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Arewa House, Latest Politics
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
Ahead of Thursday’s zonal constitutional conferences, foremost northern political group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, has recommended capital punishment for corruption. At present, China is the only notable country where corruption attracts capital punishment. In its proposal submitted to the National Assembly, a copy of which was obtained by one our correspondents in Kaduna on Tuesday, […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
Former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), | credits: Former Head of State and Presidential candidate for the Congress of Progressive Change, Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), again on Tuesday met behind closed-door with former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, over the insecurity and other challenges in the North. Besides, the meeting […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
-Punch Umar, Badejo and CP, Tanko | credits: Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Manko, on Tuesday ordered a correspondent of The PUNCH, Kunle Falayi, out of the premises of the police command headquarters, Ikeja. Manko said a story published on Tuesday titled, ‘Guard shot by policemen in critical condition’ was an attack on […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
Ejiofor Alike with agency report The Federal Government as well as local and international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the country lose an estimated $7 billion (N1.05 trillion) to oil theft annually, the International Energy Agency (IEA), an energy policy advisor to the industrialised countries, has said. In a report published Tuesday , the 28-member […]
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Headlines, Kwara, Latest Politics
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the Waziri of Ilorin and father of the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki died today in Lagos after a brief illness. The news of the death was announced by the Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed. According to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to […]
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Latest Politics, Women Politics
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
Y PETER EGWUATU LAGOS — The Federal Government, weekend, was advised to quickly tackle the rising rate of unemployment in the country as its rate was estimated to be around 40 per cent of the entire population. The immediate past World Bank’s Vice President for Africa, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, who gave the advice also said: […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
Over 500 placard-carrying protesters on Wednesday in Abuja stormed the Federal Ministry of Finance and demanded the immediate resignation of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. They called for the minister’s sacking for what they described as unfavourable economic policies of the current administration and an alleged fraudulent payment of N2. 7bn to a […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
SIX days after the fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, set conditions for ceasefire, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday described its members and sponsors as “uncivilised” “Terminating innocent lives through terrorist acts is primitive, so perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism through Boko Haram cannot be anything but uncivilised,” Jonathan said. He spoke in Dutse, Jigawa State […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
• Picks Buhari, others for dialogue in S’ Arabia • Seeks compensation, release of members, others • Amnesty, security agents disagree on killings AFTER about three years of keeping the country on the brink of disintegration owing to the violence it regularly inflicted on it, Boko Haram may have decided to dialogue with the Federal […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
Set To Discredit It In Coming Days THERE are indications that indicted parties are making moves to discredit the Mallam Ribadu report submitted to the Presidency last week. The plan is prompted by the subsisting controversy trailing the report. The Guardian learnt that the leadership of the regulatory bodies, who had procured copies of the […]
