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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, April 29th, 2016
Multi-national force to patrol Gulf of Guinea –Buhari — 29th April 2016 From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja and Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari disclosed yesterday that a multi-national taskforce will soon be established to patrol the waters of the Gulf of Guinea. He said this when he met with the French Minister of Defence, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, April 29th, 2016
SA High Court: Dropping of Zuma corruption charges ‘irrational’ — 29th April 2016 A judge at the High Court in South Africa has said that the decision in 2009 by the public prosecutor to drop corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma was irrational. The court approves review of 2009 decision to drop hundreds of corruption […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Friday, April 29th, 2016
US election 2016: Clashes mar Trump rally in California — 29th April 2016 Hundreds of demonstrators have blocked traffic outside a venue in California where Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was holding a rally. A police car had its windows smashed as Mr Trump spoke inside a hall in the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, North-East, Senate
Friday, April 29th, 2016
The Senate has invited the country’s security chiefs to brief it on the activities of fleeing terrorists in the North East to prevent the spread of terrorism. The summon followed a motion by Sen. Chukwuka Utazi (PDP Enugu North) on the recent attack on Nimbo Community in Enugu State by persons suspected to be herdsmen. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, April 29th, 2016
South African President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges that were dropped in 2009, a judge said Friday, piling further pressure on the embattled leader. The charges, relating to a multi-billion dollar arms deal, were dropped by the chief state prosecutor in a move that cleared the way for Zuma to be elected […]
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Budget, Economy, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
*Ask lawmakers to revisit grey areas in 2016 budget, return exotic cars *Security operatives helpless as legislators, others stranded By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA— hundreds of youths, under the aegis of Citizens United for Peace and Stability, CUPS, yesterday stormed the National Assembly calling for immediate resignation of Senate President, Saraki, on […]
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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
…Urges Buhari to arrest murderous herdsmen, sliding economy. By Luka Binniyat KADUNA—THE Northern branch of Christians Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday advised President Muhammadu Buhari against purported moves to arrest former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying Nigeria would boil should the man regarded as the “hero of democracy” be arrested by the government. The body urged […]
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General Politics, Judiciary, Latest Politics
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, disqualified herself from presiding over the trial of the erstwhile Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro. The former Minister is facing trial before the court over his alleged complicity in a N676million job recruitment scam that led […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
By Isaac Ikpa Coming on the heels of the rescue of the three abducted secondary school girls in Lagos, the Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase’s demand for update on stolen Zamfara and Bauchi girls marks a new high in police responsiveness to public mood. IGP-Solomon-Arase We are finally seeing a police that gets […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
A court in Cameroon has jailed for life the former head of the defunct national carrier Camair, Yves Michel Fotso, on conviction of embezzling almost $56 million, legal sources said Tuesday. Fotso, already sentenced to 25 years behind bars in a separate graft case, “took the rap for life,” said a source close to the […]
