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Air Force, Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, March 20th, 2016
Ex-CoAS on trial for alleged N3.9b fraud • Court dismisses adjournment motion A prosecution witness, Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi yesterday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja how he assisted former Chief of Air Staff (CoAS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh in purchasing landed property in various locations across the country, including Ogun River Street, Maitama, […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Women Politics
Friday, March 18th, 2016
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor abuja-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, went tough last night, with a final warning to top officials implicated in the stealing of huge sums of public funds to come out of their hiding and face its interrogating teams once and for all. The warning, Vanguard gathered, was borne […]
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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
-Natiion $2.1b arms deals: Panel summons more military officers The Special Investigative Panel on Arms Procurement by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has invited more serving and retired military officers. The list of the affected officers has been sent to their units, The Nation learnt yesterday. It was learnt that some […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
Boko Haram suicide attack kills at least 22 worshippers in Maiduguri — 16th March 2016 A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomb attack has killed at least 22 Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Maiduguri in north-east Nigeria. Rescue officials said two female suicide bombers were believed to have carried out the attack, which saw 17 […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
Saraki: FG may drop charges on foreign accounts — 17th March 2016 There may be a new twist to the on-going prosecution of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) as the Federal Government is considering dropping or amending two of the 13 charges preferred against him. The planned move, […]
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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 […]
