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Action Congress of Nigeria, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, July 1st, 2013
By Henry Umoru ABUJA—NATIONAL leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, described the national leader of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as a despot for imposing his daughter, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, as President-General of the Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men. The party said Folashade Tinubu-Ojo was not a full-time trader […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Rivers, State News
Monday, July 1st, 2013
BY Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North ABUJA—In a dramatic twist, the Presidency declared, yesterday, that there was no rift between President Goodluck Jonathan and the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Special Adviser on Political Matters to the President, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, told Vanguard in an interview that the seeming face-off between Jonathan and Amaechi […]
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Headlines
Monday, July 1st, 2013
MADRID – Spain looked forward to a chance for World Cup revenge Monday after Brazil hammered the world champions 3-0 in a humiliating Confederations Cup final at the Maracana Stadium. Spain were swept away by the more powerful Brazilians and must now learn the lessons of their defeat if they are to stop Brazil running […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Monday, July 1st, 2013
Abakaliki – Football fans in Ebonyi have called on the Super Eagles to learn from the lessons of Brazil’s humiliation of Spain in the finals at the just-concluded FIFA Confederations Cup. The fans were reacting to the team’s 3-0 spanking of Spain in the match played on Sunday, which has made Brazil the favourite for […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Monday, July 1st, 2013
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – French President Francois Hollande Monday told the United States immediately to stop spying on its European allies after Secretary of State John Kerry promised to probe the allegations but said information-gathering was “not unusual” in international affairs. “We cannot accept this kind of behaviour between partners and allies,” Hollande told journalists […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, July 1st, 2013
Abuja – Foreign Affairs Minister Olugbenga Ashiru has urged the Nigerian community in Egypt to remain calm following the latest violence in that country. A young American was killed on Friday in Alexandria while photographing clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohammed Morsi. Reports said the protests continued in different Egyptian cities on Sunday […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), Ogun, State News
Monday, July 1st, 2013
Abeokuta – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ogun arrested 84 suspected drug peddlers between January and June, the Commander, Mr Musa Fagge, has said. Fagge told journalists in an interview on Monday in Abeokuta that the command also destroyed 73 hectares of Indian hemp farms in some forest reserves in the state. […]
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Party Politics
Monday, July 1st, 2013
By TONY EDIKE ENUGU— Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, yesterday, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to make a “blanket request” for the recovery of over $400 billion Nigeria’s looted fund. Rising from a meeting in Enugu, the CNPP in a communique signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, said: “Whereas we applaud […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Sunday, June 30th, 2013
The Lagos state PDP in a statement has kicked against the rumoured move to install Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu’s daughter as the new Iyaloja of Lagos. The statement. “This new development portends great danger for our democracy and indeed Lagos integrity. We are thus calling on the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, not to sit on […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, June 30th, 2013
By PETER EGWUATU THE Federal government cannot finance the infrastructure needed to boost the economy by spending N4.99 trillion without leveraging the capital market, Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh has said. The commission is also planning to come out with a financial inclusion strategy for the capital market inline with […]
