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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Monday, October 6th, 2014
By Kingsley Omonobi, Dapo Akinrefon, with Agency Reports ABUJA—Three weeks after South Africa confiscated $9.3m belonging to the Federal Government over an alleged illegal arms deal, the South African authorities have seized another $5.7m arms money from Nigeria. Last month, two Nigerians and an Israeli were arrested at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, after they attempted […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, October 5th, 2014
Posted by: Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation in Featured, News 12 hours ago •Orders massive air strikes on sect •To take delivery of Cobra gunships soon •Friends identify pilot Vengeance: That is the warning from the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, to Boko Haram following claims by the sect to have beheaded a pilot of the Nigeria Air Force. Although the […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, October 5th, 2014
By Dele Shobowale “Life is brief; a little hope; a little dream and then – good night.”Leon Montanaeken, 1859. “Ah make the most of what we may yet spend/ Before we too into dust descend/ Dust unto dust…Omar Khayyam. Dying is a serious business; as much as living – believe me. With it, the Grim […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Latest Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Sunday, October 5th, 2014
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has since 1999 been winning landslide victories to continuously form the federal government of Nigeria. Although not much has been achieved by the party in terms of good governance and appreciable improvement in the living standards of the people, she has continued to chorus its song of ruling the nation for […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Saturday, October 4th, 2014
Former United States of America ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington A former United States of America ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, in this interview with BAYO AKINLOYE,says Nigeria will face major instability if it fails to conduct free and fair elections in 2015 and that President Goodluck Jonathan should have visited Chibok to show the world that he is a […]
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Armed Forces, Aviation, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, October 4th, 2014
Weather, not terrorists, downed fighters jet— DHQ By Kingsley Omonobi, with agency report There was confusion, yesterday, over the alleged beheading, by Boko Haram, of an air force pilot whose fighter jet went missing three weeks ago. The military dismissed the claim that a man beheaded in Boko Haram’s latest video was the pilot. A group which identified as […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, October 4th, 2014
By Sam Eyoboka Following unrelenting personal attacks on the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, The Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria (TEKAN) with over 13 denominations under its umbrella and 25 million members, has released a statement questioning the motives and timing of those who have been most […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Latest Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Monday, September 29th, 2014
By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—THE All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, yesterday, reacted to the boast by President Goodluck Jonathan that his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will recapture Edo State come 2015 and 2016, saying that it was a tall dream to think that “Chief Tom Ikimi, who recently joined the PDP will win Edo State for […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, September 29th, 2014
By Luka Binniyat, Emman Ovuakporie, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Laide Akinboade KADUNA —President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday for the first time spoke on the controversial $9.3m cash allegedly smuggled into South Africa by two Nigerians and an Israeli using his private jet. The money which has been confiscated by a South African court was […]
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Kano, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, September 29th, 2014
By Abdulsalam Muhammad Almost four months after former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was installed as the Emir of Kano, Vice president, Namadi Sambo yesterday paid homage to the new emir of Kano, in his palace. The delayed public recognition by the number two citizen was however made possible by the death […]
