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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
AS the Federal Government struggles to manage its wide budgetary deficits owing to dwindling revenue, top functionaries in Ministries, Departments and Agencies ( MDAs) have rejected offers of alternative financing for infrastructural projects from the World Bank through any form of Public, Private Partnership (PPP). This indication emerged Tuesday when the World Bank expressed shock […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
2014 applicants asked to check website AS the United States (U.S.) reforms its immigration laws and eliminates the green card lottery, Africans could be the big losers owing to the fact that they are the main beneficiaries of the visa programme, agency report indicated Wednesday. But around 100,000 people were Wednesday picked from several million […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
An Abuja High Court on Tuesday adjourned to June 6 hearing in the trial of former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Vincent Ogbulafor, over alleged N107 million fraud. The ICPC is prosecuting Ogbulafor, who was Minister of Special Duties along with Emeka Ebilah and Jude Nwokoro on a 17-count charge of conspiracy and […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
An Assistant Pastor of a Benin based Pentecostal church identified as Fidelis Ejoke has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly abducting and defiling a 13- year old daughter of the General Overseer of his church. Pastor Fidelis, who pleaded not guilty to the two count charge of abduction and indecent assault, was arraigned before […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Figure drooped from 900 t0 540 The number of Nigerians serving various jail terms in the United Kingdom has significantly dropped from some 900 to 540, the Nigerian High Commissioner to that country, Dr. Dalhatu Tafida, has said. Tafida, who spoke against the backdrop of the Nigeria-UK Prisoners Transfer Agreement, stated this in a chat […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The police have uncovered another ‘baby factory’. Six expectant teenage girls kept in a guardian’s home in Enugu were rescued after a raid on the private residence by security operatives. Enugu police spokesman Ebere Amaraizu said yesterday that the anti-kidnap unit of the police, acting on a tip-off raided No 7, Anyansi Lane, Ogui Enugu, […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The police have uncovered another ‘baby factory’. Six expectant teenage girls kept in a guardian’s home in Enugu were rescued after a raid on the private residence by security operatives. Enugu police spokesman Ebere Amaraizu said yesterday that the anti-kidnap unit of the police, acting on a tip-off raided No 7, Anyansi Lane, Ogui Enugu, […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis hit a frightening bend yesterday, with House of Assembly Speaker Otelemaba Dan Amachree alleging a plot to assassinate Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi and other officials. He did not name those behind the plot. In an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, the Speaker said there was a […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
BARELY 24 hours after security operatives vacated the secretariat of the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, suspected hoodlums on Tuesday razed a building in the premises. The PUNCH learnt that the hoodlums threw dynamite into a building housing the council’s generating set at about 10am. The secretariat gets its supply of electricity from […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Residents of Langbasa, Ajah, Lagos State are still talking about 18-year-old Olanrewaju Kayode-Aremu, who stabbed his father, Victor Kayode-Aremu, to death. Police authorities said the suspect stabbed his 46-year-old father to death while the man was attempting to enter his room. PUNCH Metro learnt that Olanrewaju was a student of University of Ilorin, Kwara State, […]
