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Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, April 15th, 2013
By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo / Ibadan, Nigeria / April, 15, 2012 –The Apotheos-ification of Nigerian Leaders and Political Elites Akintokunbo A Adejumo akinadejum@aol.com Apotheosis (from Greek, apotheoun “to deify”; in Latin deificatio “making divine”; also called divinization and deification) is the glorification of a subject to divine level. The term has meanings in theology, where […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists
Monday, April 15th, 2013
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba / Yola, Nigeria / April 15, 2013 – A Forgiving Nation, a Deceived Nation By Leonard Karshima Shilgba I am a citizen of my nation, a nation always eager to forgive. This is a nation that offers forgiveness even when it is not asked. Mine is a deceived nation, sold […]
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Headlines
Monday, April 15th, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013 Igbo youth leaders escape death in Abuja by Ozioma Ubabukoh, advertisement Twelve Igbo youth leaders escaped death in Abuja last Thursday while purportedly on their way to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan, The PUNCH has learnt. Leaders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing told our correspondent on Monday that the aborted visit […]
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Headlines
Monday, April 15th, 2013
A former servant at the palace of the traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, where the mother of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was kidnapped has told PUNCH Metro that he gave the kidnappers the necessary information for the job. The suspect, Chiejine Onochie, said although the kidnappers collected N13m as ransom before […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, April 15th, 2013
BY DAUD OLATUNJI …First meeting with Obasanjo after 6 years, says he is my leader ABEOKUTA—Chairman Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih declared Monday that the party would do what it knows how to do best to win the next general election in 2015. Chief Anenih, who spoke to […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Monday, April 15th, 2013
By JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT— RIVERS State Government, yesterday, released details of the agreement for the purchase of its two helicopters that had attracted serious media attention lately. Briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt, Commissioner for Information and Communications in the state, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, said it was important that the Helicopter Purchase Agreement was released […]
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Headlines
Monday, April 15th, 2013
By Babajide Komolafe Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, said the country earned N599 billion from crude oil in January, while Federal Government overspent its budget by N178 billion in the same month. The apex bank disclosed this in its economic report for January released yesterday, which shows that total federal revenue in January was […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Monday, April 15th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States did not yet know who was responsible for blasts at the Boston marathon but he vowed to find those accountable and punish them. “We don’t yet have all the answers,” Obama said. “We still do not know who did this or why,” he […]
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Bauchi, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News
Monday, April 15th, 2013
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor LAGOS— Criminal and politically minded insurgents in the Boko Haram group were behind last week’s rejection of the amnesty plans of the Federal Government, Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has said. Noting that no genuine Moslem or Christian would shed blood in the name of God, Governor Yuguda affirmed […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Monday, April 15th, 2013
By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North ABUJA — Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that the North has taken a resolute decision not to support the candidature of President Goodluck Jonathan should he decide to run in 2015. Rather than give its blessing to Jonathan’s re-election, the north is now fine-tuning strategies to project one of its […]
