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Latest Politics
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
2012 Share THE presidential committee set up by the Federal Government on the security challenges in the North-East zone of Nigeria has come down hard on Nigerian judges for aiding the activities of Boko Haram by setting arrested members of the sect free on technical grounds. In a White Paper released by the Federal […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, June 18th, 2012
FORMER Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abubakar Tsav, has cautioned security agencies handling the bribery allegations against the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Regime, Farouk Lawan, against destroying evidence. Lawan was suspended by the House last week after the Zenon Oil Chairman, Mr. Femi Otedola claimed that […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Monday, June 18th, 2012
June 19, 2012 by Niyi Odebode and Adelani Adepegba 113 Comments Three policemen consisting of a superintendent and corporals have been detained for allegedly allowing the suspended Chairman of the House of Representtaive Ad hoc Committee on fuel Subsidy Regime, Mr. Farouk Lawan to go home at night while in detention. It was learnt on […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, June 18th, 2012
The Federal Government has taken of about N100 billion in loans in the past one year. The borrowings were inclusive of external and domestic financial facilities for the running of the administration. The figure was disclosed by the Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Dr. Abraham Nwankwo in an official statement yesterday. The statement contained […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Friday, June 15th, 2012
Borno elders, led by a former Minister of Petroleum, Dr Shettima Monguno, has said the face-off between the aggrieved sect of the Jama’atu Ahlus Sunnah Lid da’waati Wal Jihad a.k.a Boko Haram and federal law enforcement agents has denied the people of the state the peace they had enjoying and almost brought the society to […]
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Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Friday, June 15th, 2012
NIGERIAN and Pakistani army have agreed to partner on areas of professional interest, in furtherance of their long standing cordial relations. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubike Ihejirika, who began a working visit to Pakistan on Thursday, discussed with his counterpart, Pakistan Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on areas of mutual […]
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Latest Politics, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp)
Friday, June 15th, 2012
Passing out Batch ‘B’ corps members in Ekiti State, who served in public schools, protested at the parade ground on Thursday and called officials of the state government names for withholding their three-month allowance. At the ceremony in which the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, represented Governor Kayode Fayemi, the […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, June 15th, 2012
By PETER EGWUATU & MICHAEL EBOH LAGOS — Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Daisy Ekineh, two other Executive Commissioners of the commission and the entire SEC Board were, Thursday, relieved of their duty by the Federal Government, as their tenure expires June 15, 2012. Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Friday, June 15th, 2012
By Nadahi Marama MAIDUGURI—AN Elder statesman and former Minister of Petroleum, Dr. Shettima Monguno, has said the type of government being practised in the country was not democracy but “democorruption,” as according to him, the present administration was doing nothing to tackle the high level of corruption in the country. Mungono spoke at his residence, […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Nigerian Police
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
June 14, 2012 by Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the probe of fuel subsidy mismanagement, Mr. Farouk Lawan | credits: File THE Chairman of the House of Representatives probe panel on fuel subsidy management, Farouk Lawal, on Wednesday failed to show up at the police headquarters for interrogation. An […]