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Boko Haram, National Politics, North-Central, North-East, North-West, Top Stories
Monday, March 19th, 2012
By Dan Udoh Abuja — As violence continues to rock parts of the North, the Federal Government may have opted to appease some northern states with the payment of 13 per cent derivation on solid minerals with immediate effect. A competent source told Vanguard that government was worried about rising insecurity in the northern part […]
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Headlines
Monday, March 19th, 2012
A Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service has been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over a fresh N2bn fraud at the Police Pensions Office. The man, who was arrested alongside seven directors, had served in the Police Pensions Office. A member of the Pension Task Force told one of our correspondents […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Monday, March 19th, 2012
Confusion broke out amongst residents and motorists along Kachia Road, Ungwan Yelwa area of the Kaduna metropolis on Sunday as a vigilant riot policeman gunned down a member of a four-man masked gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram. THE PUNCH learnt that the masked gunmen had earlier beaten a police checkpoint while the […]
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Headlines
Monday, March 19th, 2012
A pastor in the Apapa parish of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Mr. Festus Agim, has been arraigned for allegedly duping one of his church members, Mr. Chibuike Ikegwuonu of N1m. Agim was charged before Agbomalu Magistrate’s Court, Ajegunle, Lagos, with three counts of felony, stealing and duping Ikegwuonu of the money under the guise […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, March 19th, 2012
NIGERIA and the United Kingdom (UK) are strategising to tighten the noose on drug trafficking cartels through assets and financial investigation. This was disclosed at the weekend during a visit by the Director International of Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of Britain, Mr. David Armond and other senior security experts to the National Headquarters of […]
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Governors, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, March 19th, 2012
IN a move that should put paid to the crisis between both parties and pave way for a smooth congress, governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have agreed to support all candidates put forward by President Goodluck Jonathan in the forthcoming national convention of the party. A source at the Presidency yesterday told The […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Monday, March 19th, 2012
THE architects of the ongoing dialogue between the Federal Government and the Boko Haram sect are disturbed over their alleged leakage of the details of the talks to the media. In a reaction to the development yesterday, the negotiators said the development might make the affected parties to lose confidence in the credibility of the […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Monday, March 19th, 2012
MEN of the Nigeria Army 23 Armoured Brigade at the weekend in Adamawa State intercepted a pastor with the Deeper Life Church, a police corporal and three others including a middle aged woman with five rifles, nine pairs of police uniforms and 12 pairs of police shoes. Briefing journalists at Brigade Headquarters in Yola, Public […]
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American Politics
Sunday, March 18th, 2012
Mitt Romney attends a New Progressive Party ally Friday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) — Puerto Ricans have their say in the Republican presidential nominating contests Sunday while the top two candidates are already down the road, campaigning for upcoming contests. Front-runner Mitt Romney will spend Sunday in Illinois, which […]
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Africa & World Politics
Sunday, March 18th, 2012
By Nana Ampofo at Songhai Advisory Ghana marked 55 years of independence from colonial rule on 6 March 2012 – “no mean achievement” in the life of any nation, according to President John Evans Atta Mills speaking at the national celebrations. He added that “certainly, we have not reached our final destination as regards our […]
