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Latest Politics
Thursday, December 18th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday cautioned labour unions against punishing Nigerians with “unnecessary industrial actions.” Specifically, the President wondered why the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers would embark on a nationwide strike over issues involving an oil worker and his employer. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, December 18th, 2014
The Canadian Press Published Thursday, December 18, 2014 3:27PM EST HALIFAX – The Mounties have charged a 30-year-old South African woman with assault after an international flight was diverted to Halifax on Wednesday. Investigators said the Air Canada flight was travelling from London to Toronto with 239 passengers on board. They allege flight attendants were […]
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Headlines, Religion
Thursday, December 18th, 2014
By AIDOGHIEPAULINUS Everything is being put into the task of ensuring that Nigeria remains in peace or regains her peace, even in the face of threats by politicians jostling for power ahead 2015. One of the novel moves came from Rev. Ifeanyichukwu Epunam who assembled 70 prophets of the Christian faith through private sector sponsorship […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines
Thursday, December 18th, 2014
CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria has barred commercial banks from holding any part of their funds in United State dollars as it steps up efforts to reduce pressure on the naira. The CBN, in a circulated dated December 17, 2014, ordered the banks to stop keeping one per cent […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Thursday, December 18th, 2014
No fewer than 185 women have been reported kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in Gumsuri, North of Chibok in Borno State. The insurgents, who killed about 32 men, set fire on the village with petrol bombs before herding the women and children in their pickup trucks. The Sunday incident is coming less than nine months […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics
Thursday, December 18th, 2014
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State, has granted a suit seeking to uphold the right of prison inmates to vote in all elections conducted in the country. The plaintiffs, who instituted the suit on behalf of inmates of Nigerian prisons, are Victor Emenuwe, Onome Inaye, Kabiru Abu, Osagie Iyekepolor and Modugu Odion. […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Lagos, Oyo, State News
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
The Lagos State Police Command has detained two Fulani herdsmen, Mohammed Umar and Manu Hassan, for allegedly robbing motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Our correspondent learnt that Umar and Hassan, who were herdsmen from the Ngaski area of Kebbi State, were arrested by soldiers attached to the OP MESA while they were robbing some people. […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
After more than 48 hours of consultations, the All Progressives Congress appears to have reached a decision on the choice of the running mate for the party’s presidential candidate, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd). However, the party’s leadership is keeping the identity of the preferred candidate under wraps. But the party’s national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
-Punch The police have arrested other six cops at the scene of the torture of a couple in the Lekki area of Lagos State. A police source told PUNCH Metro on Tuesday that the policemen were being detained at the state police headquarters in Ikeja to explain their role in the incident. Our correspondent […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
The African Union has said it provided a comprehensive insurance coverage for Nigerian health workers who are currently on volunteer jobs in Liberia and Sierra Leone. About 250 health workers from Nigeria left for the two African countries on December 4 to help curb the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease. According to the World […]
