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Latest Politics
Sunday, May 24th, 2015
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, in this interview with NIYI ODEBODE, JOHN ALECHENU and ADE ADESOMOJU, speaks on the expectations of Nigerians from the incoming administration of Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), his perception of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, among other issues The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has acknowledged the […]
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First Ladies, Latest Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
Jonathan’s untouchable women President Goodluck Jonathan’s government had a number of women but none of them wielded as much power as that of an elite class often referred to as ‘the untouchables,’ GBENRO ADEOYE writes As President Goodluck Jonathan takes a bow on May 29, 2015 following the expiration of his tenure, so will […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
Vice-President Namadi Sambo President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice-President Namadi Sambo and many ministers have concluded plans to travel abroad shortly after the May 29 inauguration of a new government. While Jonathan had said he would travel out of the country for a much deserved rest after the May 29 inauguration, Sambo is planning to […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Oil Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
Okonjo-Iweala and Madueke are expected to speak to the Committee addressing the causes behind lingering fuel scarcity, which has brought on untold hardship for many Nigerians. Senate Joint Committees on Petroleum Resources (the Upstream Committee and the Downstream Committee) statement on Friday summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
Last night’s secretive and rather abrupt trip to London by Nigeria President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari caught several of his political associates unawares, several of them learning about it only when we broke the story. Asked if the President-Elect had any health issues that may have required urgent travel overnight, they insisted he appears to be healthy. […]
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Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, May 21st, 2015
Anenih; Mu’azu The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu and the Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih, on Wednesday bowed to pressure from key members of the party to resign. Mu’azu, in a letter he tendered during the PDP National Working Committee meeting in Abuja however cited “health grounds ” […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, May 21st, 2015
Vice President-elect, Prof. Yomi Osinbajo The Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Muhammadu Buhari-led government will inherit the worst economy ever in the history of the nation. Also, a former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has advised Buhari to take advantage of the country’s current level of public support for him to take […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Sunday, May 17th, 2015
Tunde Thompson One of the two journalists jailed under the Decree 4 of 1984, Mr. Tunde Thompson, tells FRIDAY OLOKOR the circumstances surrounding his imprisonment and his relationship with the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) What were the circumstances that led to your imprisonment under the Decree 4 of 1984 during the military […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Sunday, May 17th, 2015
Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana(SAN) | credits: File copy Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Saturday, said 12 soldiers, who were sentenced to death for mutiny in September 2014, have been starved and held underground by the military. Falana in an interview with Sahara TV, which was monitored by our correspondent, said […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, May 17th, 2015
Buhari and Tinubu A gigantic test of wills is rocking the All Progressives Congress just 12 days to the inauguration of President-elect Mohammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s substantive President. Impeccable sources within the party told SUNDAY PUNCH over the weekend that some ex-governors, Buhari’s associates and mutinous party members from the South-West are trying […]
