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General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
A senior clerk at the District Court in Nassau County in New York has confirmed to SaharaReporters that a bench warrant issued by a district court judge with respect to current deputy governor of Imo State, Jude Ikechi Agbaso, remains valid and in force.
According to the Court Officer, Mr. Agbaso faces arrest on felony charges related to […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has slammed state governors for foot-dragging on the payment of the N18,00 national minimum wage despite participating in the processes leading to the agreement. Gen. Buhari said the governors’ action was fraudulent. Speaking through his spokesman, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, Buhari said “given […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), General Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Bank International Plc yesterday announced entering into a transaction implementation agreement with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approved merger and acquisition talks by both banks. The development came as CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, disclosed readiness of the stakeholders in the banking industry in Nigeria to publish in national […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, July 29th, 2011
Ever since he left office, Professor Maurice Iwu, erstwhile chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), figuratively went underground, shunning the limelight. He refused to speak to the press even when journalists thought he ought to speak, especially during the last general elections. Iwu has broken his silence. In an interview, he explained some […]
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Africa & World Politics, Kwara, Latest Politics, Ondo, State News
Friday, July 29th, 2011
Another batch of 21 Ghanaians has been deported from Nigeria, bringing the number so far deported on the orders of two state governors to 45. The Nigerian High Commissioner in Accra, Mohammed Musiliu Obanikoro, has however frowned upon the action, promising to wade into it immediately. Earlier on July 14, 2011, 24 Ghanaians were arrested […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan’s plan to send a bill to the National Assembly for a single six-year term for President and governors was yesterday criticized by opposition parties. In unison, they argued that the plan is deceptive, fraudulent and an attempt at tenure elongation by Jonathan. The President had said that he will not benefit from […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
RIVERS State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he requested an approval for a new aircraft from the State House of Assembly because the small size of the old plane is not compliant with the current climatic conditions, and flying in it is dangerous. The governor, who spoke during a phone-in radio programme in Port Harcourt […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, July 24th, 2011
Nigeria may have been delisted from the countries that harbour or sponsor terrorism against the United States (US) and its allies which was the source of diplomatic tension between the two countries following the ill-fated attempt by a foreign based Nigerian student, Farouk Umar Farouk Abdulmuttallab, to bomb a plane in Detroit, US on December […]
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EFCC Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
APPARENTLY disturbed by the perception of the international community of Nigeria as a corrupt nation, Senate President, Senator David Mark, has promised that the anti-corruption agencies would be strengthened to redouble the fight against the scourge. Mark, who said this yesterday at the National Assembly when members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
The two controversial policies conceived by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) received support of the House of Representatives after about an hour lecture by the CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi yesterday. Sanusi took the House through the gamut of the policy limiting cash withdrawal to N150, 000 and the introduction of Islamic banking, one […]
