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General Politics, Latest Politics, Tochukwu Ezukanma, Top Stories
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
This news from Germany is really disturbing. Why is it that our leaders make us laughing objects before the international community and they will turn around to accuse us, the poor and voiceless masses? This accusation from “The Voice Baden Württemberg” in Germany that most Nigerian refugees are deported without proper identification or procedure is […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), National Politics, Presidency
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has written to congratulate former President Ibrahim Babangida on the occasion of his 70th birthday which comes up tomorrow, August 17, 2011. In a letter to General Babangida, President Jonathan prayed that God Almighty will bless him with “many more years of robust health, prosperity and continued distinguished service to our nation”. […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Six ex-Niger Delta militants who had accompanied some of their colleagues on a special skills acquisition programme in Sri Lanka are billed for repatriation to Nigeria for engaging in violence, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Kingsley Kuku has disclosed. According to Kuku, five of the affected ex-militants had attempted to extort money from […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Abductors of Michael Obi, father of Chelsea star John Mikel Obi, have contacted the family according to news reports. “They called mummy (Mikel’s mother) and told her that we should not bother looking for Daddy in Jos because he has been taken to Lagos,” a family source informed KickOffNigeria.com. Similarly, Tony Obi, the eldest of […]
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Edo, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole on Tuesday said the N18,000 National Minimum Wage Act signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan in March, 2011, as the new monthly salary for workers as against the old N5,500 is not a convenient law owing to the challenges it posed to state governments across the Federation. He was, […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has clamped a one-year ban on Imo State FA following a match fixing scandal. The Disciplinary Committee had over the weekend, accused the Imo FA of collaborating with the state’s amateur club, Imo United FC, to fix the match between it and the visiting Akpabuyo FC of Cross Rivers to enable […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Brig. General Muraina Raji, former Commander, 33 Artillery Brigade, Bauchi, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Special Court Martial over the escape of two detainees from the Brigade’s detention facilities. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report, the detainees were suspected to be members of the Boko Haram who were arrested over an onslaught […]
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Headlines, Ministries
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will effectively make a comeback this morning as a minister in the Jonathan administration. The former World Bank managing director would be sworn in this morning at 9 a.m. as finance minister and thereafter join her colleagues for the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) at 10 a.m. President Goodluck Jonathan had earlier […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
By Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai, Abuja, Nigeria – August 16 – On October 1, 1960, Nigeria received her independence from Britain and became a sovereign, independent state. It later became the 99 th member of the United Nations Organisation, in accordance with the Declaration on the Right of Nations to Self-determination, up to independence. The […]
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Articles, Columnists, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Ministries, muhammad Ajah, NNP Columnists, Presidency
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
By Muhammad Ajah, Abuja, Nigeria – August 16, 2011 – The list of Honourable Ministers for the federal cabinet and Special Advisers or Assistants to Mr. President so far released is commendable on one hand. The list is made up technocrats and seasoned political calibers who have distinguished themselves in their fields of specialization. The […]
