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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Canada is to assist in enhancing the operational capabilities of Nigerian security services to enable them respond adequately to internal and regional security challenges. This came as both countries agreed that effective political, economic, security and development cooperation among them would help to build a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria. They also committed themselves to promoting […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
THE Federal Government yesterday finally decided that it would not appeal the 2002 Bakassi judgment. In a statement it released at 11.30pm yesterday and signed by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, the Federal Government stated that the firm of international legal practitioners it hired to advise on the merits and demerits of the […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Gbenga Adeniji 187 Comments Awolowo and Achebe | credits: More reactions on Monday greeted extracts from Prof. Chinua Achebe’s latest memoirs on the Nigerian Civil War with former Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Afenifere leaders disagreeing on Achebe’s attack on Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Senator Femi Okunrunmu, while reviewing the […]
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Africa & World Politics
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
74 Comments Gambian President Yahya Jammeh | credits: nigeriannewsworld.com The Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has said that dozens of HIVand AIDS patients in the tiny West African state have been cured using his secret concoction of boiled herbs, Reuters reports. Jammeh first announced he had found a natural remedy to cure HIV and AIDS in […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
The Federal Government plans to spend N251.2bn on the repairs of three refineries. The Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke made the disclosure on Monday when she appeared before the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream). The minister was at the Senate with the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, and the Managing Director […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
October 9, 2012 by Success Nwogu, Ilorin 10 Comments | credits: The Kogi State Emergency Management Agency said the number of displaced persons in the state had risen to 623,690. According to a statement in Lokoja on Monday by the Director, Ministry of Information, Mr. James Adedoyin, SEMA, in its latest report, said property estimated […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
October 9, 2012 by Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Mr. and Mrs. Toku in Port Harcourt … on Monday | credits: Chukwudi Akasike Mrs. Jane Toku, the mother of Lloyd, one of the four undergraduates of the University of Port Harcourt that were lynched at Aluu community in Rivers State, says her son’s death will always […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
The Visitor to Redeemer’s University, Redemption City, Ogun State, Dr. Enoch Adeboye, is not known to be a tough talker. He is gentle and humble. But the man of God on Saturday almost lost his cool while addressing parents who graced the 4th convocation of the university. His grouse with some of them, according to […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
October 9, 2012 by Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt 36 Comments Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Joseph Ajienka | credits: THE Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Joseph Ajienka, said on Monday that the institution had begun a seven-day mourning of the killings of their students by a mob. Ajienka, who […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines
Monday, October 8th, 2012
By Soni Daniel Abuja — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will today arraign another set of four fuel subsidy suspects in Abuja over the alleged fraudulent claim of N1,051,030,434,63 from the government. The suspects, who are to appear before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the FCT High Court on a 17-count charge are AIhaji […]
