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Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday disclosed that he discussed the possibility of an expression of remorse from the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu “on the Nigerian civil war which in itself was a culmination of actions and reactions.” Obasanjo said this while paying tributes to the late Ikemba Nnewi. He said: “It is with deep sadness […]
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EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, NNP Spotlight
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
THE inauguration of the new board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) appears to be hanging in the balance, following revelations from reports by local and international agencies, which described the newly confirmed chairman, Mr Francis Ugochukwu Elechi, as a Politically Exposed Person (PEP). Elechi and five other members of […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Soveriegn State of Biafra (MASSOB) yesterday stormed Ojukwu’s countryhome and took over the running of the premises. Leading a delegation sent by MASSOB leader, Comarade Uche Madu, the national Director of Information, told Daily Sun that they were at the Ikemba’s residence on the instruction of […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
President of the Civil Rights Congress, Mallam Shehu Sani, on Monday in Kaduna said President Goodluck Jonathan should have removed the heads of the nation’s security agencies rather than removing the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri, from office. Sani also described the arrest and detention of Senator Mohammed Ali […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday warned that the nation risks revolution unless the government provides jobs for the youths roaming streets. He spoke in Lokoja, Kogi State capital during the grand finale of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in preparation for the December 3 gubernatorial election in the state. According to President Jonathan, in four to […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Brig.-Gen. John Shagaya, who commanded the ECOWAS Monitoring Group in Liberia as well as served as the Minister of Internal Affairs during the Gen. Sani Abacha regime, in this interview with JUDE OWUAMANAM, bares his mind on the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu What type of soldier did you see in Ojukwu? Ojukwu […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo lobbied former United States President George Bush to back his third term bid. He also said Obasanjo deliberately imposed a sick President on the country in 2007 in order to punish Nigerians. The former VP said the “imposition” of the late Umaru Yar’Adua was Obasanjo’s […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, South-East
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The stage is set for the commencement of a grand farewell to the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu with the declaration of a seven-day prayers and mourning, beginning from Thursday, December 1. Ojukwu died last Saturday morning in a London hospital. He was flown out of the country on December 23 last year, following a stroke. […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu By Chuks Okocha and Christoper Isiguzo The Federal Government is “seriously” considering holding a state burial for the late Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who died on Saturday in London, THISDAY has learnt. Presidency sources said last night that although some hardliners might be opposed to the idea because Ojukwu […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011 • Bianca Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s widow, Bianca, yesterday told a delegation of the Nigerian High Commission in Britain, led by the High Commissioner, Dr. Dalhatu Tafida, that her husband’s death came as a surprise especially after he had been discharged. […]
