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Akwa Ibom, State News
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has advised management of abandoned Amakpe refineries in Eket to begin work or refund the state government investment in the project. Akpabio who stated this over the weekend in Miami, Florida, United States of America (USA), disclosed that, the state government had invested $10 million in the project […]
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Imo, State News
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
All is now set for this year’s edition of the re-branded The Miss Heartland Beauty Pageant also known as Miss Imo pageant, billed for December 3, in Owerri, the State’s capital. As part of the several activities lined up for the main event, a high profile event launch/ unveiling of logo/brand of the pageant will […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday began the process of deleting from its register seven indolent political parties in the country. This was in line with the commission’s earlier threat to deregister political parties, which failed to meet the constitutional target in general elections, The affected parties are the Democratic Alternative (DA), National Action […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The hammer of the National Judiciary Council (NJC) yesterday fell on the embattled President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami who was suspended for refusing to apologise to the council and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu after a panel of the council pronounced him guilty of gross misconduct. Already, […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
In what seemed like the war of Army Generals, former military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida said yesterday that President Olusegun Obasanjo had no moral right to attack him. Babangida had on Tuesday told reporters in Minna, Niger State, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, Wednesday (August 17) that the Obasanjo administration was a failure. […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Family members of the late Admiral Augustus Aikhomu yesterday relieved the last moments of the former military Vice President. According to Ehime Aikhomu, first son of the Admiral, the former Chief of General Staff died peacefully with his children and grandchildren around him. He spoke to Daily Sun at the Aikhomu’s residence in Apapa, explaining […]
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Latest Politics, South-East
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
As the debate to adopt a single six-year single tenure option rages, a non governmental organisation, “Igbo for Presidency Organisation” (IFPC), has advised that its adoption should be shelved for now until it rotates round amongst the geo-political zones. The national co-ordinator of the socio-political organisation, John Mgbeahuruike, in an interview with Daily Sun argued […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The Federal Government has granted the Presidential Committee on Security Challenges in the North-east extra two weeks to tidy up its work, adding that it was important that lives and property were secured. The extension was at the request of the committee, which submitted its interim report yesterday to the Secretary to the Government of […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday responded to General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s dismissal of his eight-year rule as a failure, describing the former military president as a fool at 70. Babangida had on Tuesday in Minna, Niger State on the occasion of his 70th birthday, described Obasanjo as lacking in foresight and imagination. Barely 48 […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Thursday, August 18th, 2011

By Dr. Jidoeofor Adibe, London, UK – August 18, 2011 – The recent indication that the Presidency would submit a bill to the National Assembly for a single term of six years for the President and Governors has dominated the headlines in recent times. And rightly so! The thought of presenting such a bill by […]