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Armed Forces, Headlines
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
THE Federal Government has tasked the Nigerian Airforce with additional responsibility of patrolling and surveilling the country’s border. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar, who announced this on Wednesday while declaring open a two-day retreat for unit commanders and directors, said already, the operational bases were active with over 65 per cent […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
FORMER vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has distanced himself from a message circulated in his name on Facebook last week, condemning Presi-dent Goodluck Jonathan for linking him (Atiku) with the sponsors of the activities of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The statement, posted by a group which called itself “Atiku for Nigeria,” lampooned President Jonathan for […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
IN recent times, education agents have destroyed working relationship between educational institutions in Ghana and Nigeria by fraudulently making shoddy arrangements for Nigerian students who want to study in Ghana. This are the conclusions of institutions in Ghana, a situation which is now reason the institutions have decided to embark on Nigerian tour to woo […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
SOME former militants from the Niger Delta stor-med the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, on Wednesday, demanding their inclusion in the amnesty programme, amid other demands. The ex-militants also demanded that they be included in the third phase of the amnesty pro-gramme. Some of them said they were captured in the programme, but were yet to be […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

THE National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Wednesday, said there was no basis for the Federal Government to dialogue with the dreaded Boko Haram sect. He also berated the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Nurudeen, for categorising Nigeria as the most Christian populated Islamic nation in […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
AS commuters felt the harsh effect of fuel scarcity currently ravaging the Federal Capital Territory and its environs, the Federal Government, on Tuesday, released additional four names of indicted marketers, thus bringing to 25 the names of indicted marketers under investigation released within a spate of five days. The list of names included a summary […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
THE Federal Government is to produce a bi-annual evaluation report on the performance of ministers, following the signing of Performance Contract between President Goodluck Jonathan and members of his cabinet. Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, who, alongside his National Planning counterpart, Dr Shamsudeen Usman, briefed State House correspondents after the weekly meeting of the Federal […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegne, has been sworn-in as the country’s acting Prime Minister after the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Desalegne has now made history as the first Protestant Christian head of government and one of few southern region politicians in the Ethiopia’s Cabinet. The 47-year-old politician was appointed deputy prime minister […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, August 20th, 2012
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s long-time ruler who held tight control over this East African country but was a major U.S counter-terrorism ally, died of an undisclosed illness after not being seen in public for weeks, Ethiopian state television said Tuesday. He was 57. Meles died Monday just before midnight after contracting an […]
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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, August 20th, 2012

By Phil Tam-Al Alalibo | NNP | August 21, 2012 – The spirit of Owambe is pervasive among Nigerians well ingrained in their socio-psychological awareness no matter where they are domiciled on God’s green planet. Even when the federal government of Nigeria outlawed the mutilation of the currency indirectly banning the practice of Owambe, I […]