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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Says Nigeria will not recognise unconstitutional regime President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday condemned in strong terms the reported coup in Mali. He made it clear that the Nigerian government would never recognize any unconstitutional regime. Jonathan also called on other leaders in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and […]
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American Politics
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and staunch libertarian Ron Paul says he has rejected protection from the Secret Service because he believes charging taxpayers for his personal security is a “form of welfare.” “You know, you’re having the taxpayers pay to take care of somebody,” Paul told late night talk show host Jay Leno on Tuesday. “And […]
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Anambra, Legislature, Senate, State News
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Senator Andy Uba By Charles Onyekanmuo Senator Andy Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was Wednesday declared winner of the Anambra South senatorial district re-run election, which was conducted on March 20. To emerge victorious, Uba polled 42,802 votes to beat his closest rival, Hon. Chuma Nzeribe of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday said he was committed to electoral reforms which would ensure an enduring democracy in the country. Similarly, Vice-President Namadi Sambo, commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members from the North-west for their peaceful conduct right from the ward congresses to the zonal level, saying this was a manifestation of the fact […]
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North-East, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Alhaji Bamangar Tukur By Chuks Okocha and Segun Awofadeji Alhaji Bamangar Tukur, believed to be the anointed candidate for the chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), got a shocker Wednesday at the North-east zonal election that took place in Bauchi State. Although he was said to have been endorsed by the governors from the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala By Obinna Chima Despite strong recommendations in her favour to take the soon-to-be-vacant topmost position at the World Bank – including a reported endorsement by President Goodluck Jonathan – the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
DAKAR, Senegal — A group of junior officers in the West African state of Mali, upset over the conduct of a sporadic guerrilla war in the country’s north, has seized control of the country’s national television station and its presidential palace in an apparent coup attempt. Enlarge This Image Harouna Traore/Associated Press Mutinous soldiers drove […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
LRA chief Joseph Kony A bipartisan group of 33 US senators introduced a resolution Wednesday condemning Uganda’s brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its villainous leader Joseph Kony, for its rampage there of rape, mutilation and murder. The measure backs international efforts to “end the threat posed by the LRA” by boosting the capabilities of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
It all started when Oketch had just learnt how to walk. PHOTO by Kennedy Oryema By Chris Kiwawulo Vincent Oketch had just started trying out walking at the age of one-and-a-half years when a strange disease hit him. His legs started swelling out of the blue and gradually, his condition worsened. At first, his parents […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
NO fewer than 200 vehicles, belonging to the Bayelsa State government, had been allegedly taken away by political appointees, who served in the immediate past administration of Governor Timipre Sylva, Nigerian Tribune investigation has revealed. A credible source informed the Nigerian Tribune that most of the aides of the former governor failed to handover vehicles […]
