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Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
United Nations – President Goodluck Jonathan and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg are to serve as founding co-chairs of the Commission on Life-saving Commodities for Women and Children. UNICEF and UNEPA stated this in a joint statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in New York. Launched by UN […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Chidi Anyaeche, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
By Chidi Anyaeche | London, UK | March 22, 2012 – This article is a summation of responses to a question posed by this author on Harvard Business Review section of the website Linkedin.com. The question was “What are the biggest challenges in doing business in Sub Sahara Africa? Those that responded came from all […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Says Nigeria will not recognise unconstitutional regime President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday condemned in strong terms the reported coup in Mali. He made it clear that the Nigerian government would never recognize any unconstitutional regime. Jonathan also called on other leaders in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala By Obinna Chima Despite strong recommendations in her favour to take the soon-to-be-vacant topmost position at the World Bank – including a reported endorsement by President Goodluck Jonathan – the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
DAKAR, Senegal — A group of junior officers in the West African state of Mali, upset over the conduct of a sporadic guerrilla war in the country’s north, has seized control of the country’s national television station and its presidential palace in an apparent coup attempt. Enlarge This Image Harouna Traore/Associated Press Mutinous soldiers drove […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
LRA chief Joseph Kony A bipartisan group of 33 US senators introduced a resolution Wednesday condemning Uganda’s brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its villainous leader Joseph Kony, for its rampage there of rape, mutilation and murder. The measure backs international efforts to “end the threat posed by the LRA” by boosting the capabilities of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
It all started when Oketch had just learnt how to walk. PHOTO by Kennedy Oryema By Chris Kiwawulo Vincent Oketch had just started trying out walking at the age of one-and-a-half years when a strange disease hit him. His legs started swelling out of the blue and gradually, his condition worsened. At first, his parents […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
NIGERIA’S representative in the CAF Champions League, Sunshine Stars have raised alarm that the Angolan Embassy in Abuja is playing pranks with the entry visas to the team. A statement signed by the club’s team manager, Gabriel Aborowa, stated that since Monday he had been at the Embassy office in Abuja for the visas but […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
A Briton, Mr. Khomeini Bukhari, who was allegedly dispossessed of his property by two policemen, has demanded N1bn from the Nigeria Police for defamation of character. He claimed that the police breached their statutory duty by not investigating the incident he said had left him traumatised. In a letter to the acting Inspector-General of Police, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
South Africa is set to deport 56 Nigerians, The Nation learnt yesterday. The Federal Government has been notified of the planned deportation, which is coming barely two weeks after a row between the two countries. The deportees, who have overstayed their visas, applied for asylum because of alleged political “crisis” in Nigeria. They appeared […]
