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Budget, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
By Ben Agande Abuja — The Presidency, yesterday, shifted the blame for the slow implementation of the 2012 budget to the doorstep of the National Assembly, saying the insertion of constituency projects by the legislature into the original copy of the budget has significantly altered the budget. Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who addressed […]
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Rivers, State News
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT – NO fewer than 20 houses, were, yesterday, set ablaze in Omudioga community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, when irate youths reportedly went berserk over the death of a youth, who was simply identified as Benjamin. Details at press time were hazy but community sources said the rampaging […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
By Kenneth Ehigiator LAGOS—Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has petitioned the Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, over the recent 15-year age limit set for aircraft operating in the country. It also urged the minister to suspend the continued grounding of Dana Airlines, ADC, Sosoliso and Bellview Airlines to enable them resume flight operations. The group’s […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
By Okey Ndiribe & Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA—The controversy generated by the impeachment motion against President Goodluck Jonathan last week took a new twist, yesterday, as a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamilla, who presented the motion, accused the Presidency of circulating misleading reports in the media to tarnish his reputation. However, he […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday relieved the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr. Omar Suleiman, of his appointment. The decision was contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. No reason was given for the sacking of the former […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
Tragedy struck on Raufu Alajo Street, Agege, Lagos, on Wednesday when a 19-year-old bus conductor, Sulaimon Balla, was burnt to death in an abandoned mini bus. PUNCH Metro learnt that Balla slept in the bus which had been abandoned on the street for weeks on Tuesday night. It was gathered that street urchins in the […]
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Aviation, Headlines
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
The Federal Government’s plan to reduce the minimum age of aircraft operating in Nigeria from 18 to 15 years will force airlines to pay 83 per cent more on leased planes, the Chief Executive Officer, Aerocontractors Airlines, Captain Akin George, has said. George told journalists at a news conference on Wednesday that the new age […]
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Headlines, Sports, Track & Field
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
The mandatory second test carried out on three alleged drug-tainted Nigerian athletes in Surrey, United Kingdom, has confirmed two of the athletes to have failed the dope test and completely ruled out of the 2012 Olympics. Vivian Chikwuemeka, Lauretta Ozoh and Regina George were alleged to have tested positive for banned substance. One of them […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
Indications have emerged that some Deposit Money Banks in the country may close their foreign subsidiaries due to inability to meet capital requirements of host regulators. It was gathered that some banks had engaged in capital outflow to meet the recapitalisation of their foreign subsidiaries. The CBN, however, in a circular on Wednesday, signed by […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
Fresh crack emerged among members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Wednesday following an altercation between the Speaker of the House, Mr. Kombowei Benson, and the former Deputy Speaker, Mr. Fini Angaye. The incident occurred three weeks after power-brokers in the Peoples Democratic Party, including President Goodluck Jonathan, intervened in the impeachment saga […]
