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Friday, April 27th, 2012
The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has vowed not to be cowed or intimidated by yesterday’s unprovoked attack on some media establishments in Abuja and Kaduna by suspected Boko Haram members. The premises of Leader & Company, publishers of ThisDay Newspapers in Abuja, as well as the premises of The Sun and The Moment […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, April 27th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday urged media workers not to be dissuaded from carrying out their fearless campaign for peace, justice and equity as democracy cannot flourish without press freedom. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, Jonathan condemned the bomb blasts, which occurred early yesterday in newspaper houses […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, April 27th, 2012
Friday April 27, 2012 • Scene of the bomb blast yesterday. Photo: Sun News More Stories on This Section Activities at the bustling Jabi Park came to a halt yesterday morning following a vicious suicide attack at the Abuja office of ThisDay newspapers, which is directly opposite the park. When Daily Sun arrived the scene […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Monday, April 23rd, 2012

The Federal Government yesterday told former Head of State, Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), that any revolution in the country would consume him and his party, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). Speaking through Information Minister Labaran Maku, the government said the revolution would wipe out the CPC and its men, not the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
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Boko Haram, Kogi, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
The Joint Task Force comprising the Army, State Security Services and the Police has discovered another bomb factory in a cave at Usomi village along Okene–Ogori/Magongo Road in Kogi State. The top state officer of SSS, who confirmed the startling discovery yesterday while speaking with newsmen at the state headquarters of the SSS in Lokoja, […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
By Emmanuel Aziken, Clara Nwachukwu, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, aDEMOLA aKINYEMI, Yemi Adeoye & Mike Eboh LAGOS—Ahead of tomorrow’s commencement of debate on the report of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on the utilization of petroleum subsidies, industry and political stakeholders were weekend separately upbeat and muted over alleged errors in the recommendations. The Nigerian National […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Washington DC – Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, has solicited the World Bank’s support to create a good data base to help improve the social safety nets in Nigeria. She spoke on Sunday at the on-going Spring Meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. Okonjo-Iweala said […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
By OMOH GABRIEL LAGOS — Concerned by the increasing cost of doing business in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered 24 hours operations at the Nigerian ports in a bid to reduce the number of days for clearing goods as well as make the ports more competitive. The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister […]
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Latest Politics, North-Central, North-East, North-West
Friday, April 20th, 2012
April 20, 2012 by Jude Owuamanam,Sunday Aborishade,Ozioma Ubabukoh and David Attah Afenifere Leader, Dr. Reuben Fasoranti | credits: File copy Afenifere Leader, Dr. Reuben Fasoranti, has cautioned the Northern leaders against their threat that the North is not afraid of the breaking of Nigeria. A leader of the Arewa Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdulahi, on […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, United Nations
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday sought the assistance of Germany and the United Nations in tackling the insecurity in some parts of Nigeria orchestrated by the activities of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Jonathan made the appeal at a joint press conference he held with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, shortly after a bilateral talk […]