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EFCC Politics, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, State News
Thursday, October 22nd, 2015

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, yesterday, tabled before an Abuja Federal High Court details of how the former Imo State Governor, Mr. Ikedi Ohakim, paid for a property he is currently living in Asokoro District in Abuja with cash of $2,900,000 (equivalent of N270 million) in one day. The revelation was made by the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | October 21, 2015 – The inspiration for this reflection is the arrest and detention of two Nigerian bloggers – Seun Oloketuyi and Chris Nwandu – who respectively run the blogs Naijahottestgist and CKN. According to reports Oloketuyi wrote in his blog that Nnamdi Okonkwo, the CEO of Fidelity […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE OF NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE EMBER MONTHS: IMO GOVT TASKS ROAD USERS ON SAFETY The Imo State Government has advised all road users in the state to respect rules and regulation stipulated under the law to avoid preventable accident […]
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Articles, Columnists, David Leffler, NNP Columnists
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

By Brian Rees, M.D., M.P.H.; David O’Connell, Ph.D.; and David Leffler, Ph.D. | NNP | October 21, 2015 – For over a decade, 18 African nations have been ravaged by war, exposing military personnel and civilians to violence and trauma. As a result, one hundred million Africans now suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
BBC Economists at some of Canada’s big banks are upgrading the country’s economic forecast in the wake of the Liberal Party’s sweeping victory in the election Monday. But they warn that the Liberals’ planned deficit spending could result in interest rates rising sooner than expected, which could put pressure on mortgage-holders. And the party’s […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

Brown Ideye netted in the 79 minutes to ensure victory for his team. Ideye Brown scored from an almost impossible angle as the Greek champions built on their Arsenal win with another away victory. Olympiacos took the points at Dinamo Zagreb that many predicted following their triumph at Arsenal, but victory was hard-fought in Croatia. The […]
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Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
As petitioner fires new petition to Buhari By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor After two days of grilling over a corruption petition concerning the eight years of his stewardship as Governor of Akwa Ibom State, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is now weighing options on whether it had gathered enough evidence to charge […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
A source disclosed that many people have already fled their various communities to safe areas. Farmlands and livestock have also been washed away, he said. It was gathered that victims were taking refuge in schools and some public buildings that were not yet affected by the flood. Commenting on the flood, some of the victims lamented the disaster, and the […]
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Latest Politics, Sokoto, State News, Women Politics
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, along with Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, had a fruitful one hour discussion with President Muhammadu Buhari on matters surrounding the nomination of Ms. Aisha Abubakar as a ministerial nominee from Sokoto State. At the moment, all issues are being resolved, according to a statement by Malam Imam Imam, Tambuwal`s spokesman. (Source: […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, National Politics
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The hope of routing Boko Haram by end of December seems remote as the military told President Muhammadu Buhari how the current weather conditions in parts of the country and some logistics issue have been hampering the terror war. The service chiefs led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi […]