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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, September 19th, 2014
By Kingsley Omonobi & Henry Umoru ABUJA—President Goodluck Jonathan promised yesterday that by next month, the security challenge posed by members of the Boko Haram sect who have engaged in massive killing and wanton destruction of property would change drastically. This is just as the troops have killed 60 of the insurgents. Speaking yesterday at […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics
Friday, September 19th, 2014
Atiku Abubakar on Friday blasts Goodluck Jonathan’s record on security, vowing that Boko Haram could be crushed easily if politicians chose to do so. In an interview, he accused Jonathan and his ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of lacking the political will to end the insurgency, which has killed thousands since 2009. “This insurgency shouldn’t […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki The Federal Government was aware of the move by two Nigerians and an Israeli to purchase arms in South-Africa, The PUNCH’s investigations have revealed. A security source told one of our correspondents that the $9.3m seized from the two Nigerians and an Israeli in Johannesburg Airport on Monday, were […]
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Armed Forces, General Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen Chris Olukolade. | credits: www.nigeriancurrent.com Military authorities have retired the former General Officer Commanding the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Maj. Gen. Abubakar Mohammed. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed this on Tuesday just as the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and human rights lawyers pleaded for the pardon of […]
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Arewa House, Latest Politics
Monday, September 15th, 2014
THE Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has labelled the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan a failure. The pan-Northern organisation, in an open letter to the president, issued to journalists in Kaduna, on Sunday, said the state of insecurity in the region had deteriorated under the watch of the Presidency. ACF said it reached that conclusion at […]
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Latest Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, September 11th, 2014

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bashir Wali, has confirmed that President Goodluck Jonathan did lead a massive 600-man delegation to the United Nations General Assembly last year, as reported at that time by SaharaReporters.Ambassador Aminu Wali It was the world’s largest, he also confirmed. He described the size of Nigeria’s delegations to the General […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
SENATE Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, represents Cross River Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. In this interview, he bares his mind on the $1 billion loan required to combat the Boko Haram insurgency and the alleged bid to stop his return to the Senate by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, September 11th, 2014

By HAROON BALOGUN As an avid social media user, I have been following the tweets and anger of social media users against Islam and Muslims especially when the terrorist group, Boko Haram strikes. The anger heightened again when the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS, in their ungodly activity posted a video online recently showing […]
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Kano, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
By Abdulsalam Muhammad KANO – Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has said the widely celebrated defection of the former EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu has earned the status of a laughing stock among PDP stakeholders in Adamawa state. Mr. Kwankwaso made the remark while receiving merit award from two distinct Non Governmental Oraganization at the Government House, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
Cameroon’s claims this week that two Tuareg fighters were among the dead when troops bombarded Boko Haram positions have sparked fresh interest in the group’s links to the wider jihadi network. Communication minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary did not elaborate on the nationality of the foreigners, who were among the more than 100 killed during an […]