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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), NNP Spotlight, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Ambassador Musiliu Obanikoro is not new in politics. He was chairman, Lagos Island Local Government, a former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and currently the nation’s High Commissioner to Ghana. In this interview, he speaks on the recent local government election in Lagos, describing the results as shocking. His son, Jide Obanikoro, contested […]
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Latest Politics, NNP Spotlight
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
By Cecil Ibegbu – (Guardian) – I AM very saddened on the turn of events in Nigeria as it relates to security and the bombing of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja. All well meaning Nigerians must condemn such act, speak up against it, and overall, Nigeria government must seize the moment and institute […]
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Education, Latest Politics, NNP Spotlight
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
A tripartite meeting called at the instance of the Federal Government to stop the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ strike has ended in a deadlock. Consequently, the one-week strike will begin (today), thereby forcing some universities, including the University of Ibadan to postpone their semester examinations. One of our correspondents learnt that a series […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, NNP Spotlight
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
GENEVA – Switzerland’s highest court has ordered the retrial of son of former military head of state, General Sani Abacha. Abba Abacha was given a two-year suspended sentence in June 2010 for taking part in a criminal organisation, and his assets were confiscated. The retrial was ordered because he had been unable to get a […]
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Latest Politics, NNP Spotlight, Raw Politics, Wikileaks
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Revelation of held secrets have continued to astound Nigerians as whistle-blowing website, Wikileaks.com, has quoted a United States diplomatic cable as saying that former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa (and not the justices), in fact, drafted the judgment which upheld the 2007 presidential election at the Presidential Election […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, NNP Spotlight
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
State Security Services (SSS) yesterday picked up former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The SSS said el-Rufai had accused the security forces of receiving N286 billion for their operations but had nothing to show for it, which was why insecurity in the country […]
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NNP Spotlight
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
THIS week, a new Finance minister will take over the nation’s Finance ministry. She is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is assuming duties in the ministry for the second time, having been a former Finance minister under former President Olusegun Obasanjo. She is credited with the actualisation of Nigeria’s debt cancellation during the Obasanjo regime. In her […]
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NNP Spotlight
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
As part of moves to secure plea bargaining, the former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola, has sought approval to refund £9m (N2.25bn at the official exchange rate of N250 to £1 as at Thursday) in part payment to the bank. Our correspondent authoritatively gathered on Wednesday that Akingbola, through […]
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NNP Spotlight
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Barely five days to the gubernatorial election, the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has vowed to beat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Tuesday’s polls, even as he raised fresh alarm over plots by the ruling party to rig the election and cause mayhem in the state. Governor Fashola, while addressing the party supporters […]
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NNP Spotlight
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
The defeated candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in Saturday’s Presidential election, Maj.- Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has distanced himself, the CPC and its supporters from the violence that rocked some northern statess. The violence started on Sunday when results of the poll showed that President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party was coasting […]
