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Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Obasanjo Share Former Oyo State Governor Rashidi Ladoja has attributed the present dilemma of the Peoples Democratic Party to the overbearing influence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He alleged that Obasanjo killed the dreams of the founding fathers of the party as a result of his personal agenda. Ladoja spoke with journalists at […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Dr. Corad Murray Michael Jackson’s doctor was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter after a trial that painted him as a reckless caregiver who administered a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic that killed the pop star. The verdict against Dr. Conrad Murray marked the latest chapter in one of pop culture’s most shocking tragedies — […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, State News, Yobe
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
A DUSK-TO-DAWN curfew has been imposed by Governor Ibrahim Gaidam in Yobe State, following last Friday’s multiple attacks by suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers that claimed more than 150 lives, including 19 soldiers. Announcing the 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. curfew on Saturday evening, the governor, who was represented by his deputy, Abubakar D. Aliyu, […]
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Bayelsa, Latest Politics, Niger Delta, State News
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
ALTHOUGH they were stopped by a combined team of armed mobile policemen and men of the Joint Military Task Force, some aggrieved former militants in Bayelsa State used the wedding reception of President Goodluck Jonathan’s brother to make their plight public. The demonstrators, who claimed to be the third batch that protested earlier in the […]
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Headlines, Jigawa, State News
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
JIGAWA State is building the database of all taxable adults in the state to make it easy to track all revenue due to government and close all leakages, chairman of the state revenue board, Alhaji Muktar A. Wada has disclosed. The chairman who made the disclosure recently while fielding questions from newsmen in his office […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
THE neglect of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road is now an international advertisement of Nigeria’s leadership failure THE President drives on it. The Vice-President, and all the governors too. Indeed, Nigeria’s leadership in whole drives on it. So, why can’t they do something about it? That is a shame. Much more has been written about […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
House of Representatives member and governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Henry Seriake Dickson has formally flagged off his campaign to fly the party’s flag under tight security. He promised to rid the state of what he called bad leadership and reckless abuse of power and resources. The tight […]
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Ekiti, State News
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has warned that any intending Christian pilgrim from the state who might have other motives other than the performance of the holy pilgrimage risks being disqualified from the exercise. Governor Fayemi gave the warning in Ado -Ekiti, yesterday at the departure ceremony for 230 intending pilgrims from the state. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
IN what seems an endorsement of Nigeria’s new policy in the agricultural sector as recently enunciated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, G20 leaders are offering the country new initiatives in the sector, which could help spur economic growth in the nation and on the African continent. Although Nigeria has not been invited to join the G20 […]
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Headlines
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Dangote Cement Plc has pumped a fresh N50billion into its Gboko Plant, while creating almost 1,000 new permanent jobs, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Shree Junnarkar has said. Junnarkar, who spoke over the weekend at the factory, added that the company had raised its annual production to 3.5million tons and planned to […]