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Latest Politics
Sunday, April 20th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan The Chaplain to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ven. Obioma Onwuzurumba, on Friday said despite the prevailing situation in the country, nobody can take the President’s life. He said no human being had the capacity to determine how long a fellow human being would live on the surface of the earth. Onwuzurumba spoke […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Sunday, April 20th, 2014
Scene of the blast. | credits: Sam Adeko There are strong indications that members of the Somalia militant sect, Al-Shabab, aided Boko Haram militants in carrying out the attack on Nyanya Motor Park seven days ago. The PUNCH’s investigations on Sunday also revealed that Al-Shabab, which has strong links with Al-Qaeda, had moved from providing […]
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Latest Politics, Sani Abacha (1993-98)
Saturday, April 19th, 2014
Retired General Oladipo Diya Retired General Oladipo Diya was accused of planning a coup by the late head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha. In this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN and TUNDE AJAJA, he talks about how he escaped death and opens up on the arrest of late Chief MKO Abiola, his death and other sundry […]
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Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Friday, April 18th, 2014
The Peoples Democratic Party has called on Nigerians, irrespective of religious persuasions to use the occasions of Good Friday and Easter celebrations to pray for the nation. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Olise Metuh, PDP National Publicity Secretary, in Abuja on Friday. Metuh also urged Nigerians to rededicate themselves […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Party Politics
Friday, April 18th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday adjourned an enlarged meeting with state governors on security challenges facing the country till Wednesday. The adjournment was necessitated by the absence of the All Progressives Congress governors. Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State told State House correspondents that the meeting was adjourned till 4pm on Wednesday to give […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Friday, April 18th, 2014
| credits: File copy The Principal of the secondary school in Chibok, Borno State where over 100 girls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents has described as false, the claim by the Defence Headquarters that only eight of the pupils had yet to regain their freedom. The denial on Thursday by the principal, Mrs. […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
ABUJA) Nigeria pledged on Tuesday to deploy more than 6,000 police and soldiers to protect a World Economic Forum on Africa in Abuja next month, a day after a bomb attack by suspected Islamist militants on the capital’s outskirts killed dozens. African heads of state and business leaders are due to attend the May 7-9 […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency)
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
Delegates on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to shut Nigeria’s borders with Cameroon, Niger and Chad to curtail the influx of insurgents. The advice followed the early Monday morning bomb blast at Nyanya Terminus on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory. Official figure said no fewer than 72 people died while 124 sustained various degree of […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, April 14th, 2014
We’ll defeat Boko Haram —Jonathan FG has run out of ideas— APC govs Perpetrators must be brought to book —Buhari APC calls for national security summit APC leadership, govs are responsible —PDP alleges Jonathan should do more to end bombings —SERAP BY OUR REPORTERS ABUJA — President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, assured the nation that the […]
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Headlines, Latest Politics
Monday, April 14th, 2014
BY OMOH GABRIEL in Washington Nigeria got a total of $21 billion as home remittances flows from Nigerians living abroad in 2013. This puts the country as the fifth largest recipient of foreign remittances among developing countries and first in Africa. Data released by the World Bank in Washington, weekend, showed that India remained in […]