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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, August 5th, 2012
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, has said the party will start its reconciliation process with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and others. He said the reconciliation process, which he agreed needed to be carried out in order to heal old wounds among party members, would start after the Ramadan period. […]
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EFCC Politics, Governors, Nigerian Police
Sunday, August 5th, 2012
August 5, 2012 by Friday Olokor About 400 posh cars believed to have been seized from a former Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun, ex-governors and some prominent businessmen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission now compete for space with weeds at the commission’s premises in Abuja. Although it was not clear why the […]
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Constitution, House, Legislature, Senate
Sunday, August 5th, 2012
Senators and members of the House of Representatives of southern extraction have kicked against the recent proposals by the governors of the 19 northern states. Ahead of the review of the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly, the governors last month opposed the creation of state police and the inclusion of the six geo-political zones […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emeka Chiakwelu, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), NNP Columnists, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Saturday, August 4th, 2012

By Emeka Chiakwelu | NNP | August 4, 2012 – Henry Kissinger, the global geo-political icon furthered the thesis on what was called “Big Talk” and with Nigeria’s growing insecurity the joint statement by former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida can be rated in that important category. Big talks can be consequential and when […]
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Articles, Columnists, Governors, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Saturday, August 4th, 2012

By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | August 4, 2012 – Ralph Miliband was a key twentieth century political thinker. Ralph Miliband once said that the hottest place in hell will be reserved for those who sit on the fence in the face of great moral crisis. No one will want to go to […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Saturday, August 4th, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson | Jos, Nigeria | August 4, 2012 –I will start this weekend’s admonition by a tale told by an unknown author. It is originally called the pebble and the ripples. A man was sitting by a lake. He was throwing small pebbles into it from time to time. A young boy […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Saturday, August 4th, 2012
REVEREND Oladimeji (Ladi) Thompson is the founder/Senior Pastor of Lagos-based Living Waters Unlimited Church, and the international Co-ordinator of Macedonian Initiative, a non-government, non-denominational organization established to provide succour to Christians persecuted because of their belief in Jesus Christ. Lately, the security consultant has assumed the office of a Special Adviser to the National President […]
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House, Legislature
Saturday, August 4th, 2012
Despite spirited efforts by the Executive to douse rising tension over the shoddy implementation of the 2012 budget, the House of Representatives insists that its resolution on the Appropriation Act stands. The House, at its plenary on July 19, 2012, resolved to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan if his administration does not achieve […]
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Headlines, NNP News, Sports, Top Stories, Track & Field
Saturday, August 4th, 2012

By NNP Filed by NNP – Nigeria’s woes at the on-going London Olympic games continued unabated Saturday as the only hopeful for a medal, 23 year-old Blessing Okagbare, finished last (11:01 secs) in the final women’s 100m race that was won by 32-year Jamaica’s Shelly-ann Frazer-Pryce (10:75 secs) with America’s Carmelita Jeter claiming silver (10:78 secs) while Jamaica’s Veronica […]
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Headlines
Friday, August 3rd, 2012
By Chioma Gabriel Besides Lagos, insecurity has killed nightlife across states in Nigeria…. Few years ago Jos, the capital city of Plateau State used to be a hub for leisure and nightlife. But the story has since changed. Today, the Plateau State capital is being devastated by deadly ethno-religious violence and this has forced authorities […]