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Action Congress of Nigeria, INEC Politics, Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Party Politics, Presidency
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
The Congress for Progressive Change, All Nigeria Peoples Party and the Action Congress of Nigeria took turns to carpet former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, for their allegations against political parties. While Obasanjo had accused political parties of printing manifestoes for the purpose of electioneering and throwing […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, on Saturday said the Nigerian Navy had intercepted 17 vessels in the Niger-Delta which indulged in illegal maritime activities. Ezeoba said this in Port Harcourt while briefing newsmen at the end of a joint sea military exercise code-named “Operation FARAUTA” which means hunting. He said 17 […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
Though he has been declared winner of the October 22, 2011 local council election in Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, by the Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal, Mr. Babajide Obanikoro, son of Nigeria’s former High Commissioner to Ghana, Musiliu Obanikoro, is waiting to resume duty. In this interview with ALLWELL OKPI, he shares his experience in […]
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Governors, Latest Politics
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
Governors across the country on Friday refused to comment on the proposed capital punishment for corrupt individuals. The apex Northern socio-political group, Arewa Consultative Forum, had in a proposal submitted to the National Assembly rued the destructive impact of corruption, and called for the capital punishment for anybody found guilty of the crime. However, efforts […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
The United States government has said there is no magic formula to ending the Boko Haram insurgency. It urged the Federal Government to adopt a multi-faceted approach to combating the sect’s violent attacks on Nigerians. The US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Michael Posner, said this during a press conference […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
There were strong indications on Friday that the Federal Government would increase the fuel price in 2013. President Goodluck Jonathan had on Thursday in Abuja said total fuel subsidy removal was a must. He stated that only total removal of subsidy on petroleum products would attract investors to the oil sector and end the importation […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
The election of Barack Obama as the first black president remains huge to African Americans and to a large extent to Africans in America. His recent re-election speaks volume to the fact that majority of Americans consider his program in his first term more than enough to reward him with another term. However, some of […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
Aggrieved contractors on Tuesday invaded the ministry of police of affairs to protest unpaid contracts estimated at N7.4 billion. The contractors lamented that the ministry owe them for contracts done since 2005 even as they vowed a showdown with the officials of the ministry. During the Tuesday’s protest, the contractors invaded the office of the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
In Texas, Nigerian woman convicted of murder in day care fire Recall the Nigerian woman, Jessica Tata, owner of a day care center in Texas, USA where four kids died, and three others seriously injured in a fire that gutted her day care center? Authority said that last year, Jessica Tata, 24, carelessly left hot […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Friday, November 16th, 2012
Commissioner for Information and Home Affairs in Borno State, Inuwa Bwala | credits: The Commissioner for Information and Home Affairs in Borno State, Inuwa Bwala, tells OLUSOLA FABIYI the major security problems confronting the state What is the security situation in Borno State now because there are reports that many companies have folded up? […]
