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Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday admitted that despite the efforts of the nation’s security agencies targeted at curtailing the activities of members of the fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, his administration could not be said to have won the war against terror. But he ruled out compensation for victims […]
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Aviation, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, November 3rd, 2013
Ms. Stella Oduah The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission are at a crossroads over the investigation into the purchase of N255m bullet-proof cars for the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, SUNDAY PUNCH can authoritatively report. Oduah on Thursday had denied that the […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, November 3rd, 2013
Indications emerged on Saturday that the United States has been spying on the Nigeria’s security agencies, especially the State Security Service, and probably the Presidency. In a report published in New York Times, Edward Snowden, an American computer specialist, who worked for the US Central Intelligence Agency and as a contractor with the US […]
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Governors, Latest Politics
Sunday, November 3rd, 2013
The seven aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party are waiting for President Goodluck Jonathan to invite them to a meeting on how to resolve the crisis rocking the ruling party. The spokesperson for the New PDP, Mr. Chukwuemeka Eze, who stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Friday, said […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, November 1st, 2013
-Punch The Federal Government on Friday officially dissolved the Power Holding Company of Nigeria after it handed over the 14 successor companies created from the unbundling of PHCN to their respective new owners across the country. Speaking at the official physical handover ceremony of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company to its new owner, […]
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Aviation, Latest Politics
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
Embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah More cans of worms were thrown up on Wednesday in Abuja during the public hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on the controversial N255m bulletproof cars purchased by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. But the woman at the centre of the scandal, Ms Stella […]
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Budget, Latest Politics
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Dr. Bright Okogu The Director-General of Budget Office of the Federation, Dr. Bright Okogu, and the Accountant- General of the Federation, Mr. Jonah Otunla, told a National Assembly Committee on Tuesday that Nigeria was not broke but was currently cash-strapped. Okogwu and Otunla said this when they appeared […]
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Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Latest Politics
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, broke her seven-day silence on social media on Tuesday, amidst backlash over the N255m bulletproof cars bought for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. In a post on Twitter and Facebook, Oduah took credit for the signing of the much-publicised Bilateral Air Services Agreement with Israel. […]
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Aviation, Latest Politics
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah President Goodluck Jonathan may have placed the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, on “tactical suspension,” findings by The PUNCH have revealed. A reliable Presidency source said Jonathan decided on the “tactical suspension,” hours before the signing of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Nigeria and Israel […]
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Aviation, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Stella Oduah President Goodluck Jonathan may have finally succumbed to public pressure to move against the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, who is currently being probed over the N255m bulletproof cars bought for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The development came to the fore with the last-minute decision to stop Oduah […]
