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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
Iran has summoned the Nigerian Charge d’Affaires in Tehran to protest against deadly clashes between Shia Muslims in the country’s north and the army. Iran’s foreign ministry called the violence between the military and followers of the Shia Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) “unacceptable”, the official ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday. Iran’s Foreign […]
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EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
Yuguda, Bafarawa, Dasuki, others face N13.6bn trial today From Godwin Tsa, Abuja FORMER National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki; former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa and ex-minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda will, today, be ar- raigned before Justice Peter Affen of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on money […]
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Bayelsa, Election 2015, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
• Meets security agents, stakeholders behind closed doors From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned security agents and other stakeholders such as the leadership of political parties, Civil Liberty Organisations (CLOs), IFES for an enlarged meeting tomorrow to chart a way forward on the inconclusive governorship election in Bayelsa State. A […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
… Army assures of probe, el-Rufai calls for calm From Ismail Omipidan, Kaduna, Akeeb Alarape and Desmond Mgboh, Kano THE clash between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ite group, and soldiers, which started on Saturday, has now claimed hundreds of lives, it was gathered yesterday. Daily Sun investigation […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines, Raw Politics
Monday, December 14th, 2015
Oshiomhole alleges ex-minister aided looting of stolen funds I secured ex-President Jonathan’s approval — Okonjo-Iweala Okonjo-Iweala should tender apology to Nigerians — SERAP By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North & Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— Indications emerged last night that the Federal Government would extend its dragnet towards apprehending and prosecuting more individuals and groups which allegedly […]
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General Politics, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, December 14th, 2015
Okonjo-Iweala makes public memo on arms deal The former Finance Minister and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has released a memo in respect of the arms deal saga. The former Minister in an email said thus Compliments. For the past week, Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole and other compromised persons and […]
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Biafra, Headlines
Monday, December 14th, 2015
BY UGOCHUKWU ALARIBE Chief Ben Apugo was a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the former ruling party at the centre. In this interview, Apugo speaks on why he, alongside Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Governor Nyako of Adamawa State, and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, quit the PDP. He […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, December 14th, 2015
Toronto police in Canada say 500 luxury SUVs were stolen in the Greater Toronto Area this year as part of a sophisticated vehicle trafficking operation linked to Nigerian organised crime ring, Black Axe, in which a Service Ontario employee fed vehicle owners’ details to criminals. Police told a press conference on Friday morning that thieves […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Enugu, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Monday, December 14th, 2015
From Chidi Nnadi, Enugu and David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi ENUGU State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart yesterday hurled blames at each other over a planned shift of local government election. APC in Enugu said it was against setting up of caretaker committees to run the affairs […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, December 14th, 2015
FORMER Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Sunday, described former Minister of State, Finance, Bashir Yuguda, as a liar. Contrary to a report where Yuguda alleged he gave George N100 million as head of Contact and Mobilisation Committee of the party in the South-West, the PDP chieftain […]
