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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, June 17th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has assured world leaders, employers and workers around the world that his government will build on the national aspiration and the solid political foundation, as reflected in the 2011 general election in Nigeria, to ensure quick economic recovery, employment generation, social justice and equity, national growth and development. This assurance was given […]
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Lagos, Latest Politics, State News
Friday, June 17th, 2011
SECURITY in the Lagos metropolis and the state police command in Government Reserved Area (GRA), Ikeja, has been beefed up following the bombing at the Louis Edet House, Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, in Abuja yesterday. Besides, the Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned that Nigeria risks descending […]
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Africa & World Politics
Friday, June 17th, 2011
FROM Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, came an assertion yesterday that the Libyan leader is willing to hold elections and would step aside if he lost, agency report stated. The offer was made as Mikhail Margelov, the envoy leading Russia’s efforts to end the conflict, arrived in Tripoli for talks with Gaddafi’s government. The Kremlin […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, June 17th, 2011
AN Indian firm, Wilmar International, is set to boost palm oil production in Nigeria with a N32 billion investent in Rivers State. Already, the company had acquired the land for the enterprise. It has also opened a corprate office in the state. Just as it has started recruiting the required manpower needed for the […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, June 17th, 2011
FOR two former leaders of the lower chamber of the nation’s legislative house, the hope of freedom was again dashed yesterday as they were returned to the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) having been unable to meet their bail conditions. The bail came from an Abuja High Court for […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, June 17th, 2011
FEELERS from Aso Villa, Abuja yesterday indicated that President Goodluck Jonathan may not be in a hurry to constitute his much awaited cabinet. The Guardian learnt that two critical factors are responsible. The first is the intense lobbying by the old cabinet members. The lobby to return was said to have succeeded to the extent […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Preparatory to his returning home, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu has been discharged from Wellington Hospital in London where he had been receiving physiotherapy treatment, Daily Sun can authoritatively report. The ex-Biafran warlord took ill last December and was flown to a clinic in Central London where he was treated of stroke and later transferred to Wellington […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, Top Stories
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Forty eight hours after giving conditions for ceasefire, Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, yesterday bombed the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters of the police in Abuja. The attack claimed two lives with about 35 vehicles destroyed in the incident that occurred at 10.58 am. The Police High command confirmed the casualty figure. The victims, according […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, Top Stories
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
The Police Headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has been bombed by some unknown people. It is feared that the Inspector General of Police, Hafeez Ringim and other top police brass were the targets of the attack as the bomb went off shortly after the convoy of IG entered the premises of Force Headquarters. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
A United States federal jury has convicted a Nigerian, Bidemi Bello, of forced labour, trafficking for forced labour, document servitude, and alien harbouring A statement by the US Department of Justice said Bello, formerly a resident of Suwanee, near Atlanta, Georgia, was convicted of eight counts late Friday. According to federal prosecutors, the 41-year-old forced […]
