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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Saturday, February 9th, 2019
Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | Feb. 9, 2019 – Obasanjo’s recent 16-page letter to Buhari, which sounds more like a state-of-the nation address, has, as expected, dominated the deadlines since it was delivered on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Titled, ‘Points for Concern’, the 4,018-word commentary was a bare-knuckled critique of the Buhari government […]
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Abia, Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News
Friday, February 8th, 2019
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, a civil society organisation, “Selfless Project’’ has concluded its opinion poll in Isiukwuato, Ummuneochi, Bende, Arochukwu and Ohafia local government areas of Abia state. According to information gathered from its research, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr. Orji Kalu had the highest score of 55% followed by the candidate […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, February 7th, 2019
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | NNP | Feb. 7, 2019 – After much hesitations, I decided to read ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent epistle For The Records: Points of Concern and Action. I must confess, I was not disappointed in its contents knowing fully well OBJ’s recent political activities. For those of us who know OBJ […]
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Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Thursday, February 7th, 2019
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Alani Akinrinade (retd.), has asked Nigerians to ignore former President Olusegun Obasanjo, adding that Obasanjo belongs in the dustbin of history. Akinrinade said this in an advertorial that was published on page 35 of The PUNCH on Thursday. The ex-general also urged the media to […]
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Ekiti, Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, Ondo, State News
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
President Muhammdu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday arrived in Akure, the Ondo State capital, amidst heavy security on a campaign visit to Ondo and Ekiti states for the 2019 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari and Vice President started their campaign from Ekiti to seek re-election to […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
Soldiers in Burkina Faso killed 146 jihadists in response to a terrorist attack in which 14 civilians were killed, the Amy said on Tuesday. Militants killed 14 people when they attacked the town of Kain near the West African nation’s border with Mali on Sunday, army spokesman Lamoussa Fofana said in a statement released. The […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
Liberia’s President George Weah has urged citizens to pray for two hours every day for God’s intervention in solving some of the country’s enormous economic problems. Believers are also being urged to hold an all-night prayer vigil on the final Friday of each month to bless the government and the people. The hope is that […]
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National Politics, South-East
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
George Onyejiuwa, and Stanley Uzoaru,Owerri Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said Igbo may lose, again, as they did in the civil war, over lack of political intelligence to detect current political battle that is on going in the general election. He alleged that the current conspiracy to stop him from going to the Senate is because he […]
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Budget, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
Moshood Adebayo and Chinelo Obogo After many months of squabbles between the executive and legislative arms of government, the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has finally presented the 2019 budget totalling N852.317 billion The budget is N187.68 billion less than last year’s budget, which was put at N1.04 trillion. However, the ceremony which lasted about 25 minutes was […]
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Headlines, Women Politics
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The West African Network of Peacebuilders (WANEP) has said without meaningful inclusion of women, there can never be a lasting solution to armed conflicts, and, as a result, no sustainable development. National Coordinator of WANEP, Bridget Osakwe, said this at a Media, Women, Peace and Security training workshop, jointly organised with the Global Network […]
