilemma for the American Government, which clearly […]
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All People Grand Alliance (APGA), Biafra, Party Politics
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
*Party chairman, Gov. Okorocha, others boycott parley By Tony Nwankwo, Tony Edike, Enugu and Peter Okutu, Abakaliki By voice vote, members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), yesterday, in Enugu consented to plans to structure the party so that it could emerge as a formidable platform for future electoral contests. At the enlarged meeting […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
A team of policemen attached to the Central Police Station, Onitsha, Anambra State on Friday shot dead four suspected armed robbers, who were noted to have been terrorising the city of Onitsha and Asaba. Saturday Tribune gathered that the suspects had organised themselves inside a thick forest in Omelumgbome, in Delta State where they wanted […]
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Headlines
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
A section of the ancient palace of the Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, on Thursday, was gutted by fire. The incident, Saturday Tribune learnt, happened in the early hours of the day and affected the ground floor reception hall of the palace. Oba Gbadebo was said to be in when the […]
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Headlines
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
A religious leader has advised politicians to focus on how they can move the country forward, rather than dissipating energy on how they are going to win future elections in the country. This piece of advice came from the Founder and Pastor of the Celica Church of Christ, Worldwide,Prophet Emmanuel Adetunji Adeonigbagbe, during a chat […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
DELTA State Government is set to engage the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the recovery of over N29billion owed it by 135 companies operating in the state. The state Internal Revenue Board said that the companies, which evaded various forms of taxes were, however, given two weeks to pay the debt or face the […]
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EFCC Politics
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, voiced its shock over the identity of those involved in the pension fraud and the brazen manner it was perpetrated. The Commission’s Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde while speaking at a workshop organised in Abuja by the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria (CPIN), stated that “it (the fraud) […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
As the war of words between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the National Assembly subsides, shocking revelations have emerged on how members of the National Assembly, allegedly hijacked federal contracts and had been holding the executive hostage in the budgetary process. Investigations in the last two weeks showed that most contracts in federal ministries were […]
