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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has refuted reports credited to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, alleging that it withheld the sum of $49.8bn representing 76 per cent of the total crude oil revenues from January 2012 to July 2013. In a statement signed by the General Manager, […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, Rivers, Senate, State News
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
THE Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, stopped the National Assembly from performing the legislative functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly. 0 Ruling on a suit filed by two lawyers, Messrs Tamunotemi Asobari and John Kpakol, against the National Assembly, represented by its counsel, Ade Okeaya-Inneh, Justice A. R. Muhammed held […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
Written by Sulaimon Olanrewaju Wednesday, December 11, 2013 President Jonathan advertisement <a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a> The din of the voices of world leaders drowned the thud of the rains on Tuesday as they defied the early morning showers to pay poignant tributes to the late global icon, Nelson Mandela, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Delta, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
FORMER Goldman Sachs banker, Elias Preko, was yesterday, sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison by a London court for laundering $5 million on behalf of James Ibori, the former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori. Ibori is serving 13 years in a British jail after pleading guilty last year to 10 counts of fraud […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
“IT is better to help a friend pay his fine, than tell a lie to help him cover a crime.” – Nigerian proverb. It was literally a life-long ambition, and I used every opportunity to meet the old man in person. I was finally in a position to press buttons and call old friends to […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
Presidential Spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati has said that President Goodluck Jonathan was not billed to speak at the Mandela Memorial service. According to Abati, only six out of the 100 world leaders at the event, were slated to speak and Jonathan was not one of those chosen to render any speech. “The late Madiba’s burial […]
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Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi
Monday, December 9th, 2013
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | Dec. 9, 2013 –Not too long ago, while glancing through one of the social media platforms for further details and information on the gloomy election recently held in Anambra state, this writer came across a bold comment from someone who warned harsh critics of everything that has […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Monday, December 9th, 2013
It’s unfortunate that Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State is persisting in his outrageous and totally illogical campaign of falsehood against the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. His statement that Dr Okonjo-Iweala is responsible for the delay of the African Development Bank water project is a […]
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Headlines, Oil Politics
Monday, December 9th, 2013
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE News Release. December 6, 2013. CLARIFYING INACCURACIES IN REUTERS STORY ON SUBSIDY PAYMENTS IN NIGERIA In its recent story on subsidy payments to oil marketers in Nigeria, Reuters confuses the facts and obfuscates the issues. It is well known that the Federal Ministry of Finance […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Monday, December 9th, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan has said past Nigerian leaders cannot be compared to the late former South African leader, Nelson Mandela, saying it was on record that they ruled repressively during their regimes. He also described Nigerian politicians who threaten, boast and play little gods by virtue of their position as tiny men, a character trait […]
