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Anambra, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Friday, August 30th, 2013
Uba | credits: File copy The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday suspended Senator Andy Uba and his brother, Chris from the party. Also suspended are Ejike Oguebego, Chief Benji Udeozor and Mrs. Tonia Nwankwu. The five men were accused of conducting a parallel state congress for the nomination of governorship […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, August 30th, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: File copy The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, on Thursday met with President Goodluck Jonathan on the state of the nation. It was gathered that at the meeting which was held behind closed doors in the President’s office in Abuja, the group, led by a Senior Advocate of […]
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Headlines, State News, Taraba
Friday, August 30th, 2013
Taraba State Governor, Mr. Danbaba Suntai Barely 24 hours after Governor Danbaba Suntai, addresed the people of Taraba State through a recorded video, the state House of Assembly on Thursday advised him to return to the hospital in the United States where he was on admission for further treatment. The assembly, in a statement […]
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Headlines
Friday, August 30th, 2013
There was mayhem at the Seme border area of Lagos State on Thursday after a 35-year-old man, Saturday Joel, was shot by officials of the Nigerian Customs Service. Eyewitnesses said Joel was hit by a stray bullet while some customs officers were trying to apprehend a motorist who was smuggling a red Volkswagen bus from […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
American forces are “ready” to launch strikes on Syria if President Barack Obama chooses to order an attack, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says. “We have moved assets in place to be able to fulfil and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take,” Hagel told the BBC. The White House said the US […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
The world football governing body Federation of International Football Associations has confirmed that it had received an official complaint from the Football Association of Malawi over comments made by Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi. FIFA however said, “Please understand that we cannot comment any further at this stage,” to further enquiries from BBC Sport. The Malawi […]
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Headlines, State News, Taraba
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
The ailing Gov. Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State, north east Nigeria has dissolved the executive cabinet of the state even as controversy continues to trail his state of health. The sack affected all commissioners and Special Advisers, while only Senior Special Assistants retain their jobs. Gov. Suntai’s Media aide Sylvanus Giwa made the announcement today […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | August 27, 2013 – The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, took the nation by storm recently when it declared an indefinite strike action to press home the implementation of an agreement it reached with the federal government in 2009 and a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, it […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Omolara Williams, Raw Politics, Women Politics
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
By Omolara Williams | NNP | August 27, 2013 – In the dark old days when the military dominated Nigeria’s political scene, the phenomenon of brain drain became crystallised in our national consciousness, as our best brains in all walks of life embarked on an exodus to nations in different parts of the world, in […]
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Articles, Chika Ezeanya PhD, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
By Chika Ezeanya | NNP | August 27, 2013 – One of the first indicators of a sufficiently educated mind is the unwillingness to resort to stereotypes in the understanding and analysis of contending issues of the day. True learning entails the intentional broadening of one’s mental horizon to eschew lumping human beings – with […]
