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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, […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
…..as Task Force on PIB submits reports By BEN AGANDE, Abuja In his first public statement since he was appointed the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the new helmsman, Andrew Yakubu, yesterday promised that he will work towards repositioning the corporation for better service delivery. Speaking with State House correspondents […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
By DAUD OLATUNJI, Abeokuta Business men in the country have pleaded with the Federal Government to fast-track the dialogue process with the Boko Haram sect in order to avert further destruction of lives and property as a result of the frequent attacks by the sect. The President, Abeo-kuta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture […]
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Latest Politics, North-Central, North-East, North-West
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
The current insecurity challenges in Nigeria might be playing into the hands of desperate Northern politicians who are eager to exploit the situation to win back the Presidency from Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. SATURDAY PUNCH investigations on Friday showed that top politicians of Northern origin are scheming to build on the appointment of Sokoto State-born […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
INEC Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega Fifty-one political parties have sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over threat to de-register them. They are: the Better Nigeria Progressive Party, African Liberation Party, United Democratic Party, Peoples Redemption Party, Citizens Popular Party, Republican Party of Nigeria, Change Advocacy Party, National Unity Party, Action Alliance, Peoples Democratic […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
•President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo with National Population Commission Commissioners after their inauguration in Abuja…yesterday Government is contemplating a legislation to control population growth, President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday. Dr. Jonathan said although the issue of population regulation is very sensitive, government cannot fold its arms until the country’s population becomes […]