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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Abuja called for the maintenance and further strengthening of the historical relations between Nigeria and Britain for the mutual benefit of both countries. Speaking at a meeting with a British business delegation led by the Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Michael Bear, President Jonathan said both countries must […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, United Nations
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
FROM the United States (U.S.) and the United Nations (UN) have come condemnation of the unlawful arrest, detention and killings of Nigerians and other black Africans in Libya. Both the UN and the U.S. are calling for an end to the maltreatment, which has become more intensified since the onslaught on Tripoli by the rebel forces […]
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Bayelsa, Boko Haram, Cross River, Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), United Nations
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
ABUJA -Three weeks after the United Nations House bomb blast, the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Daouda Toure , Wednesday announced the names of UN members of staff and other non UN persons killed in the August 26 bomb attack. Mr. Daouda Toure confirmed that 23 persons were killed in the attack of which […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
IBADAN – Students of the University of Ibadan, Wednesday, disrupted their second semester examination following the alleged non-response of the authorities to protect them from threats by Boko Haram to bomb the school. The sect had earlier listed the premier university among 18 institutions of higher learning to be attacked by the sect that claims […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
STRONG indications have emerged that bomb experts in the armed forces are now convinced that the bombs being used by the Boko Haram sect are being manufactured locally. Expert sources in the military revealed that the notion that the bombs were imported had been ruled out, as some locally made devices were being put together […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
ABUJA— Federal Government, yesterday, charged eight suspected Boko Haram members for felony before an Abuja Magistrate’s Court. The eight were allegedly among those who bombed Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office on the eve of last April’s general elections; the bombing of All Christians Fellowship Church, Suleja; bombing of political rally in Suleja, Niger State, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
THE Federal Government, on Tuesday, said there was nothing hasty about its decision to recognise the National Transitional Council (NTC) in Libya and noted that before taking the position on the Libyan crisis, Nigeria was patient and hoped that the superior logic of dialogue would prevail. This revelation came just as government denied reports that Nigerians […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded the nomination of Justice Dahiru Musdapher as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to the Senate for confirmation. Senate President David Mark read the August 22 correspondence from the president to senators on resumption of plenary yesterday. President Jonathan noted that the nomination was in conformity with Section 231, Sub-section (1) […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Latest Politics, Party Politics
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) said the comments made by President Goodluck Jonathan during his maiden media chat on Monday have shown that he is largely out of tune with the situation in Nigeria. In a statement issued in Lagos yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party described as superficial […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Ministries
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday made a 10-minute appearance at the public hearing of the House of Representatives on the illegal concession agreement between her ministry and Single Window Systems and Technology Limited (SWST). The minister was on Monday threatened with an arrest if she failed to appear before the ad-hoc committee by […]