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American Politics, General Politics, Top Stories
Friday, March 15th, 2013
The U.S condemned the action of the Nigerian government. The United States has condemned the pardon granted some ex-convicts by President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Council of States. In a tweet by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria, the U.S. said, “We see this as a setback in the fight against corruption.” It said further […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Former United States President Bill Clinton yesterday gave an insight into how Nigeria, given its abundant natural and human resources, can attain her full potential and bring development to the citizens. Clinton said Nigeria must strive to overcome her “three big challenges” – poor utilisation of oil money, bridging the widening gulf between the urban […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
The Federal Government and Britain have tightened their grip on funds flowing to the Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, Ansaru, in their determination to cripple the activities of the terror groups. Saturday PUNCH learnt that Nigeria and Britain had in conjunction with some other countries intensified the search for sources of funding for these […]
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American Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Nigerians, disgruntled by President Goodluck Jonathan’s last CNN interview claim of improved electricity, seized on Sunday’s U.S. Super bowl power outage, to issue a fierce rebuttal, stirring intense debate on the social media on Monday and Tuesday. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, who interviewed the president a fortnight ago, said she received torrents of tweets from Nigerians […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
Commander of the United States Africa Command, Gen. Carter Ham, has confirmed that the US has deployed its intelligence machinery to support Nigeria in fighting the threat posed by violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Ham, who spoke in an interview session with a Nigerian media delegation in Stuttgart on Friday, said the support followed a […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
Tina Turner is following in the recently trodden footsteps of French actor Gerard Depardieu and renouncing her citizenship to her mother country, as the legendary singer has decided to say so long and farewell to the United States for good as she has become a fully-fledge Swiss citizen. The ‘Proud Mary’ singer, who was born […]
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American Politics, House, Legislature
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
The Speaker, Nigeria House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal is to speak at the 1st Annual Africa Business Conference of the University of Michighan, United States on Friday, February 8, 2013. PSN gathered that the speaker would discuss issues related to growth through awareness and investing in Africa. Also speaking about the event, the organisers […]
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American Politics, Benue, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
By SaharaReporters, New York The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Benue State has vehemently denounced a foreign award conferred on the governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Toruwa Suswam by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in the United States. In a statement, the party advised the management of the Center, which is located […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Sunday, January 20th, 2013
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama took the oath of office Sunday to begin a second term threatened by strife at home and abroad and amid inaugural rituals lacking the hope and historic promise of 2009. Obama, with a slight smile, took the oath at an intimate, private ceremony in the Blue Room of the White […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his 2000 Olympic Games cycling time trial bronze medal by the International Olympic Committee, continuing the once dominant rider’s spectacular fall from grace after a doping storm. “We have written asking for the return of the medal from the Sydney 2000 Games,” an IOC official told Reuters on Thursday […]
