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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Monday, June 27th, 2016
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | June 27, 2016 – Britain has voted to leave the European Union in a referendum, with the result throwing into question the fate of the 28-nation bloc and Prime Minister David Cameron announcing he will step down by October. The official result which was announced on Friday saw a major victory […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Monday, June 27th, 2016
Ovie Okpare, Warri The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, Ijaw Youth Council, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to back his appeals with action in making the Niger Delta militants halt hostilities by personally kick-starting the dialogue process with stakeholders in the region. A statement signed by the spokesman for the group, Eric Omare, on […]
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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Monday, June 27th, 2016
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has granted Senate President, Bukola Saraki; his deputy, Ekweremadu, and two others bail in their trial over an alleged forgery. All four accused persons pleaded not guilty after which their lawyers argued that they be granted bail. The case has been adjourned to July 11. -Punchwp_posts
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Monday, June 27th, 2016
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, to vacate office immediately for submitting false information to his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, for the party’s governorship primary in December 2014. Justice Okon Abang in a judgment on Monday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately issue […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Monday, June 27th, 2016
Lionel Messi sensationally announced his retirement from international football after Argentina crashed to an upset defeat against Chile in the final of the Copa America. The heartbroken Barcelona superstar was distraught after missing a spot-kick as Chile snatched victory in a penalty shoot-out – Messi’s fourth straight defeat in a major final while representing Argentina. […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Monday, June 27th, 2016
Armstrong Bakam, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government said it had discovered 6,065 ghost workers on its payroll. The discovery followed the workers’ verification the state government compelled all civil servants to do since January this year. The state Governor, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed this during an interactive session with members of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News
Sunday, June 26th, 2016
Olaleye Aluko A 28-year-old woman, Ifeoma Daniel, has been arrested by the police in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for allegedly turning six girls to sex slaves. PUNCH Metro learnt that Daniel, who hails from Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo State, and a suspected accomplice, Collins Madueke, 28, were arrested in the Apo area by the […]
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First Ladies, General Politics, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Headlines, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, June 26th, 2016
advertisement TOP HEADLINES BREXIT: My fears for Nigeria, by former minister for Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi Photos of Aisha Buhari trying to shake Alaafin of Oyo’s hand go viral [Lapse in judgement or power intoxication?] Nigerians call for probe of army boss’s N115m Dubai property • I declared two Dubai properties in […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, June 24th, 2016
Traditionally the Conservative party “is a formidable election winning machine marrying a sharp sense of the electoral pulse to a ruthless intolerance of leadership failure”, BBC Political Correspondent Ben Wright says. “Now, it is broken and dazed” and facing a bitter leadership contest full of “bad blood”. Former London mayor Boris Johnson is the favourite but does not yet have […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, June 24th, 2016
Share Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionThis is the latest legal blow for South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma A South African court has refused permission for President Jacob Zuma and prosecutors to appeal against its ruling that he should face corruption charges over a 1999 arms deal worth billions of dollars. There were “no merits” in the […]
