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General Politics, Headlines, Latest Politics
Monday, July 18th, 2011

HOPE of a truce that will stop tomorrow’s planned strike by organised Labour appeared to have fizzled out yesterday, as the meeting of the nation’s Labour union leaders and representatives of the Federal Government as well as other stakeholders failed to reach an agreement on the minimum wage imbroglio. However, another round of talks is […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, July 16th, 2011

Operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the United States of America (USA) who are in the country to work with operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) have unraveled some operational details which aided the Boko Haram bombing of Police Headquarters, Abuja and some other recent blasts across states of the North. […]
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Latest Politics, Ministries
Friday, July 15th, 2011
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday admonished ministers wishing to enrich themselves while in office, to have a rethink, as neither himself nor Vice President Namadi Sambo would be a shield for anyone found wanting by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Throwing more light on what Nigerians should expect in the next four years, President […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, July 15th, 2011

Chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and a member of the party’s national executive committee, Alhaji Umar Duhu has suggested a more broad approach in dealing with social and security problem posed by the activities of the Boko Haram sect. The politician said in an interview with newsmen […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, July 14th, 2011

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, arraigned four police officers alleged to have killed the Boko Haram leader, Mallam Mohammed, on July 30, 2009. The policemen, who were arraigned before Justice Donaltus Okorowo are ACP J.B Abang, ACP Akeera, CSP Mohammed Ahmadu and ACP Mada Buba. When the matter came up on […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

CENTRAL Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has given reasons why Nigeria has continually failed to achieve meaningful economic growth. Sanusi gave the reasons while delivering the First Professor William Okefie Uzoaga Memorial Lecture organised by the Department of Banking and Finance, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. Speaking on the topic “Growing Nigeria’s Real Sector […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Reacting, the JTF described the claim by the Borno elders as baseless and uncalled for at a moment the state was facing security challenges. Meanwhile, the Federal Government is worried over the decision of some citizens to take up arms against the state, even as it disclosed that insecurities in the country was its greatest […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

For the second time within 48 hours, daring Boko Haram members yesterday bombed a Joint Task Force (JTF) patrol van, killing four people and injuring two soldiers in Maiduguri, Borno State. As the security situation keeps worsening, thousands of residents are fleeing the city to other parts of the country. Most private and public schools […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, July 11th, 2011

Former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, was yesterday quizzed by the State Security Services (SSS) operatives in Abuja over the Boko Haram menace. He has since been released. Besides, the Islamic fundamentalists lived up to its threat as it bombed a popular joint in Kaduna on Sunday night. Scores were injured but no life […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, July 10th, 2011

THE Federal Government may have reduced overhead expenditure in the Executive and Legislative arms by 30 per cent in the face of rising personnel cost, which increased from N850 billion to N1.3 trillion between 2009 and 2010. The government has also removed 43,000 “ghost workers” from its payroll in the last one year, as […]