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Boko Haram, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
By Hugo Odiogor & Luka Binniyat LAGOS— Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Ade Adefuye, yesterday, proffered reasons why Nigeria is against plans by Americans to classify Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO). Ambassador Adefuye who was guest speaker of the Third Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, (NIIA), symposium on the visit […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
LAGOS — What most Nigerians culturally do by using corporal punishment to correct their children when they do wrong and go scot free has become the albatross for two Nigerian couples resident in the United Kingdom. For beating their six children with brooms, hoovers and wires and even giving their baby a morphine overdose after […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Soccer, Sports, Track & Field
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
By Anthony A. Kila | London, UK | August 15, 2012 – Take a Nigerian and you have a survivor, take two Nigerians and you get two competing survivors, take three Nigerians and you get a series of contradictions. That in part is the story of Nigeria in the just concluded successful London Olympics. It […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday confirmed the arrest of a policeman attached to MOPOL 30 Squadron in connection with the killing of a driver. The Bayelsa Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Fidelis Odunna, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on the telephone. “It is true that the driver died. The […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
President and Founder, Oodua People’s Congress, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has accused Nigerian leaders of adopting corruption to fight corruption in the country. At a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, Fasehun said corruption was fast becoming a monster that would destroy the country if the right methods were not adopted to quickly tackle it. He […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
The militant Islamic group, Boko Haram, may have started talks with the Federal Government. The Voice of America reported on Tuesday that a purported spokesman for Boko Haram, Habu Mohammed, said the the group was engaged in direct talks with the government on ending violence in the North. According to the VOA, in a statement, […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Latest Politics, Party Politics
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Senior Special Adviser to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, on Tuesday described the call by the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria for his sacking over alleged fraud as hypocritical. In a statement by his Director of Media, Dr. Sanya Awosan, Okupe said to latch onto allegations published online against him and ignore […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
August 15, 2012 by Ihuoma Chiedozie, Abuja 42 Comments The Nigerian Bar Association on Tuesday said the adoption of an autonomous flag, coat of arms and anthem by Bayelsa State, and some other states in the country, was illegal. Equally condemned as unconstitutional by the NBA was the recent declaration of independence by Ogoniland. Outgoing […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
The 2012 Presidential Committee on the Reorganisation of the Nigeria Police told President Goodluck Jonathan to scrap the Ministry of Police Affairs, saying the ministry was no longer relevant in line with the 1999 Constitution as amended. The committee also faulted the disparity in the salaries of policemen and personnel of organisations carved out from […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Heavyweight boxing legend, Evander Holyfield, was under a lovely arrest in London on Saturday when his fans from different parts of the world unendingly requested that he took photographs with them. It was at the magnificent 02 Arena Dome, Greenwich, South East London, hours to the end of the Olympic Games. As soon as each […]
