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Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Saturday, November 24th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated President Ernest Bai Koroma on his re-election and swearing-in yesterday for another five-year term at the helm of his country’s affairs. President Jonathan and Nigeria welcome President Koroma’s victory with close to 60 per cent of the votes cast in the November 17 presidential elections which was keenly contested by […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, November 24th, 2012
PREV1 of 2NEXT • Borno, Yobe Govs Keep Mum; Residents Applaud JTF • Action Reckless, Say Junaid Mohammed, Activists NORTHERN elders, under the aegis of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Saturday, said they welcome the decision of the Federal Government to place monetary ransom on leaders and commanders of the militant Boko Haram sect. The […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Saturday, November 24th, 2012
BOTH Presidents Barack Obama and Goodluck Jonathan wanted to talk on phone, but twice calls from the White House to Aso Rock failed to make the connection. Authoritative sources confirmed during the week that efforts by President Obama to personally speak with Jonathan to return his congratulatory message has been aborted at least twice by […]
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Headlines
Saturday, November 24th, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI has sworn in the archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria, John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan and five others into the College of Cardinals on Saturday at the Vatican. Speaking at the ceremony, Pope told the new cardinals that their elevation represents “the fact that the church is the church of all peoples, and so she speaks […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, November 24th, 2012
By Arnold A. Alalibo / NNP / Nov. 24, 2012– Is Nigeria a failed state? The answer could be yes or no depending on the angle it is viewed from. But the country could fail if drastic actions are not taken urgently to address its problems. Our country really has problems of peculiar magnitude. For […]
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Legislature, Senate
Friday, November 23rd, 2012
THE Senate Committee on Aviation Friday visited the various project sites under remodelling at the Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, and expressed dissatisfaction with some of the level of work done so far by the ministry. Leading the committee to Lagos was its Chairman, Senator Hope Uzodinma while the Permanent Secretary, Miss Ann Ene-Ita led […]
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Governors
Friday, November 23rd, 2012
THERE are indications that the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) would oppose constitutional provision granting autonomy to local councils as one of the federating units in the country. Its Chairman, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State, urged the National Assembly to insist on the existence of only two federating units- the states and federal government. Amaechi […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, November 23rd, 2012
RATHER than inciting Nigerians against President Goodluck Jonathan through undue criticism and hostile remarks, the Presidential Political Adviser, Ahmed Ali Gulak has called on Nigeria ’s past leaders to play the role of statesmen by moderating their views so that the country could benefit from their wealth of experience. Gulak, who made the observation while […]
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Abdulrazaq O. hazmat, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Friday, November 23rd, 2012
By Abdulzaraq O. Hamzat / NNP / Nov. 23, 2012 – Someone might have asked you, or you may have been asking yourself this question: if democracy means all the theoretical, institutional and behavioural dimensions that is usually written in books, why is it that not every country in the world where democratic government is […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Friday, November 23rd, 2012
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba / Yola, Nigeria / Nov. 23, 2012 – One of the responsibilities of a president is to inspire their citizens, to give them a reason to look forward to a better life. I watched the presidential media chat on Sunday, November 18, 2012, expecting to get answers from my president, […]
