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Judiciary, Latest Politics
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Although “transparency, accountability and the rule of law” have been the most often repeated words among politicians and public administrators since the country resumed presidential democracy in 1999, not much attention has been paid to ways and means of proactively manifesting those values through timely references to the appropriate constitutional clauses, as guides to correct […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 •Protest by coalition of civil society groups in Lagos over the removal of Justice Salami yesterday. Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), yesterday threatened showdown with the Federal Government over the removal of the President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Ayo […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to halt the sale of properties of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) in the United Kingdom. The Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations (SSACTAC), NPA branch, made the call at the end of its meeting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday. The president of the association, Mr […]
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Latest Politics, South-East
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Anyim Pius Anyim and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala are among dignitaries billed to participate in the forthcoming South-east Economic Summit. While Anyim is the chairman of a panel to discuss the future of the political future of the zone and its […]
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Latest Politics, Ministries
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
The workers at the multi-billion naira Olorunsogo Power Plant phase 1 have revealed that SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation, the Chinese firm that built it has been frustrating the smooth operations of the eight gas turbines of the power project. This was the shocking revelation during a working visit of the Minister of Power, Barth […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
A former Minister of Aviation in the Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration, Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday said it was wrong for his former boss to have attacked ex-military president Ibrahim Babamasi Babangida (IBB). Ex-military governor of Katsina State, Col. John Madaki (rtd), called on the duo to sheathe their swords in the interest of peace. Fani-Kayode was one […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Sunday evening came under knocks from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), over its purported suspension and recommendation of retirement of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Salami. Also, the NBA has directed its members to stay away from the swearing-in ceremony of the new Senior Advocates […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
Ngozi Okonjo -Iweala , Finance Minister A new economic blueprint to drive President Goodluck Jonathan’s avowed transformation agenda is to be unfolded this week by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. THISDAY learnt that the minister was meant to unveil the blueprint last Thursday during her maiden press conference but had to call it […]
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
NATIONAL President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan, former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon and ex-President Shehu Shagari to immediately intervene to douse the tension between the two feuding past rulers, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. Similarly, Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Metropolitan […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Ripples of the faceoff between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Babangida continued at the weekend as former personal assistant to Chief M.K.O. Abiola, Lisa Olu Akerele, described the confrontation between the former leaders as a well deserved poetic justice. Akerele said what happened between Obasanjo and Babangida was nothing […]
