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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Party Politics, Rivers, Sokoto, State News, Top Stories, Yobe, Zamfara
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Tambuwal, Ambode, others win APC governorship ticket FOR the All Progressives Congress the 2015 contests got underway on Thursday with state chapters electing their governorship candidates. The APC governorship candidates for the 2015 polls, as they emerged on Thursday, include Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto); a Fellow of the Institute […]
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Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Bamanga Tukur For daring to return to his position as the national chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, members of the National Working Committee of the party have suspended Alhaji Bamanga Tukur from the party. Also suspended is a PDP aspirant for the House of Representatives, Aliyu Abuba Gurin. The suspension of the […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Chairman, Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme, Dr. Christopher Kolade | credits: fmi.gov.ng A former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade, on Thursday condemned President Goodluck Jonathan for not showing the right leadership in the manner he had been handling his responsibilities as the nation’s leader. He spoke at the sixth […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Solar panels | credits: blogs.ft.com Japan has given a grant of N1.9bn ($9.8m) for the generation of solar electricity in Nigeria, as part of its infrastructure development assistance. The Asian country is also considering a $200m request from the Federal Government for power transmission project. The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Ryuichi Shoji, who […]
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Headlines, Kano
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Wife of the Vice President, Amina Sambo | credits: File copy Wife of Vice President Namadi Sambo, Amina, is one of the bereaved as a result of the multiple explosions that rocked the Kano Central Mosque Friday last week. Sambo’s wife, who hails from Kano, was said to have lost an undisclosed number of […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, December 1st, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan The United States has announced the cancellation of the training of a battalion of the Nigeria Army, at the request of the Federal Government. It said that the first two phases of the training were conducted between April and August, 2014, noting that it had provided untrained civilian personnel with basic […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Vincent Enyeama Algeria’s Yacine Brahimi has been voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 ahead of Super Eagles captain Vincent Enyeama. The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian to win the award, which is decided by football fans. Brahimi told BBC Sport, “It’s a big honour for me to receive this wonderful […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal The Peoples Democratic Party has filed a fresh suit seeking an order compelling the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, to declare himself as no longer fit to represent the Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency. The suit is filed while the one instituted by […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, State News, Yobe
Monday, December 1st, 2014
MEMBERS of the violent Islamic sects, Boko Haram, on Monday attacked Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital towns of troubled Borno and Yobe states, and killed several people. The insurgents also sacked police stations in the towns and shot at a Nigerian Air Force jet even as they attempted to take over the Government House in […]
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Headlines
Monday, December 1st, 2014
Anyiam-Osigwe | credits: File copy Suspected armed robbers have killed a Lagos-based businessman, Mr. Michael Anyiam-Osigwe. The late Michael was until his death, the Co-ordinator General of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation and a member of its Board of Trustees. His father, Emmanuel, was reputed as one of the first Nigerian investors in the oil […]
