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Adamawa, Bayelsa, Breaking News, Cross River, Governors, Judiciary, Kogi, National Politics, Sokoto, State News, Top Stories
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Justices of the Supreme Court in Nigera today ruled that five state governors have no legal mandate to remain in office beyond May 2011. A panel of the Nigerian apex court today ruled that the tenures of Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto, Ibrahim Idris of Kogi and […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, January 27th, 2012
The Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has threatened to adopt a change of tactics in a message posted on YouTube yesterday. The sect also restated that it was behind last week’s attacks in Kano saying bombings and shootings were to avenge the torture of its members. “We were responsible,” a voice identified as that of suspected […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
As he prepares to assume office as the acting Inspector General of Police, 54 year old Mr. Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar’s role during the 2001 Jos, Plateau State, sectarian strife in which several lives were lost has remains a dark spot in his career in the Nigeria Police Force which spanned 33 years. As the Plateau […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
By Hugo Odiogor & Evelyn Usman On November 4, 2010, Mr Hafiz Ringim came on board as the 15th helmsmen of the Nigeria Police Force, having served in acting capacity for two months. Like his predecessors, Ringim highlighted the curbing of violent crime as one major aspect of his five-point agenda. But barely 14 months into […]
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Articles, CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Columnists, Femi Fani-Kayode, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
By Femi Fani-Kayode, NNP, Jan. 25. 2012 – I read Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s article about of my friend Mallam Nasir El-Rufai with amusement (”Sanusi Lamido On El Rufai” @ Omojuwa.com) and I have to say that I was pleased with the fact that he wrote it. I am glad that he has reiterated his love […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Prince Charles Dickson
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – Jan. 25, 2012 – “I am all-wise, I am all-knowing” kept the wasp from having as much venom as the bee. (Whoever will not listen to instruction will learn nothing.) “The fact that we have this debt reduction and we will be able to pay-off the balance of […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has sued President Goodluck Jonathan and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, for N500m over an alleged violation of his rights by soldiers deployed in Lagos. The soldiers were depolyed in the state to quell protests against the removal of subsidy […]
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Articles, Columnists, Frisky Larr, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
By Frisky Larr, NNP, Jan. 25, 2012 – If there is any lesson to be learnt from President Jonathan’s latest Harakiri policy implementation on New Year’s Day, it’s just one. The government attempted to construct a long, windy by-pass road away from the fight against corruption in the oil sector. It sought to travel the […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Niger Delta
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Three suspected armed robbers on Wednesday said they got military uniforms they used in their operations in Warri, Delta State, from men of the Joint Taskforce in the Niger Delta. The suspects, according to the Police authorities, also claimed responsibility for the recent murder of some military men and policemen in Warri. More than […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
A police Corporal, Olufemi Ajayi, was reportedly set ablaze on Wednesday by angry mob at Ayete, Ibarapa North Local Government Council of Oyo State for allegedly shooting and killing a middle aged commercial driver said to have refused to offer bribe at a checkpoint. The commercial driver, Mr. Emiola Kolade, allegedly had his eye pulled […]
