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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, State News, Taraba
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
— 15th April 2018 Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian army said soldiers on internal security operations in Taraba State have arrested two persons suspected to be the masterminds of recent attacks in that state. The suspects, Danasebe Gasama and one Danjuma a.k.a. American, according to the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Texas Chukwu, are responsible for […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
— 15th April 2018 Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday berated the Presidency for allegedly insulting Nigerians, who criticised the failure of the Federal Government in the handling of insurgency and governance in the country. The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said it was shocking that rather […]
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Headlines
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
— 15th April 2018 Since the National Population Commission (NPC) revealed that the population of Nigeria has official reached 198 million, experts have lent their voices to its benefits to the economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) captured some of such debates at the Vanguard Economic Discourse with the themed “Economy in Recession: Pitfalls, […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
15th April 2018 Raphael Ede, Enugu His Grace, Most Rev. Emmanuel Olisa Chukwuma, the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and Bishop of Enugu Diocese, was one of the clergymen and prominent Nigerians who had advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. But the President last week threw away their […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, Headlines, NNP Columnists
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | April 15, 2018 – On 19th October, 2001, 19 soldiers were viciously murdered by suspected Tiv militia in Benue State. In a retaliatory action, soldiers from the 23rd Armoured Brigade invaded some villages including Zaki Biam. When the operations ended, over a hundred villagers had been killed while […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Navy
Friday, April 13th, 2018
Nigeria loses $70m annually to illegal fishing –Navy — 14th April 2018 Philip Nwosu About $70 million is lost annually to illegal unreported and unregulated fishing in Nigeria, so the Nigerian Navy has said. Addressing student of the United States War College on a study tour to Nigeria, at the naval base in Lagos, the Navy […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, First Ladies, National Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories
Friday, April 13th, 2018
EFCC loses bid to seize Patience Jonathan’s $8.4m, N9.1bn — 14th April 2018 A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday, struck out a forfeiture application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the sum of $8, 435,789.84 and N9,185, 327, 362, allegedly linked to the former first lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan and six others. The […]
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Headlines
Friday, April 13th, 2018
Police disperse Shiite protesters with tear gas, arrest activist — 14th April 2018 Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Police Command (FCT), yesterday, dispersed the protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) over the continued detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakyzaky. Meanwhile, operatives from the Command also arrested an activist, and Convener of […]
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Headlines, State News, Taraba
Friday, April 13th, 2018
— 14th April 2018 Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo No fewer than 51 bodies have so far been recovered in Jandeikyula, a village on the border of Benue and Taraba states, after armed bandits invaded the village on Wednesday evening. A resident of the area, Aondoakura Adi who spoke to our correspondent said that the search for bodies was ongoing […]
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Anambra, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Thursday, April 12th, 2018
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA-NO fewer than 1,200 policemen serving in Anambra State, who were recently promoted by the Police Service Commission, PSC, were yesterday decorated with their new ranks by the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Garba Umar. It was the highest number of policemen ever promoted in the state at a time. Addressing […]
