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Thursday, July 5th, 2012
Justice Steven Adah of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, restated his interim order suspending the renaming of the University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University, Lagos pending the determination of the motion on notice filed by the students. At the resumed hearing of the matter, Justice Adah also restated his earlier […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, July 5th, 2012
THE United States government has said Nigeria deserves effective and accountable security forces to counter violent extremism in the country, as well as a coordinated campaign to deliver economic development. This is even as it observed that violent insecurity being experienced in the country was a barrier to its economic growth. US ambassador to Nigeria, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
The government of Ukraine has stated its readiness to invest about $2.6billion in the Nigerian Mines and Steel sector Ukraine’s ambassador to Nigeria, Serhii Khanenko, stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Mines and Steel, Mr Mohammed Sada. The ambassador said that Ukrainian investors were ready to inject $2.6billion into […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika, on Tuesday in Jaji, Kaduna State, said that Nigerians should forget about any talk that the country would break up as the army would continue to fight to keep it together. Ihejirika said this at the parley with retired officers and reunion of Army Infantry Corps as […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
EIGHT months after his indictment for allegedly sponsoring the activities of the Boko Haram sect, the Federal Government, on Tuesday formally began the trial of Senator Mohammed Aliyu Ndume on terrorism charges before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. At the resumed hearing of the suit on Tuesday, the Federal Government called the Prosecution […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, July 2nd, 2012
AS over 9,941 Nigerians are serving various jail terms abroad, the Federal Government, alongside the legislature, has said that it will not condone illegality by its citizens living abroad. This was the consensus reached between the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs led by its chairperson, Honourable Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje and the Ministry of Foreign […]
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Latest Politics, Women Politics
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
Comments Minister of Finance, Okonjo-Iweala | credits: The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the exit of the former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mrs. Ifueko Omogui-Okauru, is a great loss to the service. Omogui-Okauru bowed out on April 9 this year from the FIRS, after serving for seven […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
The Police and State Security Service have closed ranks in the former’s bid to crack the $3m bribery case that involves a former chairman, House of Representatives Ad hoc committee on subsidy, Mr. Farouk Lawan, it was authoritatively gathered on Friday. Lawan and the Clerk to his committee, Mr. Boniface Emenalo, had collected a […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, has debunked allegation by an online publication that he has been implicated in ongoing investigations over a banking scandal concerning sale of several Nigerian Embassy properties in Washington, United States. The Acting Director (Public Communication) and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ogbole Amedu-Ode, in a statement made available […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
FIFTY-two-year-old Domenico Gitto, the Italian national and Managing Director of Gitto Construzioni Generali Nigeria Limited may have died of heart attack. Sources told The Guardian that Gitto, worried over a pile up of unpaid debts by federal and state governments, had gone to the office of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, […]