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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Navy, Top Stories
Saturday, January 16th, 2016
Some of the Generals Viewed – 79796 Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Eighteen military chiefs that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe will start appearing before the commission on Monday. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the commission had sent invitations to some of the Generals and the companies, whose names featured in […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
By By Awa Kalu I was taken aback when in the course of a discussion with a colleague concerning the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, I was reminded that January 15th this year, will mark the golden jubilee anniversary (50 years!) of the first coup d’etat in Nigeria which took place on January 15th, 1966. It cannot be denied that […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA–Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, Thursday, said that the stipend of N5,000 promised by the government of All Progressives Congress, APC to pay to the unemployed youths was not for indolent people. He said that no country would give free money, stressing that Nigeria would not be an exception. […]
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Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, January 11th, 2016
–Asks FG to hold Anenih responsible By Joseph Erunke ABUJA – – NATIONAL Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, Monday, said he would not refund the N100 million he collected from Chief Tony Anenih, which has been alleged to have come from the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki. Chief Falae, […]
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Economy, Latest Politics
Monday, January 11th, 2016
In a statement during her visit to Nigeria last week, Lagarde also expressed concerns that firms that had increased their leverage and dollar-denominated debts over the last couple of years may come under pressure due to rising interest rates, a strong dollar and a declining naira. She said: “Growth in 2015 is estimated at about […]
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Kogi, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, January 9th, 2016
DSS arrests Faleke, Audu Uneasy calm pervades the political landscape of Kogi today as James Abiodun Faleke and Mr. Mohammed Audu were invited by operatives of the Department of State Security in Abuja. Supporters of the two politicians were apprehensive on the fate of their principals. James Abiodun Faleke, a second-term House of Representatives member […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Friday, January 8th, 2016
By Henry Umoru ABUJA-DEPUTY President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has warned that continued detention of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh was designed by the Federal Government to gag the mouthpiece of the opposition. Ekweremadu who stressed the need for the All Progressives Congress, APC led […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
By Michael EBOH A sharp decline was recorded in revenue accruable to the Federal Government from the petroleum sector, as the country’s earnings from crude oil export dropped to N5.271 trillion for the nine month period, January to September 2015. According to data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, the value of Nigeria’s crude […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
By Tabia Princewill On the subject of the President’s media chat, some say they found his declarations “dictatorial. So, allow me to play devil’s advocate and ask: Is a good dictatorship better than a corrupt democracy? In asking this question I’m reminded of an article “Dictatorship, Democracy and Development by a political scientist, Mancur Olson […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
By Luka Binniyat & Mayen Etim KADUNA—Female members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, yesterday alleged that soldiers raped their members before killing them, in December clash between the Nigeria Army and the movement. Addressing a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday under the banner of Sisters Forum of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, […]
