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Boko Haram, Borno, Kano, Latest Politics, Plateau
Monday, March 5th, 2012
VIOLENCE continued to reign in some states of the north at the weekend as members of the Boko Haram sect killed five people, including a 10-year-old child. The sad incident persisted as three of the four victims of the February 26 bombing at the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) Headquarters in Jos were buried […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, March 5th, 2012
A WORKER verification exercise carried out by the Federal Government in Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has shown that 17,000 “fake employees” are on the payroll of the firm. It was also discovered that PHCN has 6,000 casual workers. The biometric project was undertaken by Creative HR, which in its report, said there was […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, March 5th, 2012
IT is one incident too many. But it is clear that the Federal Government is no longer ready to accept the frequent mistreatment of Nigerians by South African authorities and allow such actions go unnoticed. Prior to the latest indecent treatment of some Nigerians aboard Arik Air plane, past incidents had created spasms of tension […]
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Biafra, Latest Politics
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan has again described the late ex-Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu, Ojukwu as a selfless leader who fought against injustice while alive, just as the South East Governors said that Ikemba’s burial had brought to an end the wounds and pains of the Nigeria Civil War. Jonathn, who poured encomium on the late […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
The police, in Lagos on Friday, arraigned two men before a Magistrate’s Court in Yaba for allegedly stealing 391 Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The accused, Charles Awopetu (46) and Essien Godwin (42), were charged with conspiracy to commit felony and theft of the items. The police […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
The committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to restructure and rationalise the Federal Civil Service may have recommended a drastic pruning of the parastatals and agencies. Although the committee, headed by a former Head of Service of the Federation, Mr. Steve Oronsanye, was given eight weeks to conclude its work, its activities had been […]
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Latest Politics, North-Central, North-East, North-West
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South; Emma Ujah, Ben Agande & Gbenga Oke LAGOS— Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State joined elders and youths of the Niger Delta yesterday in dismissing demands by northern Governors for the scrapping of the derivation principle in revenue allocation just as it emerged that the restoration of peace to […]
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Armed Forces, Bauchi, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
RESIDENTS of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital have called on members of the Boko Haram sect to consider the well-being of the common man in their activities, adding that it is the common man that suffers whenever there is an attack. A resident who spoke to Nigerian Tribune on condition of anonymity said he found […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
February 29, 2012 by Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday gave the Petroleum Special Task force 60 working days within which to probe and clean up the oil industry. The task force is headed by the pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. […]
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Latest Politics, Ministries, Oil Politics
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Task force inaugurated WE seek new ethics by promoting values that support a new dawn of business conduct in the sector. Those who play by the rules will enjoy the best support and unscrupulous players should know now that the game is over.” With these words, former Chairman, Economic and Finance Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu […]