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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Sunday, November 9th, 2014
The Kogi State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Mallam Suleiman Abdullahi, on Sunday said a teacher recently died in the state because of his inability to raise N3,000 required for his medical bill as teachers in the state were being owed salaries and other entitlements. He claimed that teachers in the state had been subjected to unbearable hardships. […]
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Headlines
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
At least 23 automakers have signified interest to set up assembly plants in Nigeria, the Director-General of the National Automotive Council, Mr. Aminu Jalal, has said. He said this at the fifth Conference of the Haulage and Logistics Magazine organised by the Intelligent Data Company in Lagos. Jalal was represented at the conference, which had […]
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Headlines
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
Gani Adams The Yoruba social-cultural group, Oodua Peoples Congress, has said it now secures the lives and properties of more Nigerians in view of the country’s high level of insecurity. OPC also said it was training more members towards protecting prominent politicians and public office holders. Speaking to our correspondent in an interview on Friday, […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
Nigeria has been ranked as the third most vulnerable country among 198 countries in the world. According to the seventh annual Climate Change and Environmental Risks Atlas released by a global risk analytics company, Maplecroft, climate change and lack of food security multiply risks of conflict and violence in Nigeria and 31 other countries. The […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, United Nations
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said it is concerned about the growing insecurity at the border areas between Nigeria and Cameroon, where thousands of Nigerian refugees fleeing Boko Haram attacks have sought refuge. The insurgents have in recent times launched repeated cross-border attacks from Nigerian border towns into northern Cameroon, hindering the […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Senate have agreed to curb the overwhelming influence of state governors in the affairs of the party, particularly its primaries. SUNDAY PUNCH, on Friday, gathered that during a meeting at the Presidential Villa on Thursday night, the President, the senators and the leadership […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
Bishop David Oyedepo The British government has said it is investigating David Oyedepo’s Winners’ Chapel International’s request to establish an independent school in the country. The fee-paying school, Kingdom Heritage Model School in Dartford, was set to open to children from the age of four in September. The school, which will teach “Biblical truths” in […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission have joined forces to ensure that the All Progressives Congress does not retain power in Lagos next year. Tinubu said that just as three parties merged to form the APC and become a […]
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General Politics, Headlines, House, Legislature
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
The embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday declared that his fate as the speaker was in the hands of God. He said the ruling Poeples Democratic Party could not remove him as Speaker. He stated that only God and his colleagues in the House could remove him from office as […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, November 7th, 2014
The talks are continuing as the various parties attempt to agree on a civilian interim leader. Some opposition parties do not want Mr Compaore’s former governing party to be involved in the discussions. Col Zida has agreed to hand over power to civilians but late on Thursday said he was not concerned by the African […]
