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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Sokoto, State News
Monday, September 24th, 2012
By John Shiklam Former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarwa, and former Head of State, Major General Mohammadu Buhari, at the weekend held a closed door meeting at the latter’s Kaduna residence. Although details of the meeting were not made public, the former governor in an interview with newsmen shortly after the meeting, which […]
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Latest Politics, South-East
Monday, September 24th, 2012
By NKIRU EVONGWA Dialogues and presentations made by Igbo leaders at different fora on the nation’s solemn desire to ensure that a president of Igbo extraction emerges in 2015 could be counted as a demonstration of seriousness on their part. Comforting as this might be, political analysts cannot stop at imagining the realization of such […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
By Caleb Ayansina The Minister of Tour ism, Culture and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, weekend, appealed to the Islamist group, Boko Haram, and others disenchanted with the nation to sheathe their sword and join the struggle for peaceful co-existence and nation building. Duke, while addressing a press conference to mark the 2012 International Peace […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
The onslaught of the security services against Boko Haram seems to be paying off with the arrest of a top operative of the Islamist group described as the accountant. `The accountant’ was said to be in transit between Kano and Zaria, last week, with N4.5 million cash belonging to the Islamist group when men of […]
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Latest Politics, North-Central, North-East, North-West
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
By EMEKA MAMAH & SONI DANIEL, Abuja Apparently worried over the inevitability of the north losing power in 2015 due to lack of peace and unity among the people in the region, the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has called for political strategies that would put the area in strong position of strength to secure some […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Friday, September 21st, 2012
Abuja- Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, on Friday said that the Federal Government had paid additional N56.75 billion to oil marketers out of the 2012 subsidy claims. While briefing newsmen in Abuja, Okonjo-Iweala, also Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, said that the payments were made to 14 companies after being screed by […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Friday, September 21st, 2012
By Ben Agande FOLLOWING the outcry from Nigerians over the planned introduction of the N5,000 note, the Federal Government has confirmed it is stepping down the introduction of the note by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati who confirmed this last night said the move was to allow more enlightenment by […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—A pressure group, the Foundation for Integration in Nigeria, FIN, weekend, rejected the plan by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to introduce N5,000 note, saying the move would cause devastating effect on the nation’s economy. The group which stated this in a communiqué issued at […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
By CHIOMA OBINNA & CHARITY UGWUANYI LAGOS— Healthcare services in the Federal Government owned-institutions in Lagos were yesterday paralysed following the nationwide indefinite strike embarked upon by health workers under the aegis of the Joint Heath Sector Unions, JOHESU. Meanwhile, the striking workers have vowed to continue with the action until the contentious Federal Government […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
By JOSEPH ERUNKE ABUJA—The Federal Government, yesterday, rebuffed criticisms against the introduction of N5,000 note in the country, insisting that there was no going back on the decision. Similarly, the government insisted that, notwithstanding fresh facts that have been unearthed by the Vanguard to prove that Bakassi peninsula belongs to Nigeria, and which were concealed […]
