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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
The Senate President, David Mark, on Wednesday, accused the aviation regulatory agencies in the country of conniving with foreign airlines to fix high air fares. Specifically, Mark described the arbitrary price charged by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic as exploitative and unreasonable. Senator Hope Uzodinma with 27 others in a motion entitled: “Violation of Aviation […]
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Headlines, Kwara, State News
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
THE University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, was thrown into mourning on Wednesday as husband of the head of Department of Religious Studies, Professor (Mrs) Oyeronke Olademo, allegedly committed suicide by hanging. The husband is Mr Olubunmi Olademo. Nigerian Tribune investigations revealed that the sad development had generated pity and concern in the university community […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Umbrella body of Muslims in the North, the Jama’atul Nasril Islam on Wednesday in Kaduna faulted the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejiafor, over comments credited to him on the failed dialogue between the Federal Government and Boko Haram. The CAN President last week kicked against any form of dialogue between […]
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American Politics, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
NIGERIAN forces swept through the North-East on Wednesday, searching houses for suspected Boko Haram militants after killing four in a gun battle, the military said. The crackdown on the group in its heartland of Maiduguri followed a spate of attacks in the past few days, including the killing of a prison official and a retired […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
The House of Representatives on Wednesday frowned on the alleged “indiscriminate withdrawals” from the Stabilisation Account by the Federal Government, ordering an investigation into the matter. A motion by a lawmaker from Kano State, Mr. Haruna Fatahi, indicated that in the last eight months, the government had withdrawn “about N114bn” from the account and spent […]
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EFCC Politics
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will on Thursday (today) arraign six persons arrested in connection with the N14.5bn police pension fraud at an Abuja High Court. The suspects – Esai Dangabar; a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Niger Delta, Atiku Abubakar Kigo; Ahmed Inuwa Wada; John Yakubu Yusufu; Veronica Uloma Onyegbula; and Sani […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has arrested 86 suspected illegal squatters, food vendors and aliens in Ikoyi area of the state for not having definite residential address and means of livelihood. It was learnt that the arrest was in response to complaints by residents of the area about the […]
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Benue, Cross River, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
March 29, 2012 by Mudiaga Affe 35 Comments Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke says the state government will send back over 3,000 internally displaced Fulani herdsmen camping at Bagga, Besenge and Utanga communities in Obanliku Local Government Area of the state after completing arrangements with their respective state governments. Imoke, who stated this late […]
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Nigerian Police
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Efforts of the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Mohammed Dikko Abubakar to transform the force to a modern day crime-fighting agency, has once again received a boost from one of his predecessors. Speaking to Daily Sun in Abuja last week, a former IGP, Sir Mike Mbama Okiro, said that Abubakar is very much on […]
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Nigerian Police
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Efforts of the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Mohammed Dikko Abubakar to transform the force to a modern day crime-fighting agency, has once again received a boost from one of his predecessors. Speaking to Daily Sun in Abuja last week, a former IGP, Sir Mike Mbama Okiro, said that Abubakar is very much on […]
