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Judiciary, Latest Politics
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
The embattled President of the Court of Appeal, PCA, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, yesterday, approached a Federal High Court in Abuja for an order setting aside his suspension by the National Judicial Council, NJC. The PCA who described his removal from office as a ‘judicial joke’, contended that the council was bereft of the statutory […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, August 19th, 2011
THE popular saying is that when two elephants fight, it is the grass that tends to suffer. This may not be necessarily true in the case of two former Nigerian leaders, Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida, who are locked in a battle of wits over their stewardship in the past. Were it during their active service in […]
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INEC Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday began the process of deleting from its register seven indolent political parties in the country. This was in line with the commission’s earlier threat to deregister political parties, which failed to meet the constitutional target in general elections, The affected parties are the Democratic Alternative (DA), National Action […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The hammer of the National Judiciary Council (NJC) yesterday fell on the embattled President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami who was suspended for refusing to apologise to the council and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu after a panel of the council pronounced him guilty of gross misconduct. Already, […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Family members of the late Admiral Augustus Aikhomu yesterday relieved the last moments of the former military Vice President. According to Ehime Aikhomu, first son of the Admiral, the former Chief of General Staff died peacefully with his children and grandchildren around him. He spoke to Daily Sun at the Aikhomu’s residence in Apapa, explaining […]
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Latest Politics, South-East
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
As the debate to adopt a single six-year single tenure option rages, a non governmental organisation, “Igbo for Presidency Organisation” (IFPC), has advised that its adoption should be shelved for now until it rotates round amongst the geo-political zones. The national co-ordinator of the socio-political organisation, John Mgbeahuruike, in an interview with Daily Sun argued […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The Federal Government has granted the Presidential Committee on Security Challenges in the North-east extra two weeks to tidy up its work, adding that it was important that lives and property were secured. The extension was at the request of the committee, which submitted its interim report yesterday to the Secretary to the Government of […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
United States (US) Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley, Wednesday identified corruption, poor power infrastructure, non-functional public health and inadequate education system as some of the major challenges confronting Nigeria as a nation. McCulley, who spoke at the matriculation ceremony of American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, Adamawa State, said some of these problems were […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The trial of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha ended Wednesday at the Lagos High Court with a twist: the 2nd defendant, Alhaji Lateef Shofolahan, vehemently denied ever being a personal aide to the late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. Both Al-Mustapha and Shofolahan are standing trial for alleged conspiracy in the killing of Kudirat, wife of the acclaimed winner […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley, yesterday, identified corruption, poor economic growth, erratic power supply as well as non-functional public health and education systems as some challenges facing Nigeria. McCulley also said youth restiveness, religious bigotry and get-rich quick syndrome were other factors militating against the country’s growth. The Ambassador spoke at the […]