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Latest Politics
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
A daughter of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, the undeclared winner of the 1993 presidential election, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, on Wednesday said that her father was greater than ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, hence Abiola needed no recognition by the former president. This is coming after Obasanjo’s statement on Saturday, acknowledging that the late acclaimed winner […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, June 2nd, 2014
Some of the 219 schoolgirls still in the custody of Boko Haram insurgents have taken ill, according to a prominent Australian cleric, Dr. Stephen Davis. Davis, a hostage negotiator, said the online publication of a British newspaper, The Mail on Sunday, was hired by President Goodluck Jonathan to broker the release of the girls. According […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, June 2nd, 2014
There are indications that the need to feed the over 200 students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on April 14 has put pressure on the Islamic terrorist group to steal food items and loot communities close to Sambisa Forest in the North East. Saturday PUNCH investigations revealed that the violent […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta, South-South
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
BY Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South FORMER national chairman of the Association of Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria, ATROMPCON, and the paramount ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Charles Ayemi-Botu, aka Lion of the Niger, spoke to Saturday Vanguard on the reign of terror by Boko Haram and what […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
By CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA – CHRISTIANS under the aegis of TEKAN/ECWA, weekend, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore a statement credited to the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, alleging marginalisation of Muslims in the country and that Nigeria will be great only […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
Son of late legal icon, Gani Fawehinmi, Muhammed Fawehinmi, has blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for being part of the Boko Haram problem faced in the country today. Speaking today, at the Bimbo and Shola Connect, a live programme on LTV 8, he said Obasanjo had ignored a warning issued by the Russian military intelligence […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, May 30th, 2014
resident Goodluck Jonathan has directed the armed forces to launch a full-scale military operation against Boko Haram and other violent organisations to put an end to their impunity in the country. “I am determined to protect our democracy, our national unity and our political stability by waging a total war against terrorism,” he said in […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Friday, May 30th, 2014
Suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect on Thursday ambushed three traditional rulers between the Biu –Azare-Garkida Road in Borno State. The royal fathers are the Emir of Gwoza, Idrisa Timta, and his counterparts from Askira Abdullahi Askirama, and the Emir of Uba, Ismaila Manza. A security source said on Friday that the Gwoza Emir […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Northern-born journalist widely reported to have strong ties with the Boko Haram sect, Ahmad Salkida, has said that he is still readily available to render his services to bring an end to the insurgency in the country. Salkida was said to be close to the late Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf, as well as many […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday granted an application by the Federal Government to call two additional witnesses against Senator Aliyu Ndume, who is facing charges of sponsoring the violent Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram. The proposed witnesses, according to the Federal Government, are the MTN and a forensic expert. Three prosecution witnesses had […]
