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Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA — THE International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, INTERSOCIETY, said Wednesday that a research it conducted between January and April, 2013, showed that no fewer than 1000 Nigerians were killed extra-judicially in the country within the period. Chairman of board of trustees of the group, Mr. Emeka […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA – The National Chairman of Labour Party, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu has criticised Nigerians, especially, those in political circle for being disrespectful to President Goodluck Jonathan, noting that the president was the most abused ever in the history of the country. Chief Nwanyanwu who made the remarks while receiving the leadership of […]
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Boko Haram, Books & Magazines, Headlines, Niger Delta
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Seneca it was who opined that “Men love their country not because it is great but because it is their own.” We may disagree with President Goodluck Jonathan; we may criticise him, still, that is not a good reason to bastardise our country. It is the only country we have. It is ours and ours […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
The Federal Government has accused opposition parties of deliberately misinforming Nigerians about the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, who made the allegation on Tuesday, however said Jonathan was determined to pursue and actualise his administration’s transformation agenda in spite of the tendency of the opposition […]
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Rivers, State News
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
By SONI DANIEL, REGIONAL EDITOR, NORTH Indications have emerged that undue political pressure being mounted on Caverton Helicopters was behind the attempt by the company to disown its relationship with the Rivers State-owned aircraft, a Bombardier Global Express, currently grounded by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, in Port Harcourt. Findings by Vanguard revealed that […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
The Military High Command and the National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday presented a preliminary report of the investigation conducted into the recent massacre in Baga, Borno State, to President Goodluck Jonathan, declaring that only 36 persons lost their lives in the carnage. The report contradicts the 185 casualties widely reported by the media. The […]
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Africa & World Politics, Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
By Arnold A. .Alalibo | NNP | April 24, 2013 – Former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, the controversial “Iron Lady”, who shaped British politcs, died from a stroke recently at the ripe age of 87. Thatcher was Britain’s first woman premier, a right-wing colossus and key figure in the Cold War. She led Britain […]
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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
THE Senate yesterday mandated its committees on Defence, Police and National Security and Intelligence to jointly investigate the alleged death of over 185 people in Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Members of the joint committee have 14 days to turn in their report for the consideration of the Senate at plenary. The […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
By Muhammad Bello In an apparent reaction to the state of siege on Baga town in Borno State after the Friday clash between soldiers of the Multi-national Task Force (MTF) and Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday while inaugurating the Boko Haram Committee, warned soldiers on duty in troubled areas of the north […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
A member of the Presidential Amnesty Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North, Dr. Sani Abubakar Lugga (Wazirin Katsina), Wednesday expressed confidence that the recent killings in Baga in Borno state will not obstruct dialogue with the Boko Haram sect. Lugga spoke on the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting […]