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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | August 22, 2017 – Nigerians love mantras – statements or slogans repeated frequently enough that they begin to sound like established facts or self-evident truths. Recently in this column (on June 22 2017), I interrogated the mantra of ‘generation shift’, which was renewed with vigour following the […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | August 22, 2017 – I have always asked the question whether the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, which pledged compliance with the rule of law, truly has regard for the courts? I do that routinely because of the many reported and substantiated cases of human rights abuses by the […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari and CharlyBoy Dear Mr. President Sir: When I learned that you would be returning yesterday, I was glad because it means you eventually listened to our cries and yearnings. You have returned at a time when our country needs you most to surmount the crucibles battering us as a people and a […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
By Vera Samuel Anyagafu The High People’s Court of Guangdong Province, China, has finally confirmed a death sentence with two years probation on a Nigerian, Mr. Ikechukwu Peter Obiekezie, who was reportedly found guilty of smuggling 1410.9 grams of cocaine into China. Details reaching Vanguard disclosed thatObiekezie, with Nigerian standard Passport No. A50296207, was on […]
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Ekiti, Governors, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
Leading critic of the Nigerian president and chairman of the opposition governors’ forum, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti Monday said he was happy that President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country. Fayose, a People’s Democratic Party governor, however, said the president needed to start working immediately on repositioning the country. “We are happy that […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
Sesan Olufowobi and Olalekan Adetayo President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the unity of the country would not be open to any negotiation. The President, in its first statement to Nigerians since he returned to Nigeria after a 104-day medical vacation in London, added that political mischief makers who were fuelling ethnic violence would […]
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Edo, Headlines, State News
Monday, August 21st, 2017
A video showing a chief in Benin, identified as Chief Dr. Oguigo, being humiliated and labelled an enemy of the land for not paying homage to the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, is trending on social media. Facebook user, Chuks Mgborie-Chukwu, who shared the video on his timeline, said a […]
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Headlines
Monday, August 21st, 2017
TOP HEADLINES The hitherto world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, ended his career at the London World Championships. And the 30-year-old went out in style with three nights of partying. The Jamaican finished the bender at DSTRKT nightclub in London’s Soho on Tuesday night, DailyStar reports. He was pictured partying alongside various Love Island […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, August 20th, 2017
(CNN)President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Saturday after spending more than three months in London seeking medical treatment. Buhari’s plane landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the capital, late in the afternoon. The 74-year-old President has not made any public appearances during this period or addressed the […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, August 19th, 2017
The ghost writer who penned Donald Trump’s 1987 memoir “The Art of the Deal” thinks the US president will throw in the towel before the end of his term. Writer Tony Schwartz tweeted that “Trump is going to resign” before investigators probing alleged ties between the Republican’s campaign team and Russia “leave him no choice.” […]
