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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
By LUKA BINNIYAT, CALEB AYANSINA & BASHIR ADEFAKA Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola, SAN, has expressed fears that the collapse of the ongoing amnesty plans for Boko Haram members may snowball into another civil war even as the youth wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria has urged […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
By CALEB ANYANSINA ABUJA – THE Youth Wing, Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWI-CAN), and Anglican Youth Fellowship, Nigeria have warned that the proposed amnesty to the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram by the Federal Government is nothing but the legalisation of terrorism in the country. President of YOWIC-AN, Dr. Simon Dolly and the president of […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief Nigeria’s foreign reserve has hit about $50 billion, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala revealed and declared Nigeria as Africa’s current best investment destination Okonjo-Iweala “With a foreign reserve of nearly 50 billion dollars, a stable exchange rate, strong banking sector, massive […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
By ANOZIE EGOLE A Nollywood town hall meeting was convened last Saturday at the Eko Hotel and Suities, Victoria Island, Lagos, by Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her counteraprt in Culture and Tourism, Chief Edem Duke . The purpose of the meeting was principally to address some of the issues trailing the N3 […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
*No contact with insurgents yet By Jide Ajani & Soni Daniel 24 hours after the abduction of 87-year old statesman, Alhaji Shettima Ali Monguno, Sunday Vanguard learnt that the 26-man committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to explore the possibility of resolving the insurgency in the northern part of the country will be meeting […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
By JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT — Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Mr. Felix Obuah, has dismissed as mere speculations, allegations of plot to impeach Governor Chibuike Amaechi of the state. Briefing newsmen, yesterday, at the state secretariat of the party in Port Harcourt, Obuah said his cardinal programme was to unite […]
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Headlines, National Politics
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
BY SONI DANIEL, REGIONAL EDITOR, NORTH Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, yesterday, slammed President Goodluck Jonathan for awarding multi-million Naira pipeline protection contracts to Niger Delta militants of Ijaw extraction, describing the action as illegal and self-serving. Mohammed, who spoke in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, noted that it was unbecoming of the administration […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
APC ‘ll pick most credible candidate — Shekarau By WOLE MOSADONI Minna—Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said he “will surely seek the mandate” of Nigerians in the 2015 presidential election under the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC. Buhari who lost the 2011election on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change, […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
*Rivers govt explains, wonders why State was singled out for sanction By Okey Ndiribe & Jimitota Onoyume The House of Representatives, yesterday, condemned the grounding of an aircraft, a Bombardier BD 700 Global Express jet, belonging to the Rivers State Government by the National Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, describing it as “witch-hunt” of “perceived political […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (2007-10)
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
By HENRY UMORU & JOSEPH ERUNKE ABUJA—A Report of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, presented to the Senate, yesterday, revealed how the Federal Government under three successive administrations from 2002 to 2012, grossly abused funds from the nation’s Special Funds Accounts to the tune of N1.2 trillion. According to the report presented by Senator […]