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Friday, February 21st, 2014
By INNOCENT ANABA, JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU, Abuja, REACTIONS have continued to trail the recent suspension of the Governor of Central Bank, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Senate has declared the suspension of the CBN boss by President Goodluck Jonathan as illegal and unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the Federal High Court, sitting […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, February 21st, 2014
president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Farouk A. Ahmed as Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) with immediate effect. Mr. Ahmed will take over from the incumbent Executive Secretary, Mr. Reginald C. Stanley who is retiring after 35 years in service. The incoming Executive Secretary, who hails from […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, Party Politics
Friday, February 21st, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has picked holes on the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, describing it as a selective witch- hunt Reacting to the development Thursday via a press statement issued by its publicity secretary Mr. Osita Okechukwu, made available to newsmen in […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, February 21st, 2014
The Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has denied the news of her purported resignation making the rounds on the web. The minister in a statement issued by her Special adviser, Paul Nwachukw said: “It has come to our attention that a story is circulating online about the purported […]
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Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima | credits: www.bornostate.gov.ng For the second time in about 48 hours, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Wednesday met with President Goodluck Jonathan over Boko Haram attacks in his state. Shettima told State House correspondents that he was at the Presidential Villa to update Jonathan on a fresh attack […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, February 20th, 2014

CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi | credits: File copy President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday suspended Mallam Lamido Sanusi as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The suspension order was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. Abati said Jonathan had found out […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, February 17th, 2014
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to establish an electoral offences tribunal before the 2015 general elections. She made the call in Abuja at the opening of the Nigeria-U.S. Bi-National Commission (BNC) working group’s meeting on good governance, transparency and integrity. Thomas-Greenfield, who […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
| credits: omojuwa.com Nigeria and the United States will today (Monday) meet to discuss how to further integrate civil society organisations into the electoral process before the 2015 general elections. The two-day meeting will hold under the Governance, Transparency, and Integrity Working Group of the United States-Nigeria Bi-national Commission. A statement from the US […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, February 16th, 2014

Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, recently defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, of which he is one of the founders, to the opposition, All Progressives Congress. In this online interview with LEKE BAIYEWU, he says the resignation of Bamanga Tukur and appointment of Adamu Mu’Azu as the National Chairman […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Party Politics
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan with the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi; Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero and Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade… on Saturday | credits: State House President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday met some traditional rulers in All Progressives Congress states in what appeared to be political consultations ahead of his declaration […]