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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, August 28th, 2016
A former Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Charles Soludo, said, yesterday, that the economic recession Nigeria is experiencing was self inflicted, insisting that oil, for most part of the country, had been a curse. *Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo Soludo, in a key note address at Delta State Economic and Investment Summit, said the collapse […]
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Corruption Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Sunday, August 28th, 2016
Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara John Ameh Nine out of the 10 principal officers of the House of Representatives kept sealed lips on Saturday over the latest N10billion allegations levelled against them by a former Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin. The officers are the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun; House […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Thursday, August 25th, 2016
Gbenga Adeniji Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday said he did not represent any international intervention group when he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on August 10. He also appealed to the Federal Government “to respond positively to the outrage of the militants of Niger Delta.” Soyinka, who said […]
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Latest Politics, Local Govt, State News
Thursday, August 25th, 2016
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The activities of pipeline vandals took a huge toll on the revenue into the federation account as the country recorded a shortfall of N250.97bn for the month of July. As a result of this, the allocation to the three tiers of government witnessed a decline of N115.36bn from N559.03bn in June to […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, August 25th, 2016
odwin Isenyo, Kaduna Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, at the All Progressives Congress Governors Forum‘s Fourth Progressive Governance Lecture series, says Nigeria has what it takes to be great again in spite of its current socio-economic challenges. He added that such must, however, come with positive change of attitudes by Nigerians. The lecture, which took place at […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016
By Levinus Nwabughiogu – ABUJA—To successfully rescue the abducted Chibokgirls, the government needs credible information on their exact location and the cooperation of relevant persons, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari (2nd L) and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (L) listen to coordinator of the Bring Back Our Girls group Oby Ezekwesili (C) . File […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Party Politics
Monday, August 22nd, 2016
Rumble in APC — 21st August 2016 By CHIDI OBINECHE A seething disquiet is currently sweeping through Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. The suppressed blow-up is not about disenchantment with the party and its leadership. It is not about the seeming loss of faith by some disgruntled elements in the prosecution of […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, August 22nd, 2016
File photo By Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Department of State Services said on Monday that it has arrested one Mudahsiru Jibrin, who it described as the spiritual leader of Boko Haram cell in Kano. It claimed that preliminary investigation conducted revealed that the suspect was also the mastermind of the shooting of some students at […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Monday, August 22nd, 2016
N200 The TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016 VOL 40 NO. 21,251 www.punchng.com Page 7 Page 24 Page 14 Herdsmen kill RCCG pastor in Kaduna FG wants Islamic bank funds to rebuild N/East Page 23 Page 4 How to access WhatsApp on your computer The Punch Newspapers @mobilepunch @+Punchng1 • Buhari Chibok girls: Uproar as Buhari shuns […]
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First Ladies, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, National Politics, Niger Delta, Patience Jonathan, Presidency
Friday, August 19th, 2016
erging evidence directly links former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife and some of their associates with the bombing of oil and gas installations by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) in the last several months, top government sources have told SaharaReporters. Quoting intelligence reports on the bombings, one source disclosed that they established that some of […]
