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Bayelsa, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
By Samuel Oyadongha Operatives of the Joint Task Force JTF, in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, yesterday, invaded the Igbomotoru mangrove swamp in the Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State, destroying about thirty illegal refinery camps. The soldiers backed by three gunboats and two water crafts, according to community sources, stormed […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
By Caleb Ayansina The Minister of Tour ism, Culture and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, weekend, appealed to the Islamist group, Boko Haram, and others disenchanted with the nation to sheathe their sword and join the struggle for peaceful co-existence and nation building. Duke, while addressing a press conference to mark the 2012 International Peace […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
The onslaught of the security services against Boko Haram seems to be paying off with the arrest of a top operative of the Islamist group described as the accountant. `The accountant’ was said to be in transit between Kano and Zaria, last week, with N4.5 million cash belonging to the Islamist group when men of […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
Igbo must produce President—Kalu, Ezeife, others Power must come back to North— Lawal Kaita Is it a time bomb waiting to explode? Will it strengthen the nation or mar it? Obviously whichever way it is viewed, 2015 is a year with so, much uncertainties just as it is very critical to the future of Nigeria. […]
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Africa & World Politics
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
BENGHAZI (AFP) – Libyan authorities seized back control on Saturday of the headquarters and bases of armed militias in Benghazi after armed protesters attacked them overnight in violence that killed at least 11 people and wounded more than 70. Six members of the security forces were among those killed in the unrest that rocked Libya’s […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
An Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain and a member of the House of Representatives (Akure South/Akure North), Ifedayo Abegunde (a.k.a Abena), has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command over his alleged involvement in heavy shootings and maiming of Labour Party (LP) members. About 12 LP members and passersby were hit during the […]
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Latest Politics, North-Central, North-East, North-West
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
By EMEKA MAMAH & SONI DANIEL, Abuja Apparently worried over the inevitability of the north losing power in 2015 due to lack of peace and unity among the people in the region, the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has called for political strategies that would put the area in strong position of strength to secure some […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Friday, September 21st, 2012
Abuja- Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, on Friday said that the Federal Government had paid additional N56.75 billion to oil marketers out of the 2012 subsidy claims. While briefing newsmen in Abuja, Okonjo-Iweala, also Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, said that the payments were made to 14 companies after being screed by […]
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Governors
Friday, September 21st, 2012
The name Aminu Bello Masari, cannot be forgotten in a hurry. It was mentioned very frequently in the run-up to the 2007 election. As Speaker of the House of Representatives, he had an uphill task to either support the ambition of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to get a third term or work against it. He […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Friday, September 21st, 2012
By Ben Agande FOLLOWING the outcry from Nigerians over the planned introduction of the N5,000 note, the Federal Government has confirmed it is stepping down the introduction of the note by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati who confirmed this last night said the move was to allow more enlightenment by […]
