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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, General Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, June 1st, 2013
BY ABDULSALAM MUHAMMAD KANO—Director of Department of State Services, DSS, in Kano, Mr. Bassey Etang, has said the weapons of mass destruction discovered in a bunker at a Lebanese residence in Kano, Tuesday, belong to international terrorist organisation, Hezbollah. Etang spoke to newsmen in Kano, during a joint conference with the Commandant of the 3 […]
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General Politics, Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98)
Thursday, May 30th, 2013

Major Hamza al-Mustapha said his conviction for the murder of the late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola was because he served in “a hated administration”. Al-Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, also said other allegations of murder and attempted murder levelled against the administration were “spurious conjectures.” Al-Mustapha […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013

By KINGSLEY OMONOBI …as suspected terrorist found dead Two weeks after troops were deployed to flush out terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following declaration of state of emergency in the three states, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, in a video published, Tuesday, called on Islamists in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq to join the […]
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General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics
Sunday, May 26th, 2013
By HENRY UMORU, SONI DANIEL & JIMITOTA ONOYUME Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) may have finally broken up after a segment believed to be loyal to President Goodluck Jonathan set up a parallel body to the one led by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State. Amaechi emerged as the NGF chairman for the second tenure in […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. The military will take “all necessary action” to “put an end to the impunity of insurgents and terrorists” in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, he said. Mr Jonathan also ordered more troops to […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, April 21st, 2013

The United States government on Friday indicted the President Goodluck Jonathan led Federal Government of massive and widespread corruption. According to the United States Department of State, government officials and agencies frequently engage in corrupt practices with impunity. This was contained in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Country Reports on Human Rights […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, General Politics, Party Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, April 18th, 2013

LAGOS – APPROXIMATELY 4671 delegates of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Thursday in Lagos unanimously adopted the All Progressive Congress, APC, as its new political party. Also, the party ratified the expulsion of some members approval of merger with other political parties and groups, approval of new name All Progressive Congress with acronym APC […]
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General Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, April 14th, 2013

Speaks on plan to build $8bn refinery BY JIDE AJANI He could pass for just any other guest. But he is unmistakably familiar. Charming but humble! Stupendously wealthy, yet radiates simplicity. Strolling in, unassuming, was Africa’s richest man. It was his birthday. Dressed in a black suite with a black shinny cock shoe to match, […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, April 4th, 2013

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan may have bowed to pressure from the North over the declaration of amnesty for the Boko Haram sect members, as the Federal Government on Thursday has set up a committee to explore the possibility of the initiative. Nigerian Tribune learnt on Thursday that the special committee comprised members of the security agencies […]
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General Politics, Headlines
Thursday, March 28th, 2013

Publisher, African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, the publishers of the Tribune newspapers, Chief Oluwole Awolowo, died in a United Kingdom hospital on Wednesday at the age of 70. A statement from ANN Plc on Wednesday said Oluwole, a son of the late Premier of the defunct Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, died as a result […]