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House, Legislature, National Politics
Friday, July 15th, 2011
The leadership of the House of Representatives Thursday opened dialogue with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress to explore ways of averting the impending nationwide industrial action being planned by organised labour. The lower chamber of the National Assembly has also constituted a twelve-member ad-hoc committee […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Nigeria is not a failed state, President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday, adding that his administration would work assiduously to make the country a pride for all. Speaking while inaugurating seven of the eight ministers confirmed by the Senate in the last one week at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, Jonathan said: “Our nation has been […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and a member of the party’s national executive committee, Alhaji Umar Duhu has suggested a more broad approach in dealing with social and security problem posed by the activities of the Boko Haram sect. The politician said in an interview with newsmen […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Senate
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Domingo Obende, has said those accusing him of certificate forgery and lack of the requisite qualifications to contest senatorial election were merely propagating falsehood. He said in a press statement made available to newsmen in Abuja Thursday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), having failed […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, National Politics
Friday, July 15th, 2011
The military Joint Task Force (JTF) established by the Federal Govern-ment to restore order to Borno State is now locked in a war of words with the Committee of Borno Elders and Leaders of Thought, accusing them of having sympathy for the sect, Boko Haram, which has been carrying out a bombing campaign in some […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Reuben Abati
Friday, July 15th, 2011
By Philips Akpoviri, NNP – July 15, 2011 – In 1985, at the tender age of twenty, he proudly bowed out of the University of Calabar as the overall best graduating student of the University returning to his home in Ogun State with a First Class honours degree in Theatre Arts. Four years later – […]
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National Politics
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Noble laureate and social critic, Professor Wole Soyinka has advised the young ones in the country not to emulate him, saying that to be Wole Soyinka is problematic. Wole Soyinka gave the advice when he spoke to some youths who accompanied the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to his Kemta Idiaba, Abeokuta home as […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, National Politics
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
THE tension generated in the northern part of the country by the violent activities of Boko Haram continued yesterday to draw condemnation amid efforts by state governments to evacuate their indigenes from Borno State. Ekiti, Imo and Abia were among states that expressed their intentions to evacuate their indigenes in Borno yesterday while the Rivers […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
THE Presidential Election Petition Tribunal yesterday rejected bids by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking to dismiss the petition filed by the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). CPC wants the tribunal to void the April 2011 presidential polls, which Jonathan was declared winner by […]
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Headlines, Oyo, State News
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has inaugurated a six-man committee on the provision of 20,000 jobs for the teeming unemployed youths in the state. This is to be achieved within his 100 days in office. While inaugurating the committee, the governor said the provision of jobs for 20,000 unemployed youths in the state was […]
