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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, United Nations
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
THE Federal Government has disclosed that the recognition accorded the Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) by the United Nations (UN) through its Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, as well as the African Union (AU) and South Africa on Tuesday have finally vindicated Nigeria’s position that the new interim government in Tripoli is the legitimate government of Libyans. […]
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Delta, State News
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan By Adibe Emenyonu The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Thursday struck out the appeal filed by Chief Great Ogboru of Democratic People’s Party (DPP) against the decision of the lower tribunal which upheld the declaration of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan as the winner of the governorship re-run election held January 6, 2011 […]
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Kogi, State News
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kogi State, took a turn for the worse Thursday, when four of the aspirants vying for the position opted out at the twilight of the election. The aspirants, who withdrew from the governorship primary include Alhaji Jibrin Isah; former Special Assistant to former […]
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Headlines, Power Sector
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Minister of Power, Prof. Bath Nnaji, By Crusoe Osagie The Federal Government Thursday said for Nigeria to achieve 40,000 Megawatts by 2020, it has to make an investment of $10 billion annual over the next 10 years. Minister of Power, Prof. Bath Nnaji, however, explained that government did not have such money and said that […]
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Legislature, Senate
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Senate President, David Mark By Kunle Akogun Senate President, David Mark, has restated the resolve of the Federal Government to strengthen democratic institutions as part of efforts towards deepening democracy in the country. Such efforts, he said, include capacity building for the legislative arm of government, ensuring independence of the judiciary, reliable and credible media […]
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Headlines
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Mrs Ngozi Funmi Ademoye, who confessed to killing her husband, Kazeem, last Friday, spoke for the first time Thursday, insisting that her husband was indeed a cultist. In giving graphic details of the events that led to the eventual murder of her husband, the suspect now held at the Force CID, Panti, Lagos, explained that […]
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Governors, INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Despite its denials, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Thursday asked the Supreme Court to hold that the tenures of five state governors expired on May 29, this year. The five governors are Ibrahim Idris (Kogi), Aliyu Wammako (Sokoto), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Liyel Imoke (Cross River) and Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa). Counsel to the commission, Mr. […]
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Abia, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Abia State Police Command Thursday commenced prosecution of the police corporal, Umar Mohammed, who killed a fellow officer, Clement Amaechi, for some inexplicable reasons. Mohammed was arraigned at a Magistrate Court in Umuahia, where he was charged with the killing of Amaechi by “shooting him in the heart with AK 47 rifle, which caused his […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday, at the opening of Nigeria Investment Summit and Exhibition in New York, unveiled a new visa regime of single entry between five and 10 years against the current two maximum years. He said the new visa regime was thought out by his administration to facilitate easy entry for foreign direct investment […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
New York – Nigeria’s investment potentials support private sector and are increasingly becoming more open and transparent, President Goodluck Jonathan, said on in Thursday New York. Declaring open an International Investment Summit on Nigeria’s economy in New York, Jonathan said positive results had been recorded on the anti-corruption campaign, security in Niger Delta as well […]
