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Thursday, August 7th, 2014
Court Orders SSS, Police To Produce Suspects President Goodluck Jonathan Monday met with service chiefs and other members of the security council to consider a brewing diplomatic crisis threw up by the arrest of some Lebanese businessmen and their accomplices for alleged involvement in terrorism. THISDAY checks revealed that the meeting was called against the […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, August 7th, 2014
By Sola Ogundipe, Sam Eyoboka, Chioma Obinna, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Victoria Ojeme, Monsur Olowopejo, Olayinka Latona, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Gabriel Olawale LAGOS — FOLLOWING the death of the matron that was one of the primary contacts of the late American-Liberian, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, who died recently of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, Minister of Health, […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

r Buhari, Atiku 2015: North divided over Buhari, Atiku By Our Reporter on August 4, 2014 · • Youths beg ex-Head of State to step down As the 2015 presidential election draws near, a group under the umbrella of Northern Youth Voters Forum (NYVF) has appealed to former Head of State and leader of the […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
The Federal Government said on Wednesday that it is seeking collaboration with the Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta, U.S., to deal with Ebola virus disease in Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, made this known to newsmen in Abuja on the death of a nurse who treated Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian and […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
BY Kingsley Omonobi & Caleb Ayansina ABUJA — The Federal Government, yesterday, said it did not believe that details of the accusations of extra-judicial killings leveled against Nigerian military by Amnesty International had been properly verified. The report released, Monday, by Amnesty International, accused Nigerian troops of extra-judicial killings of over 600 persons in the […]
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Bayelsa, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
Yenagoa— Traditional rulers in Bayelsa State have called on members of the Boko Haram sect to sheathe their swords and embrace amnesty like the former militants of the Niger Delta region did. The royal fathers, under the aegis of EA/EJA Oil Field Traditional Rulers Leadership Forum made the call in Yenagoa after a meeting with […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, July 31st, 2014
Minister of National Planning, Dr Olanrewaju Sulaiman. The Federal Government said on Wednesday that it had secured a fresh funding of about N100bn for developmental projects over the next five years from the European Development Fund. The immediate past Supervising Minister for National Planning, who is now the Minister of State for Finance, Ambassador […]
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Latest Politics, Osun, State News
Thursday, July 31st, 2014
Panic gripped residents of Osun State on Wednesday when operatives of the Department of State Service in about 50 Toyota pickup vehicles fired into the air as their convoy rode through the capital city. The officials, some of whom wore masks, were fully armed and were conveyed round Osogbo in the siren-blaring vehicles. They […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Thursday, July 31st, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday inaugurated Nigeria’s new 64-page e-passport with a call on Nigerians to protect the image of the country by shunning uncomplimentary statements and actions. Jonathan launched the traveling document shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He and Vice President Namadi Sambo […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Osun, Party Politics, State News
Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
Osogbo Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode said on Tuesday in Osogbo that his decision to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was well-thought-out. Speaking with newsmen, Fani-Kayode said it was better for him to “return home’’. The former minister said he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) because he did not like the way […]