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Elections 2011, National Politics
Thursday, March 24th, 2011

The hopes that Nigerians have of seeing a televised debate involving all the leading presidential candidates in the country will have to wait a little longer following the decision of the three frontline opposition candidates to withdraw from the event schedule to take place next Tuesday, March 29 in Abuja. Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Niger Delta, Senate
Thursday, March 24th, 2011

The National Assembly has appropriated an initial sum of N300 billion for infrastructure development in the Niger Delta. Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Matters, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, who disclosed this in Lagos, said the money was for projects, such as the 704km East-West Road that connects Calabar with Epe in Lagos as […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
THE Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, convened round-table meeting on the security situation in the North ended in Kaduna, yesterday, with retired military generals, retired intelligence chiefs and ex-police big wigs from the North insisting that more needed to be done on the rising tide of mass murder and destruction of properties in some of the […]
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Articles, Cliff I. Edogun, PhD, Columnists
Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Cliff I. Edogun, PhD, North America Director, NIGERIA RALLY MOVEMENT <www.nigeriarally.org> cliffedo@nigeriarally.org NIGERIAN YOUTH, ARISE, UNITE AND TAKE BACK YOUR COUNTRY! Somehow, with the notable exception of sore losers like the unproductive and intellectually lazy Speaker of the Nigerian National Assembly, many skeptic Nigerians are now suddenly falling in line to accept that a democratic […]
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Articles, Columnists, Leonard K. Shilgba, PhD
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
By Dr. Leonard K. Shilgba, Yola, Nigeria – Mar. 24, 2011 – Now is not the time to train our eyes on the April 2011 national elections in Nigeria. Now is certainly not the time for politicians to indulge in costly assumptions about Nigerians, that they are eternally gullible. But now is the time to […]
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Headlines, Press Releases
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Lagos set to take centre stage for International Roundtable As we move towards the 2011 general elections in April, Lagos will soon take centre stage for an international roundtable on the role of information and elections in Nigeria. Stakeholders such as Seasoned and respected National and International Media Professionals, International Election Monitors, ICT Experts, Campaign […]
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Elections 2011, Top Stories
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
AS the general election draws near, officers and men of the Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Nigeria Police have taken over the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. According to checks by the Nigerian Tribune, the ATS personnel, armed to the teeth, were stationed at strategic positions within and around […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Ekiti, Labour Party (LP), Ogun, Ondo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
THE nation’s hitherto over-heated political atmosphere, on Wednesday, practically gave way to chaos, as violent clashes among supporters of political parties led to the death of some people, leaving many injured, less than nine days to the general election. At least three people were shot in Obanla area of Ondo State with four people reportedly […]
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Africa & World Politics
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
LIBYAN leader, Muammar Ghadaffi, made his first public appearance in a week, on Tuesday night –- appearing on state television to tell the world: “I’m staying in my tent.” He spoke from his bombed-out Tripoli compound as it emerged he was shockingly paying supporters of his murderous regime £300 for each rebel fighter they killed. […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
A huge crack has occurred in the leadership of the Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF), headed by former Finance Minister, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, as some top chieftains of the group have opted to back the ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan. It was gathered that no fewer than four top leaders of the forum had, in […]