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Latest Politics
Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has called on the government to arrest her ex-colleague, Femi Fani-Kayode, over opinion articles targeted at the Igbo ethnic group published by the later. Mr. Fani-Kayode had written a controversial opinion piece entitled “The Bitter Truth About The Igbo” in what appears a reaction to the heated debate […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Monday, August 12th, 2013
EX-MILITANT leader and founder of the non-operational Movement for the Emancipation of Niger-Delta, MEND, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has accused oil multinationals of telling lies and deceiving the Federal Government on the actual quantity of crude oil they produce daily. Tompolo, who spoke to Vanguard through the Executive Secretary of Tompolo Foundation, […]
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Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Top Stories
Monday, August 12th, 2013

By SONI DANIEL, REGIONAL EDITOR, NORTH &, HENRY UMORU Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said it is unaware of any offer by President Goodluck Jonathan, to erstwhile Chief Security Officer, CSO, to the late Sani Abacha, Major Al-Mustapha, to join the party. An online publication reported that the President had indeed wooed Al-Mustapha, freed by […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, August 12th, 2013
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, caused confusion on the Nigerian social media space on Saturday, when he declared on Twitter that he is not as rich as award-winning music producer, singer and songwriter, Don Jazzy. A Twitter user, Dahiru Mustapha, tweeting via @ZizouQA, had asked Atiku why he had not been giving out recharge cards on […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Saturday, August 10th, 2013
The Network of Police Reform in Nigeria has urged the Nigeria Police to ensure that the dismissal meted out to a police sergeant, Chris Omeleze, becomes a disciplinary pattern to check the excesses of its officers. The dismissed officer, attached to the State Traffic Division, Ikeja, was captured on video demanding a N25,000 bribe from […]
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Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics
Friday, August 9th, 2013
The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to disband the amnesty committee because its continuous existence would be tantamount to working against the international community. CAN hinged its renewed call on the decision of the International Criminal Court to probe the activities of the insurgent sect, Boko Haram. The ICC […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Friday, August 9th, 2013
Some policemen have urged the Police Headquarters to stop an alleged illegal deduction from their monthly salaries. The call came barely 24 hours after the police authorities announced the dismissal of a police sergeant, Chris Omeleze, having been caught on video demanding a bribe of N25,000 from a motorist in Lagos. The policemen who have […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, Top Stories
Friday, August 9th, 2013
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Muhammed Abubakar, on Thursday vowed to uphold the integrity of the police, saying he would not preside over a corrupt Nigeria Police Force. He was reacting to the recent dismissal of a police sergeant, Chris Omeleze, who was caught on video, demanding a bribe of N25,000 from a motorist. Abubakar […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, August 9th, 2013
Protest broke out at the Kuje Prisons near Abuja on Thursday over alleged preferential treatment of three Lebanese inmates by officials of the facility. The protest took place just as the Defence Headquarters said that over 1,000 suspected members of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, were in detention facilities in the country. The Lebanese […]
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Borno, Latest Politics, State News, Yobe
Friday, August 9th, 2013
Operatives of the Joint Task Force are detaining two professionals, a medical doctor and a lawyer, allegedly for their roles in the prevailing violence in the area. The authorities of the Defence Headquarters are silent on the issues that culminated in the arrest of the doctor and the lawyer. It was gathered that while the […]