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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Oil Politics, Presidency, Raw Politics
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan The Presidency on Tuesday denied reports that President Goodluck Jonathan confirmed in Amsterdam that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation wrongly withheld $10bn from the Federation Account. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in a statement, described the reports as “completely false and a total […]
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Benue, Borno, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Ten persons were killed in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, when two suicide bombers rammed their cars into a police patrol vehicle. Also, 27 people were reportedly killed on Tuesday in Benue State after a brutal attack which took place in Agena Village in Gwer-East Local Government […]
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Headlines, Osun, State News
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke The first civilian Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke, has said that elders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state asked him to pick form and run for the office again. Adeleke said that there was no way he would have turned the request of the elders down, since […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Raw Politics
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi Shareholders of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc have asked an Abuja Federal High Court to order the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, to pay them N10bn as damages over what they described as the fraudulent banking and investment practices […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke Fresh revelations indicated on Tuesday that Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, maintained a second jet. The jet, a Global Express XRS plane, is allegedly chartered specifically for her private and official trips overseas. A return trip on the XRS plane is said to cost taxpayers €600,000. The jet […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke Fresh revelations indicated on Tuesday that Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, maintained a second jet. The jet, a Global Express XRS plane, is allegedly chartered specifically for her private and official trips overseas. A return trip on the XRS plane is said to cost taxpayers €600,000. The jet […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
SUPER Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo A landlord was horrified when he saw the state in which a penthouse flat leased in the name of ex-Everton player Joseph Yobo had been left. There were burn marks on the carpet, a dirty kitchen and bathroom, and holes in the wall left from a flat-screen television. But […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, March 24th, 2014
The House of Representatives gave indications on Sunday that it would engage the services of an aviation expert to assist in the investigation into the alleged N10bn expenditure on a private jet by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. The chartered aircraft is said to be maintained on a bill of 500,000 Euros […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Monday, March 24th, 2014
Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade | credits: www.ynaija.com The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of 18 insurgents suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in a shootout with troops in some settlements in Bama and Ngurosoye in Borno State. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in an […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, March 24th, 2014
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