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Ekiti, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
By Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Embattled Secretary of the Ekiti state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party Dr. Temitope Aluko, has alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan gave Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, $37m cash to prosecute the June 21, 2014, governorship election in the state. Aluko said the money was effectively used to defeat the […]
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Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Nigerians have expressed outrage at the Economist for labeling the country’s past president, Goodluck Jonathan, as an ‘ineffectual buffoon.’ In an article titled “Crude Tactics: Cheap oil is causing a currency crisis in Nigeria. Banning imports is no solution”, published in The Economist last Thursday, the magazine, while analysing the economic policies of President Muhammadu […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Oil Politics, State News
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Palpable fear gripped the residents of coastal communities of Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, following an explosion that rocked oil pipelines belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company. The explosion, which was said to have been triggered by dynamite attacks allegedly launched by suspected militants, affected pipelines located in Orukari, Golubokiri and Kpongbokiri […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Navy
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.) Roll call: Ex-defence chief, Badeh, ex-NAF chief, Obanikoro’s sons, 14 others The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will this week interrogate at least 16 military officers as part of its investigations into $2.1bn arms scandal. It was learnt on Saturday that among those to be […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Several people have been reportedly killed as the military engaged militants suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect in a fierce gun battle that reportedly lasted for hours on Saturday. The insurgents were said to have attacked Dalori and Walori villages, on outskirts of Maiduguri, at around some minutes past 7pm on Saturday night. […]
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Headlines
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
huoma Chiedozie, Enugu Enugu Catholic priest, and founder, Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has said he is going to suffer in his new parish. Mbaka made the statement after he was moved from the Christ the King Parish, G.R.A, in Enugu metropolis, where he served as parish priest for over 20 years, to Our […]
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Anambra, Headlines, Judiciary, Legislature, Senate, State News
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
The Supreme Court has removed Stella Oduah and Andy Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party as lawmakers representing Anambra State. The ruling means the election of all three Senators representing Anambra State had been nullified. The election of Uche Ekwunife was nullified by the Court of Appeal in December. Ekwunife defected from the PDP to […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News, Taraba, Women Politics
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
The developments in Taraba State since the governorship election have been very interesting. First was an election that was marred by irregularities and even before that some candidates did not satisfy the provision of the law to contest the position, as was evidenced in the PDP, which did not conduct Primaries. Now, all that have […]
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Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
As Adamawa PDP nominates Juta to replace Secondus FROM TAIWO AMODU, ABUJA THE bid by Ahmed Gulak, erstwhile Presidential Adviser on Political Matters to former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan to assume the office of national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has suffered a setback in his home state of Adamawa, Sunday Sun […]
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Edo, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
Race for Edo governorship seat By Gabriel Omonhinmin The forthcoming governorship election in Edos state, tagged Edo 2016, promises to be very interesting and a high wire political game. As to be expected, there have been a gradual build up to the election that will produce a successor to the incumbent Governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, […]
