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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
BY CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI— The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has debunked the belief in some quarters that the country’s intelligence machinery was a failure and inefficient. Ihejirika, who stated this while flagging off this year’s Army Chaplains Training Week in Owerri, however, promised that security men would continue to enhance […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
By Ifeanyi Okolie LAGOS — Tragedy struck, Saturday, at the Nigerian Navy Base, Ojo, Lagos State, when a Naval officer stabbed his girl friend to death. The officer, identified simply as Harry, was said to have engaged his girl friend, Itoya, who also is a naval personnel, in a fight over claims of infidelity. Vanguard […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
By Daniel Eteghe & Okebugwu Chinomnso LAGOS — As the deadline by the Federal Government to the United Kingdom’s mega carrier, British Airways (BA) to reduce its flight frequencies from seven to three times a week expires tomorrow, Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, yesterday, insisted that the British Government was wrong in disrespecting the Bilateral […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
A staff crisis looms in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over an alleged non-elevation of many workers who are long due to be promoted. Before the assumption of office of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as governor of the CBN in 2009, it was gathered that staff members of the apex bank were promoted on […]
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Kwara, Latest Politics, Osun, State News
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Retired Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Tafa Balogun, has made a special case for the creation of Igbomina State from the present Kwara and Osun states, saying “the ethnic equation of Nigeria remains incomplete without the creation of Igbomina State.” Speaking as the chairman of the seventh Igbomina Day Celebration held at Esie in Irepodun […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, All People Grand Alliance (APGA), Anambra, Party Politics, State News
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
The election petition tribunal II sitting in Awka has nullified the return of Tony Uche Ezekwelu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as member representing Idemili South State Constituency in Anambra State House of Assembly. In his stead, the Justice Yetunde Adesanya-led tribunal declared Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Mr. Ebele Obi, as […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Party Politics, State News
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Embattled Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva has commenced discussion with the All Progessives Grand Alliance (APGA) to possibly vie on the party’s platform during next year’s governorship election. An official of the party who pleaded for anonymity disclosed this to Daily Sun.He said the governor at the weekend held a protracted meeting with the […]
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Headlines
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Two gunmen suspected to be armed robbers yesterday killed Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi’s younger brother, Tehimbi Emmanuel Ayuwa at his phone call center in front of Amokachi father’s residence at Zuba Road, close to Police College in Kaduna. The 23-year-old man was shot by two men who stormed his kiosk on a motorbike […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency, Raw Politics
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed regrets over Prof Chinua Achebe’s decision to reject, once again, the conferment on him of the national honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR). He has, however, said despite the rejection which might have been borne out of misinformation as to the true state of affairs in Nigeria and […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Less than forty-eight hours after he flagged off his campaign for the Peoples’ Democratic Party governorship ticket, ahead of the party governorship primary, the PDP National Working Committee has finally sealed the hope of the Bayelsa State Governor, Timpire Sylva to contest its primary. At the state capital in Yenogoa, the embattled governor had flagged […]
