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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, January 31st, 2014
THE Presidency has warned the All Progressive Congress (APC) against the acts of war it has declared on Nigerians through its anti-people directives to its members in the National Assembly (NASS) who were elected and swore oaths of allegiance to perform their constitutional duties to their constituencies across the country. The warning came against the […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, January 31st, 2014
WHAT looks like a disagreement over the modalities for the proposed national conference released by the federal government, may have erupted among leaders of the Southeast geo-political zone. While the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, praised the modalities, saying it is partly in line with their submissions to the Senator Femi Okunrounmi Committee, the […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
y Kayode Idowu with agency report * A little girl and a security operative at one of the scenes of the Kawuri, Borno State Boko Haram attack … on Tuesday. advertisement “Some people tried to escape through the windows and the attackers shot […]
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Budget, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: blogs.cfr.org The debate on the 2014 Appropriation bill entered the second day in the Senate on Wednesday with some Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress senators describing the document as anti-people. They chided the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the way the bill was […]
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Headlines, Osun, State News
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola | credits: File copy The PUNCH is my number one newspaper, at least for now. I am also an avid reader of the columns anchored by both Azuka Onwuka and Niyi Akinnaso every Tuesday. I read these two great columnists in the Tuesday, January 28, 2014 edition of the newspaper. […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the purchase of 44 locally-made IVM G5 Jeeps for the 37 chairmen of the state and Federal Capital Territory coordinators of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme. The council also approved the draft of the Nigerian Metallurgical Industry Bill, 2014 meant to […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Senate
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu National chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, and governors elected on the platform of the party held a closed door meeting with the PDP senators at the official residence of Senate President David Mark, on Wednesday. The agenda of the meeting was not known but sources […]
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Headlines, Osun, State News
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola The Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salaam, has appealed to Christians particularly members of the Nigerian Baptist Convention in the state to stop fighting the government of Rauf Aregbesola. A statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to […]
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Headlines, State News, Taraba
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Taraba State Governor, Mr. Danbaba Suntai The Taraba State Government has cleared the air over a video quoting ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai as saying that he is not yet fit to return to the office as the governor of the state. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Timothy Kataps, and […]
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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
MarkThere was confusion on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, following unconfirmed reports that 11 Senators defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to join the opposition All Progressives Congress. A statement earlier issued by the Interim National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had said that the 11 Senators had defected. In […]