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American Politics, Headlines
Monday, April 16th, 2012
BY Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — In spite of the spirited fight by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of the President of the World Bank, indications emerged last night that United States of America’s candidate, Mr. Jim Yong Kim will win comfortably. […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
CARTAGENA (AFP) – The Secret Service was embroiled in a new row Saturday after it was revealed that about 12 agents protecting US President Barack Obama in Colombia were sent home amid rumors of a sex scandal. Just hours after Obama arrived late Friday in Cartagena, under lockdown for the Summit of the Americas meeting […]
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American Politics, Headlines, Women Politics
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Former Colombian finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo on Friday withdrew his candidacy for World Bank president, leaving two candidates in a race that he said had turned highly political. With the World Bank board meeting on Monday to pick a new president, Ocampo said he hoped emerging market nations would rally behind one candidate, Nigerian […]
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American Politics, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
THE President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ayo Oritsejafor, has rejected the view of the American government expressed by the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Mr. Johnnie Carson, that “the threat from Boko Haram grows as Nigeria’s standard of living declines.” In a statement by the Special Assistant, Media […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
A FRESH insight into how to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency has come from the United States (U.S.), which wants Nigeria to open a dialogue with the group. The proposal of the U.S. came as Vice President Namadi Sambo and his American counterpart, Joe Biden, reviewed diplomatic relations between their countries on Tuesday afternoon at […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
April 12, 2012 by Oluwole Josiah and Friday Olokor Investigations into the administration of pensions in the country have assumed a new twist as the Joint Committee of the Senate on the Pensions Probe has alleged an attempt by the Pensions Reforms Task Team to bribe its members. Chairman of the committee, Senator Aloysius Etok, […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terrence McCulley, said his country has spent $44m to fight the dreaded HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. The US Ambassador, added that the funds were used for capacity building in the treatment of the virus and the provision of necessary infrastructure in military formations. McCulley, who was represented by the […]
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American Politics, Articles, Columnists, John Egbeazien Oshodi, NNP Columnists
Friday, April 6th, 2012
By John E. Oshodi | Abuja | Nigeria | April 6, 2012 – President Obama, view Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, through your own lens Mr. President, throughout your life you have always believed that ‘may the best win’ and with this philosophy the world believed in you, and today as the President of the free world, you remain […]
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American Politics, General Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
A Nigerian woman, Doris Chibuko, 40, was among the victims of the fatal shooting at Oikos University, Oakland, California on Monday. Chibuko, a Nigerian-trained lawyer and mother of three, was studying nursing at the Christian college when she was gunned down by an expelled student of the school, One Ogoh, a Korean. Those killed by […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
Nigeria, India, China, Indonesia and the United States will lead the world’s growth in urban populations in the next four decades. This will lead to challenges in the provision of jobs, housing, energy and infrastructure, the United Nations said yesterday. Ahead of its sustainability summit in Rio, Brazil, in June, the world body released new […]
