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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, September 28th, 2012
It is no longer news that for hundreds of prospective female pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year, their dreams have crashed like a pack of cards. What is news is the graphic narration of what most of them consider as their gruelling ordeals in the hands of the Saudi authorities. They are currently sulking and […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, September 28th, 2012
To many observers, irrespective of religion or creed, the embarrassment meted on hundreds of Nigerian female pilgrims in Saudi Arabia who were there for the 2012 Hajj pilgrimage, is not only a diplomatic breach, but a challenge to Nigeria’s integrity as a sovereign state to them, the action is. It is no longer news that […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
BY BEN AGANDE ABUJA—The Federal Executive Council yesterday took a major step to ameliorate the transportation challenge in the country as it approved N1.334 billion for the commencement of work on new standard gauge railway lines. Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, who briefed newsmen, alongside the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar and Minister of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Niger Republic has arrested five people near the Nigerian border suspected of belonging to the militant Nigerian Islamist group, Boko Haram, Niger security officials said on Tuesday. The group has been blamed for more than 1,000 deaths in Nigeria since 2010. Observers said the suspects are using Niger as a transit route to link up […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
By Clara Nwachukwu, Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Emma Elebeke ABUJA — No fewer than $1.62 billion (about N254.39 billion) was placed on the table to enable the Bureau of Public Entreprises, BPE, conclude the long awaited privatisation of six generation companies unbundled from the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. The amount represents […]
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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 […]