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Articles, Columnists, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun, Presidency
Saturday, February 25th, 2017
Olalekan Waheed Adigun / NNP / Feb. 25, 2017 – On Sunday 5th February, I suffered two major disappointments. First, like most patriotic Nigerians, I supported, and planed to participate in the protests organized by Nigeria’s music legend, Innocent “TuFace” Idibia on Monday 6th February, 2017. Nigerians have suffered so much and for too long. […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Saturday, February 25th, 2017
By Tochukwu Ezukanma / Lagos, Nigeria / Feb. 25, 2017 – Long ago, a smallish female student in my class was very angry at the professor. She argued that the professor should not have marked her wrong because the question he asked was an opinion question, and that in her answer she stated her opinion. […]
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Articles, Columnists, EFCC Politics, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Friday, February 24th, 2017
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Abuja, Nigeria | Feb. 24, 2017 – This piece was motivated by two inter-related developments: the first is the furore caused by several corruption allegations against some top officials of the Buhari government and the reported directive by the President to the Attorney General of the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, February 24th, 2017
No fewer than 43 Nigerians on Thursday night deported from Germany, Belgium, and Italy for several immigration-related offenses and unruly behavior. The deportees arrived through Hi-Fly chartered Airbus 330 aircraft with registration number CS-TQW at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) at exactly 8:55 p.m. The deportees were received on arrival by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, February 24th, 2017
ose to 24 hours after their abduction, the whereabouts of the kidnapped German archaeologist, Professor Peter Breunij and his research fellow, Johannes Buringer remains unknown. The two german nationals were abducted on Thursday afternoon around Kaduna State-Abuja axis, a security source in Abuja who is closely following the situation has told SaharaReporters. Prof. Breunij is an […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Friday, February 24th, 2017
e Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed an application filed by a former Lagos court registrar, Oluronke Rosulu, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Ikeja High Court for defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi( retd.) of $330,000. Rosolu had been convicted by Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
Iraqi security forces have recaptured Mosul airport, a key part of the government’s offensive to drive the so-called Islamic State (IS) from the western half of the city. The operation took four hours. IS continued to fire mortars at the airport from further inside the city after losing the ground to the army. The jihadists […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
Libya’s eastern authority freezes women’s travel ban The authorities in eastern Libya have ordered a temporary freeze on a controversial travel ban on Libyan women under the age of 60. The directive, which came into force last weekend, was widely condemned and ridiculed across the country. Affecting women in eastern Libya, it prohibited those under […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
Nigeria (pictured) and Algeria were the best performing African sides at the 2014 World Cup, reaching the last 16 Africa will be looking to double the number of places it has at an expanded World Cup from 2026. The continent’s football association presidents have told football’s world governing body Fifa they want at least 10 […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
Brown Ideye has signed a three-year deal at Tianjin Teda Brown Ideye has become the latest Nigerian to head to the Chinese Super League after joining Tianjin Teda. The 28-year-old has left Greek club Olympiakos to sign a three-year deal. He will play alongside Super Eagles team-mate John Mikel Obi and Gabon international Malick Evouna. […]
