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Latest Politics, National Politics, Niger Delta, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
By Emma Amaize & Brisibe Perez WARRI—MEMBERS of Niger Delta Avengers, largely an Ijaw militant group, which admitted bombing oil and gas installations in Delta State, recently, have gone underground following a massive manhunt for them by the Army, Navy and other security agencies. President Muhammadu Buhari had recently given a marching order to the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA-President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in London said that Nigeria is favourably disposed to the initiative of restricting corrupt people from traveling, investing and doing business abroad. This was even as the president unveiled the Open Contracting Data Standard, (OCDS) a new strategy to effectively curb corruption in Nigeria. The new plan […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta, Oil Politics, Raw Politics
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
By Emma Amaize Regional Editor, South-South and Perez Brisibe WARRI – NIGER- DELTA Avengers, Thursday, listed some oil blocs allegedly owned by former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, ex-Minister of Petroleum, Alhaji Riwalnu Lukman, other Northerners and South-Westerners in Niger-Delta region and issued them a two-week ultimatum to shut […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
Mixed reactions from Nigerians, on Tuesday, trailed comments credited to British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, that Nigeria was “fantastically corrupt.” Cameron made the scathing statement in a video that went viral today. He was caught in a conversation with the Queen of England, Elizabeth II, reports BBC. PM Cameron was talking about this week’s anti-corruption […]
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Education, House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
By Emman Ovuakporie & Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, yesterday, painted a gloomy picture of the political terrain of the country, saying Nigeria had been under the stranglehold of men and women of a generation that had overreached itself. CROSS SECTION OF STUDENTS DURING AN INTERACTIVE SESSION THE […]
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Budget, Latest Politics
Friday, May 6th, 2016
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law ending weeks of face-off between the National Assembly and the Executive. The budget was signed at a brief ceremony held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Those who witnessed the event included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; President of […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016
By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA—CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC, Lagos Central), yesterday, hailed President Muhammadu Oluremi Tinubu Buhari’s administration for working hard to put food on the tables of Nigerians. Speaking, yesterday, while contributing to a Bill for an Act to make provisions for freedom from hunger […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Oil Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced the source of the $115 million bribe for election officials to alter the results of the 2015 presidential election to stolen crude oil. “Our operatives have discovered that the $115 million came from stolen crude oil. They got it from former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs Diezani […]
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Budget, Latest Politics
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor, Henry Umoru, Joseph Erunke, Emman Ovuakporie & Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —FOR the third time, the 2016 Appropriation Bill has been returned as President Muhammadu Buhari was said to have picked holes in the re-worked budget and returned it to the National Assembly for further legislative work. It was reliably […]
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Corruption Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf of an Abuja High Court at Maitama, yesterday, adjourned trial of erstwhile National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), till May 23. Dasuki Sambo The trial which was originally scheduled to kick off yesterday, was stalled by failure of the Federal Government to produce the […]
