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General Politics, Latest Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
I’m not a thief –Ex-petroleum minister, Alison-Madueke — 15th June 2016 Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied reports that she accumulated wealth by stealing from the public treasury. Mrs. Alison-Madueke made the denial yesterday while reacting to a story by a television channel, Al Jazeera, that she procured her Abuja […]
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Benue, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Monday, June 6th, 2016
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday withdrew from the trial of a former Governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, and the Commissioner of Finance in the immediate past administration, Mr. Omodachi Okolobia. The judge said his decision to withdraw from the case followed a publication on an online […]
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Ekiti, General Politics, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has urged workers in the state to call off their strike and hold talks with the government. The governor said the salaries for local government workers were ready for payment, with limited additional funds available for sharing. However, he said, […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Niger Delta
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Nigeria has been hit by growing unrest in the country’s oil-producing south by a new militant group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers. Here is what is known about them: – What’s the story so far? – The Avengers describe themselves as young, well-educated “worthy outlaws” and have since early 2016 been attacking Nigeria’s oil […]
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Delta, General Politics, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News
Friday, May 27th, 2016
OVIE OKPARE, WARRI Niger Delta Avengers late Thursday night simultaneously bombed several pipelines operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation around Batan community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Local residents told THE PUNCH on the telephone that multiple explosions were heard, a situation they said threw people of the area into serious […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
For the second time in a month, United Kingdom and Australia, on Wednesday, jointly deported 40 Nigerians for various immigration offences. The deportees, comprising males and females, arrived at the Hajj camp area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, at 7:25a.m with chartered aircraft. According to information gathered, a chartered aircraft, with registration number ZTA […]
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Abia, Corruption Politics, General Politics, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Monday, May 16th, 2016
-Punch Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, said it would await another decision of the Supreme Court’s judgment before it would proceed with the trial of a former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, and his co-accused on money laundering charges. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had, in […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, General Politics, Headlines
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — THE trial of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), continued before the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, with a former cashier at the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Emmanuel Abu, revealing how he deducted N7.4 billion from salary account of the Force in 14 months. Abu, […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
Mixed reactions from Nigerians, on Tuesday, trailed comments credited to British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, that Nigeria was “fantastically corrupt.” Cameron made the scathing statement in a video that went viral today. He was caught in a conversation with the Queen of England, Elizabeth II, reports BBC. PM Cameron was talking about this week’s anti-corruption […]
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Corruption Politics, General Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen the bank account of a company belonging to a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, The PUNCH has learnt. It was gathered that the account with the United Bank for Africa titled Marecco Nigeria Limited with number 1000627022, […]
