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American Politics, Headlines, INEC Politics
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
FOURTY-two thousand two hundred party agents on Tuesday began training ahead of of the October 20 Ondo State governorship election. The training is being jointly organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission and United States-based International Republican Institute. The participants, drawn from the 13 political parties that will take part in the election, are expected […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
The Debt Management Office gave an indication on Tuesday that the country’s total debt profile might hit $25bn by 2015. The figure covers both local and foreign borrowing. The Director-General of the DMO, Mr. Abraham Nwankwo, had met with the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Finance/Legislative Budget and Research/National Planning and Aid, Loans and […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
The Federal Government said on Tuesday said that it had discovered more than 2000 transformers being hoarded by officials of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria. Minister of State for Power, Mr. Darius Ishaku, discovered the hoarded transformers and other power equipment during a recent visit to the PHCN Central Stores at Shogunle, Lagos, according […]
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Articles, Columnists, Femi Fani-Kayode, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
By Femi Fani-Kayode | NNP | October 2, 2012 – Lord Apsley and I were colleagues at Harrow School in England approximately 36 years ago. I have never forgotten his uncharitable remarks about Nigeria which led to a heated arguement between us. At that time I found it ironic, and I still do, that this […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
As the first 2012 United States televised presidential debate holds today, Temitayo Famutimi examines how the encounter between the White House contenders will influence the election. The first televised United States presidential debate took place in 1960 between John F. Kennedy of the Democratic Party and Richard Nixon of the Republican party. Those who watched […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
Independence from colonial or imperial powers can be achieved in one or a combination of ways: through armed struggle as was the case in Zimbabwe and Algeria; through negotiated settlement as was the case in Nigeria, Zambia, and Ghana; or through a combination of the former and the later methods — as was the case […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Party Politics
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
The Action Congress of Nigeria has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to apologise to Nigerians for misleading them on the alleged positive rating given to the country by the global anti-corruption body, Transparency International. In a statement by the ACN National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, the party said the President should tender the […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
The Presidency has dismissed claims that President Goodluck Jonathan is afraid of Boko Haram. Special Assistant to the President on Public Communication, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said this at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. He said it was wrong to assume that Jonathan refused to go to Eagles Square, Abuja, for the second year […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
SOME of President Goodluck Jonathan’s aides may be in trouble for reportedly putting false information in the 52nd Independence anniversary speech of the President. Jonathan in his 52nd Independence Day broadcast told Nigerians that the global corruption watch body, Transparency International, rated Nigeria second after United States in anti-corruption efforts. The claim has been found […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
GUNMEN midnight Monday stormed an off-campus residence of students of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State, and shot dead 23 students. Also, three other persons, including a retired soldier, a guard and father of a student, lost their lives in the orgy of killing with a total of 25 felled victims. The murdered students were […]
