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Latest Politics, Plateau, State News
Friday, March 11th, 2011
The Special Task Force (STF) maintaining security in Plateau State has intercepted a truck loaded with explosives on its way to Jos from Kaduna. The truck with registration plate number XH 379 KMC was arrested early Thursday with a police escort. The policeman was in mufti. Captain Charles Ekeocha, spokesman for STF said the interception […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, March 11th, 2011
The State Security Service, SSS, is widening its ongoing crackdown on some political activists from the North following its invitation of one time Senate President, Iyorchia Ayu for questioning. Also being sought by the SSS is the first Secretary of the Northern Leaders Political Forum, NPLF, Mallam Bashir Yusuf. Two other NPLF operatives – Alhaji […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, March 11th, 2011
The CPC presidential candidate, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has said that any public office holder who loots public fund under his administration will be made to “vomit the loot”. Speaking at a CPC rally in Yola on Friday, Buhari said “public fund is a trust and CPC government will do everything possible to protect the […]
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Latest Politics, Top Stories
Friday, March 11th, 2011

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) presidential candidate, Nuhu Ribadu, said yesterday that he would not spare any corrupt leader in his party if elected president in next month’s presidential election. Mr. Ribadu spoke yesterday at a forum organised by the Murtala Muhammed Foundation in Abuja for five presidential candidates who presented their plans to […]
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Friday, March 11th, 2011
The political camp of President Goodluck Jonathan warned, on Thursday, that the CPC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari risked arrest should his supporters continue to cause breakdown of law and order in the country. People said to be CPC supporters in Gombe had gone on the rampage in the town attacking innocent people. The Director, […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, March 11th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed concern over the spate of growing violence nationwide linked to the build up to the general elections next month. He said this yesterday at a dialogue towards a peaceful elections in April, tagged “Meeting of the President with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and Political Parties”, at the Banquet […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Govt paid N20m ransom to free Delta hostages Wikileaks cable obtained by NEXT shows how government helped kidnappers to collect money from victims. To read more click here Wikileaks CABLE: 20 million naira ransom State Security Service (SSS) Director(name withheld) told Walker on February 5 that Governor Ibori has decided to conclude the hostage negotiations […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Benue State, Prof. Steve Ugbah has said the party would not be deterred in its efforts to win the hearts of the Benue people despite attacks on General Lawrence Onoja and others. Onoja who is the Benue South Senatorial candidate of the party was attacked […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
ABUJA-THE Senate has shelved the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill to Tuesday, March 15, after failing to form a quorum yesterday. Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the debate in the absence of Senate President, David Mark, said the Senate would not be blackmailed into passing the bill by protesting charlatans. Senator […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Nigeria would increase its crude oil production if OPEC requested higher output, NNPC said yesterday. Oil prices last month rose to their highest point in more than two years as a brewing civil war in Libya cut out as much as two-thirds of the North African country’s oil output, or one million barrels per day […]