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Latest Politics, Oil Politics, Raw Politics
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri …Tenders proof of evidence; gives AGF 6-days ultimatum to endorse charge ABUJA- Sequel to the expiration of the ultimatum he handed to the Police last week, Lagos based lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, Wednesday, entered a 4-count criminal charge against the erstwhile Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on fuel subsidy […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, State News
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Minister of Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade and the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar may be on collision course over the decay in the police colleges and the control of police funds, it has been revealed. Our correspondent also learnt that the duo might be summoned by President Goodluck Jonathan to explain the poor conditions of […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, Uncategorized
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
THE rot, recently discovered in the welfare scheme of Police College, Ikeja may have elicited a comprehensive probe into the budgets of the Ministry of Police Affair and police formations, over the years. Already, the Senate has iniated moves to look into the books of the ministry, with a view to ascertain the integrity of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Until recently Mali was famous only for its music and for Timbuktu — our nickname for nowhere. Suddenly, the French are invading this huge, poor, sparsely populated, landlocked African country, much of which is an empty desert. Britain is helping them (if we can get our aircraft to fly). Just a couple of years ago, […]
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Kano, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, State News
Saturday, January 19th, 2013
By Bashir Adefaka, AbdulSalam Muhammad, Kano Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, escaped death, yesterday, as gunmen, operating on motocycle (Okada), opened fired on his convoy. The incident occurred when the monarch was leaving Masalacin Murtala area of the Kano metropolis where he had gone to attend a Qur’anic graduation ceremony. His driver and three […]
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Bayelsa, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, January 19th, 2013
For the destruction and losses it suffered in 2000 when federal troops attacked it, Odi community in Kolokuma/Opokuma council area of Bayelsa State has sued the Federal Government, demanding N20 billion compensation and other reliefs. Explaining the reason for the demands during a resumed hearing at the Federal High court, Port Harcourt, on Friday, counsels […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Friday, January 18th, 2013
In spite of the Boko Haram insurgency in the country, Nigerian security agencies now have a fresh challenge to contend with. The new task, according to the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubike Ihejirika, is the presence of suspected terrorists believed to have been trained by Malian rebels, in Nigeria. Boko Haram terrorists, like […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
BY MICHAEL EBOH LAGOS — Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited, PPMC, yesterday, said the economy had lost about N165 billion in the last four years to pipeline vandalism. The sum includes the cost of repairs and products theft. Managing Director of PPMC, Mr. Haruna Momoh, at the commissioning of four units of triple agent […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP), CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Latest Politics, Party Politics
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
By GABRIEL EWEPU ABUJA — The new party coming from the merger of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, will pursue the restructuring of the country, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the CPC national leader said yesterday. Speaking at the inauguration of the CPC merger committee in Abuja, Buhari said […]
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Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
By Tony Edike ENUGU-Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Alex Barde, said the Nigerian Air Force will commence deployment of Nigeria war planes to check the activities of jihad fighters in Mali on Thursday morning. Barde who paid his maiden visit to Enugu Air Force Unit, Wednesday, said the action was in compliance to President […]
