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Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday assured African leaders and the international community that the wave of terror in Nigeria would soon be over. Jonathan spoke at the 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Your counsel, more especially offers of support and cooperation, to deal with […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Two Church of England vicars conducted “hundreds” of sham marriages to help illegal immigrants stay in Britain, a court heard on Wednesday. The Reverend Elwon John, 44, and Reverend Brian Shipsides, 55, performed the sham wedding ceremonies at All Saints Church in Forest Gate, east London, jurors were told. Once wed, there were a “strikingly […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Members of the Islamist group Boko Haram have received explosives training at al Qaeda camps in North Africa, Niger’s foreign minister has alleged. Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for the series of bombings in the North, may have also received training from Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgents, according to the Nigerian Foreign Minister, Mohamed […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
The United States on Tuesday urged Nigerians to “stand united” after a wave of attacks that killed about 186 people in Kano and Bauchi states. US State Department spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, in a statement, also urged the Nigerian authorities to fully investigate the attacks, including those against Christians, and hold accountable those who perpetrated them. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The suspension of a nationwide strike which paralysed Nigeria with enervating toll on neighbouring nations was greeted with relief, amid speculation that the last has not been heard about the hike in petroleum products’ pricing in the country. In Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin Republic, many roads are crowded once more. Aside the countless […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
West African security experts met in Nouakchott yesterday on the threat posed by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its possible ties to Islamist sect Boko Haram in Nigeria, a security source said. Nigeria and Burkina Faso have been invited to the two-day meeting between Sahel states Algeria, Mauritania and Mali which will end with […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
A United States delegation co-chaired by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, William Fitzgerald and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Joseph McMillan will next week join their Nigerian counterparts to work out modalities for regional security cooperation. The two-day crucial meeting is billed to last between January 23-24. The meeting marks the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Co-hosts Equatorial Guinea scored a dramatic late winner to shock Libya 1-0 in the opening match of the 2012 African Cup of Nations played at the 35,000-seat Estadio de Bata on Saturday. The victory makes the Equatorial Guinea squad $1m richer as they were promised the sum by the country’s government for the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday consoled the families of the victims of the multiple bomb blasts in Kano on Friday. Jonathan also commiserated with the management of a Lagos-based private television station, Channels, over the killing of its Kano State correspondent, Mr. Enenche Akogwu, in the crisis. A statement by the Special Adviser to the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
January 22, 2012 by Agency reporter 64 Comments The Deputy Head of Mission of the Israeli Embassy in Nigeria, Mr George Deek, has reiterated Israel’s willingness to partner with Nigeria in the fight against terrorism. He told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that to mitigate the effects of terrorism, the authorities and the […]
