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Budget, Latest Politics
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Dr. Bright Okogu The Director-General of Budget Office of the Federation, Dr. Bright Okogu, and the Accountant- General of the Federation, Mr. Jonah Otunla, told a National Assembly Committee on Tuesday that Nigeria was not broke but was currently cash-strapped. Okogwu and Otunla said this when they appeared […]
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Aviation, House, Legislature
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
The embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah and President Goodluck Jonathan The embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, has been linked to another car purchase scandal. This time, Oduah is said to have also approved the procurement of two Lexus Limousine cars and two Toyota Prado jeeps. The minister is expected to […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Weststar Associates Limited stole the show at the just concluded 15th edition of Abuja motor fair with its unprecedented display of 2014 models of some Mercedes Benz and its other vehicles. The stand of the auto firm was also the cynosure of all eyes as visitors to the Eagle Square venue of the five-day […]
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Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Latest Politics
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, broke her seven-day silence on social media on Tuesday, amidst backlash over the N255m bulletproof cars bought for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. In a post on Twitter and Facebook, Oduah took credit for the signing of the much-publicised Bilateral Air Services Agreement with Israel. […]
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Aviation, Latest Politics
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah President Goodluck Jonathan may have placed the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, on “tactical suspension,” findings by The PUNCH have revealed. A reliable Presidency source said Jonathan decided on the “tactical suspension,” hours before the signing of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Nigeria and Israel […]
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Headlines, Lagos, Ondo, State News
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into how a nine-year-old girl died, after sustaining injuries caused by alleged consistent rape. According to police authorities, the deceased was raped over five times, by a 14-year-old student, Onyi Adimabua, in the Ikorodu area of the state. The father of the deceased, Simeon Jigo, told […]
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Aviation, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Stella Oduah President Goodluck Jonathan may have finally succumbed to public pressure to move against the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, who is currently being probed over the N255m bulletproof cars bought for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The development came to the fore with the last-minute decision to stop Oduah […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
The seven governors of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday opened up on the cause of their dispute with President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the PDP. They said the President had refused to act on the issues they raised during their meetings with him and some leaders of the party on how […]
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Abuja (FCT), Aviation, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja Another air disaster was averted at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja on Monday as a Med-View Airlines aircraft from Lagos suddenly took to the air again at the point of landing in Abuja. The pilot told the passengers that he took to the air again to avoid a collision […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Ex-Chief of General Staff, Mike Akhigbe A former Chief of General Staff, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe, is dead. He died in a New York hospital at around 1.06pm, about 7.pm Nigerian time on Monday. Aged 68, Akhigbe, who was the second in command to the former military ruler, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, was said to […]
