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American Politics, Boko Haram, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, August 9th, 2012
ABUJA (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Nigeria on Thursday to meet President Goodluck Jonathan and was expected to offer assistance in helping the country stop a worsening Islamist insurgency. Her visit to Nigeria comes with Jonathan under growing pressure to stop the violence in the northern and central regions of […]
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), General Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Thursday, August 9th, 2012
Lokoja – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kogi has declared a three-day fasting and prayer to solicit divine intervention in the nation’s security situation. The CAN Chairman in the State, Archbishop Emmanuel Egbunu, made the declaration in Lokoja on Wednesday when he addressed newsmen. He was responding to the killing of 17 Christians […]
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General Politics, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
ELDER statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday, threw a fresh challenge at General Ibrahim Babangida and other northern leaders on the Boko Haram insurgence, calling on him to lead the task aimed at ending the problem once and for all. Clark said he never minced words in throwing the ball of confronting the menace in […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— Elder statesman and prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, yesterday, declared that some highly placed individuals from the Northern part of the country were behind the increasing spate of violence in Nigeria to actualize their vow of “making the nation ungovernable for President Jonathan.” Speaking as a guest lecturer at […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, General Politics, Top Stories
Monday, July 30th, 2012
• Sect Warns Nigerian High Commission • Hillary Clinton To Meet President PRESIDENT Jonathan is coming under intense international pressure to firm up his administration’s handling of the Boko Haram violence, which is now beginning to threaten his chances of staying in power beyond 2015. This comes as indications emerged that the religious sect had […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday relieved the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr. Omar Suleiman, of his appointment. The decision was contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. No reason was given for the sacking of the former […]
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Africa & World Politics, First Ladies, General Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories, Women Politics
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
It is expected to be an edifice for peace and conflict resolution in 12 months when it is projected to be completed. However, the foundation for the African First Ladies Peace Centre was laid in the midst of intense security measures and controversy in Abuja on Wednesday by President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience. The atmosphere […]
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General Politics, Gombe, Headlines, Kano, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Plateau, State News
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
THE total of 3,100 corps members were redeployed from violence-prone Kano, Gombe and Plateau states, the National Youth Service Corps said as the 2012 Batch ‘B’ orientation camp closing ceremonies took place across the country on Monday. One thousand three hundred of the 2,560 corps members posted to Kano sought redeloyment while no fewer than […]
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Bayelsa, First Ladies, General Politics, Patience Jonathan, State News, Top Stories, Women Politics
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Friday inaugurated Patience, the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, as a Permanent Secretary in the state. Mrs. Jonathan was sworn-in alongside 18 other persons amidst tight security in a ceremony that was held at the Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, the state capital. The venue was a beehive as […]
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General Politics, Judiciary, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Newly appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alooma Mukhtar, on Wednesday said there was corruption in the nation’s judiciary and pledged to rid the system of “bad eggs.” Mukhtar, the first female to be appointed as the CJN, assured the Senate, while defending her appointment by President Goodluck Jonathan, that there would be “internal cleansing” […]
