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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories, United Nations
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
Ki-Moon demands release of Chibok girls •Backs President’s anti-graft war From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, yesterday in Abuja demanded the unconditional release of over 200 girls abducted from their school in Borno State on April 14 last year. This is even as his host, President Muhammadu Buhari said over […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
Dasuki, ex-NSA, charged with illegal arms’ possession From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja Department of State Services (DSS) has formally charged former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (retd) to court over what it termed possession of fire-arms without licence and acts capable of undermining national security. Although DSS did not specify the name of […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Friday, August 21st, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari The Federal Government has begun moves to establish special courts to try corruption-related cases as part of the efforts to fight graft in the country. Saturday PUNCH’s investigations on Friday revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari was opting for a comprehensive onslaught against the problem of corruption in the country. It was […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Friday, August 21st, 2015
Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang | credits: http://www.immigration.gov.ng President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday ordered the suspension of the Comptroller-General of Immigration, David Parradang with immediate effect. Saturday PUNCH learnt that Parradang’s suspension might not be unconnected with the ongoing investigations into how a Lebanese terrorist, Ahmed Al Assir was given a […]
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Economy, Latest Politics
Friday, August 21st, 2015
The National Economic Council chaired by Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo was on Thursday told that Federal Government bonds had been issued to 14 banks on behalf of 11 state governments as part of the plan to restructure states’ loans in commercial banks. As part of the plan, the Federal Government had approved the conversion of […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics, Raw Politics
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu ADVERTISEMENT The fixing of petroleum products’ prices is denying the country investment in the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry and depriving Nigerians certain benefits from the country’s petroleum resources, industry stakeholders said on Thursday. The Federal Government currently regulates the prices of […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
Mr. Buruji Kashamu The Federal Government has not appealed against the ruling of Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which dismissed a suit seeking the extradition of the Ogun-East Senator, Buruji Kashamu, to the United States of America to face illicit drug charge, findings by our correspondent have shown. […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
Nuhu Ribadu | credits: thewillnigeria.com A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday alleged that a lot of investments being done in the country were from funds earned through illegal activities. He also identified illicit financial activities such as terrorism financing and money laundering as a major challenge […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
he Nigerian embassy in Delhi, India, has written to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to see the two Nigerians that were arrested in Punjab recently while on their way to Pakistan, allegedly to join the Islamic State terrorist group. The two youths from Kano, identified as Imran Kabeer and Sani Jamiliu, are currently being […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
By Ronald Mutum, Francis Okeke and Joshua Odeyemi President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into how an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader secured a valid Nigerian visa in Lebanon, Daily Trust learnt yesterday. Imam Ahmed Al-Assir, who was sentenced to death in absentia and had been on the run since 2013, […]
