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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, and the Head of Service of the Federation, Alhaji Boni Aji, to constitute a committee that would implement the White Paper on the report of the Presidential Committee on Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says his closed-door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday has earned him insults. Fani-Kayode, an ardent critic of the President, laments on Wednesday, that what transpired at the meeting had been the subject of so much “online speculation.” Writing on his […]
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First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News
Monday, April 7th, 2014
Comments Mrs. Patience Jonathan | credits: en.wikipedia.org Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Monday said she was solidly behind the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, to take over from the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, in 2015. Wike, who was at a time Amaechi’s Chief of Staff, has been at […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Raw Politics
Monday, April 7th, 2014
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, led Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Monday in Kaduna raised the alarm that the Nigerian Army was out to wipe out the entire Muslims in the name of fighting terrorism in the land. The JNI insisted that the Nigerian Muslims, especially […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Monday, April 7th, 2014
| credits: uniqueinter.blogspot.com A passenger aircraft belonging to Overland Airways, which left Ibadan for Abuja on Monday, had to abandon the journey around Minna, Niger State and make a detour to Lagos for emergency landing, after its windshield was broken. The plane, which left Ibadan around 8am, had on board a former President of […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, April 6th, 2014
Vincent Enyeama Lille recorded a vital away win against Toulouse at the Stadium Municipal on Saturday and it was all thanks to goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama whose performance ensured their hosts did not take advantage of his team’s weak defence line in the 2-1 win. Enyeama was virtually left at the mercy of the Toulouse strikers […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, April 6th, 2014
Taye Taiwo | credits: http://ynaija.com/ Bursaspor’s Taye Taiwo admits he is pessimistic over his chances of making Nigeria’s World Cup squad this summer. He has been pushing for a recall with 34 appearances for his Turkish side in all competitions so far this season. Current Super Eagles left back Elderson Echiejile has played just […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Sunday, April 6th, 2014
The Federal Road Safety Corps has stated that the holes found on the chest of the late former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Festus Iyayi, were caused by body parts of the vehicle in which he died after an accident. The FRSC also blamed a driver in the convoy of the […]
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Headlines
Sunday, April 6th, 2014
Tolu Ogunlesi | credits: File copy I landed in Sao Paolo, Brazil, on Saturday, to start a two-week reporting fellowship for journalists, organised by the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University. (More on the trip in the coming weeks). Brazil, which I’m visiting for the first time, has captured my imagination […]
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Headlines, Women Politics
Sunday, April 6th, 2014
Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin The President of Women Arise, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, on Sunday expressed concern over the high level of ritual killings in the South-West, saying women were the worst targeted. She also condemned what she termed as the barbaric, crude and bestial handling of women in Nigeria, describing the situation as “grossly unacceptable.” […]
