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Monday, January 6th, 2014
By Saharareporters, New York Stella Oduah, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation who is embroiled in a scandal of towering proportions in the ministry, faces new integrity questions as her Masters’ degree has been challenged by the United States school which supposedly awarded it. Her resume, which she presented to the Senate as a ministerial nominee in […]
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Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
Coordinating Minister for the economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: File copy The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria on Thursday described as incorrect and unfortunate the statement credited to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Jonah Otunla, that all federal workers […]
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Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
From Moshood Adebayo, Abeokuta The Chairman and spiritual father of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide (Ayo Ni O), Most Reverend Samuel Abidoye has cautioned President Goodluck Jonathan and former president Olusegun Obasanjo against heating up the polity through their actions and inactions. Abidoye, in his New Year message to members of the CSMS […]
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Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
FROM ISAAC ANUMIHE, ABUJA A mere letter by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to President Goodluck Jonathan, on September 25, 2013, alleging non-remittance of over $49.8 billion by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has generated a lot of controversy in the nation’s already fragile economy. For one, many […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
By Ben Agande, Michael Eboh & Kunle Kalejaye ABUJA — The Federal Government said, yesterday, that it had no plans to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol from the prevailing pump price of N97 per litre, describing the growing fear of imminent price hike as unfounded. Equally, what […]
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Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
States 2013 2014 capital Recurrent Nbn Nbn Nbn Nbn Abia 137.8 149.6 87.5 62 Adamawa 95 97.9 39.7 58.2 Anambra 110.96 140.00 100.29 39.71 A/Ibom 599.180 469.374 308.870 165.504 Bauchi […]
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Armed Forces, General Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
Views: 267 In its bid to reposition the Nigerian Army for expected operational challenges in the coming year and beyond, the Nigerian Army Council has commenced issuing terminal letters to over 40 generals preparatory to their leaving the force. The letters from the Military Secretary’s office said the letters are being issued to officers of […]
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Aviation, Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
BY Taye Obateru Jos—An appeal has gone to President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore calls to sack the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, unless her culpability in the bullet proof cars saga was established. A group, the Igbo Democratic Forum, made the appeal in a statement in Jos, signed by its Chairman, Chief Chidi Ndu, […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, December 30th, 2013
Ex-CSO: His letter fictitious From DESMOND MGBOH, Kano Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, has described as fictitious the insinuation of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his recent letter to President Goodluck Jonathan. The former president wrote that Jonathan has allegedly hired 1,000 […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, December 25th, 2013
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late Head-of-State, Gen. Sani Abacha, has challenged ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, to a public debate on any issue concerning Nigeria. Al-Mustapha threw the challenge in an interview with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America, monitored in Abuja, on Wednesday. The former CSO was reacting to news […]
