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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
Purported leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah, has a fitting soul mate in his wife, Enugu State-born Azuka. A woman that is completely in sync with her husband’s vision and cause; and she makes no apologies for her convictions. If you describe her as an enigma, you […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday insisted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the most democratic party in Nigeria and was not responsible for the Boko Haram insurgency in parts of the North. President Jonathan stated this in reaction to comments by the National Security Adviser, General Andrew Owoeye Azazi, that the PDP should be blamed […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
THE Abuja National Stadium may be reconsidered to host Nigeria’s World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers in June, top officials have disclosed. The deplorable state of the Abuja stadium pitch has forced the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to shop for an alternative venue for the country’s 2014 World Cup qualifier against Namibia on June 3 […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
THE Lagos State Government has begun the process of recruiting new doctors to replace medics who embarked on an indefinite strike action. The government also threatened to mete out appropriate punishment foe those involved in the action. Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) to the State Governor, Dr. Ore Falomo, made this known in Lagos during […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
FROM the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, yesterday came strong reaction to a statement credited to the National Security Adviser, Gen. Oweye Azazi, to the effect that the Boko Haram menace was triggered by a crack within the ranks of the PDP. A statement signed by Metuh dismissed […]
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Headlines, South-South
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
THE governors of the six geo-political zone of the South-South geopolitical zone have called for a review of the current revenue allocation formula, to give more powers, responsibilities and funding to the States and Local Government as centres of growth. A statement signed by the governors at the end of the three-day South-South Regional Summit […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
FEARS of possible bombing by Boko Haram prompted exhibitors, visitors and residents to stay away from yesterday’s official opening of this year’s Kaduna International Trade Fair, which recorded a low number of participants. This came on the heels of last Thursday’s attack on the SOJ Plaza, Kontagora road housing three national dailies, ThisDay, The Sun and The […]
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Africa & World Politics, Anambra, State News
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
THE European Union will set up major energy projects in Anambra State, as part of efforts to tackle the challenge of power supply in Nigeria. Disclosing this during a courtesy visit to Governor Peter Obi at the Government House, Awka, yesterday, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. David MacRae, said the EU Energy programme, […]
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Edo, State News
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
TRAGEDY struck yesterday in Edo State, as three journalists attached to Edo State Government lost their lives in an auto crash that involved Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s convoy. The governor escaped death when a truck rammed into his convoy on Afuze road, Owan East Local Government Council of the state where he received those who defected […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Friday, April 27th, 2012
April 27, 2012 by John Ameh, Abuja A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Robinson Uwak, on Thursday repeated his call on the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to resign her appointment following the uproar over the N1.07tn fuel subsidy scam. Uwak had made the same call on the floor of the […]