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General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
It has been difficult tracking Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo (former Governor of the Central Bank) since his bombshells before the general elections, but finally we tracked him down in his private library at his residence in Abuja on Friday, 5th June, 2015. He seemed unwilling to say much, at least for now. But it was […]
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General Politics, Lagos, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories
Friday, June 5th, 2015

JOHN ALECHENU examines the likely shape of the Buhari cabinet and takes a look at individuals being considered to play a part After the euphoria of the May 29 inauguration ceremony, President Muhammadu Buhari and the governing All Progressives Congress are now faced with the task of delivering on promises they made to Nigerians during […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories
Friday, June 5th, 2015

There are strong indications that in fulfillment of his campaign promise to reduce the cost of governance, President Muhammadu Buhari may have concluded plans to slash his salary and reduce his personal emoluments. It was learnt that the President expected the Vice-President and other political appointees to take a similar decision. Saturday PUNCH gathered in […]
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Bayelsa, EFCC Politics, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Monday, June 1st, 2015
Timipre Sylva The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. M.S. Diri, on Monday withdrew the N2.45bn fraud charges instituted against a former governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Timipre Sylva. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on May 18, 2015 re-arraigned Sylva on six counts of fraud before Justice […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Monday, June 1st, 2015

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu and the outgoing Senate President, David Mark, on Monday disagreed on the need for National Assembly to cut its budget in line with the current economic realities in the country. They spoke at a retreat organised for the Peoples Democratic Party National Assembly […]
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General Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Friday, May 29th, 2015

SaharaReporters citizen journalists were on the scene as former President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Yenagoa, the capital city of his home State of Bayelsa. The former president publically announced that he wished to settle in his hometown Otuoke in Bayelsa State a few days ago. Mr. Jonathan was met by a jubilant crowd of supporters, […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015

Last night’s secretive and rather abrupt trip to London by Nigeria President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari caught several of his political associates unawares, several of them learning about it only when we broke the story. Asked if the President-Elect had any health issues that may have required urgent travel overnight, they insisted he appears to be healthy. […]
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General Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories
Friday, May 15th, 2015

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has accused the outgoing Goodluck Jonathan government of not giving him “tips” on how to kick-start his administration on May 29. He spoke on Thursday when a committee from the Centre for Human Security of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, presented a five-point policy document to him at the […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories, Women Politics
Thursday, May 14th, 2015

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, co-ordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, shocked her audience on Thursday night with a revelation that she was diagnosed with cancer in 1997. Paying tribute to Oronto Douglas, former presidential adviser who died from cancer-related complications on April 9, 2015, the finance minister said: “Oronto and I had something in […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015

This handout picture released by the Nigerian army on April 30, 2015 and taken this week in an undisclosed location in the Sambisa Forest, Borno state, purportedly shows a member of the Nigerian Army standing next to a group of girls rescued in an operation against the Islamist group Boko Haram. Boko Haram hostages were […]