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Armed Forces, Headlines
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Nigeria is going to establish a domestic weapons factory in an effort to cut its dependence on imported arms, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The defence ministry had been told to develop plans for a “modest military industrial complex,” the president, who came to power in May, said Nigeria has been battling the militant Islamist […]
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Headlines, Oil Politics
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu ADVERTISEMENT The restructuring at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation continued on Friday as the oil firm’s new Group Managing Director, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu, redeployed the Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe. Komolafe, according to the NNPC, is to now serve as the […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday evening visited President Muhammadu Buhari inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The two leaders met for a few minutes behind closed-doors inside the official residence of the President. Obasanjo, decked in blue Agbada and a cap to match, arrived at the premises after the day’s work when the President had […]
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American Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, August 8th, 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari ADVERTISEMENT The United States has yet to give the list of oil thieves to President Muhammadu Buhari, findings by our correspondents have shown. Saturday PUNCH learnt on Friday that during Buhari’s visit to Washington in July, 2015, the United States did not give any list. Sources at the US embassy […]
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Armed Forces, Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
ADVERTISEMENT The authorities of the Nigerian military have vowed to track down a group of gunmen who killed five security personnel at Nembe Jetty, Bayelsa State, on Friday. The murdered security operatives comprised four soldiers and a policeman, with another policeman said to be missing. ADVERTISEMENT The Acting Spokesman for […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Dr. Akin Baruwa ADVERTISEMENT For nine days, Shola (not real name) was in pain. The abdominal pain she endured felt as if a knife got stuck in her, she told Saturday PUNCH. She was scared but she had no choice but to endure the pain since she couldn’t imagine telling her parents the […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Police arraign lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, for raping 18-year-old admission seeker : Olaleye Aluko lecturer advertisement . TOP HEADLINES The police on Thursday arraigned a part-time lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, for allegedly raping an 18-year-old admission seeker. PUNCH Metro had reported on Thursday that Baruwa took the victim, who was seeking […]