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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Sunday, October 20th, 2013
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The All Progressive Congress on Sunday described the alleged plot to force Governor Rotimi Amaechi to resign, as a ‘’last desperate act’’ to frustrate him out of office. The APC in a statement by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also condemned the reported plot to abduct […]
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Edo, Governors, Headlines, Imo, Prince Charles Dickson, Rivers, State News
Sunday, October 20th, 2013
Three Governors – Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, Rochas Okorocha of Imo and Rotimi Amechi of Rivers – did not attend the South-East/South-South governors meeting held on Sunday in Enugu. The meeting was attended by eight of the 11 governors in the two geo-political zones. Governors who attended the meeting include Theodore Orji of Abia; […]
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Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, October 19th, 2013
Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah The Federal Government has begun a manhunt for the whistleblower that broke the story of the two BMW armoured cars bought for Aviation Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah. The cars, valued at N225m, were purchased for the minister by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Fola […]
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Legislature, Senate
Saturday, October 19th, 2013
President of the senate, David Mark Prominent Nigerians have expressed their dissatisfaction with reports that the principal officers of the National Assembly rejected the official quarters built for them by the Federal Capital Development Authority, describing the project as a waste of money and another means of encouraging corruption. This came as the principal […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, October 19th, 2013
Most Nigerians in the United States have lived here for an average of 25 years and are at an average age of 56. Those individuals who have been here for 25 years or more are now eager to go back to Nigeria to spend their final years. But the dream of going back to live […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Friday, October 18th, 2013
The revelation that the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, received two cars worth N255m from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority compounds integrity issues on her table, Solaade Ayo-Aderele writes The Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, has come under severe criticisms following a revelation that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority bought two bullet-proof vehicles worth $1.6m […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, October 18th, 2013
-Punch The Presidency on Thursday hailed the latest rating of the Nigerian economy by the global rating agency, Fitch, which acknowledged the reforms being undertaken by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration in the power and agricultural sectors as well as growing investors’ confidence in the economy. The agency had on Wednesday assigned a stable […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Friday, October 18th, 2013
Nigeria have moved up to the 33rd position in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. The Super Eagles gained three spots from last month’s ranking following their victory against Ethiopia in Sunday’s World Cup first leg play-off in Addis Ababa. The Eagles have had a topsy-turvy year rising to 28th position in May but […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Friday, October 18th, 2013
-Punch Fenerbahce hitman Emmanuel Emenike has set himself the challenge of surpassing Rashidi Yekini’s goalscoring record for Nigeria. Yekini, who died last year, holds the all-time scoring record for the country. The 1993 African Footballer of the Year scored 37 goals for the Super Eagles in 58 appearances spanning 14 years. The deceased represented […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, October 18th, 2013
-Punch President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday ordered all government agencies requiring identity verification or involved in data capturing activities by switching over to the National Identity Management Commission infrastructure by December 31, 2014. He also gave the NIMC till the same date to ensure that all eligible persons as provided for in Section 16 […]
