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Akwa Ibom, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, State News
Saturday, August 1st, 2015
By Peterson Ekanem | Overland Park, Kansas, USA | August 1, 2015 – Ever since Unoma Akpabio nominated then Deacon Udom Emmanuel as her husband’s successor, not a few people believed that former Gov. Akpabio was angling for a third term by proxy. That Akpabio is now firmly implementing his third term agenda is no longer in doubt, but a […]
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Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi
Saturday, August 1st, 2015
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | August 1, 2015 – The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr. – Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) ***** It was the Scottish historian and essayist Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881) who once said: “No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu | credits: File copy The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Thursday, caused a stir in the upper chamber when he revealed how he collected signatures of other senators to impeach the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the 7th Senate. Ndume stated this while raising a point of order […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
Late Bola Ige The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday asking the Federal Government to reopen investigations into several unresolved high-profile killings in the country. Lawmakers also called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to take decisive actions against kidnapping, which they said had assumed an “embarrassing dimension” in Nigeria lately. […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari | credits: tualenaija.com President Muhammadu Buhari has said that efforts being made by individual countries are not capable of tackling terrorism. He said Nigeria and neighbouring countries must come together and join forces, if the dream of defeating Boko Haram terrorists in the sub-region must come to pass. Special Adviser […]
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EFCC Politics, Enugu, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced earnest investigations into the administration of Sullivan Chime of Enugu State. An operative of the commission said on Thursday that the EFCC investigation was in response to several petitions written by indigenes of Enugu State about the financial operations of the previous administration in the state. It […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode | credits: rc1023.fm The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has ordered government agencies occupying rented apartments to vacate such and relocate to their mother ministries. It was gathered that no fewer than 20 agencies were currently paying rents across the state. A government source said the rents were deemed […]
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Ekiti, Headlines, State News
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has appealed to members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria against allowing themselves to be used by kidnappers to perpetrate evil. Speaking on Thursday during the swearing-in of the new State Executive of the union in Ado Ekiti, the governor, who said he […]
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Headlines
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
Microsoft on Thursday sacked 34 (85 per cent) of the 40 employees in the Nigerian office of its phone division. The sacking came 24 hours after the company’s latest Windows 10 was made available in Nigeria and 189 other countries. Although, Windows 10 is now available as a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.1 […]
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Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, July 30th, 2015
PDP National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo Angry workers of the Peoples Democratic Party have accused the members of the National Working Committee of the party of squandering N12bn in nine months. Out of the total sum, the workers said N11bn was realised from the sale of nomination forms while N1bn was got from the sale […]
