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Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
Human rights activist and lawyer, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, on Tuesday in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, warned President Goodluck Jonathan against going ahead with the plans to celebrate a century of Nigeria’s amalgamation. Specifically, he urged Jonathan to jettison the planned ceremony scheduled for next year. Braithwaite, who spoke as the guest lecturer at a lecture […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
Ahead of the 2015 general Elections, pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked those clamouring for a President of a Northern extraction to banish such thought. President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Kano State chapter, Chief Tobias Idika, in a statement on Tuesday, bemoaned the plight of the Igbos within the country’s political configuration, saying it appeared that […]
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Ekiti, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, July 29th, 2013
A governorship aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Mr. Dayo Adeyeye, has described the rejection of the consensus arrangement proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan to select the party’s governorship candidate in 2014 election as gross indiscipline. Adeyeye said this in a statement issued on his behalf by the Director-General of his campaign […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Monday, July 29th, 2013
OUTCRY against its £3,000 tourists visa bond notwithstanding, Britain will commence the scheme in the six listed Commonwealth countries in November, Financial Times report quoted the Home Office as saying. The Commonwealth countries to be affected by the policy which was announced in June are Nigeria, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The affected […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, July 26th, 2013
The leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, may have been cornered by operatives of the Joint Task Force in Gwoza hills, Borno State. A top security source told Saturday PUNCH on Thursday that the JTF had located the area where the Boko Haram leader was hiding. The source stated, “We are […]
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Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, July 26th, 2013
By Kingsley Omonobi, Gabriel Ewepu-Abuja Two Army Majors and thirteen soldiers killed by Boko Haram Terrorists in the North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe, as well as UNAMID operations in Darfur, Sudan, were yesterday given national burial at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja with President Goodluck Jonathan insisting that the nation will win the […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, July 25th, 2013
The Federal Government on Thursday said the nation had witnessed improvement in the global Gross Domestic Product ranking from number 44th in 2010 to 36th in 2012 and had recorded significant improvements in economic fundamentals as a result of the reform embarked upon by it. While calling on Nigerians in the Diaspora to bring their […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Thursday, July 25th, 2013
The Federal Government has urged operatives of the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies to intensify the fight and explore new strategies to tackle the menace of terrorism confronting the country. The Vice President, Alhaji Namadi Sambo, made the call while representing President Goodluck Jonathan at the burial of the 15 personnel of the […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
A rights group, Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, has given 30 days ultimatum to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, to prosecute Senator Ahmed Yerima, for marrying a 13-year-old girl. Founder and Chairperson of the organisation, Mrs. Funmi Falana, who addressed journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, said Yerima’s marriage to the Egyptian girl […]
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American Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Dr. Muhammed Ali Pate, Minister of State for Health earlier today voluntarily resigned his position from the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan with effect from Wednesday. In his resignation letter to Mr. Jonathan, Dr Pate said his decision was hinged on his desire to take up the position of Professor in Duke University’s Global Health […]
