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Biafra, Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Nnewi—Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB and Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, yesterday accused the Anambra State police command of killing about 20 of its members secretly, challenging them to debunk the allegation. The accusation was made in Onitsha by the Regional Administrator, Anambra West, Mr. Wilfred Aninze, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, March 14th, 2016
Fidelis Soriwei, Adelani Adepegba and Nnodim Okechukwu Security has been heightened at prominent hotels, shopping malls and other key places in the Federal Capital Territory, particularly those frequented by foreign nationals and high-profile Nigerians, following the terror attack on Cote d’Ivoire that claimed 16 lives on Sunday. Six gunmen had stormed Cote d’Ivoire beach resort […]
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Economy, Latest Politics, Uncategorized
Sunday, March 13th, 2016
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday denied saying the Nigerian economy had gone out of the control of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Mohammed was quoted as making the comment (on the state of the country’s economy) on a radio show on Saturday. […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Presidency, Top Stories, Yakubu Gowon (1966-75)
Thursday, March 10th, 2016

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, retd; yesterday owned up to fathering a love child with the late public relations expert, Princess Edith Ike Okongwu, bringing to an end the 48-year-old paternity dispute over Musa Gowon. Musa, who returned to Nigeria at the end of last year, after […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday publicly accused the MTN Group of contributing to the casualty figure of about 10,000 Nigerians killed by members of the Boko Haram sect between 2009 and now. He claimed the telecommunication firm contributed to the figure by selling unregistered SIM cards, which he said were being used by the terrorists. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
17227 John Ameh and Sunday Aborisade, Abuja South African President, Jacob Zuma, on Tuesday acknowledged that Nigeria and Nigerians indeed sacrificed for his countrymen to be freed of the clutches of apartheid. He said particularly remarkable was a point in the history of the liberation struggles in South Africa when Nigerian civil servants voluntarily contributed […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98)
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Olalekan Adetayo and Adelani Adepegba Switzerland has given conditions for repatriating $321m looted by a former military ruler, the late Gen. Sani Abacha, to Nigeria. Part of the conditions is that the fund would be used for projects that would benefit Nigerians and they (the projects) must be monitored by the World Bank. The Minister […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, March 6th, 2016

Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.) 29198 Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered $1m cash from one of the houses belonging to the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh(retd.), The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent learnt the money was […]
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EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
Accuses FG of denying him access to lawyers ABUJA—Former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), has restated his desire to have free access to his lawyers to enable him defend himself and clear allegations on the criminal charges of unlawful possession of fire arms brought against him by the Federal Government. Dasuki told […]