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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Latest Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Monday, September 29th, 2014
By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—THE All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, yesterday, reacted to the boast by President Goodluck Jonathan that his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will recapture Edo State come 2015 and 2016, saying that it was a tall dream to think that “Chief Tom Ikimi, who recently joined the PDP will win Edo State for […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, September 29th, 2014
By Luka Binniyat, Emman Ovuakporie, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Laide Akinboade KADUNA —President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday for the first time spoke on the controversial $9.3m cash allegedly smuggled into South Africa by two Nigerians and an Israeli using his private jet. The money which has been confiscated by a South African court was […]
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Kano, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, September 29th, 2014
By Abdulsalam Muhammad Almost four months after former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was installed as the Emir of Kano, Vice president, Namadi Sambo yesterday paid homage to the new emir of Kano, in his palace. The delayed public recognition by the number two citizen was however made possible by the death […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics
Monday, September 29th, 2014
By Emma Aziken, Political Editor The All Progressives Congress, APC was at the weekend headed for a serious crisis following strong reservations among its major presidential candidates over the procedure for adopting the 2015 presidential candidate for the party. At the end of a National Executive Committee, NEC meeting of the party last weekend, the party […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, September 29th, 2014
By Ben Agande Abuja—years of neglect of the designer of the Nigerian Flag, Mr Taiwo Akinkunmi came to a dramatic end yesterday as President Goodluck Jonathan, while conferring him with a national honour award, also announced his appointment as a Special Assistant, with a salary for life. This was the highlight of the ceremony which […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, September 29th, 2014
By Ben Agande ABUJA—President Goodluck Jonathan said, yesterday, that the fight against Boko Haram terrorists has taken so long because Nigerians were not yet fully united to fight the menace. Speaking at an interdenominational Church service to mark the country’s 54th Independence celebration, President Jonathan said when Nigerians are fully united, there is no problem that they […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
By Soibi Max-Alalibo | NNP | September 27, 2014 – Not many Theologians would accept that sexual and reproductive health and rights are issues that the church can discuss particularly going by the meaning of theology and the stance taken by churches. The stance, when taken by the church on such issues bordering on sexuality, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
By FLORENCE AMAGIYA, JULIET EBIRIM & AKEEM SALAU A 17 year old Nigerian medical student, Joshua Kunle Abdulazeez, returning to school in Ukraine, recently gave an account of how he nearly died at the hands of Egypt Air officials who wrongly routed him to Moldova, never gave him food for days, treated him like a criminal, calling Nigerians bloody […]
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Headlines, Niger, State News
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
By Michael Joseph Kidnapping Saga: Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu, Release Fejiro Oliver Now. For the past three days, friends and family members of an online journalist and human right activist, Mr Fejiro Oliver have become concerned about his whereabouts after he was invited for a civic meeting by the Niger State SSG, Mr Saidu Kpaki. Mr. […]
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Articles, Columnists, John Egbeazien Oshodi, Nigerian Police, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
By John Egbeazien Oshodi | NNP | September 27, 2014 – Mr. Suleiman Abba, the new Inspector General of Police, along with other Chiefs of Nigerian security agencies, need to jointly put an immediate stop to the barbaric act and practice of publicly parading criminal suspects allegedly involved in crimes. In recent years, calls by decent-minded […]
