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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 […]
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Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kano, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
By Sam Eyoboka LAGOS — KANO State branch of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to treat the state as a special case by beefing up security in the area, pointing out that silent killing of Christians is ongoing in parts of the metropolis. In a telephone interview, the state […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, June 11th, 2012
INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega | credits: File copy Registered voters who change their residential addresses before 2015 have been assured they will vote. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, Section 13 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) has made provisions to enable such voters to exercise their franchise in their new location. […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, June 8th, 2012
June 8, 2012 by Akinpelu Dada The Federal Government has created about 1,401,242 jobs within the last one year through the implementation of trade and investment reforms, policies and programmes, the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, has said. Aganga, according to a statement made available to our correspondent by his Special Adviser […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, June 8th, 2012
MEMBERS of the Jama’atul Ahlu Sunnah Lidda’awa Wal Jihad, popularly referred to as Boko Haram, have denied holding any dialogue with the Federal Government through respected Bauchi-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi. The cleric, had on Tuesday, told journalists in Bauchi that he had initiated a dialogue between the group and the Federal Government, […]
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American Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, June 8th, 2012
LAGOS—The United States, yesterday, dismissed Nigeria’s war against corruption alleging “massive widespread and pervasive corruption affected all levels of government and the security forces”. In its 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which was submitted to Congress by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, it said the law provides criminal penalties for official corruption; […]
