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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
Osama bin Laden Over three years after the international terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, was killed by the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group and Central Intelligence Agency, the US has still not declassified letters linking the terrorist to Nigeria’s Boko Haram, a US-based newspaper report has indicated. The newspaper, The Daily Beast, quoted some […]
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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Philip Ikomi
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
Read – Opinion: Was John Campbell Right About Nigeria? Dr. Philip A. Ikomi | NNP | May 22, 2014 – There is now no doubt that the United States government and allied governments, including the governments of the United Kingdom and France, have some sinister plans for the future of Nigeria. Judging by the so […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
United States Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Sarah Sewall The United States Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Sarah Sewall, has said that corruption is hindering Nigeria’s efforts at ending insurgency in the North-East. Sewall, who appeared before a hearing of the House Foreign […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
Uche Igwe | credits: File copy Sometime in November 2010, a former United States ambassador to Nigeria (May 2004-July 2007), Mr. John Campbell wrote a book titled, Nigeria: Dancing on the brink. The issues highlighted in the book drew a lot of attention and generated enormous controversies both within Nigeria and around the world. I […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The US is also sharing commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerian government, officials said. It comes after militants released a video of about 130 girls, […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, May 9th, 2014
| credits: File copy As Nigerians await international help in fighting the Boko Haram menace, it has been confirmed that some security operatives from the United States and Britain are already in the country. Saturday PUNCH gathered that seven deployed US military personnel with the 50 stationed in the US Embassy in Abuja, and a […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Friday, May 9th, 2014
Hillary Clinton | credits: File copy United States’ former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said on Wednesday night in New York that the Nigerian government had shown irresponsibility in matters relating to girls and boys over the years. Clinton, who is a likely presidential candidate in 2016, added her voice to an increasingly widespread […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
By Uduma Kalu, with agency reports LAGOS-The United States plans to use three channels to attack the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko haram. A UK newspaper, Telegraph said this following the video showing Shekau, the sect leader threatening to sell the abducted schoolgirls. The newspaper which said the West may use drones to tackle the dreaded […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
The US says it considers the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by Islamist militants “an outrage” and is offering help to try to rescue them. White House spokesman Jay Carney said President Barack Obama was being briefed as his national security team was monitoring developments. Earlier, a video emerged of the leader of […]
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American Politics
Saturday, May 3rd, 2014
US President Barack Obama plans to ask Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate problems surrounding the application of the death penalty. The US leader’s announcement comes just days after a botched execution in Oklahoma drew widespread attention. Obama called inmate Clayton Lockett’s prolonged death earlier this week from an improperly delivered lethal injection “deeply […]
