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Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Religion
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has told Christian clerics that he will not Islamise the nation. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, Buhari said this during a meeting with Catholic bishops at the Pope John Paul Centre in […]
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Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, INEC Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said he does not have any plan to embark on terminal leave. This was contrary to unsubstantiated report that Jega would proceed on a forced terminal leave on March 1. But Jega’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Kayode Idowu, denied this saying his boss […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says soldiers have placed him under surveillance for the past three days. Tinubu, in a statement on Tuesday by his Media Office, claimed that the soldiers numbering 30 were first noticed in a truck close to his Ikoyi, Lagos residence around 11pm […]
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Lagos, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said the Peoples Democratic Party and President Goodluck Jonathan had failed to deliver on promises made to Nigerians and as such, there was no reason to trust them. Fashola, who spoke during the All Progressives Congress campaign rally in the Oshodi-Isolo […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
By Julia Payne ABUJA (Reuters) – It is a “disgrace” for Nigeria that its neighbors have been more successful in battle against its Boko Haram insurgency than its own army, opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari said in an interview a week before the election. Troops from neighboring Chad, Niger and Cameroon, all much smaller and […]
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General Politics, INEC Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
INEC Postpones February 2015 Polls Written by Ehichioya Ezomon, Kamal Tayo Oropo (Lagos), Ikenna Onyekwelu and Ezeocha Nzeh (Abuja) Jega advertisement There Are Unresolved Issues, Says Jega ‘Poll Shift Within The Legal Window’ AFTER a stormy meeting with the chairmen and secretaries of the 28 […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
Nigerian soldiers have recaptured Gwoza, a town in northeastern Borno state, from members of the Boko Haram sect. A top security source who confirmed the development to TheCable said that Baga and Marte, also in the state, have been recaptured by a combined team of Nigerian and Chadian soldiers. Kukawa, another Borno town, […]
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Saturday, February 7th, 2015
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories, Wole Soyinka
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
February 05 Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has questioned the basis for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid, saying he has not done enough to receive the votes of Nigerians on February 14. The revered scholar, who had earlier denied endorsing any candidate in the election, said at the appropriate time he would make his stand known. “Whenever […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
The Economist, the influential British weekly newspaper, has endorsed Muhammadu Buhari, retired major general and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the February 14 election. Although the newspaper does not have much influence on the majority of Nigerians, its views are highly respected among Western leaders. The newspaper said it was endorsing Buhari […]
